Jumper clash controversy is not unusual in Australian Rules football.

Two finals between Collingwood and Geelong in the AFL have had such problems, with the Cats wearing dark blue shorts and predominantly white jumpers, against Collingwood’s white shorts and predominantly black jumpers.

In 2009 Collingwood wore their home jerseys as the away team against North Melbourne, who wore their clash strip despite hosting the game. That clash strip consisted of light blue stripes instead of a darker blue.

On Sunday, the match itself was terribly one-sided.

The Saints did not have an effective possession inside 50 for almost three quarters.

To that same point, when Kate Shierlaw kicked St Kilda’s first and only goal with a few minutes left in the third term, Adelaide had generated 36 inside 50s to their opponents’ two.

The Crows could only kick one goal in the first term via an Erin Phillips set shot but after quarter-time the floodgates opened. They kicked three goals to none in the second term and two to one in the third term.

Most impressive was the way they suffocated the Saints, who are not a bad side by any means, but who have been hit by injury this season.

They blocked every channel out of St Kilda’s defence expertly, and on the rare occasion the Saints got the ball to halfway their attacks were again repelled across the half-back line.

Saints coach Peta Searle said her side were “beaten up in the one-on-one contests”.

Anne Hatchard and Ebony Marinoff were brilliant through the midfield for the Crows while the forward line duo of Phillips and Chelsea Randall were typically important, Phillips finishing with 21 disposals, five marks, three tackles and one goal.

Saints players Tilly Lucas-Rodd and Georgia Patrikios had plenty of disposals. But their forwards struggled, given the frequency they tried to get the ball out of the danger zone but were smothered by Adelaide.

ACL heartbreak for Cat

Meanwhile, Geelong midfielder Olivia Purcell will miss the rest of the season after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament in Friday night’s loss to Richmond.

Cats head of AFLW Brett Johnson said on Sunday that the club’s medical team would work with Purcell on her surgery and rehabilitation plan.

“We are so disappointed, this isn’t the news we hoped to hear. We will wrap our arms around Liv and continue to support her,” Johnson said. “We know she will tackle this challenge with strength and determination.”