He may not sport Taylor Walker's mullet or possess Kurt Tippett's frame but Tom Lynch could be the key forwardAdelaide has been craving after a stunning performance against Greater Western Sydney on Sunday.

The redheaded 22-year-old had a breakout day at ŠKODA Stadium, kicking10 goals in the Crows' 29.13 (187) to 7.10 (52) annihilation of theyoung GIANTS.

It was a Mother's Day masterpiece from a man who had previously kickedjust 13 goals in 15 career games with St Kilda and the Crows.

With Tippett now plying his trade with the Sydney Swans and Walker(knee) sidelined for the year, Lynch could be an answer to coach BrentonSanderson's worries in front of goal.

His haul was the biggest this season, comfortably passing Travis Cloke'sseven against Richmond, and the Crows' best since Tony Modra kicked 10twice in the 1993 season.

The 191cm forward was the star attraction in a commanding Crowsperformance that gave their hopes of a second straight top-four finish abadly needed boost.

Patrick Dangerfield (28 possessions, four goals) also proved lethal upforward and Josh Jenkins (four goals) and Sam Kerridge (three) playedtheir parts for the Crows.

"Take Tom's 10 (goals) out and it was a really even contribution from our squad," Sanderson said afterwards.
 
"We didn't have any passengers, everyone played their role and I waspleased we kept the foot on the throat, ruthless right through to theend.
 
"That was impressive."

It was a dark day for the GIANTS, however, who suffered thesecond-heaviest defeat in their short history and were unable to followup last week's competitive showing against Essendon.

Jeremy Cameron kicked three goals and Adam Tomlinson (21 possessions, 14marks) played the best game of his short career, but it was a day toforget in front of a disappointing crowd of just 5,830.

The GIANTS had plenty of possession and were competitive around thestoppages to start the game but their forward entries left plenty to bedesired.

GWS led the inside 50 count 14-12 at quarter-time, but could only manage four behinds to Adelaide's 4.5.

The GIANTS then made a positive start to the second quarter, with CallanWard and Jonathan Giles kicking goals to quickly close the margin tojust 12 points.

But that was as good as it got for the home side, with the Crowssuddenly sparking into life, booting 7.2 without reply over the next 22minutes to turn a tight contest into a 55-point lead at the main break.

From that point on, Lynch's final goal tally and Adelaide's winning margin were the main points of interest.

Glum GWS coach Kevin Sheedy was blunt when asked what sort of day he had expected.
 
"A better day than that," he said. "We were very disappointing today. We've played with a lot more spirit than we did today.
 
"I felt at quarter-time we could've had two or three goals on the board, but we didn't use the ball that well.
 
"We didn't even score at some stages when we did have shots. Normallywe're a bit better than that and I don't know why we were off in thatarea.
 
"It was a generous donation to Adelaide's percentage today, there's no doubt about that." 

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 0.4 2.7 6.8 7.10 (52)
ADELAIDE CROWS 4.5 11.8 22.10 29.13 (187)

GOALS
Cameron 3, Ward 2, Giles

BEST
Tomlinson, Ward, Whitfield, Cameron