Adelaide and Carlton have played 34 times. The Blues hold the overall advantage, 18 – 16.

Carlton has troubled the Crows in recent times, having won two of the past three matches between the teams.

Adelaide won the last meeting by nine points in Round 10 last season. Sadly, it was the final game for dual Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd, who suffered a serious knee injury in the first half.

The last five games between the Crows and Blues have been played in Victoria, including three at the MCG. Carlton has not travelled to South Australia to play Adelaide since Round Four, 2010.

Former Crows Sam Kerridge and Matthew Wright will play against Adelaide for the first time on Sunday. The Crows will also field a couple of ex-Blues in Eddie Betts and Sam Jacobs.

Josh Jenkins kicked five goals in Adelaide’s narrow win over the Blues last season.

Carlton is 14^th on the AFL ladder (six wins, eight losses) but only percentage out of 10^th spot. The Crows have climbed to fifth place and are percentage away from second.

Adelaide has won six consecutive games. The Crows have not claimed seven straight victories since Rounds 9 – 15 in 2009. That streak started with a win over Carlton.

The Blues and Crows both had an average player age of 25.2 years in Round 15.

Carlton’s defence is its strength. The Blues concede an average of 89 points per game (ranked 10^th).

However, Carlton is ranked 17^th in points scored (1,020) behind Essendon. Adelaide is the highest-scoring team in the competition, and ranks eighth (best) in scores conceded.

The Blues also maintain possession of the ball well with the use of short kicks and uncontested marks. They rank fifth for time in possession and sixth for time in forward half.

Playmakers Sam Docherty and Kade Simpson are the second and third ranked defenders in the League according to Champion Data.

An excellent intercept player, Docherty is third in AFL for rebound 50ms (76) and fourth in marks from opposition kicks (39). Docherty and Simpson are equal-third for total marks (106).

Simpson is one of the leading uncontested possession players in the League, ranked third in uncontested marks (102) and fourth in uncontested possessions (277).

The Blues veteran has gained 6,051 metres– ranked top-20 among all players. Adelaide half-back Brodie Smith is fourth overall (7,542).

Crows captain Taylor Walker leads the League in goal (18) and score (25) assists.

Carlton averages the most possessions per goal (4.7) of any team, while Adelaide averages the fewest (3.3).

Rising Star runner-up Patrick Cripps is Carlton’s inside bull. Cripps is the second-best clearance player in the competition with 100. Cripps is also sixth in contested possessions (197) slightly ahead of Crow Rory Sloane (185) who is ninth overall.

After laying 26 tackles in two weeks, Sloane is now the equal second-best tackling player in the AFL with 107. Blue and ex-Crows rookie Ed Curnow is sixth (99).

Big-bodied Carlton forward Levi Casboult is equal-third in the League for contested marks (32).

Casboult could come up against Adelaide's All Australian defender Daniel Talia, who leads the competition in spoils (112). Blues utility Sam Rowe (104) is fourth overall.

Swingman Andrejs Everitt leads Carlton’s goalkicking with 15. South Australian Bryce Gibbs has been involved in more scores (88) than any other Blue – 31.4 per cent of total team scores.