The Adelaide Crows have belted the Carlton Blues by 55 points on Saturday, but more injury woes will challenge the club moving forward.
Final score
Crows 19.11 (125)
Blues 10.10 (70)
The Adelaide Crows host a Carlton Blues outfit coming off six straight losses. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 7:40pm (AEST).
This has been Carlton’s worst start to a season in… ever.
On the other side, Adelaide’s form hasn’t been excellent, but they’re sitting 4-2 having lost to Essendon and Collingwood. But no, their third loss won’t be tonight to another of the big Victorian teams.
The Blues’ main man in the middle, Patrick Cripps, will be up against a former main Bluebagger in Bryce Gibbs. It’ll be Gibbs’ first match against his old side, and he’ll be among the biggest names in Adelaide’s midfield given Rory Sloane is yet to return.
Both teams have a number of changes. For the Crows, the injured Taylor Walker is the biggest exclusion, with a managed Riley Knight and omitted Myles Poholke joining him on the sidelines. In good news for the home team, Eddie Betts is back, along with Jake Kelly and Darcy Fogarty.
Carlton have three big outs, with Jack Silvangi dropped, but they’ve also lost Caleb Marshbank and Charlie Curnow to injury. In good news, they’ve regained the important Matthew Kreuzer, Jarrod Pickett and Nick Graham.
Prediction
This’ll be a thrashing. I don’t usually proclaim any team have ‘no chance’, but Carlton are pretty close to that threshold.
Crows to win, and very comfortably.
Adelaide by 67 points.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match from 7:40pm (AEST).
Cat
Roar Guru
Apparently Adelaide’s 8th hamstring of the season. They are doing something wrong.
Internal Fixation
Guest
More Stamina than Dermie has when talking about Dermie
Internal Fixation
Guest
Good win by the Crows down a quarter of their best 22. Forcing them to the outside worked for 30 minutes. Interesting that Greenwood slides “down” a midfield position or 2 when Sloan and Crouch return - scary that he could only have the attention of the 4/5 best opposition midfielder.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
I'm buggered, so that's all from me tonight. Two consecutive games - about six hours of footy - being blogged is quite an effort. Thanks for everyone who commented, and I'll be back on Monday for Power Rankings and for some games next weekend! Enjoy Sunday footy tomorrow, everybody.
Birdman
Guest
lol - it takes all sorts :)
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
I have no idea. Thanks for joining me tonight, mate. Thoroughly enjoy the banter, and chats.
Birdman
Guest
Sorry Cat, I'm flying over for it and I've got a very good feeling that we've got them covered as we usually do.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Mitch McGovern with five goals. Curnow, Simpson and Thomas all collecting 26 touches. Carlton transforming themselves for the better mid game. Carlton preventing a 100 point loss. Adelaide providing some awesome goals, and ball movement. For a game so many (including me) were cynical about, there was much to enjoy, really. Adelaide: 19.11 (125) Carlton: 10.10 (70)
Birdman
Guest
only the jazz on the stereo and a few 'sherbets' has got me through the evening AD. Not sure how you do it young man but well done all the same.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
There's full time. It's the Crows by 55 points. Adelaide: 19.11 (125) Carlton: 10.10 (70)
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
GOAL CARLTON Ed Curnow with a goal as we head into the final sixty seconds. That's nice to watch, actually. Adelaide: 19.11 (125) Carlton: 10.10 (70)
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
BEHIND ADELAIDE McGovern goes for his sixth, but he misses! Adelaide: 19.11 (125) Carlton: 9.10 (64)
Birdman
Guest
Channel 7 must be filthy with their allocated broadcast matches lately.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Mate, think about me. Blogging two games in a row. Not particularly exciting games, mind.
Brinnx
Guest
Good job on the updates AD, at least its not a 100 point blowout, but these glimpses how Carlton are going to be in the next few years once the kids grow up are both driving me crazy and making me scared we will end up like St Kilda
User
Roar Rookie
In a pure dad moment bed is a lot more inviting than seeing this out, have a good one all
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
There's still two minutes left, my god.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
GOAL ADELAIDE Fogarty has a set shot, but he's missed it. Fortunately, though, McGovern's got a free kick and he'll line up for his fifth. Nailed it. Adelaide: 19.10 (124) Carlton: 9.10 (64)
Cat
Roar Guru
Sheesh, now I like you even less. A soccer fan is about the only thing worse than a hawks fan;)
Birdman
Guest
so most of these guys are getting paid big coin for doing this football thing, yeah? Not sure why sometimes.