Do Port have the Power to top Melbourne?

PORT ADELAIDE POWER (7-2) v MELBOURNE DEMONS (7-2) BETTING PREVIEW

PORT ADELAIDE: $2.22 (by way of Betr)

MELBOURNE: $1.68 (by way of bet365)

Adelaide Oval, Friday, 7.20pm

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WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT

• Port Adelaide have received six straight video games.
• Melbourne has received and lined the road in three straight towards Port Adelaide.
• Melbourne have a 4-2 file at Adelaide Oval throughout the final three seasons.

THE MATCH-UP

It’s 2nd versus 4th on the ladder as a pair of 7-2 groups conflict as Melbourne journey to tackle Port Adelaide in an enormous Friday night time at Adelaide Oval after each took care of cellar-dwellers final week.

Port are using excessive, having received six on the trot after final week’s dealing with of North, whereas Melbourne have taken full benefit of a gentle a part of their schedule to win 4 in a row after the Gather Round loss to Essendon with wins over Richmond, North, Gold Coast and Hawthorn.

The Demons may even be buoyed by the very fact they’ve received and lined the road within the final matchups towards Port by 32, 31 and 14-point margins, together with beating them twice final yr.

Melbourne can also be the highest ranked offensive crew within the AFL at 106.9 factors a recreation, whereas solely surrendering 74.4: good for third greatest within the comp. Port are scoring the fifth-most factors a recreation at 92.3 factors, whereas giving up 82.3 (eighth).

Still, with these numbers being boosted on the again of a few gentle schedules, it’s price noting that the final 9 video games between the 2 have gone below the whole factors line.

POWER TO KEEP ON WINNING?

Port have been distinctive on this win streak, boasting wins over finals contenders like Essendon, St Kilda and the Bulldogs, with loads of coming right down to their midfield brigade of Zak Butters, Connor Rozee, Travis Boak and Ollie Wines.

Butters has gone for 25+ touches six straight video games after final week’s singularly wonderful 32 disposal, 12 score-involvement outing and is proving one of many comp’s premier customers of the capsule.

His mate Rozee had 25 final week and has additionally ripped off 26+ disposals in the entire final 4 Port 4 dwelling video games.

TOUGH TO BATTLE THESE MIDFIELD DEMONS

Melbourne dismantled Hawthorn final week with the midfield duo of Clayton Oliver (34 disposals) and Christian Petracca (30 touches and 12 rating involvements) doing loads of injury amongst their different main lights like Ed Langdon, Jack Viney and the double-headed ruck monster of Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy.

With Petracca nursing a tweaked ankle, it is going to fall to Oliver to ship the Dees a giant street win. Clarry averages 31 touches on the Adelaide Oval, has gone for 31+ in eight of his final 9 there and will probably be checked out to dictate this recreation.

Even with that bum ankle, Petracca remains to be a bull too: he’s gone for 26+ touches in seven straight video games now.

BEST PORT ADELAIDE vs MELBOURNE PLAYER BET

Bayley Fritsch has been somewhat off the boil – his 35 straight video games with at the very least a aim was snapped two weeks in the past – and he solely managed two towards the Hawks final week.

But the elegantly-haired one has 18 objectives in 10 video games at Adelaide Oval, and has additionally gone for two+ objectives in a ridiculous TEN straight Friday night time video games for the Demons

THE PICK

Port’s type is hard to go previous, however Melbourne’s current file towards them – successful the final three and masking the road in every – is simply too arduous to disregard.

Melbourne have a dimension and sophistication that will probably be simply an excessive amount of for the Power.

— POWERS DEMONS SAME GAME MULTI —

• Alex Neal-Bullen – anytime aim

The Bank of ANB is open: he’s kicked a aim in 9 of his final 10 (simply lacking final week).

• Travis Boak – anytime aim

Boak has slotted a significant in three straight for the Power.

• Ollie Wines – 20+ disposals

Wines has had ups and down this season however has 25+ in 4 of his final 5 towards the Dees.

• Dan Houston – 20+ disposals

Houston has no downside getting the ball: he’s gone for 20+ in 5 straight.

• Lachie Hunter – 20+ disposals

Lachie has hunted down 20+ in seven of the final eight for the Dees.

FIVE-LEG MULTI @ $ 7.50 (by way of Betr)

[all odds as of May 18]

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