1. Talia injury worry
Adelaide was dealt a very early blow, losing Daniel Talia to a potentially serious hamstring injury within the first minute of the match. The gun key defender appeared to injure the top of his left hamstring chasing an opponent, pulling up short. Talia couldn’t escape the play in his attempts to leave the ground, hobbling into a chain of handballs and managing a 40m kick on his right foot. He retreated to the rooms, emerging in a tracksuit top with ice on his leg for the start of the second quarter. It didn't affect the Crows too badly against the Suns, but could stretch their stocks of big men with Mitch McGovern (hamstring) and Josh Jenkins (ribs) on the sidelines. Riley Knight also joined Talia on the bench with ice on his hamstring late in the fourth quarter.

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2. The Rory and Super Crouch Bros. show
The Crows dominated from the very start of the game, and one could be forgiven for thinking the team was made up entirely of Rorys and Crouches. Brothers Matt (35 disposals) and Brad (33 in for his first game of the season after a hamstring injury) worked well in tandem to get the ball moving for the Crows. They were ably supported by a trio of players called Rory – Atkins, Sloane and Laird – who were all influential at various stages. Atkins, possibly paying tribute to Jason Akermanis with an, interesting, bleached blonde hairstyle, was particularly prominent, racing up and down the middle of the ground, finishing with 29 disposals and kicking a goal.

3. An interesting decision
The deliberate rushed behind debate has been simmering away all season, and this match provided another incident that's sure to be a topic of discussion this week. With just seconds remaining in the first quarter, Kade Kolodjashnij took possession of the ball in Adelaide's goalsquare before slipping over. With Troy Menzel baring down, Kolodjashnij, still on the ground, nonchalantly punched the ball over the goal line and promptly had a free kick paid against him for a deliberate rushed behind. Menzel kicked a goal on the quarter-time siren from the goalsquare, pushing the margin from 32 to 38 points.

4. How many goalkickers?
Adelaide has been the highest scoring team across the League in its undefeated start to the season, topping 100 points in every match. The Crows finished with a score of 153 against the Suns, and the sheer number of goalkickers was even more impressive than the final tally. Thirteen Crows kicked at least one goal out of a team of 21 (after Talia played less than a minute of the match), and they came from everywhere. Talls, smalls, forwards, midfielders; they had 11 goalkickers alone just one minute into the third quarter. By comparison, the Suns had only six for the match, with Callum Ah Chee kicking five goals in his return. Shutting down the Crows' many avenues to goal will be the main challenge for every team this season.

5. Tom Lynch vs. Tom Lynch
In the battle of key forwards named Tom Lynch (a very specific category), the Adelaide version took the chocolates with three goals to two. He was helped out by quick ball movement from the Crows' midfield and a shaky Suns defence missing co-captain Steven May and Rory Thompson. The Suns' Lynch battled hard against Kyle Hartigan, taking three contested marks and nine overall, but struggled with poor and limited delivery.