Saturday’s AFL 2018 Round 21 match is between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Adelaide Crows. The opening kick is set to commence at 19:25 local time with the game to be played at UNSW Canberra Oval. The home team Greater Western Sydney Giants are the favourites for the match.
View our preview and teams for the game between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Adelaide Crows.
When: 19:25 | Saturday 11/08/2018
Where: UNSW Canberra Oval
Preview:
GWS weren’t tested against the Blues last week but this match will be a good test against the Crows who have started to hit good form.
The Giants’ injury toll isn’t ideal, hopefully they can regain some players back before the finals.
Tough showdown win for Adelaide and they’ll derive a lot of confidence from that.
The Crows won the contested possessions and clearances count against Port.
KEY BATTLE: Daniel Talia v Jeremy Cameron
Cameron second game back at full forward and he’ll be better for last week’s run.
The Verdict
GWS play well on this ground and should be too good.
Zac Langdon has been the first goal-scorer in each of the Giants’ last two matches.
Josh Kelly has recorded 30+ disposals in each of the Giants last four matches against South Australian opponents.
Unibet Odds:
Greater Western Sydney Giants at $1.44
Adelaide Crows at $2.80
Odds:
Tip: Greater Western Sydney Giants at $1.44
Value Bet: First Goal Scorer: Jeremy Cameron at $6.50
More Info:
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney Giants: 
B: Haynes, Davis, Kennedy
HB: Reid, Tomlinson, Buntine
C: Whitfield, Ward, Kelly
HF: Taranto, Himmelberg, Hopper
F: Langdon, Cameron, Bonar
FOLL: Lobb, Coniglio, Shiel
I/C: Shaw, Daniels, de Boer, Griffen
EMG: Keeffe, Finlayson, Lloyd, Buckley
IN: Reid, Taranto, Shiel, Griffen
OUT: Taylor, Simpson, Deledio, Greene
Adelaide Crows: 
B: Keath, Cheney, Brown
HB: Smith, Doedee, Laird
C: Atkins, M.Crouch, Milera
HF: Gallucci, Walker, Lynch
F: Murphy, Jenkins, Betts
FOLL: Jacobs, Sloane, Gibbs
I/C: Greenwood, Mackay, Douglas, Ellis-Yolmen
EMG: Kelly, Wilson, Hunter, McGovern
IN: Cheney, Douglas
OUT: Knight, Talia
AFL News:
GWS veteran Brett Deledio and ruckman Dawson Simpson are likely to miss the rest of the AFL season, while small forward Toby Greene will be racing the clock to return before finals.
Deledio (calf), Simpson (ankle), Greene (hamstring) and Sam Taylor (hamstring) all suffered injuries during the Giants’ 105-point win over Carlton.
The expansion club’s biggest win of the year has proven their most costly.
GWS are yet to put a timeframe on Deledio’s latest calf setback, but fitness guru David Joyce admitted the club will be “pretty conservative” given the former Richmond star’s chronic calf problems.
“He’s had well documented issues with both calves in the past and unfortunately this just adds to that,” Joyce said.
Simpson will spend at least eight weeks on the sidelines because of a fractured ankle, meaning his 2018 campaign is over.
Greene and Taylor may not play again before September.
GWS are in ominous form, having won eight of their past nine games, but coach Leon Cameron is now forced to reshuffle his magnets yet again in what has been an injury-cursed campaign.
The Giants have also confirmed hard-running midfielder Tom Scully, who has been sidelined since round two because of a broken ankle, will play no further part in this season.
The good news for Cameron is that Tim Taranto (knee), Dylan Shiel (hamstring), Sam Reid (knee), Ryan Griffen (hamstring) are in the mix to return against Adelaide in Canberra on Saturday night.
The quartet is likely to be available, provided they get through the club’s main training session on Wednesday.
Deledio has managed a total of 16 games in his two seasons at the Giants.
The 31-year-old’s previous stint on the sidelines was almost three months. He hurt his hamstring in round six then tweaked his calf while recovering.
Greene, who also spent three months on the sidelines this year because of a foot injury, returned in round 17 and added plenty of potency, confidence and class in GWS’s forward line.
Taylor has impressed in defence during his maiden season, while Simpson’s absence will also create a giant hole for Cameron to fill.
Simpson has been a revelation since his round-14 recall, allowing ruckman Rory Lobb to spend more time in attack.
“He’s torn the ligaments on the inside of his ankle … because of the way the foot has fallen, he’s managed to fracture his ankle on the other side,” Joyce said.
“The big fella is in remarkable spirits considering what he’s been through.”
