Round 18
Adelaide v Sydney Swans
Saturday, August 1 at 4.35pm (local time) SCG
Broadcast details
Live on Fox Footy and Channel 7
Head to head
Adelaide – 22
Sydney Swans – 13
Milestones
Taylor Walker – 100 games
Rory Laird – 50 games
Latest news
Tippett a chance
Former Crow Kurt Tippett remains an outside chance to play against Adelaide for the first time since becoming a Swan.
Out of action (estimates only)
Lance Franklin (back) – test
Sam Naismith (groin) – test
Kurt Tippett (hand) – test
Mike Pyke (knee) – test
Lewis Melican (groin) – 1 weeks
Gary Rohan (hamstring) – 1 week
Craig Bird (calf) – 3-4 weeks
Alex Johnson (knee) – indefinite
Sydney’s last five
2015 Round 17, West Coast 15.13 (103) d Sydney 7.9 (51), Domain Stadium
2015 Round 16, Sydney 7.15 (57) d by Hawthorn 23.8 (146), ANZ Stadium
2015 Round 15, Brisbane 7.7 (49) d by Sydney 10.10 (70), The Gabba
2015 Round 14, Sydney 14.10 (94) d Port Adelaide 12.12 (84), SCG
2015 Round 13, Sydney 11.11 (77) d by Richmond 14.11 (95), SCG
Recent form against Adelaide
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
2011 Round 15, Adelaide 8.9 (59) d Sydney 6.14 (50), AAMI Stadium
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting
3. Lance Franklin (Sydney Swans)
2. Luke Parker (Sydney Swans)
1. Josh Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
Most recent team
B: Nick Smith, Heath Grundy, Rhyce Shaw
HB: Jeremy Laidler, Xavier Richards, Dane Rampe
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Josh P. Kennedy, Lewis Jetta
HF: Zak Jones, Sam Reid, Dan Hannebery
F: Luke Parker, Toby Nankervis, Adam Goodes
Foll: Mike Pyke, Kieren Jack, Isaac Heeney
Interchange: Harry Cunningham, Brandon Jack, Jake Lloyd, Tom Mitchell
News bites
Goodes given leave
Two-time Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes won’t play against Adelaide this weekend
Swans ‘hopeful’ on Buddy
Sydney is ‘hopeful’ that star forward Lance Franklin will overcome a back complaint that forced him out of the Swans’ lineup last week
