Adelaide have broken their duck with a stunning two-point win over Carlton at Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Trailing by 16 points deep in the final term, the Crows pulled off a miracle with the final three goals to steal victory.
Substitute Sam Berry was the hero with a brilliant snap with just over a minute remaining before defender Mark Keane took a towering mark as the final siren went.
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It was Carlton’s first loss of the season and ended their extraordinary run in close games.
And it could prove costly with a number of injuries.
Adam Cerra was withdrawn pre-match with a hamstring concern, while Adam Saad and Mitch McGovern both finished on the bench with hamstring issues.
Returning superstar Sam Walsh was brilliant 34 touches and 13 tackles, while Charlie Curnow kicked four goals.
Taylor Walker also kicked four goals, while Ben Keays and Izak Rankine kicked three apiece to get the Crows over the line.
There will be plenty of debate around a score review in the third term when Carlton’s Matthew Owies had a snap and the goal umpire ruled it was touched off the boot.
The score stayed a behind on review and Blues fans were ropeable when they saw the video replays on the big screens.
It will go down as one of the games of the season, with 15 lead changes.
When Curnow snapped his third goal 17 minutes into the last term, the Blues led by 16 points and they had 10 inside 50s to two in the quarter to that point.
Another Carlton goal would have snapped the rubber band, but the Crows’ desperation paid off and at 1-4, they have kept their rapidly fading finals hopes alive.
The Crows made a solid start, with two majors apiece to Walker and Ben Keays in the first term, but Carlton kicked the last three for a seven-point lead.
Neither side could open a lead of more than seven points through the next two quarters.
With Carlton twin towers Harry McKay and Curnow threatening, Adelaide put an extra man into defence and it stunted the Blues’ attack.
The two teams went goal-for-goal in the third term and fittingly scores were level heading into the last quarter.
Adelaide midfielder Matt Crouch will come under match review scrutiny for collecting Jack Carroll high as they contested a ground ball on the outer wing in the frenetic final period.
– With AAP
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