Adelaide Crows vs Greater Western Sydney Giants preview, tips and teams – 2014 AFL Round 5

The first of Sunday AFL Round 5 matches is between Adelaide Crows and Greater Western Sydney. The game is set to commence at 12.40pm with the game to be played at Adelaide Oval. Home team Adelaide Crows go into the match as the favourites in the market. View our preview and teams for the game between Adelaide Crows and Greater Western Sydney.

Round: Round 5, Sunday April 20, 12.40pm
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Weather: 20° Partly cloudy.

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Odds Comparison:


Adelaide Crows	1.19	1.18	1.17	1.18	1.19	1.20
Greater Western Sydney	4.70	4.75	5.35	4.75	4.70	4.50

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Tips: Adelaide Crows to win.

Preview:

ADELAIDE may have broken its 2014 duck last weekend against St Kilda, but this looms a much tougher match than its previous encounters with Greater Western Sydney. The Crows have won each of their three games against the Giants by an average of 100 points, but this is a more mature Giants outfit as shown by their two wins already this year. Adelaide’s last showing at its home ground was an embarrassing 63-point loss to the Sydney Swans – it’ll be desperate to atone for its loyal fans.

LAST THREE TIMES
R7, 2013, Adelaide 29.13 (187) d GWS Giants 7.10 (52) at Spotless Stadium
R16, 2012, Adelaide 27.16 (178) d GWS Giants 8.11 (59) at Spotless Stadium
R4, 2012, Adelaide 13.18 (96) d GWS Giants 7.8 (50) at AAMI Stadium

THE SIX POINTS
1. In 2013 the Giants’ average losing margin was 72 points, in 2014 their two defeats have been by an average of 17 points.

2. In the Crows’ 135-point thrashing of the Giants in 2013 they had more disposals (435-320), more marks (148-104), more scoring shots (40 to 15) and more inside 50s (67 to 42).

3. Tom Lynch booted a career high 10 goals in that win – the first double-figure haul by a Crows player since Tony Modra booted 13 in round one, 1994.

4. One area in which the Giants have struggled in 2014 is marks inside 50, averaging only 7.5 a game. The Crows are equal fifth with 12 a game.

5. The Giants are the number one team in 2014 for hit-outs and clearances; they average 58.7 hit-outs and 47.5 clearances.

6. Giants co-captain Callan Ward is the club’s highest ranked player according the Official AFL Player Ratings. He comes in at No. 39, followed by Heath Shaw at No. 63.

Teams:

Adelaide Crows:

B: K.Hartigan, B.Rutten, M.Jaensch

HB: L.Brown, D.Talia, B.Smith

C: R.Sloane, P.Dangerfield, J.Petrenko

HF: S.Kerridge, J.Podsiadly, D.Mackay

F: E.Betts, J.Jenkins, M.Wright

Foll: S.Jacobs, R.Douglas, S.Thompson

I/C: T.Lynch, R.Laird, B.Reilly, M.Crouch

IN: T.Lynch

OUT: B.Martin (omitted)

Greater Western Sydney:

B: C.Hampton, S.Frost, L.Plowman

HB: A.Kennedy, N.Haynes, Z.Williams

C: T.Bugg, A.Treloar, T.Greene

HF: J.Kelly, J.Patton, D.Smith

F: J.Cameron, T.Boyd, T.Scully

Foll: J.Giles, S.Coniglio, C.Ward

I/C: J.Lamb, A.Tomlinson, J.Hunt, W.Hoskin-Elliott

IN: D.Smith, Z.Williams, T.Boyd

OUT: H.Shaw, J.Townsend, L.Sumner

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