The second game on Sunday for AFL Round 17 is between Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats. The opening bounce is set to commence at 2.50pm with the game to be played at AAMI Stadium. The favourite for the match is away team Geelong Cats. View our preview and teams for the game between Adelaide Crows and Geelong Cats.
Round: Round 17 2:50 PM July 21, 2013
Stadium: AAMI Stadium
Weather: 15° Shower or two.
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Odds Comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Adelaide Crows | 4.30 | 4.50 | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.30 | 4.35 |
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Geelong Cats
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1.21 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.23 |
Preview:
Adelaide are searching for their second win from the past seven weeks but will not find it easy up against competition front-runners, Geelong.
Last week against Collingwood, the Crows began well and established a 20 point lead at the first change but, despite a brief comeback late in the third and early in the fourth quarter, Collingwood controlled the rest of the game and recorded a 27 point victory.
It continued a worrying trend for Adelaide where they fall away in the second half of the match, the final quarter particularly and against a ruthless Cats outfit, they’ll need to submit a complete effort here to be competitive.
After a shock loss to Brisbane – their second for the season, the Cats have won their past three over Fremantle, Hawthorne and last week, a comfortable 68 point win over Melbourne.
Surprisingly, Adelaide have won two of the last five clashes between the two sides since 2010 with the latest encounter resulting in a 27 point win to the Cats in round 18 last year.
A similar line has been established for this game (Geelong -28.5) however, the distance and stats between the two sides has widened this year and would think the current and respective form of both sides, would mean Geelong can cover the spread.
Teams:
Adelaide Crows:
B: Luke Brown, Ben Rutten, Andy Otten
HB: Rory Laird, Daniel Talia, Brodie Smith
C: David Mackay, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
HF: Brad Crouch, Josh Jenkins, Bernie Vince
F: Matthew Wright, Tom Lynch, Jason Porplyzia
Foll: Jacobs van Berlo Douglas
Int (from): Richard Tambling, Luke Thompson, Sam Kerridge, Jarryd Lyons, Mitchell Grigg, Ian Callinan, Ricky Henderson
In: Tambling Callinan L Thompson Grigg Kerridge
Out: Jaensch Dangerfield (shoulder)
Geelong Cats:
B: Cameron Guthrie, Tom Lonergan, Josh Hunt
HB: Taylor Hunt, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright
C: Mitch Duncan, Joel Selwood, Joel Corey
HF: Mathew Stokes, James Podsiadly, Billie Smedts
F: Steven Motlop, Tom Hawkins, Travis Varcoe
Foll: Dawson Simpson, James Kelly, Jimmy Bartel
Int (from): Mark Blicavs, Josh Caddy, George Horlin-Smith, Andrew Mackie, Jordan Murdoch, Jesse Stringer, Nathan Vardy
In: Corey Enright Stokes Vardy
Out: Johnson (suspended)
Chapman on comeback trail for AFL Cats
Geelong’s triple-premiership player Paul Chapman is set to resume in the reserves after overcoming a hamstring injury which has kept him out of action in the AFL since round four.
The 31-year-old former club champion broke down following second-placed Geelong’s win over Sydney on April 19.
Club physio Mike Snelling told the Cats’ website on Tuesday the two-time All-Australian was on track to play for Geelong’s VFL side against Collingwood at Simonds Stadium on Friday night.
“He’s been able to train in the last week,” Snelling said.
“He’s still got this week’s training to get through, and we’d anticipate that if he gets through all of that without any issues, then we should hopefully see him on the park this weekend.”
Chapman’s premiership teammates Corey Enright (foot) and Mathew Stokes (groin) face fitness tests ahead of Sunday’s AFL clash with the 12th-placed Crows in Adelaide.
“Corey also has to go through full training this week to prepare him for this weekend, so we’ll assess him later on,” Snelling said.
Snelling said Stokes had chronic groin issues.
“We anticipate that he should get up for the full training session and be available this weekend,” Snelling said.
Onballer Allen Christensen could miss another game with a hamstring problem.
Joel Corey and Nathan Vardy also face tests after suffering concussions.
“They’ve just got to sit a test that assesses their cognitive function,” Snelling said.
The Cats will be without star midfielder Steve Johnson who on Tuesday accepted a one-game ban for kneeing Melbourne’s Nathan Jones.