Adelaide Crows v Melbourne Demons: AFL preview, news and how to watch live
All you need to know in the lead up Saturday’s (2 July) Adelaide Crows v Melbourne Demons twilight match including news updates, past history plus when and how to watch live on Kayo.
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The Dees have rediscovered their mojo and Adelaide will face a much tougher assignment than against North Melbourne in Hobart last Sunday.
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Crows v Demons preview
Don’t poke the bear. Or in this case the Demon.
After a series of off-field controversies – which continues – plus three straight defeats, Melbourne showed why they are the defending premiers last Thursday against Brisbane thumping the Lions by 64 points without injured captain Max Gawn (ankle).
They now leave the footy furnace of Melbourne for the first time in six weeks to play an Adelaide Crows’ side who haven’t played at home either since early June.
Last week the Crows cantered to a 115-58 win over the last-placed Kangaroos at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena taking Adelaide to five wins and nine losses for the year. Still an outside chance of playing finals, the ‘pride of South Australia’ has a mountain to climb in the next four weeks playing Melbourne (home), Hawthorn (away), Collingwood (home) and Sydney (away).
Adelaide’s Riley Thilthorpe (knee) is back while very little change is expected for Melbourne before the first bounce. Forwards Ned McHenry (knee) and Shane McAdam (ankle) will both miss the match though.
Clayton Oliver starred in last week’s win racking up 35 disposals for the Dees to follow his 43 against Collingwood the previous week. He is the leading disposal getter in the AFL averaging 34.5.
This week the star midfielder signed an astonishing seven-year contract extension with the reigning premiers in a big boost for the future.
What time is Crows v Demons?
The game starts at 4.05pm (ACST), 4.35pm (AEST) and 2.35pm (AWST) on Saturday 2 July.
Where is it being played?
Adelaide Oval.
How do I watch the game?
The game will be broadcast live on Kayo as part of its AFL coverage. Not only can you catch the LIVE fixture and also the replay, but if you miss the action, you can catch up with Kayo Minis and Kayo Bites.
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What AFL news do I need to know before Saturday?
CODESports has the latest news and analysis from around the AFL.
INCLUDING the Crows’ forwards in doubt to face Melbourne, latest predicted team news, every club’s run home and where they’ll end up, the 15 Demons out of contract for 2023 and Adelaide Oval’s plan to slash membership prices.
History between Crows and Demons
Three of the past five meetings between the two have been at the Adelaide Oval with Melbourne winning two of those, but not the most recent. In May 2021, Adelaide clinched victory by a point (96-95) with Adelaide’s Taylor Walker and Oliver each kicking three goals.
Team Lists
All the ins and outs for Saturday:
Adelaide Crows
B: Doedee, Butts, Jones
HB: Smith, Murray, Dawson
C: Hately, Laird, Hinge
HF: Rachele, Fogarty, Soligo
F: Murphy, Walker, Rowe
FOLL: O’Brien, Keays, Berry
I/C: Milera, Schoenberg, Parnell, Thilthorpe
EMG: Newchurch, Sholl, Crouch, Gollant
IN: Murphy, Thilthorpe
OUT: Hamill, McHenry, McAdam (all injured)
Melbourne Demons
B: May, Petty, Hibberd
HB: Bowey, Lever, Salem
C: Brayshaw, Oliver, Langdon
HF: Harmes, Fritsch, Neal-Bullen
F: Pickett, Brown, Bedford
FOLL: Jackson, Petracca, Viney
I/C: Spargo, Jordon, Sparrow, Weideman
EMG: Melksham, Tomlinson, Hunt, Brown
IN: Nil
OUT: Hunt (sub)
Live score updates
Keep up to date with the score for when you’re on the move here.
Where can I see more round 16 AFL previews?
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne
Where can I read more AFL?
See the AFL section on CodeSports, or visit the AFL section on your main state news website – Herald Sun / Adelaide Advertiser / Daily Telegraph / Courier Mail
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