Adelaide and Melbourne have met 37 times, with the Crows ahead in the ledger 24 – 13.

This will be the second clash between the two sides for premiership points in the Northern Territory, with the first coming in Round 17 last season. Adelaide ran away with that game thanks to seven goals in both the first and final quarters, finishing with a 46-point victory.

Taylor Walker kicked four that night, with Tom Lynch, Eddie Betts, David Mackay and Mitch McGovern the other multiple goal-kickers. The Crows swept the Brownlow votes, Tom Lynch securing the three, Rory Laird two and Brad Crouch one.

Darren Jarman holds the record for most majors in this fixture, booting nine against the Demons in Round 13, 1999.

Richard Douglas will move into the top-10 on the list of games played for the Crows when he runs out on Sunday in his 229^th game for the Club, drawing level with Ben Rutten.

Melbourne have won their previous four games by an average margin of 63-points and sit third on the ladder. The Crows have won four of their last five and reside in fourth spot.

Against Carlton last weekend, Dees forward Jake Melksham recorded 21 disposals, 15 score involvements, 14 contested possessions and five goals. The performance saw him finish with a player rating of 40.4, the fifth highest game rating since 2010, when player ratings began to be measured.

The Crows lead the League in hard-ball gets (153), closely followed by Melbourne (152). The two sides also hold first and second spot for ground-ball gets, 422 and 412 respectively.

Crows defender Rory Laird leads the competition for hard-ball gets (29) and loose-ball gets (38).

The Demons average the most contested possessions per game in 2018 (163.6), with the Crows close behind in second (159.7)

Melbourne have also taken the most marks inside 50ms this season (132) and lead the League for total centre clearances (133).

Max Gawn leads the ruck fraternity for hit-outs in 2018 (428), with Sam Jacobs third (336).

Gawn’s dominance in the ruck has translated on the scoreboard, with the Demons leading the League for goals from centre bounces (24) and goals from all stoppages (51).

Two of the League’s best tacklers will go head-to-head on Sunday; Clayton Oliver, who currently sits fourth in the standings (67) and Hugh Greenwood who holds onto fifth spot (65).

Paul Seedsman has accumulated 47 inside 50ms so far this season, just one behind joint leaders Tom Mitchell, Dayne Zorko and Dustin Martin (48).

Both sides are fast starters, each kicking a League-high 33 first quarter goals, with the Crows winning seven first terms and the Demons six. They are also strong finishers, each team winning seven final terms, also a League-high.

Melbourne have more disposals within their forward half than any other team this season (1726).

Adelaide kick long more than any other side (632) and sit second overall for effective kicks (1383).

Melbourne have the fewest kicks backwards (49), with the Crows the third fewest (57).