Ponter kicks five as Adelaide dominate against Hawks

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Ponter kicks five as Adelaide dominate against Hawks

Danielle Ponter has kicked a club-record five goals as Adelaide brought Hawthorn back to earth with a thud in the AFLW.

The home team smashed the Hawks in the second term on Sunday with four goals to no score, on the way to a 26-point win at suburban Unley, 9.4 (58) to 4.8 (32).

Adelaide and Hawthorn came into the game with 2-0 starts, but the Crows were too good as Ponter and co-captain Ebony Marinoff dominated.

Marinoff continued her outstanding form with a game-high 33 possessions. She and Ponter also had six clearances apiece.

The only setback for Adelaide was a serious-looking leg injury to Eloise Jones in the third term.

Jones had to be carried off the ground and was on crutches at the end of the game, with ice on the back of her right ankle.

The Hawks led by a point at quarter-time, but the Crows were threatening with three more inside-50s.

Adelaide ran rampant in the second term as they kicked with a strong wind, ******** off the game.

Hawthorn, who had come into the match as the highest-scoring team so far this season, did not kick a goal from midway through the opening term until late in the third.

Captain Emily Bates, who returned from injury, broke the drought and was the Hawks’ best, with 28 possessions and six clearances.

Trailing by 37 points in the third quarter, Hawthorn rallied and averted a blowout loss, but the damage was done.

Chelsea Biddell and Stevie-Lee Thompson were also rock-solid in defence for the Crows, while ruck Jessica Allan racked up 30 hit-outs.

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