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Racing and Sports will provide analysis of games in the 2024 AFL Season.
We'll endeavour to run through the form, incorporate appropriate stats and also supply a betting prediction which won't always just be who will win.
ESSENDON v ADELAIDE
Friday 19 July @ Marvel Stadium
This is one of a number of games this weekend where those inside the Eight should beat those outside but it's not a done deal.
Essendon are back to their old ways of being L/W/L/W/L so they are due again.
If there was ever a game to show they are deserved of their place it was last week and they couldn't have found Melbourne in a better position. And yet it didn't happen.
Whether they didn't love the conditions or were outplayed or outcoached who knows. Maybe it was all of the above.
Surely they won't get the best opportunity to right a wrong with Adelaide while at home. Even though the Crows won well, it was really just a last quarter spurt. Before that the Saints were in it.
They clearly missed Rankine but enjoyed the return of Thilthorpe.
| Match | Essendon | Adelaide | Ground |
| Last time they met | 10.18 [78] | 11.9 [75] | Adelaide Oval |
| Last 10 matches | 7 wins | 3 wins | |
| Notes | Essendon has won their last 7 | ||
| Average winning margin is just 17 in those games including one 63 point win | |||
This is just non-negotiable. It has to be the Bombers night. At home, under the roof, against a side out of Finals. And yet something still makes you squirm for them.
Essendon could be shaky but do enough. No flopping on the ground this week. Docklands games are higher scoring.
Match Selection: Essendon by 9 points
Suggested Bets: Total Match Score +169.5 @ $1.95 @ bet365
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