GEELONG has made two late changes for its clash against Adelaide on Friday night.

Mitch Duncan and Tom Atkins are out of the Cats' selected side for the round two match at Adelaide Oval, replaced by Brandan Parfitt and Mitch Knevitt.

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Knevitt will start as Geelong's sub, with Ned McHenry to begin the contest as Adelaide's.

Adelaide v Geelong at Adelaide Oval, 7.10pm ACDT

LATE CHANGES
Geelong: Mitch Duncan and Tom Atkins replaced in selected side by Mitch Knevitt and Brandan Parfitt

SUBSTITUTES
Adelaide: Ned McHenry
Geelong: Mitch Knevitt

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Match Previews R2: Adelaide v Geelong

Sportsbet's Nathan Brown and Kane Cornes preview the game between the Crows and Cats at Adelaide Oval

Published on Mar 21, 2024

The Crows will be desperate to bounce back.

Another near miss for the Crows in a six-point defeat to Gold Coast will have the top-eight hopefuls again wondering what could have been.

The Crows are now 1-5 in matches decided by a kick since the start of last season, and need to find ways to win the close ones to boost their chances of a first finals appearance since 2017.

Geelong showed signs of its former prowess as it celebrated the opening of the Joel Selwood Stand at GMHBA Stadium with a tense victory over St Kilda.

The Cats will be buoyed by the performances of young guns Tanner Bruhn and Max Holmes, as well as forward Ollie Dempsey, as they look to return to the top eight after missing the finals last year. 

The Crows have named Taylor Walker for the clash after missing last week with back spasms, with Mark Keane and McHenry also added to the team.