Where and when: Adelaide Oval, Saturday, August 3, 7.10pm ACST
What it means for Adelaide: This is a must-win game for the under-siege Crows who have lost four of their past five, but still remain in the top eight on percentage.
What it means for St Kilda: The Saints are revitalised under interim coach Brett Ratten, winning their past two games since parting ways with Alan Richardson. Another victory would keep their unlikely finals dream alive.
The stat: The Crows have won nine in a row against the Saints since 2012, with an average margin of 53 points. Seven of those nine victories were by 40 or more points. The Saints have an abysmal Adelaide Oval record, losing all nine times they’ve played at the venue.
The match-up: Daniel Talia v Josh Bruce
Talia, the Crows’ best key defender in the Official AFL Player Rankings, will get the job on Bruce, the Saints’ No.1 key forward (351st overall) who booted four goals in last week’s win against Melbourne.
It’s a big week for: Don Pyke
The Crows coach has been under the pump in the wake of last weekend’s loss to Carlton. After inviting the players over to his house, Pyke needs his team to stand up and produce a performance they’re capable of to get their season back on track.
Thommo’s Tip: Adelaide by 12 points.
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Adelaide: Riley Knight, Bryce Gibbs, Andy Otten, Richard Douglas
St Kilda: Nick Coffield, Josh Battle, Matt Parker, Jack Sinclair
ppl don’t wash their hands anymore
it’s an unhygienic world
the gift that keeps on giving
is it wet in radelaide..
might VC marshall
In order to take Snelling’s 122 I had to bench one of Sloane or Cripps.
I’ve gone ahead and benched Sloane on the twin basis of a) Sloane handles the tag poorly and Steele did a number on him last time and b) knowing my luck Cripps will tear us [West Coast] up tomorrow, plus I don’t think anyone besides Hutchings can really shut him down.
you made the right move
M crouch off to a flyer
T. Lynch 45
R. Marshall 35
M. Crouch 43
J. Gresham 32
R. Laird 41
S. Savage 29
E. Betts 36
T. Membrey 28
D. Talia 28
J. Steele 27
R. Sloane 26
S. Ross 24
D. Fogarty 25
B. Long 24
R. Douglas 24
J. Billings 22
D. Mackay 23
L. Dunstan 17
W. Milera 22
D. Langlands 16
R. Atkins 21
H. Clark 15
B. Gibbs 20
N. Hind 15
R. O’Brien 19
J. Sinclair 15
L. Murphy 18
J. Bruce 13
A. Otten 16
J. Carlisle 11
B. Crouch 14
C. Wilkie 10
J. Kelly 13
J. Lonie 10
K. Hartigan 12
N. Coffield 6
T. Walker 10
N. Brown 4
B. Smith 6
J. Battle 3
L. Brown 4
D. McKenzie 3
R. Knight 0
M. Parker 0
beat me PJ – if you’re on here you do this one, I’ll keep on the Demons one??
Adelaide Crows: 4.1.25
Tom T. Lynch* 46
Matt Crouch 43
Eddie Betts 36
Rory Laird 34
Daniel Talia 28
Rory Sloane 27
Darcy Fogarty 26
Richard Douglas 25
David Mackay 24
Wayne Milera 24
Rory Atkins 21
Bryce Gibbs 20
Andy Otten 19
Lachlan Murphy 19
Reilly O’Brien 19
Brad Crouch 15
Jake Kelly 14
Kyle Hartigan 13
Taylor Walker 11
Luke Brown 11
Brodie Smith 7
Riley Knight 1
St Kilda Saints: 3.2.20
Rowan Marshall 36
Jade Gresham 33
Jack Steele 31
Shane Savage 29
Tim Membrey 28
Seb Ross 25
Ben Long 24
Jack Sinclair 24
Jack Billings 22
Luke Dunstan 18
Doulton Langlands 17
Hunter Clark 16
Josh Bruce 16
Nick Hind 16
Jake Carlisle 12
Jack Lonie 11
Callum Wilkie 8
Nicholas Coffield 7
Nathan Brown 5
Josh Battle 4
Daniel McKenzie 4
Matthew Parker 1
Brodie – FFS … liiiifffttt!!!
Don’t worty macca there are plenty of uncontesred possesions for smith to pick up , seagull!
I was thinkin same mate.. but he goes from 6 to 70 Q1 to Q3..
Good sc scorer , just doesn’t help team get over the line against good opposition.
Similar to most of crows team.
Sloane will score 40 points in last quarter when game is already over.
W. Milera 68
T. Membrey 74
R. Laird 67
R. Marshall 59
T. Lynch 65
J. Steele 56
M. Crouch 59
J. Billings 50
B. Gibbs 49
S. Savage 47
D. Mackay 47
J. Gresham 47
B. Crouch 47
J. Sinclair 42
E. Betts 46
H. Clark 41
D. Talia 42
S. Ross 39
L. Brown 41
J. Carlisle 37
B. Smith 41
C. Wilkie 32
R. Sloane 40
J. Lonie 31
T. Walker 40
D. McKenzie 27
J. Kelly 37
J. Bruce 24
A. Otten 37
B. Long 24
R. O’Brien 36
J. Battle 21
R. Atkins 34
L. Dunstan 19
R. Douglas 33
N. Brown 18
D. Fogarty 31
N. Hind 17
L. Murphy 22
N. Coffield 17
K. Hartigan 16
D. Langlands 16
R. Knight 11
L. Parker 3
T. Lynch 96
T. Membrey 99
M. Crouch 96
J. Steele 91
W. Milera 84
R. Marshall 83
R. Laird 81
J. Billings 80
E. Betts 81
S. Ross 71
B. Crouch 80
J. Battle 61
B. Smith 70
J. Gresham 61
T. Walker 69
S. Savage 59
R. O’Brien 68
C. Wilkie 58
D. Mackay 63
J. Sinclair 58
R. Sloane 62
H. Clark 56
B. Gibbs 61
L. Dunstan 47
L. Brown 59
N. Coffield 43
D. Talia 54
J. Carlisle 41
A. Otten 54
J. Bruce 38
J. Kelly 48
N. Brown 34
R. Atkins 44
J. Lonie 30
D. Fogarty 41
B. Long 30
R. Douglas 40
D. McKenzie 30
R. Knight 40
N. Hind 25
L. Murphy 26
D. Langlands 19
K. Hartigan 16
M. Parker 18
Milera back to the backline, and back to SC-relevance! Just in time to save my season! Don Pyke, you beauty…