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2020 Toyota AFL Premiership
Adelaide Crows v GWS GIANTS
Round 16 • Tuesday 8 September 2020 • 7:40 AM (UTC)
59 8.11
Full Time
47 7.5
Crows Won By 12
Adelaide Oval,  Adelaide  • Kaurna

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    Match Preview: Round 16 v Adelaide

    It's a quick trip to Adelaide to take on the Crows, with the GIANTS chasing another crucial four points.

    Where and when: Adelaide Oval, Tuesday September 8, 5.40pm AEST

    Last time they met: It was a win for the Crows, who defeated the GIANTS by 21 points in a round 12 game in Adelaide. The game was up for grabs until midway through the last term, with the GIANTS working their way back from a slow start to grab a four-point lead at three-quarter-time. Twice, the Crows took the lead back and twice, the GIANTS snatched it back again. Ultimately though, Adelaide was able to kick away. Matt and Brad Crouch played big games in the midfield for the Crows and Reilly O’Brien controlled the ruck, with Rory Laid and Wayne Milera influential too, while Josh Jenkins kicked three of their 12 goals, Taylor Walker two. Tim Taranto, Stephen Coniglio, Josh Kelly and Heath Shaw were the GIANTS’ biggest ball winners, with Harry Himmelberg and Kelly kicked two goals apiece.

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    What it means for the GIANTS: The GIANTS fought out a tough win over Carlton in round 14 after flying back into Queensland from Perth, despite missing some early opportunities in front of goal and struggling to find their best form. The game ended on a positive note, with four goals and some huge efforts from players all over the ground getting the team over the line in Shane Mumford’s 200th AFL match. The win pushed the GIANTS back up into eighth spot on the ladder, but a finals spot is still not guaranteed which means the wins need to keep coming.

    Where’s the opposition at? This Crows side will look quite different to the one the GIANTS played last year, with Jenkins, Eddie Betts, Hugh Greenwood, Cam Ellis-Yolmen and Alex Keath at other clubs this season, and other players including Rory Atkins out of the current side. Adelaide has had a tough season under new coach Matthew Nicks (a former GIANTS assistant) but spurred on by captain Rory Sloane and the Crouch brothers broke through for their first win of the season against Hawthorn in round 15. O’Brien was excellent again, in the ruck and in grabbing five contested marks for the game, while the Crows set the win up by dominating the contested possession and effective clearance counts.

    The number: 35. Harry Perryman and Jeremy Finlayson shared their 50-game milestone in last week’s game against Carlton, as two of the 35 GIANTS Academy graduates to have made their way onto AFL lists over the years. Perryman was a first round pick in 2016, with Finlayson the second-last player – pick 85 – drafted in 2015. Of those 35 players, 15 went straight from their national or rookie draft to the GIANTS (four have since joined a second team), with the rest getting their AFL chance at other clubs.

    In the mix: There’s likely to be some changes to the team this round, with Josh Kelly a chance to return from the concussion that saw him miss the win over the Blues and Brent Daniels (hamstring) and Harry Perryman (calf) to also be tested after pulling up slightly sore after the game. Phil Davis’ knee is a wait-and-see, while Callan Ward is still a couple of weeks away after finger surgery. Sam Jacobs may get to face his old team for the first time should Shane Mumford need a break, with Jye Caldwell, Zac Langdon, Jackson Hately, Jack Buckley and Tom Green all ready to go if required and Sam Reid also a chance to come in for his first game of the season.

     

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    GIANTS Downed by Crows

    The finals race is still on, after a disappointing night in Adelaide.

    ADELAIDE has turned the finals race upside down, stunning Greater Western Sydney for its second straight win and placing the GIANTS' post-season hopes in jeopardy.

    The Crows and their rookie coach, Matthew Nicks – Leon Cameron's senior assistant at GWS last season – had suffered 13 losses in a row until their 35-point victory over Hawthorn seven days ago. 

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    They rode a 10-2 clearance dominance to a three-goals-to-one opening term and never trailed, despite the Giants threatening to run over the top of them at various stages.

    Ex-Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs kicked the only major in the final quarter – a remarkable effort after grabbing the ball in the goal square – but the Crows hung on for an 8.11 (59) to 7.5 (47) triumph.

    GWS faces fellow finals contender Melbourne on Saturday, then sixth-placed St Kilda in round 18, and may need to win both to book a fifth consecutive post-season trip.

    The result was a boon for both the Demons and the Western Bulldogs, the Dogs reviving their own chances with an upset win over West Coast on Sunday night.

    Adelaide set up the victory at the coalface, with Rory Laird's emergence as an onballer continuing with a match-high 11 clearances and 18 contested possessions.

    No other player had more than five, although the Crouch brothers, Brad (31 disposals, four clearances) and Matt (27, 12 tackles), and skipper Rory Sloane (seven score involvements) were influential as well.

    The Crows also defended extremely well, strangling the GIANTS' ball movement to the point they had only 26 inside 50s compared to Adelaide’s 49.

    Former teammates Reilly O'Brien and Jacobs had an entertaining ruck duel, with the former narrowly taking the honours despite both having their moments.

    There was plenty else to like for Adelaide, which got two goals apiece out of big improvers Elliott Himmelberg and Shane McAdam.

    Lachie Whitfield (29 disposals, game-high 553m gained) was again the GIANTS' best player and looked the man who could win them the game, but there was nowhere near enough support.

    Tim Taranto (23 disposals, five clearances) and captain Steve Coniglio (20) were busy too, but there is now genuine concern whether the GIANTS will get the chance to redeem their Grand Final loss.

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