Venue: Adelaide Oval
Time: 7:40pm AEDT
Last time: Melbourne 13. 13 (97) d Adelaide 13.15 (93), R19 2023
What it means
It is now or never for Adelaide (0-3) as it kicks off Gather Round after three consecutive defeats that have its hopes of returning to finals on the brink of collapse. Playing their feature round match on home turf might give the Crows a much-needed boost, but the Demons showed last week against the Power that they have few fears of running out on Adelaide Oval.
Melbourne (3-1) found a way to get over the line even as Port Adelaide was in command for long periods in their round three clash. The Demons will be buoyed by their forward group firing and especially with Ben Brown booting three critical goals as they take on a Crows outfit with issues at both ends.
Game shapers
Captain Jordan Dawson needs to lead the way for an under-fire Adelaide searching for a spark around stoppages and for slicker ball movement on the outside. Dawson can have an influence in both areas but will want to tidy up his kicking efficiency that has dropped to 49 per cent after being above 70 per cent across two previous seasons at the club.
It has been a while since Alex Neal-Bullen could be found flying under the radar but he has rarely had a more impactful outing than against Port Adelaide last week. The reliable Neal-Bullen has had 24 disposals in each of the past two weeks but added two goals against the Power as a livewire inside the forward 50 to again prove he is a well-rounded weapon for the Demons.
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Subs:
Adelaide: Berry
Melbourne: Woewodin
Thumbs down? Sam Berry owner huh?
Should I be spending $$ and trading Sexton-dempsey?
It’s tied in with my billing trade hopefully decide in next 20
Good evening all
I hope you have a great round.
Just Gawn and Howes in this.
Hey CT. Was really hoping Howes would come out with another 90+ but since he’s on zero points with 1 disposal and 1 clanger I’m thinking he’ll stay on my bench!
Rivers not holding the ball, Brown block in the marking contest, subsequent 50m penalty, umpiring having a huge influence.
Feeling better that I traded him now, because I thought he might still score well as he held his spot.
I think one step further than the bench
Wasn’t expecting for Gawn to score so well against ROB so I didn’t VC him.
On 78 points at half…
Yeh me too. Thought the 5 day break would be too much for the big guy. He’s going to hurt as most my league opponents have him as vc!
I have him as VC, but you guys might be ok, Gawn was scoring all his points from stoppage and the first half was stoppage city.
Game has opened up now so not as many stoppages, hence Gawn scoring stream has dried up this quarter.
Nicks clearly a CTE victim. When your star mid and captain is struggling it’s obvious that he needs to be sent to full forward to get “nice and dangerous” instead of utilising his strengths at half back where he’s made his name.
Agree- astonishingly stupid by Nicks.
A level of stupidity rarely seen and is enough to say Nicks has to go
Burgess subbed on 13 points
Had a BE of -29
Dawson’s first tonne of the year??
Dawson looks dangerous, it’s insane how much his team mates ignore him.
Rachele robbing Tex like that lmao.
Crows so impotent. Never look a threat with ball in hand.
Nicks turned into a goon.
Dawson just waiting on the outside for his incompetent mids to put him under pressure so he can blast away. This week he didn’t get anything from them so less clangers but also less ball
Gawn with the awkward VC score but the way I have been choosing captains this year I think I will lock it away and enjoy my weekend.
The eternal “should I take the vc score” question…take Gawns 129 or roll the dice on Serong?
I’m prob gonna roll the dice.
Not serong reckon he gets attention from Hewitt.
Massive crows fan & supercoach nut but for that reason I cannot wait for Matt Crouch to be dropped, 29 touches & 85 metres gained & handballing to ROB 4 times.
I didn’t pick him at the start of the year for SC purely because I never understood how Nicks was so incompetent to pick the same midfield that didn’t work before he “figured” it out last year and dropped crouch. Watching him score well & ruin Adelaide’s unpredictability is ruining my weekend SC & footy wise hahaha.
I guess it could be worse, could be WCE.