This will be the 38th meeting between Adelaide and Melbourne. The Crows currently lead the ledger 24-14.
At home, the record is 14-5 although the sides have only met at Adelaide Oval on three occasions and Melbourne has won twice.
Overall Melbourne is 3-4 at Adelaide Oval with their most recent result a 10-point loss to Port Adelaide in Round 14.
Melbourne claimed a comprehensive 91-point victory over Adelaide in Round 10 at Traeger Park in Alice Springs. Angus Brayshaw had 37 disposals and three goals while Jesse Hogan kicked five goals.
Demon Clayton Oliver has been their most prolific ball winner this season. He has nine 30+ disposals games this season and averages 30.2 disposals.
Oliver has 279 contested possessions (second best in the league) at an average of 16.4 per game. For Adelaide, Hugh Greenwood leads with 214 contested possessions at an average of 12.6.
Both Rory Laird and Matt Crouch average more disposals with 33.4 and 31.4 respectively. Laird ranks second in the AFL and has 12 30+ disposal games while Crouch ranks third and has 10 30+ disposal games from just 13 matches.
Laird currently leads the league for uncontested possession with an average of 21.7.
Ruckman Max Gawn enters as one of the in-form players of the competition. He averages a league-high 45.9
When it comes to goalkicking both Hogan (41 goals) and Tom McDonald (37) are in the top 10 of the Coleman Medal race. Josh Jenkins (30) is 15th.
Overall the Demons have kicked a league-high 261 goals while Adelaide is 10th with 205.
Melbourne’s disposal average of 393.1 is second only to Collingwood. Adelaide is ninth with 379.2
The two teams are first and second for contested possessions. Melbourne averages 161.9 and Adelaide 153.7.
Adelaide’s 91-point loss from Round 10, and a 96-point loss from
Two Demons bring up milestones this Saturday at their second AFL club. Former Giant, Dom Tyson, plays his 100th game while former Hawk, Jordan Lewis, plays his 300th.
