CHELSEA Randall will make an astonishing return for Adelaide in its qualifying final against Melbourne on Friday evening.
Randall injured her ankle during round eight and was expected to miss between three and five weeks, however her QF return means she will have missed only two matches.
It’s a huge boost for the Crows who face the Demons in a rematch of last year’s Grand Final.
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The Dees have named an unchanged side from last week’s 78-point win over West Coast, with Sabreena Duffy not named.
The winner of Friday’s match will go straight through to the preliminary finals in two weeks’ time, while the loser will play next week and risk being eliminated from the finals series.
Check the full teams out below.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Melbourne v Adelaide at Ikon Park, 7.10pm AEDT
MELBOURNE
B: L.Birch 9 T.Gillard 17
HB: S.Heath 30 M.Gay 3 S.Goldrick 23
C: B.Mackin 31 T.Hanks 5 S.Lampard 8
HF: A.Bannan 16 K.Paxman 4 K.Hore 10
F: D.Pearce - C 6 T.Harris 7
Foll: L.Pearce 15 O.Purcell 2 L.Mithen 14
I/C: M.Chaplin 13 C.Sherriff 18 E.Zanker 29 E.West 11 M.Fitzsimon 24
Emerg: C.Wilson 20 J.Ivey 19 M.Caris 21
In: Nil
Out: Nil
ADELAIDE
B: N.Allen 8 S.Allan 39
HB: C.Biddell 12 C.Randall – C 26 Z.Prowse 4
C: M.Newman 17 A.Hatchard 33 S.Thompson 14
HF: R.Martin 5 D.Ponter 15 E.Jones 2
F: A.Woodland 24 C.Gould 1
Foll: M.McKinnon 21 E.Marinoff 10 T.Charlton 25
I/C: K.Mueller 13 A.Ballard 27 H.Button 6 N.Kelly 23 H.Munyard 20
Emerg: L.Whiteley 22 B.Tonon 28 M.Rajcic 32
In: C.Randall
Out: L.Whiteley (omitted)
