Sunday’s AFL Round 7 matches begins with the game between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Adelaide Crows which is set to be played at Skoda Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 1:10pm local time with away team Adelaide Crows currently holding favouritism for the match and should be too good. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Adelaide Crows.
WHERE AND WHEN: Skoda Stadium, Sunday 12th May, 1:10pm
Opening Odds by AFL Odds:
Greater Western Sydney Giants $8.05 vs Adelaide Crows $1.07 at Sportsbet Australia
Greater Western Sydney Giants $10.00 vs Adelaide Crows $1.05 at Luxbet Australia
Preview:
It’s GWS vs Adelaide for the first Sunday game of the round. Taking place at Skoda Stadium at 1.10pm, I think it’s fair to say this wont be the closest contest of the weekend. While GWS did perform well against the Bombers last week, they will do it very tough against the Crows, a team who beat them by a massive 119 points at Skoda last year.
GWS had a great first half last week however, and will be trying hard to get some momentum going and gather some confidence for the remainder of the season.
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney Giants:
B: Tim Mohr, Stephen Gilham, Adam Kennedy
HB: Toby Greene, Joshua Bruce, Sam Reid
C: Adam Treloar, Callan Ward, Lachie Whitfield
HF: Jeremy Cameron, Jonathan Giles, Rhys Palmer
F: Devon Smith, Adam Tomlinson, Taylor Adams
Foll: Dean Brogan, Tom Scully, Jacob Townsend
Int: Zachary Williams, Stephen Coniglio, Dylan Shiel, Sam Darley, Aidan Corr, Shaun Edwards, Samuel Frost
In: D.Brogan, S.Darley, A.Kennedy, S.Edwards, L.Whitfield
Out: C.Hampton, T.Bugg
Adelaide Crows:
B: Andy Otten, Ben Rutten, Luke Brown
HB: David Mackay, Daniel Talia, Brent Reilly
C: Brodie Smith, Scott Thompson, Bernie Vince
HF: Patrick Dangerfield, Shaun McKernan, Jason Porplyzia
F: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Matthew Wright
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Richard Douglas, Rory Sloane
Int: Nathan van Berlo, Ian Callinan, Jarryd Lyons, Rory Laird, Ricky Henderson, Matthew Jaensch, Sam Kerridge
In: N.van Berlo, I.Callinan, R.Henderson, R.Laird
Out: R.Tambling
Crows AFL coach praises GWS’s Cameron
Greater Western Sydney’s Jeremy Cameron will turn into an unstoppable forward force, according to Adelaide AFL coach Brenton Sanderson.
But Sanderson says he has the defensive weapon – Daniel Talia – to quell Cameron when the Giants host Adelaide on Sunday.
Sanderson says the personal duel between two of the most brilliant young players in the competition will be a highlight of the Skoda Stadium encounter.
“Cameron versus Talia would be a really juicy match-up for the fans,” Sanderson said.
“We know this kid (Cameron) has got tons of raw talent and that will be a match-up that footy purists will be looking at with a fair bit of interest.”
Cameron, aged 20, kicked six goals last week against competition pacesetters Essendon.
But the attacking Giant will be pitted against the miserly 21-year-old Talia, who last year won the AFL’s Rising Star award and last week kept Hawthorn megastar Lance Franklin goalless.
Both players appear evenly matched: Talia is one centimetre taller and weighs four kilograms more than Cameron, who Sanderson believes is set for superstardom.
“Cameron is a star – he already is,” Sanderson said.
“When this (GWS) side gets up and running, he’s going to be almost unstoppable.
“But we obviously rate our boy, too. Tails is an absolute ripper and his job last week on Franklin was just exceptional.”
Adelaide captain Nathan van Berlo will return from a three-week layoff with a knee injury as the Crows try to put their season back on course after only two wins from their initial six games.
The Giants, still chasing their first win of the season, made five changes including evergreen ruck Dean Brogan returning from his three-match suspension.
“Brogan was in good form earlier in the season and it’s great to regain his experience and add some support for Jon Giles in the ruck,” GWS coach Kevin Sheedy said.
GWS also recalled Lachie Whitfield after a week off with soreness, Adam Kennedy returns from illness while Curtly Hampton and Tomas Bugg were dropped for the Giants’ first game at Skoda Stadium this season.
