Early preview of Adelaide Crows v Hawthorn Hawks and Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns
Hawthorn performed well without a reward until Victoria defeated GWS 19 points, and there will be no fear of oval after their last trips.
In the 24th round, they threw Collingwood and Melbourne in the trash before closing Brisbane in Gabba.
Vote: Rachele’s return from the knee injury, the biggest news for crows, and this is the last. They hope that the forward lines will hit the ground because they lack the class in the absence of Rankine.
After leaving Mitch Lewis against the giants, Jack Gunston, Mabior Chol and Calsher are stuck forward with the beloved. Neither Dear – Who was underneath – nor Chol had no great influence.
X-FACTOR: Riley Thildhorpe scored four goals in a rising performance against Hawthorn for the last time, and was one of the best performances in Collingwood defeat. Thildhorpe not only has a terrible height for an advanced switch, but also athletic enough to be dangerous at the ground level.
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Connor MacDonald stole the focus of Hawks’ win in GWS, but Nick Watson was delayed to smash a game. The “Magician” did not score more than two goals in any of the last nine matches, but proved that it could make a difference in last year’s finals.
Key Statistics: These teams have opposite styles to move the ball. Only Brisbane and the Geelong ball hit more than Adelaide, less than anyone else, while Hawthorn ranks number 4 for average handballs. This distinction was evident in the 215 rounds of clashes with 215 strokes and 104 handballs, respectively, compared to 186 and 169 of Hawks.
EARLY TIP: Adelaide 17.
Lachie Neale will not be in the rest of Brisbane’s final campaign due to calf injury.Credit: AFL Photos
Second half final
Brisbane V Gold Coast
Gabba, Saturday, September 13, 19.35
The story to be watched: Geelong and Collingwood missed the finals after winning the 2022 and 2023 flag, so the lions at least prevent this fate. However, Chris Fagan’s men will not want to be the first club to shoot a flat set as a premiere who had reigned since Melbourne three years ago.
Cats left Brisbane extensively on Friday night, and the lions will be the wounded couple Lachie Neale (Calf) and Eric Halkwood (ACL). They will have to reach their depths in both positions, but Neale’s absence is pressure on a midfield with a strong task against a Suns ball brigade managed by Noah Anderson and Matt Rowell.
Matt Rowell has a major role to play against Brisbane.Credit: Getty Images
Gold Coast for the first time by qualifying for September, then won the hymen finals, but it would be great by defeating his big rivals to move to a front finals.
Head from the beginning: Tour 8: Brisbane 9.12 (66) D Gold Coast 7.7 (49). Tour 21: Gold Coast 20.10 (130) D Brisbane 9.10 (64).
Format: The lions were strong and released among the average performances for most of the season, but especially recently. They have confused Collingwood and Fremantle since they were afraid of Suns, but they also lost to Sydney at home and barely held Hawthorn because they could not match Geelong in the elimination finals.
Gold Coast is unpredictable. After Pummel Port Adelaide, Pummel Essendon, who caused great disappointment to GWS and Pummel Essendon, upset Fremantle in a final tension in Perth.
Vote: Neale is a decision between the two players, which will appear by the lions and replace it. Brisbane can choose Sam Marshall for a complete game or return to more experienced Develing Robertson. Another option can typically bring James Tunstill, which is used in a high -level wing but can pass the middle. There is no option in the attack for a long time, so they will probably be connected to the TY release.
The sun can go unchanged, but Graham and Sam Clohesy – if appropriate – Jake Rogers, Nick Holman and Oscar Adams are the potential closures.
X-FACTOR: Charlie Cameron is approaching the end of his career, not near the threat and was terrible against Geelong, but he wanted to hear lions Take me home, the roads of the country Saturday night again.
Gold Coast: Let’s go a little different for Alex Davies. Davies’s 21st round of the season against Brisbane in the first match of the season, there were 10 teams and six openings, and these days more than Touk Miller contributes to the center-return.
Key Statistics: Midfield war may be a difference. The lions are No.1 for the difference of disposal and stopping gap this season, but in the Suns 21 round, he beat them in both categories.
Gold Coast is the third for mid-courtesy difference, the second for inner-50 differential and the third for differential scoring from stopping speeds, so this will be a fascinating motor room conflict.
EARLY TIP: Brisbane 8.
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