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Digby Beacham’s AFL Preview: Finals Week 1

Posted on | Posted by Digby Beacham

THURSDAY

Adelaide v Collingwood, Adelaide Oval, 5.40pm

An ageing list with injury concerns is never great heading into a finals series. But a pre-finals bye could well be a godsend for Collingwood as they seek redemption against the Crows before a sold-out Adelaide Oval crowd.

The decision to include Mason Cox at the expense of Dan McStay provides the Magpies with a target forward of the ball to best enable them to capitalise on forward-50 entries. It’s not an issue for the Crows, who boast Riley Thilthorpe, Darcy Fogarty and Taylor Walker.

That trio have been immense in Adelaide’s surge to the minor premiership and they will undoubtedly have a role to play here. Expect an arm-wrestle with periods of dominance from both sides. In fact, expect a game very similar to the one we saw late last month which Adelaide won narrowly.

VERDICT: Adelaide to wins

Same Game Multi: Game total under 168.5 points and Adelaide to win by 1-39 points @ $2.95*

*Odds correct at the time of publication.

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