- Date: Saturday, 12th of July
- First bounce: 1.20pm AEST
- Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
- Broadcast info: Channel Seven (SA), Fox Footy
Match Analysis
There should be plenty of good games this weekend, but this might be the best of them. The Dogs and the Crows sit 1st and 3rd in total points scored this season, and when up and running are arguably the two best teams to watch in the footy. On what is always a fast-paced deck at Marvel, this game could be compelling viewing.
Both teams come into the game in good form; the Dogs pumped the kind-of-in-form Kangaroos by 49 points on the back of big hauls to Aaron Naughton and Sam Darcy last week to make it four on the trot, while the Crows held off a competitive Demons team in Adelaide to make it five wins from their last six. Both of these sides harbour Premiership ambitions, but with such a tight battle for spots, while they could very easily finish top 4, they could each also potentially miss the 8.
So it’s safe to say there is plenty on the line. The Bulldogs midfield is as good as any and the Crows will have their work cut out stopping them, which they’ll have to given the form of the Dogs twin towers up forward. But the Crows have their own fair share of big, bustling key forwards too, and given how vulnerable Nick Larkey made the Dogs look down back last week, that could be an area of advantage for the visitors. Expect the ball to be zinging around and the big men to have ample opportunity to throw their weight around, and in what should be one of the better games of the season, and old-fashioned, high-scoring clash, the home side can get the better of the Crows.
Expert Tip
Over 179.5 total match points @ 1.89 with EliteBet
Two of the top 3 scoring teams in the league, a fast-paced Marvel deck – there should be heaps of goals.
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