HB: Adcock (7), Brennan (17), Copeland (30)
C: Sherman (11), Fixter (4), Stiller (32)
HF: Johnson (2), Brown (16), Notting (8)
F: Rischitelli (35), Patfull (24), McGrath (9)
Foll: Wood (31), Black (20), Power (6)
I/C: Hadley (14), Lappin (44), Charman (19), Harding (5)
Emg: McDonald (43), Moody (10), Mills (25)KANGAROOSB: Firrito, Petrie, Pratt
HB: Watt, Gibson, Green
C: Sinclair, Grant, Simpson
HF: Wells, Jones, Campbell
F: Thomas, Edwards, Harvey
Foll: McIntosh, Harris, Rawlings
I/C: Brown, Archer, Swallow, Grima
Emg: Moran, Sansbury, TrotterON THE PUNTAt $1.30 the Lions are overwhelming favourites to take their season record to 3-1, while the Kangaroos are rank outsiders at $3.30. With that in mind, Lions fans might like to invest their hard-earned in exotics, with a Lions win by 40 points or less paying a rather more attractive $2.25. A margin of 40 or more points in the Lions' favour is the second most popular elect, at $2.70.After last week's brave loss to the Swans, the Lions are now $2 to make the final eight and $31 to win the premiership. Jonathan Brown ($9) sits fourth in the Coleman Medal market and he and Simon Black split the seventh and eighth lines of Brownlow Medal betting at $16 and $21 respectively. The big movers in Brownlow wagering have been Adelaide veteran Andrew McLeod and co stand-in Hawthorn skipper Sam Mitchell, who are at $10 and $15.The Kangaroos, meanwhile, are at $251 to win the flag and a very, very skinny $2.25 to earn the wooden spoon - narrowly ahead of Richmond ($2.40).KEY MATCH-UPSJonathan Brown (Lions) v Drew Petrie (Kangaroos)
Should the two teams line up as selected, the Kangaroos' 190cm, 94kg Josh Gibson would cover the 195cm, 102kg Brown – unlikely, one would suspect. Petrie, on the other hand, has been in good form thus far in 2007 and seems a good bet to get first crack at Brown. At the risk of including Brown and his marker in this section on a weekly basis, the Roos' defender will want to put the clamps on the Lions' key forward and put them on early. All of Brown's three goals against the Swans last week came in the first quarter but even that effort was enough to help keep the Lions in the game up until three quarter-time. Brown kicked five goals in his last outing against the Roos, in round five of 2005 and booted eight majors against Hawthorn, in his only career home-and-away meeting to date at Carrara.Simon Black (Lions) v Brady Rawlings (Kangaroos)
The battle between master ball-winner Black and master shut-down exponent Rawlings looms as a cracker. Black was superb in the pre-season and positively brilliant in round one against Hawthorn, but has been slightly quieter since - the 2002 Brownlow medallist is probably due for another top-notch performance. Rawlings, however, boasts good credentials against the gun Lion, having curbed Black when the two sides met in round 15 of last year. While the Kangaroos struggled for form in 2006, Rawlings was consistently good, eventually winning the club's best-and-fairest. This match-up is unlikely to be aesthetically spectacular, but it may well be crucial.Jamie Charman and Cameron Wood (Lions) v Hamish McIntosh (Kangaroos)
With the emergency-listing of Brad Moran and David Trotter, the Kangaroos are investing a lot of faith in lone ruckman McIntosh - and more or less signalling that they plan to attack the Lions via their mid-sized runners. Well and good planning may be, but it will count for very little if Charman and Wood are able to get the upper hand from the outset. McIntosh looks deprived of support unless Petrie makes the switch from defence or Moran and Trotter are called up from the emergencies, meaning he will be relied on to counteract the very differing styles of the Lions' two ruckmen. The experienced Charman thrives on the physical component of the game, while the up-and-coming Wood is developing a reputation for deft work at the stoppages.ODDS & SODS***Lions utility Justin Sherman has played 44 straight games since debuting against Hawthorn in round four of 2005. Only one other player from the 2004 National Draft, Richmond's No.1 pick Brett Deledio has played more. Sherman was taken 44 picks after the young Tiger and Rising Star winner, at No.45.***Commentators during last week's clash with Sydney noted that Michael Rischitelli, at No.61, was the 12th-last player taken in the 2003 National Draft. For the record, of the 11 players taken after him, seven are either retired or have been delisted. From the 11 players selected before Rischitelli, another seven have been delisted, although one, ex-Lion Tom Logan, is now playing for Port Adelaide.***Carrara must hold mixed memories for Lion cub Scott Harding. The 20-year-old made his senior "debut" there in round one of last year's NAB Cup and was a unanimous pick as best afield. But when he returned there in round seven win over Hawthorn, he was left seeing stars after a solid bump from Luke Hodge. Jonathan Brown certainly appears to like the Gold Coast venue, having kicked eight goals against the Hawks in a vintage display.***No member of the Lions' 2007 list - ignoring the presence on it of retired great Michael Voss - was playing in the AFL when the then-Bears played their home games at Carrara. Chris Johnson, Nigel Lappin and Chris Scott all debuted the following year. It's a similar story at the Kangaroos, where Glenn Archer made his debut in 1992 but did not play at Carrara.***The youngest members' of the Lions' list, James Hawksley, Sam Sheldon and Chris Schmidt, were only three years of age when the Bears played their last game at Carrara. Sherman was five, Jed Adcock was turning seven, Ash McGrath was nine and Brown was 10, going on 11.***The Lions hold a very slender head-to-head advantage over the Roos, having won eight of their 16 clashes. The Kangaroos have emerged victorious seven times, with a draw in round three, 2003. The Lions' 113-point mauling of the Roos in Round 22, 2004, represented the third-biggest winning margin in club history.
