WHERE AND WHEN: AAMI Stadium, Sunday 28 August, 12.40pm
HEAD TO HEAD: Adelaide 19 wins, Richmond 9 wins, no draws
LAST TIME: Richmond 15.10 (100) d Adelaide 11.14 (80), round 18, 2010 at the MCG
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A full replay will be available on afl.com.au 12 hours after the completion of the match
FORM: Adelaide: LWWLW Richmond: LBLWW
 
SUMMARY
In yet another strange quirk of the draw, the Tigers and Crows are doing battle for the first time this season in the second-last round.

Both clubs have had indifferent campaigns, although when you take into account Adelaide's coaching change, the Crows' season has certainly been more dramatic.

The Crows are now under the guidance of caretaker coach Mark Bickley, who has inspired the players to lift their intensity since he took over for the round 19 game against Port Adelaide.

Since then, Bickley's team has won three of its four matches, meaning the two-time premiership captain is a big chance to win the role on a full-time basis.

The Crows beat Gold Coast by 10 goals at Metricon Stadium last weekend. Midfielder Scott Thompson collected 51 possessions to be the star of the show.

Richmond has also picked up its form in recent times. The Tigers have won their past two matches, against the Sydney Swans and Melbourne, and have now tallied six more points than they did last season (they won six games last year and have posted seven and a half victories this year).
 
QUESTION MARKS
Will the Crows offer Mark Bickley the coaching job if they win this game? Another victory would mean four wins from five games since Bickley took over. It would be tough to ignore those numbers.

How can Richmond shut down Crows gun Scott Thompson? Gold Coast let Thompson run free and he helped himself to 51 touches, but expect the Tigers to get someone like Shane Tuck to stick by his side.
 
PREDICTION
Adelaide by two points
 
TOYOTA AFL DREAM TEAM WATCH
Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs had a day out against Gold Coast last Saturday, notching 146 points, which was his highest tally of the season. The effort pushed his value up another $19,100 to $362,100.

Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley returned to form against Melbourne a week ago, picking up 101 points. Now worth $315,800, he has averaged just over 84 points a game this year.
 
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