Cats v Crows 8 ROUND

HEAD to HEAD

Played 48: Geelong 27, Adelaide Crows 21.

Past five: Geelong 4, Adelaide Crows 1.

Most recent game: round 11, 2022, Geelong d Adelaide Crows by 42 points at GMHBA Stadium.

Highest attendance: 53,817, first preliminary final, 2017, at Adelaide Oval.

Geelong Cats

Home record: 19-3

Away record: 8-18

Highest score: 32.18 (210), round 8, 1992, at GMHBA Stadium.

Lowest score: 6.8 (44), round 20, 1998, at GMHBA Stadium.

Greatest winning margin: 123 points, round 8, 1992, at GMHBA Stadium.

Longest winning sequence: 5, round 11, 2007, to round 18, 2009; round 1, 2014, to round 11, 2017.

Most goals in a game: 10, Gary Ablett snr, round 13, 1993, at Football Park.

Snapshot

FORM: Geel – LWWWW Adel – WWWWL

KEY OUTS: Geel – J. Henry (foot), Menegola (knee), Stanley (eye socket), Stengle (arm), Bowes (calf) De Koning (nose); Adel –McAdam (quad)

WAIT AND SEE: Geel – Tuohy (back), Rohan (hamstring); Adel – Laird (calf)

MILESTONES: Adel – Jordon Butts (50 games)

WATCH OUT FOR: Adelaide’s three losses this year have all come on the back of poor last quarters, with none more evident than round seven’s loss to the Magpies. If the Cats are down at three-quarter time, don’t count them out of mounting a comeback against a young Crows outfit.