A pair of goals by Jobe Shanahan (right) kept the Eagles in the hunt in the third quarter. (Getty Images)
So we’re back where we were at half-time after West Coast and Adelaide scored 4.3 to share the third quarter win.
The Crows looked like they were going to take the lead in the early stages, leading by as many as 42 points, but the Eagles stayed in it again.
The clearance mismatch continues to prove difficult for the Eagles to overcome, even though their overall intensity is quite good.
Adelaide leads the match in clearances 32-24, including a 15-5 advantage in center bounces.
That resulted in a 49-26 crushing score at 50, and really, given those numbers, the Eagles should be feeling pretty good to even be that close.
Izak Rankin and Rory Laird lead all players with 22 touches each, with Rankin also adding six clearances and one goal.
Liam Duggan is the West Coast’s leading player with 19 touches, while Jobe Shanahan and Jake Waterman have combined for five goals.