Round Four
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide
Sunday, April 26 at 4.10pm (SA time) Etihad Stadium
Broadcast details
Live on Channel 7 and Fox Footy, coverage starts from 4.00pm (SA time)
Head to head
Adelaide – 18
Western Bulldogs – 21
Latest news
In the mix
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge could call upon a number of in-form players from the VFL ahead of Sunday’s clash with the Crows.
Out of action (estimates only)
Zaine Cordy (shoulder) – 6 weeks
Mitch Wallis (lower back) – 2 weeks
Dale Morris (pectoral) – 8 weeks
Caleb Daniel (knee) – 3-4 weeks
Matt Fuller (quad) – 8 weeks
Tom Liberatore (knee) – season
Western Bulldogs’ last five
2015 Round Three, Hawthorn 19.13 (127) d Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57), Aurora Stadium
2015 Round Two, Richmond 9.12 (66) d by Western Bulldogs 12.13 (85), MCG
2015 Round One, Western Bulldogs 14.13 (97) d West Coast 14.3 (87), Etihad Stadium
2014 Round 23, Western Bulldogs 15.19 (109) d by Greater Western Sydney 18.7 (115), Etihad Stadium
2014 Round 22, Western Bulldogs 9.13 (67) d by Sydney 20.10 (130), Etihad Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide
2014 Round Six, Western Bulldogs 12.11 (83) d by Adelaide 13.14 (92) Etihad Stadium
2013 Round 21, Western Bulldogs 20.11 (131) d Adelaide 17.12 (114), Etihad Stadium
2013 Round Four, Adelaide 12.8 (80) d Western Bulldogs 4.4 (28), AAMI Stadium
2012 Round Two, Adelaide 11.16 (82) d Western Bulldogs 9.10 (64), AAMI Stadium
2011 Round 13, Western Bulldogs 14.16 (100) d Adelaide 10.10 (70), Etihad Stadium
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting
3. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
2. Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)
1. James Podsiadly (Adelaide)
Most recent team
B: Boyd, Roughead, Morris
HB: Murphy, Talia, Johannisen
C: Macrae, Honeychurch, Wallis
HF: Dahlhaus, Dickson, Crameri
F: Stringer, Cordy, Grant
Foll: Minson, Jong, Picken
Interchange: Hrovat, Webbs, Stevens, B. Goodes
News bites
Dogs duo ruled out
Dale Morris and Mitch Wallis will both be unavailable for Sunday’s clash with the Crows after sustaining injuries against Hawthorn.
AFL Preview
An undermanned Western Bulldogs backline could struggle to contain a hot Crows attack, according to AFL Media experts.
