Saturday third AFL Round 7 match is between Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Demons with the game to be played at Adelaide Oval. The opening bounce is set to commence at 16.10pm with home team Adelaide Crows currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Demons.
Round: Round 7, Saturday May 3, 16.10pm
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Weather: 17° Shower or two clearing.

Odds Comparison:

Adelaide Crows	1.08	1.08	1.07	1.08	1.08	1.08
Melbourne Demons	8.50	8.00	9.25	8.00	8.50	8.50

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

Preview:

The Crows play Melbourne on Saturday, 4.10PM at Adelaide Oval.  In a round with more than its fair share of one-sided matches, this one is slightly more even than the two earlier Saturday games.  Even though the Crows have had an average start to the 2014 season with 3-3 so far, they will be big favourites to take the points here.  If Adelaide do win, they will claim a fourth straight victory and may even be able to push themselves into the top eight.  While the Demons have tightened up their defence somewhat this season, they are struggling to score and are currently ranked last in the League at just 54 points a game.

Teams:

Adelaide Crows:
B: Sam Shaw, Daniel Talia, Matthew Jaensch
HB: Brodie Smith, Kyle Hartigan, Luke Brown
C: Sam Kerridge, Patrick Dangerfield, David Mackay
HF: Eddie Betts, James Podsiadly, Jared Petrenko
F: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Matthew Wright
Fol: Sam Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane
I/C: Brent Reilly, Mitch Grigg, Rory Laird, Matt Crouch
Emg: Andy Otten, Ben Rutten, Brodie Martin
In: No Change

Melbourne Demons:
B: Tom McDonald, Lynden Dunn, Alex Georgiou
HB: Jack Grimes, James Frawley, Dean Terlich
C: Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince, Jack Watts
HF: Rohan Bail, Cameron Pedersen, Matt Jones
F: Jack Viney, Chris Dawes, Jeremy Howe
Fol: Mark Jamar, Daniel Cross, Nathan Jones
I/C: Christian Salem, Neville Jetta, Jay Kennedy-Harris, Shannon Byrnes
Emg: Aidan Riley, Max Gawn, Mitchell Clisby
In: No Change

News:

Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson predicts a defensive scrap against Melbourne mastermind Paul Roos in Saturday’s AFL match at Adelaide Oval.

Sanderson has trained his charges to play against the Sydney style which delivered Roos a premiership at the Swans.

“We’re coming up against a young side but they have got a brilliant coach,” Sanderson told reporters on Friday.

“They (Melbourne) really have improved defensively, they’re ranked in the top eight for defence.

“There won’t be any shootouts tomorrow. There won’t be a big score from either side.

“His system, his structures behind the ball … we have prepared to play against almost a Sydney model which Roosy was famous for.

“We’re expecting a hard grind, contested ball, defensive game.”

The Crows have squared their win-loss ledger at three-all entering their twilight fixture against the 17th-placed Demons, winners just once this season.

Sanderson resisted a temptation to summon key forward Taylor Walker, who made a successful comeback from a knee reconstruction last Friday night in state league ranks.

Walker will again play for the Crows’ reserves side this weekend but has been inked in to return to the AFL against Collingwood on May 15.

“He was really close to playing (AFL) this week,” Sanderson said.

“We probably didn’t expect for him to play so well in his first game back. He looks strong, he look fit, he hasn’t lost any of his natural raw talents.”

Instead, Sanderson has put time into Walker’s former Adelaide flatmate – Bernie Vince, now playing for Melbourne.

Vince will play against his former club for the first time and Sanderson was wary of the Crows’ 2009 club champion.

“We know how damaging he can be, he’s one of the best-skilled players in the competition,” Sanderson said.

“If you give him time and space, he’s going to really hurt you.

“It’s great to see him getting a kick and enjoying his footy. He’s one of the much-loved former players from our footy club – but we also don’t want him to play well tomorrow.”