Round five: Adelaide v Sydney Swans
Saturday, May 5 at 7:10pm (SA time)
SCG
Out of action
Gary Rohan (fractured tibia) - season
Shane Mumford (back) - 2-3 weeks
Lewis Roberts-Thomson (head) - test
Nick Malceski (knee) - test
Alex Brown (hips) - 2 weeks
Tom Mitchell (knee) - test
Matt Spangher (hamstring) - 1 week
Recent form
Round five: Sydney Swans 16.10 (106) d Hawthorn 10.9 (69), Launceston
Round four: Sydney Swans 17.11 (113) d North Melbourne 10.17 (77), SCG
Round three: Sydney Swans 16.9 (105) d Port Adelaide 12.11 (83), AAMI Stadium
Round two: Sydney Swans 14.10 (94) d Fremantle 12.9 (81), SCG
Round one: Sydney Swans 14.16 (100) d Greater Western Sydney 5.7 (37), ANZ Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide
2011, Round 15, Adelaide 8.9 (57) d Sydney Swans 6.14 (50), AAMI Stadium
2010, Round two, Sydney Swans 18.10 (118) d Adelaide 11.9 (75), AAMI Stadium
2009, Round 13, Adelaide 12.13 (85) d Sydney Swans 10.9 (69), AAMI Stadium
2008, Round 17, Adelaide 11.11 (77) d Sydney Swans 6.17 (53), AAMI Stadium
Team:
B: Marty Mattner, Ted Richards, Alex Johnson
HB: Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Rhyce Shaw
C: Kieren Jack, Adam Goodes, Lewis Jetta
HF: Rya O'Keefe, Sam Reid, Jude Bolton
F: Jarrad McVeigh, Andrejs Everitt, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Mark Seaby, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker
I/C: Craig Bird, Dan Hannebery, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Nick Smith
Stats that matter
This will be Adelaide’s first trip to Sydney since round 17, 2008, when Jason Porplyzia overcame a dislocated shoulder to kick five goals and guide his team to an important 24-point victory.
The Swans are unbeaten after five rounds this season and currently sit in second spot on the AFL ladder. The Crows are fourth with a record of 4-1.
Sydney (778) and Adelaide (772) are ranked No.1 and 2 in the competition for contested possession in 2012.
Patrick Dangerfield is ranked equal-fourth in the League for clearances this year, averaging 7.2 a game - the same number as Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy. Kennedy is the No.1 contested player in the competition, with a total of 84 contested possessions for the season. Dangerfield (77) is ranked fourth, while Scott Thompson (74) is fifth overall.
The Swans and Crows have had the same number of inside 50ms (288) in 2012, ranked equal-fourth.
Adelaide has won 21 of the 31 games played between these two sides to maintain a winning percentage of 67.7. The Crows also enjoy a good record at the SCG, having won five of the past six games between these two sides at the venue dating back to round 18, 2002.
News Bites
Swans unchanged for Crows clash - Sydneyswans.com.au
"SWANS coach John Longmire said Nick Malceski and Lewis Roberts-Thomson, both who were under an injury cloud after last week’s 37-point win over the Hawks, were fit to line up against the Crows at the SCG this weekend..."
Danger is the Goodes - AFL.com.au
"SYDNEY Swans coach John Longmire has compared Adelaide onballer Patrick Dangerfield to Adam Goodes and says curtailing the Crow's influence will be key when the sides go head to head at the SCG on Saturday night..."
Malceski and LRT a chance for Crows - Sydneyswans.com.au
"SWANS pair Nick Malceski and Lewis Roberts-Thomson have both been cleared of structural damage from their respective injuries suffered in Sunday’s 37-point win over the Hawks..."
Jude's Law - AFL.com.au
"JUDE Bolton's second half against Hawthorn on Sunday was a lesson in on-field leadership..."
Interest rising in hot Swans - AFL.com.au
“OFF to their best start to a season in 14 years, the 5-0 Swans are generating some buzz in the Harbour City. Lewis Robert-Thomson (cheekbone) and Nick Malceski (knee) have both been cleared of any structural damage and are a chance of playing against Adelaide.”
Swans bolt down the lid - AFL.com.au
“THE SYDNEY Swans have taken great confidence out of Sunday's convincing win over Hawthorn but are not allowing themselves to get excited about their premiership chances, veteran midfielder Jude Bolton says...”
