AFL TIPS: West Coast v Adelaide

Sunday, August 10 – 5.10 PM AEST – Venue: Optus Stadium

Adelaide is playing for a top 2 spot, and the Eagles are a rabble with one win for the season and Harley Reid their best player out injured. The Crows are on top of the ladder and want to stay there to ensure they finish top 2 and get home finals until the Grant Final.  

Adelaide is so tough to beat and their pressure and tackling is outstanding. They are No. 1 in the league for tackles. They have the tall timber up forward in Riley Thilthorpe, Darcy Fogarty and Taylor Walker as well as Ben Keays, Fogarty and Isaac Rankine. The Eagles don’t have the quality players to be able to stop them.

The Adelaide forwards will be supplied by Alex Neal-Bullen, Jake Soligo, the skipper Dawson and the veteran Rory Laird, who will return to the side this week.  The Crows will miss Max Michalanney – a crucial part of Adelaide’s backline – who was substituted out during the third quarter of Saturday night’s thumping win over Port Adelaide two weeks ago and will miss another two to four weeks with a hamstring. It means the Crows will continue their push for a top two berth without the versatile defender, who will need to prove his fitness for the finals.

Not much to be said about the Eagles and this could get ugly! 

Adelaide by 82 points

Adelaide’s steamrolling form has been impossible to ignore. Their tackling pressure remains elite, and despite missing Max Michalanney, they’ve pushed on with grit and structure that’s proving decisive. As we pore over AFL Betting Tips for the upcoming clash, their consistent drive and firepower up forward make them the clear front-runner.

On the flip side, West Coast’s season has been rocky, with limited wins and injuries dogging their rhythm. Drawing from recent performances, the Eagles’ lack of cohesion and depth feels set to leave them chasing shadows once more. These insights feed directly into smarter AFL Prediction thinking—leaning with a strong confidence in Adelaide’s ability to dominate territory and finish entries.

For footy fans seeking a no-nonsense read, our AFL Tips lean heavy on form, match-ups, and simple momentum. With Adelaide peaking and West Coast struggling to find answers, the smart conversation points squarely to the Crows turning up and asserting dominance. Smart readers know—form guides all. Keep that front-two push front of mind when assessing AFL Betting Tips in the lead-up.