Adelaide midfielder Scott Thompson collected the second most disposals in AFL history during the Crows' 61-point demolition of Gold Coast in Carrara on Saturday.

Thompson had 51 (21 kicks, 30 handpasses) disposals as he helped guide Adelaide to a 18.17 (125) to 9.10 (64) victory.

The 28-year-old collected 18 disposals in the opening quarter, followed by 10 (second term), 14 (third) and nine (fourth).

His disposals count is second only to Greg Williams who had 53 for the Swans in 1989 against St Kilda.

A tired Thompson became the focus of the match late in the contest after the result was a given.

A radio commentator even attempted to tell Thompson how many disposals he had had when, with five minutes to go, he leaned out of the box to yell to the Crows midfielder below he was on 49.

Gold Coast skipper Gary Ablett was also productive with a 39 disposals in a game in which there was an extraordinarily high 810 possessions.

While the Crows won by 10 goals, they made heavy work of the result.

They led by seven goals at quarter-time but that had been trimmed to 21 points at the final change after the Suns outscored the Crows in the second and third terms.

However, Adelaide booted four majors in the first 11 minutes of the final quarter to put the match beyond doubt.

Adelaide pair Kurt Tippett and Taylor Walker both bagged four goals.

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Adelaide: 18.17 (125) - K Tippett 4, T Walker 4, D Mackay 2, J Gunston 2, J Petrenko 2, M Wright, N van Berlo, R Douglas, R Sloane.

Gold Coast: 9.10 (64) - M Shaw 2, T McKenzie 2, G Ablett, H Bennell, L Russell, R Thompson, T Hickey.