Optus Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 9 AFL game between West Coast Eagles and Adelaide Crows. The game kicks off at 4:40 pm with West Coast Eagles heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the West Coast Eagles vs. Adelaide Crows game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday May 16, 2021 at 4:40 pm
Where: Optus Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
West Coast Eagles vs Adelaide Crows Odds
West Coast Eagles vs Adelaide Crows Preview
The Eagles may be depleted with injuries, but it hasn’t slowed them down from hitting the scoreboard. West Coast is ranked third in the AFL for points scored averaging 92.3 per game – this includes 39 against the Cats in Round 6.
West Coast has scored 100+ on three occasions this season and 80+ in seven of their eight games and come up against an Adelaide team that are leaking points.
The Crows are ranked 14th in the competition for points conceded giving up 93 points per game with seven of their eight games resulting in their opponent scoring 84 points or more.
At Optus Stadium West Coast are simply dominant – they’ve won 12 of the last 13 there and in 2021 they’re 4-0 averaging 106.5 points and an average winning margin of 37 points.
They’ve won five of the last six against the Crows and based on what we’ve seen from Adelaide over the last ten quarters this could get ugly. The Wolf expects the Eagles to kick close to 20 goals in this, clearing their points line of 104.5.
Head To Head Bet
We're tipping West Coast Eagles to win at $1.07 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Jack Darling at $8.00.
West Coast Eagles vs Adelaide Crows Teams
EAGLES
B: T.Cole, T.Barrass, B.Sheppard
HB: A.Witherden, J.McGovern, J.Rotham
C: J.Redden, T.Kelly, J.Waterman
HF: J.Cripps, J.Darling, J.Petruccelle
F: O.Allen, J.Kennedy, B.Ah Chee
FOLL: N.Naitanui, D.Sheed, A.Gaff
I/C: J.Brander, J.Nelson, J.Jones, B.Williams
EMG: Z.Langdon, X.O’Neill, L.Foley, H.Edwards
IN: J.McGovern, T.Barrass
OUT: H.Edwards, L.Foley, Z.Langdon (all omitted)
CROWS
B: J.Kelly, J.Butts, L.Brown
HB: B.Smith, T.Doedee, W.Hamil
C: L.Sholl, B.Keays, D.Mackay
HF: H.Schoenberg, D.Fogarty, S.Berry
F: J.Rowe, B.Frampton, S.McAdam
FOLL: R.O’Brien, R.Laird, R.Sloane
I/C: R.O’Connor, C.Jones, R.Thilthorpe, P.Seedsman
EMG: A.McPherson, N.Murray, J.Worrell, E.Himmelberg
IN: B.Frampton, C.Jones, R.O’Connor, S.McAdam
OUT: L.Murphy (injured), N.McHenry (injured), T.Walker (rested), A.McPherson and E.Himmelberg (both omitted)