Where and when: TIO Stadium, Saturday June 1, 7.10pm ACST
Last time they met: Adelaide Oval, round 19, 2018: Adelaide 10.17 (77) lost to Melbourne 13.12 (90)
Melbourne completed a 52-point turnaround to lead by 32 points at three-quarter time, before Adelaide sent a late scare through the Demons camp in Jordan Lewis’ 300th game. Matt Crouch and Clayton Oliver starred for their respective teams.
What it means for Melbourne: An opportunity for a rare win over a top-eight side. It’s been a brutal, injury-decimated season for the Demons, whose three wins have come against Sydney, Gold Coast and Hawthorn.
What it means for Adelaide: In a tightly fought season, a win would arrest a slight slide down the top eight after two successive losses. It would also keep the Crows in touch with the top four.
How Melbourne wins: The Demons should be boosted by a swag of returning players, including Michael Hibberd, Christian Salem, Steven May, Alex Neal-Bullen, Kade Kolodjashnij and Sam Weideman, which will help their cause enormously.
How Adelaide wins: Adelaide has the big-bodied midfielders to match Melbourne and should be able to take advantage on the outside. The Crows also have a variety of weapons up forward.
The stat: The Demons currently average the fewest marks per game (80.8) of any team in the competition. It’s an example of the Dees just not getting their hands on the ball, as they are also 16th in average disposals.
The match-up: Clayton Oliver v Brad Crouch
It’s a battle of the two young inside midfield bulls, with Oliver ranked seventh overall in the AFL Player Ratings. Crouch may have a few years on Oliver but is ranked 229th across the competition.
It’s a big week for: Taylor Walker
The Adelaide co-captain has been under the pump in recent weeks, with six of his 10 games for the year resulting in either one or no goals. He is coming off a goalless, two-mark game last round.
Thommo’s Tip: Adelaide by 18 points
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Late Change Melbourne
OUT Marty Hore
IN Jay Kennedy-Harris
Late Change Adelaide
OUT Kyle Hartigan
IN David Mackay
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Melbourne: Charlie Spargo, Angus Brayshaw, Bayley Fritsch, Oskar Baker
Adelaide: Hugh Greenwood, Bryce Gibbs, Jordan Gallucci, David Mackay
LATE CHANGE: INS: S.Weideman OUTS: C.Salem
Also everyone asking whether to take Grundys score. He scored 124, your other option might likely score 140 at best. Quite doubtful they are going to pull a massive 150+ score out of the bag. If you are confident they will then sure. What are the chances they get injured and score 24? You lose 100 points on captain choice. If you go safe and your other choice scores that 140 you lose a potential 16. Is it worth going for that extra few points for a potential loss of up to 124?
TU – Take Grundys 124
TD – Take the punt on Gawn
glad I took the punt on Gawn in the end!
I’m taking a punt on Gawn, wish me luck.
Time for O’Brien to teach Gawn a lesson and go out and be the one the pump out the 130 score. Many unpredictable things happen and this is going to be one of them 😉
Come on Gawn score big!
Goddamn, Satan Oliver is so unimpactful.
Gawn as captain not looking good, they are experimenting with him in the ruck. He’s not tucking in forward 50.
Which VC did you turn down?
Please don’t be broken Sloane. I only just got you in!
Icing the hamstring as we speak. He’s broken.
Bloody hell…
Jesus Christ. This round…
And I brought in Whitfield, too!
My apologies to everybody.
A guy from the Crows described it as a minor tweak, so hopefully it’s not too serious.
Well remember what happened with Crouch being ‘right to play next week’ and how that turned out
🙁
And what did they say about m crouch?
Need Joyce to play or I get a donut. Having a shocker this week. 🙁
Man ROB is getting owned tonight … 14 HO but they must all be costing him points and he is on 8 points with 5 mins left in the half … oh man, he is going to lose truckloads of $ …
Given away a couple free kicks, doesn’t help.
BE is around 60 I’m pretty sure, so hopefully can have a crappy 40 point half and not bleed too much cash.
Saying that, I rolled the dice on Gawn C (Grundy VC) so happy for him to keep being owned by Maxy
yeah, his BE is 60 – I was hoping he’d get his usual 80 odd and make some more as well as not stand to lose any by round 13 to continue as bye coverage for the two premos … looking very dicey now!
hahah on the VC – i played safe and staed with Brodie …
“stayed” … FFS
Damn
So hard to do fantasy footy when you work nights
Benched Ainsworth n put scrimshaw on field to loophole Clarke’s pts
Not knowing that Hore was out
Gna miss out on Ainsworth pts now
Maybe I shoulda taken grundys VC score over Gawn by the sound of it
Nah, Gawn is turning it on now. Dw, PJ.
130+ from here.
Wait is Sloane out???
Yep. Hamstring.
oh fck is it that bad? or just a rest like a week??
Usually at least a couple, but they dont think its too serious
oh dam this bye round going hurt my score
Ended up bringing danger back into my side this week
470 k , BE of 60 ,
130 pts to start is a good sign
thanking you for your thoughts Pj, cheers mate
Looks like Brayshaw might get a ton!
These are truly strange times we’re living in.
Josh “The Dud” Jenkins’ done a few good things this last half, should keep remain the side you’d think.
maxie’s scores just went from 124 to 157 … WTF???
He did a lot very well late, when the game was on the line.
Feeling ok about sticking with Gawn now.
Would have been nice if he had of kicked the game winner
Max 160! 70 point quarter….
Matchwinner would’ve seen him sneak to 180 and 360 as my cap!
I own him – didn’t take him as C (stayed with Brodie) and will happily take his score – but seriously, how did his scores jump more than 30 points in those last couple of minutes??? … when he kicked the behind, he went up 10 alone????
And people say today’s players are more skilled than ever!
158 nice work Gawn! felt sorry for that rookie that miss the goal
Only Melbourne could have lost that match. So overrated.
FFS had a big presentation night last night and had no idea Hore was OUT. Of course I didn’t put the E on Answerth = donut!
I also left it too late to trade Hayes to O Baker.
Will likely score sub-2000 this week and have compromised myself for the first bye.
TECHTeam meanwhile is on for 2400+ for the third time in four weeks. Might need to switch focus 🙂
In the meantime, should I:
TU: take Grundy’s VC score, or
TD: take the punt on Cripps against an undermanned Bombers midfield?!
Thanks all
Roll the dice on Cripps to try and make up for the donut, he’ll carry the Blues today.
Did you at least get a trophy at the presentation night as ??
Two 😉