AFL: David King and Leigh Montagna battle it out once again on GIVE ME SOMETHING ahead of round 8.
Can Crows still save their season? | 03:04Thursday May 2, 7:30pm at Adelaide OvalFrom 6:30pm on Channel 504 with Sarah Jones , Jason Dunstall , David King, Leigh Montagna , Mark Ricciuto and Jon Ralph Adelaide’s improvement may be flying under the radar. After a 0-4 start which had almost everyone counting them out as factors in the 2024 season, they have shown clear signs of reverting to near their 2023 best.
Aliir will miss Thursday night’s Showdown due to concussion after being on the end of a Jack Higgins sling tackle that cost the Saint a three-week ban. The premiership duo are two of Collingwood’s top-four players for contested possessions, clearances and disposals, meaning they’ll leave a significant chasm.
They may not have beaten a 2024 finalist in that bunch. You have to go back to Round 1 against Collingwood – when the premiers just didn’t look right – or Opening Round against Melbourne – which was a weirdly slippery night and hardly felt reflective of the Demons’ true talent level – for the last time Sydney passed a proper test.
The good news is they’re getting plenty of minutes into a promising group of youngsters. Last Friday night against the Power, Ross Lyon sent out four teenagers – Darcy Wilson, Angus Hastie, Hugo Garcia and Mattaes Phillipou – plus three 20-year-olds and another trio under the age of 24 . “They’ll get a win somewhere,” Hawthorn great Dermott Brereton told Fox Footy after North’s Round 7 loss to Adelaide. “I don’t know how they’re going to do it, but they’re going to get somebody who has four or five injuries on the day. They’ll get a win somewhere. It might not be one of the other two bottom teams like the Eagles or the Hawks, it might be somebody else — or it could be them — but it’ll come unexpectedly … But it’ll need to be a perfect storm for them to win.
The Dees produced close wins over the Crows and Power, before an upset 22-point loss to Brisbane and the most unconvincing 42-point win over Richmond on Anzac Eve. “Have a look at how quick they go, when they make the decision that they’ve got the footy and they’re off, look at the speed,” King said.“It happened all day, there’s clearly a plan for their half forwards to pinch forward.Geelong’s ability to keep in touch with the top half of the ladder and remain competitive after such a successful era is the envy of their rivals and that is largely due to their recruitment and coaching staff.
Tom Barrass, Harley Reid and Noah Long all look set to be available and Elliot Yeo is in some of the best form we’ve seen from him in years; that’s important because this is an underrated midfield battle. The Bombers’ improvement, especially from centre bounces, has been well-discussed in the east but the Eagles are right up there with them.
King said Stringer against West Coast could replicate what Marcus Bontempelli produced against the Eagles in Round 3 when the Bulldogs captain kicked three goals from 16 disposals and 11 contested possessions.“He’s become a clearance machine. I can see him bursting out of the middle. Baker recorded a team-high 25 disposals and a goal in his Eagles audition in Round 5. What does he have in store for Justin Longmuir’s men this Sunday?The Dockers don’t venture to the MCG much, but this is an ideal opportunity for them on Sunday to strengthen their credentials as a genuine finals contender … and play with some dare and dash that helped them beat the Bulldogs last weekend.
Small forward Rhylee West has been solid, but doesn’t have the flair and same goal nous as what Weightman possesses.Hawks’ burning question: How the heck are they going to score? He’s followed by Chol , Jack Ginnivan and Blake Hardwick – we’re not exactly talking the Buddy and Roughy forward line here.
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