The Saints squandered a six-goal lead to tumble to Adelaide, with Riley Thilthorpe conjuring a miracle kick over his head to give the Crows a five-point buffer with a minute remaining. agerealfooty
Having kept the Crows scoreless in the first term, the Saints had built a six-goal break when Brad Crouch booted the opening goal of the third term - their last of the night - but the Crows rallied with the final four of the term. When Rory Sloane converted a set shot early in the final term, and Riley Thilthorpe was awarded a contentious holding-the-man free kick on the goal line against Dougal Howard, the margin was less than one major.
The weight of pressure ultimately led to Thilthorpe, the No.2 pick in last year’s draft, conjuring a miracle kick over his head from about 15m out to give the Crows a five-point lead with a minute remaining.“I saw the ball and I kicked it,” Thilthorpe said of his stunning goal. “It’s an awesome feeling going into the bye.”Midfielder Rory Laird, having been curbed by Luke Dunstan until half-time, was superb after the main break for the Crows, while skipper Sloane worked his way into the contest.
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