ADELAIDE has overpowered St Kilda in an impressive 63-point win in its season-opener on Sunday.

The impressive Crows lead from the start in their 21.9 (135) to 10.12 (72) victory at the Adelaide Oval.

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RD1 | 'We want to be better than that': Lyon post-game

Watch St Kilda’s press conference after round one’s match against Adelaide

Adelaide kicked five goals to none in the opening 18 minutes to set an ominous tone for the Saints, who were without seven injured first-choice players.

Adelaide led 7.2 to 2.2 at quarter-time before St Kilda stemmed the flow in the second term, kicking two goals to three to trail by 37 points at half-time.

But the floodgates opened again for the Crows in a powerful third quarter featuring seven consecutive goals in a 22-minute burst.

The Saints were again able to stem the flow, kicking the last two goals of the quarter through Mason Wood and Brad Hill.

In the last quarter, St Kilda added three more majors, including two brilliant individual efforts from Hugo Garcia and Jack Higgins, as well as a reliable Zaine Cordy set shot.

08:12

RD1 | Highlights v Adelaide

The Crows and Saints clash in round 1.

The Saints struggled to find any clear winners, though recruit Jack Macrae was a standout in his first game for the club and 250th AFL match overall.

The former Western Bulldog amassed a game-high 34 disposals and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera was typically smooth across half-back with 27 touches.

Max Hall, a 22-year-old making his AFL debut after being picked in last year's mid-season draft, had two goals, as did stalwarts Wood and Higgins.

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RD 1 | Max Hall kicks his first AFL goal

Watch the moment Max Hall kicks this first AFL goal.

Saints' mid-season recruit impresses

It was a tough day for St Kilda, but Max Hall – taken in last year's AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft – was a bright spark. He was dangerous inside 50, particularly early, and finished the day with 16 disposals and two goals.

ADELAIDE          7.2     10.4     17.7     21.9 (135)
ST KILDA            2.2      4.3       7.7     10.12 (72)

GOALS
Adelaide: Fogarty 4, Thilthorpe 3, Rankine 2, Rachele 2, Dawson 2, Cumming 2, Walker, Soligo, Peatling, Neal-Bullen, Keays, Crouch
St Kilda: Wood 2, Higgins 2, Hall 2, Wanganeen-Milera, Hill, Garcia, Cordy

BEST
Adelaide: Dawson, Rankine, Soligo, Rachele, Fogarty, Crouch, Worrell
St Kilda: Macrae, Wanganeen-Milera, Wilson, Sinclair, Hall

INJURIES
Adelaide: Nil
St Kilda: Nil 

SUBSTITUTES
Adelaide: Sid Draper (replaced Taylor Walker in the third quarter)
St Kilda: Hunter Clark (replaced Angus Hastie in the third quarter) 

Crowd: 42,895 at Adelaide Oval

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