Round Four
Adelaide v Sydney Swans
Saturday, April 16 at 7:10pm (local time) Adelaide Oval
Broadcast details
Live on Fox Sports 3 and 30 minute delay on Channel 7
Head to head
Adelaide – 22
Sydney Swans – 14
Milestones
Scott Thompson – 250 Club games
Latest news
AFL Media match preview
Read AFL Media’s preview of Saturday night’s Adelaide versus Sydney clash.
Out of action (estimates only)
Jarrad McVeigh (knee) – test
Sam Naismith (hand) – 1 week
Sam Reid (calf/achilles) – 2-3 weeks
Gary Rohan (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Michael Talia (foot) – 6-10 weeks
Alex Johnson (knee) – indefinite
Sydney’s last five
2016 Round Three, Sydney 14.9 (93) d Greater Western Sydney 10.8 (68), SCG
2016 Round Two, Carlton 10.11 (71) d by Sydney 20.11 (131), Etihad Stadium
2016 Round One, Sydney 18.25 (133) d Collingwood 7.11 (53), SCG
2015 Round Semi Final, Sydney 7.9 (51) d by North Melbourne 11.11 (77), ANZ Stadium
2015 Round Qualifying Final, Fremantle 10.9 (69) d Sydney 7.18 (60), Domain Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide
2015, Round 18, Sydney 17.15 (117) d Adelaide 9.11 (65), SCG
2014, Round Three, Adelaide 9.17 (71) d by Sydney 21.8 (134), Adelaide Oval
2013 Round 11, Adelaide 6.14 (50) d by Sydney 19.13 (127), AAMI Stadium
2012 Qualifying Final, Adelaide 5.12 (42) d by Sydney 11.5 (71), AAMI Stadium
2012 Round Six, Sydney 14.10 (94) d by Adelaide 15.9 (99), SCG
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting
3. Dan Hannebery (Sydney Swans)
2. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney Swans)
1. Josh Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
Most recent team
B: Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Dane Rampe
HB: Ben McGlynn, Heath Grundy, Jeremy Laidler
C: Dan Hannebery, Josh P. Kennedy, Isaac Heeney
HF: Callum Mills, Lance Franklin, Jake Lloyd
F: Harry Cunningham, Kurt Tippett, Tom Papley
Foll: Callum Sinclair, Kieren Jack, Luke Parker
Interchange: George Hewett, Zak Jones, Tom Mitchell, Daniel Robinson
News bites
Team approach to blanket Buddy
It’ll take a team approach to stop Lance Franklin and the dangerous Sydney Swans forward line on Saturday night, according to defender Daniel Talia.
McVeigh to make call
Sydney Swans co-captain Jarrad McVeigh will have the final say on whether or not he makes his first appearance of the season in Saturday night's blockbuster against Adelaide.
