Round 17
Adelaide v Hawthorn
Friday July 11, Adelaide Oval, 7.20pm (SA time)
Broadcast details
Live on Fox Footy and Channel 7
Head to head
Adelaide – 18
Hawthorn - 16
Latest news
‘Hawks will respond’
Crows forward Josh Jenkins says Hawthorn will come out firing on Friday night and have the depth to cover the loss of suspended defender Brian Lake.
Out of action (estimates only)
Bradley Hill (knee soreness) – test
Billy Hartung (elbow) – test
Josh Gibson (pectoral) – 1-2 weeks
Zac Webster (hamstring) – 2 weeks
Brad Sewell (hamstring) – 3-4 weeks
Cyril Rioli (hamstring) – 7-9 weeks
Brendan Whitecross (knee) – indefinite
Jed Anderson (shoulder) - season
Hawthorn’s last five
2014 Round 16, North Melbourne 16.12 (108) d Hawthorn 13.10 (88), Etihad Stadium
2014 Round 15, Hawthorn 17.14 (116) d Gold Coast 10.3 (63), Aurora Stadium
2014 Round 14, Hawthorn 17.13 (115) d Collingwood 13.8 (86), MCG
2014 Round 13, Carlton 13.12 (90) d by Hawthorn 18.10 (118), MCG
2014 Round 12, Hawthorn 19.9 (123) d West Coast 12.7 (79), Aurora Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide?
2013 Round Six, Adelaide 11.12 (78) d by Hawthorn 13.11 (89), AAMI Stadium
2012 Preliminary Final, Hawthorn 13.19 (97) d Adelaide 14.8 (92), MCG
2012 Round Three, Hawthorn 21.14 (140) d Adelaide 12.12 (84), MCG
2011 Round One, Adelaide 16.9 (105) d Hawthorn 12.13 (85), AAMI Stadium
2010 Round 12, Hawthorn 19.10 (124) d Adelaide 11.11 (77), Aurora Stadium
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting?
3. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
2. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
1. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
Most recent team
B: Schoenmakers, Lake, Stratton
HB: Burgoyne, Spangher, Birchall
C: Smith, Lewis, Suckling
HF: Puopolo, Gunston, Mitchell
F: Breust, Roughead, Hale
Foll: Ceglar, Hodge, Sewell
Interchange: Litherland, Duryea, Shiels, Ross
News bites
In the mix
Bradley Hill, Mitch Hallahan and Kyle Cheney are among the possible inclusions ahead of Hawthorn’s Round 17 clash with the Crows.
Lake banned
Brian Lake will miss Friday night’s blockbuster clash against Adelaide after being slapped with a four-game suspension by the AFL Tribunal.
Sewell sidelined
Veteran midfielder Brad Sewell has suffered his second hamstring injury of the season and will be sidelined for up to a month.
Preview: Crows v Hawks
The team at AFL Media believe Adelaide has the firepower up forward to upset the reigning premiers on Friday night at Adelaide Oval.
