Marvel Stadium will play host to Friday's Round 17 AFL game between Essendon Bombers and Adelaide Crows. The game kicks off at 7:51 pm with Essendon Bombers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Essendon Bombers vs. Adelaide Crows game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Friday July 9, 2021 at 7:51 pm
Where: Marvel Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Essendon Bombers vs Adelaide Crows Odds
Essendon Bombers vs Adelaide Crows Preview
While these two sides (probably) won’t play finals, they’ve most certainly become two of the more entertaining teams to watch and have earned a run on Friday night football.
Both Essendon and Adelaide fans should be pretty excited about their future prospects and we should be in for a cracking contest.
The Bombers were competitive in the early stages against the Cats last week, only to be blown away in the second half.
Adelaide got thumped by the Brisbane Lions (proudly sponsored by Neds) last week but has been in the contest for the majority of matches played this season.
While Essendon opens the betting as the clear $1.30 favorite, we could have a real thriller on our hands.
I’d still expect the Dons to win this, but there’s serious value in my old trusty either side to win by 15.5 or less and I’m going to take it for this one.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Essendon Bombers to win at $1.27 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Jake Stringer at $9.00.
Essendon Bombers vs Adelaide Crows Teams
BOMBERS
B: Laverde, Stewart, Ridley
HB: Hind, Redman, Gleeson
C: Guelfi, Merrett, Cox
HF: Stringer, Wright, McDonald-Tipungwuti
F: Smith, Jones, Waterman
FOLL: Draper, Parish, Langford
I/C: Cutler, Snelling, Perkins, Hooker
EMG: Ham, Bryan, Zerk-Thatcher, Durham
IN: Gleeson
OUT: Heppell (injured), Ham (omitted)
CROWS
B: Doedee, Butts, Kelly
HB: Smith, Murray, Mackay
C: Sholl, Keays, Seedsman
HF: McHenry, Himmelberg, Murphy
F: Pedlar, Thilthorpe, Frampton
FOLL: O’Brien, Laird, Sloane
I/C: Rowe, Berry, Schoenberg, Jones
EMG: Davis, Hamill, Hately, McPherson
IN: Himmelberg, Murphy
OUT: Brown, Walker (both injured), Hately (sub)