Kozzy in strife
Kysaiah Pickett faces scrutiny from the MRO after collecting Crow Jake Soligo high in a botched second-quarter smother.
The electrifying but at-times undisciplined Demon left the ground to smother Soligo’s attempted handball - but then it went awry.
Pickett tucked his arm in on the follow-through and collected the young Crow’s head with his shoulder.
Soligo completed the game and was among Adelaide’s best,but Pickett nonetheless faces a third suspension in the space of barely 12 months.
He copped two games for taking Western Bulldogs superstar Bailey Smith high in last year’s opening round then received two weeks for a high hit on Carlton skipper Patrick Cripps in the finals.
Go-slow Crows
Adelaide thrilled the full-voiced,bumper crowd of 48,020 with a furious late rally,holding the Demons goalless after three-quarter-time.
But the rearguard came far too late and with too much damage already inflicted by two horrid middle two terms which have consigned them to a 0-4 start.
More than half of the Demons’ final score came from Adelaide turnovers,the home side’s slow,predictable ball movement feasted on by Melbourne’s expert interceptors behind the ball.
After missing last year’s finals by a whisker,all while playing an attractive,high-voltage brand of football,the Crows couldn’t be further off that pace to launch 2024.