Friday’s only AFL Round 17 match is between Adelaide Crows and Hawthorn Hawks with the game to be played at Adelaide Oval. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:20 PM local time with away team Hawthorn Hawks currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Adelaide Crows and Hawthorn Hawks.
Round:Round 17 , July 11, 2014 , 7:20 PM
Stadium:Adelaide Oval
Weather:15° A few showers.
Preview:
Round 17 kicks off with a killer match, the Crows taking on the Hawks on Friday night at Adelaide Oval. While the Hawks will be slight favourites to take the points here away from home, Adelaide shouldn’t be underestimated on their home turf. A win here would see the Crows sneak into the top eight for the first time in 2014, something which should give them more than enough incentive. However, Hawthorn will be hungry for a win themselves after losing in such an uncharacteristic fashion last weekend to North Melbourne.
Teams:
ADELAIDE 
B Luke Brown, Daniel Talia, Ben Rutten
HB Brodie Smith, Andy Otten, Rory Laird
C Brodie Martin, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
HF Patrick Dangerfield, Josh Jenkins, Matthew Wright
F Eddie Betts, Taylor Walker, James Podsiadly
FOLL Sam Jacobs, Brad Crouch, Richard Douglas
I/C Matthew Jaensch, Tom Lynch, Jason Porplyzia,Ricky Henderson
EMG Luke Thompson, Jarryd Lyons, Matt Crouch
IN Jason Porplyzia
OUT David Mackay (Hamstring)
HAWTHORN 
B Angus Litherland, Matt Spangher, Matthew Suckling
HB Luke Hodge, Ben Stratton, Grant Birchall
C Isaac Smith, Sam Mitchell, Liam Shiels
HF Paul Puopolo, Jack Gunston, Luke Breust
F Ryan Schoenmakers, Jarryd Roughead, Jordan Lewis
FOLL Ben McEvoy, Shaun Burgoyne, Will Langford
I/C Taylor Duryea, Ben Ross, Jonathan Simpkin,Jonathon Ceglar
EMG Kyle Cheney, Alex Woodward, Luke Lowden
IN Ben McEvoy, Will Langford, Jonathan Simpkin
OUT David Hale (Omitted), Brad Sewell (Hamstring),Brian Lake (Suspension)
News:
The AFL is set to release a new charter which aims to safeguard the code’s physically tough nature.
A report on the league’s website says the charter will emphasise bumping, contested marks and contested possessions, ruck contests, tackling and shepherding.
The charter is designed to provide a reference point for the laws of the game committee when it considers changes to the rules.
It is due to be released on Friday.
The charter says one of the committee’s guiding principles will be making laws that encourage “continuous and free-flowing football”, rather than repetitive short passages of play.
Relieving congestion, or what has been referred to as rugby-style mauls, will also be a key priority for the committee.
While the idea of introducing zones was raised earlier in 2014, the charter says there will be few restrictions on where players can be located.
Average numbers of contested possessions and contested marks for each club have been in decline since 2011, the AFL’s website says.
Players who make “winning the ball their primary objective” will be rewarded and protected, according to the charter.
The eight-page charter will also give the AFL commission guidance when it considers recommendations put forward by the laws of the game committee.
It says rule and interpretation changes should be considered if there is a chance to address trends that threaten the principles of the game.
First-year AFL chief Gillon McLachlan has invited all 18 senior coaches to his home on Monday night for an informal meeting, according to a report on Nine’s “The Footy Show” on Thursday night.
McLachlan has spoken recently of his enthusiasm for the league to feature entertaining football rather than rugby-style mauls.