Eddie Betts watched his twin daughters’ birth on the phone before Adelaide beat St Kilda

ADELAIDE star Eddie Betts has finally met his newborn twin daughters after watching their birth on FaceTime when it became clear he wouldn’t make it back home in time for their arrival given he was in Melbourne for the clash with St Kilda.

Eddie Betts of the Crows.

ADELAIDE star Eddie Betts has finally met his newborn twin daughters after watching their birth via FaceTime on his phone on Saturday.

Betts boarded the first plane from Melbourne to Adelaide this morning to rush to the hospital to be with his family after his wife, Anna, went into unexpected early labour.

The twins weren’t due until later this month.

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The star forward was notified on Saturday the twins were on their way but he had no chance to get back to Adelaide in time for the delivery.

So he stayed in Melbourne and played in the win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium and starred, booting three goals.

But his trip back home to Adelaide wasn’t all smooth sailing, with his luggage lost at the airport.

Eddie Betts meets his twin daughters for the first time. Picture: Instagram

Eddie Betts with one of his twin daughters after watching their birth via FaceTime. Picture: Instagram

“I was sitting in the lobby and she (wife Anna) called me on FaceTime,” Betts said after the match.

“No names yet but I have two beautiful daughters.”

Betts had contemplated flying home for the birth but stayed in Melbourne with the Crows at the urging of his wife.

How special is this?! ❤️ Eddie sharing the great news of his two beautiful healthy girls with his teammates 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 #weflyasone pic.twitter.com/vy5XFqwzXT

— Adelaide Crows (@Adelaide_FC) April 8, 2018

“She rang me this morning and said she was going into labour,” Betts revealed.

“I said ‘what do I do? Get on the flight?’

“She said ‘no the docs say they will be out in half an hour, so you will miss it anyway’.

“(The) babies are healthy but she gave me permission to play. Frustrating not to be there for the birth of my daughters, but I saw it all on FaceTime.”

Adelaide coach Don Pyke said Betts was “on a natural high” after the birth — he and Anna also have sons, Lewis, 5, and Billy, 2 — which was topped off with a big victory over the Saints.

The Crows beat St Kilda, but Eddie Betts had another big reason to smile. Pic: AAP

“It was difficult to get back to Adelaide in time, so he was able to share the experience via modern technology, which was great,” Pyke said. “He got to see his babies born without actually being there and from then it was like ‘I want to play’.”

“So again he came out and did his role tonight.”

Betts hadn’t kicked a goal in the first two games this year, but was quick to get himself on the scoreboard with a trademark run around goal to break the drought. He finished the match with three goals and was one of the Crows’ key contributors in attack.

Pyke said he knew the Saints would respond after last week’s loss to North Melbourne. “Credit to our group, they hung tough in the first half and improved in the second half,” he said.

“We didn’t play as well as we would’ve liked, but always good to get a win on the road.”

Originally published as Eddie Betts watched his twin daughters’ birth on the phone before Adelaide beat St Kilda