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Where: Adelaide Oval
When: Friday July 11, 10.50am (BST)
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Last week’s results will add an extra edge to this encounter, with the Crows another step closer to featuring in finals football after thrashing Greater Western Sydney at Spotless Stadium in Round 16.
Hawthorn on the other hand were upset by an inconsistent North Melbourne outfit and now cannot afford to drop any point in their quest for a top two finish.
In what should be a sell-out crowd at Adelaide Oval, the task will get a lot harder for the Hawks who will miss its Norm Smith medalist Brian Lake through suspension after his infamous ‘chokehold’ on Drew Petrie.
It will mean Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson will look to Ryan Schoenmakers to shut down Adelaide key forward Taylor Walker.
It’s a season defining game for both sides, don’t miss it!
Match facts:
1. Adelaide is the number one contested marking side in 2014, averaging 11.3 marks a game compared to the seventh-ranked Hawthorn, which averages 9.9 a game.
2. One advantage for the Hawks is their goal kicking accuracy, ranked first at 58.3 per cent. The club’s most deadly in front of goal this year have been Luke Breust with 39.4 and Jack Gunston 36.17.
3. Despite sitting in the top four the Hawks are the worst tackling side in 2014, averaging just 60.6 tackles a game. The Crows are the second worst side, averaging 61.6 tackles a game.
4. When Hawthorn held off Adelaide in a tight contest last season in round six last season it was the big guns who starred: Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell each had 26 possessions; Patrick Dangerfield had 35 touches and two goals for the Crows.
5. This will be the first clash between the sides at Adelaide Oval; in Adelaide at AAMI Stadium the Crows won 11 of 15 contests.
6. Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs is rising through the ranks of the Official AFL Player Ratings. He’s currently rated the seventh best in the AFL; Hawk Ben McEvoy is ranked fourth.
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