Facts and stats about Adelaide’s come-from-behind win over North Melbourne on Sunday …
Two – the victory over North was only Adelaide’s second at Etihad Stadium from the Club’s past 11 games at the venue. It was the Crows’ first win over the Roos since Round 12, 2009.
Six – Goals Sam Kerridge kicked against North, all in the second half. Kerridge equalled the most goals of any player in Round Nine, level with Geelong spearhead Tom Hawkins. It’s the third time in six games this season Kerridge has kicked multiple goals.
Nine – The Crows fielded nine players with 50 games of experience or less against North. Six of those players had played 20 or fewer games.
10 – Forward 50m entries Richard Douglas generated, second only to Western Bulldogs star Ryan Griffen in Round Nine.
14 – Score involvements Kerridge had in Round Nine – the most of any player in the round.
16 – Contested possessions Patrick Dangerfield won on Sunday – the most of any player in the match. Dangerfield was influential in the final quarter, amassing 12 of his 30 possessions.
20 – Kerridge was the youngest player to have 20 disposals and six goals in a game since Carlton forward Lance Whitnall in 1998.
24 years, 143 days – The average age of the Adelaide team on the weekend – the fourth-youngest of the round behind GWS (21 years, 269 days), Gold Coast (22 years, 365 days) and Port Adelaide (23 years, 276 days).
39 – North Melbourne’s lead at the six-and-a-half minute-mark of the second quarter. The margin also hit 30 points in the Roos’ favour early in the final quarter.
120 – The clash between Adelaide and North Melbourne was the first game since 2009 where both teams topped 120pts. Since 2005 it has happened 17 times of which 11 were at Etihad.
2005 – The last time a Crow kicked six or more goals against North Melbourne. Former forward Scott Welsh kicked 6.1 in Adelaide’s 13-point win over the Roos in Round 17, ‘05’.
Statistics sourced from Champion Data and @FoxFootyAnalyst
