AFL 2019: Rnd 12: Adelaide Crows v GWS Giants - 19:10 ACST, Jun 08, Adelaide Oval

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Match Preview

What it means for Adelaide: The eighth-placed Crows (6-5) are just keeping their head above water in the finals race, but a win over a genuine premiership contender would be a massive statement.
What it means for Greater Western Sydney: The second-placed Giants (8-3) are rolling nicely on the back of three straight wins. The Crows would be their most significant scalp since knocking off Geelong in round four.

The stat: The Crows have won eight of the 11 meetings between the two clubs, but the Giants won both of the encounters last year. The Giants also went a perfect two from two at Adelaide Oval in 2018, and have a 3-5 record overall at the venue.

The match-up: Daniel Talia v Jeremy Cameron
Talia – the Crows’ premier key defender in the Official AFL Player Ratings - faces one of his biggest challenges of the season. Cameron – the Giants’ best forward - has been in unstoppable form, leading the Coleman Medal race with 38 goals.

It’s a big week for: Bryce Gibbs
The Crows midfielder could get a tagging role for a second straight week, this time running with Giants star Stephen Coniglio. Gibbs did a great negating role on Clayton Oliver in the second half of last week's comeback win against Melbourne.

Big call: Harry Himmelberg to kick five goals
Prediction: Giants by 18 points

Weather: 18° Mostly Sunny

 

[Macpotata]

An absolute rip snorter. Told the in laws I've got the flu so they don't pester me during the game. Can't be interrupted for this one.


See ya next week!

 

[Colonial]

Greene a late out with Hately coming in according to rumours.

Hopefully a close win but thinking a loss.

 

[WCfan22]

Giants to tear adelaide a new one.
GWS and Geelong two horse race atm to the flag

 

[Chinacats]

Crows need a statement game rather than statement dropping of players. If they lose they remain average and out of the race. Win and they enter the conversation. Go crows!

 

[Jibroni]

Giants look the real deal this year and should be too good. Franchise by 18.

 

[Bazza97]

Have a feeling the Crows will get up tonight, think they will put in a really good performance at home. Looking forward to it.

 

[Power Raid]

Fingers crossed for the crows but the giants for the win

 

[Drewie11]

GWS should win this pretty comfortably with the form these 2 teams are in

 

[Colonial]

GWS should win this pretty comfortably with the form these 2 teams are in

Regarding form, just see who our last 3 games were against(Carlton, Demons, Suns).
No disrespect to those 3 but you would think we should of put them away.

 

[Giant Pete]

Anyone got the average age for the two lineups tonight?

 

[Adz]

Giants by 40.

 

[R0GUE]

Giants look the real deal this year and should be too good. Franchise by 18.

Which franchise?

 

[demondavey]

Giants to tear adelaide a new one.
GWS and Geelong two horse race atm to the flag

Don’t be silly..... eagles won it from fourth in 1992, you can play the G, Cats and Giants have struggled there.

 

[demondavey]

Massive game. Giants need it to keep in touch with top 2, Crows top 8.

Giants better than people giving them credit for, 16 point win.

 

[Colonial]

 

[Americanpies]

Giants to tear adelaide a new one.
GWS and Geelong two horse race atm to the flag

Not sure about that..

I feel that GWS wouldn't get past Collingwood, Richmond or West Coast in September......

 

[projectv]

Looking forward to this one.

GWS should win, but wouldn't mind if they didn't.

 

[FreoRicci]

GWS should win, but knowing Cameron and the Giants, can possibly stuff this up underwhelmingly

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Giants by 70 points.

 

[projectv]

Lynch a late out.

 

[FreoRicci]

Jenkins should’ve came in earlier. Texas can thank his stars he’s around

 

[PAFC_1870]

Richmond

Based on what exactly?

They won't be meeting at the G...

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Time to drop Jenkins.

 

[gtrxuone]

JJ hit the scoreboard early,