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The Adelaide Crows look to continue their white-hot form against the suddenly rejuvenated Collingwood Magpies. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:40pm (AEST).
Adelaide flew under the radar after a start far more impressive than their 4-4 record suggested, but since then the Crows have been unstoppable.
Seven consecutive wins, by an average of 47 points, has seen the club soar into the top four, with Don Pyke’s chances of winning a flag in his first season as coach growing by the week.
They’ve been particularly superb on their home deck, winning six of seven by an average of 41 points.
If they get a home final, they’ll be very hard to knock off – so motivation in such a tight top-eight race shouldn’t be a problem for the Crows.
Collingwood’s year may be a write-off, but they’ve hit some form of late and are a real chance to play spoiler as the season reaches its end.
Consecutive beltings of Brisbane and Geelong looked to have corrected the ship for the Magpies after a 2-5 start, but miserably uncompetitive losses to the Western Bulldogs, Port Adelaide and Melbourne had them on a collision course for the bottom four.
But with three straight wins to their name, including a stunning upset over the Giants in Sydney last week, it looks the black and white are back, even if it is a little late.
The Crows have won their last three games against Collingwood, although the Pies won the previous six before that.
Adelaide’s 14-25 record against Collingwood is their worst, percentage-wise, against any side in the competition.
Prediction
Collingwood deserve a little more credit than they’ve received for their purple patch, and go into this match with a genuine chance.
But Adelaide’s form has been just about the best in the competition, and with so much to play for in the tightest finals race in years, should be able to get up once more.
Crows by 19 points