Super Sunday in store for Crows, Power in final round as AFL locks in timeslots for Round 23
The timeslots for the floating Round 23 fixture have been set in stone. See when the Crows and Power will play their final home and away game of the season.
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It will be a super Sunday for South Australia’s two teams in the final round of the AFL home and away season.
The finals chances of the Crows and Power could come down to the wire, after the AFL scheduled both their Round 23 clashes for the floating fixtures for the Sunday.
The Crows will travel to Ballarat to take on the Western Bulldogs at 1.10pm AEST while the Power’s match against Fremantle at Adelaide Oval at 4.10pm ACST will be the final game of the 2019 home and away season.
The AFL has scheduled the two SA clubs on the Sunday, along with Richmond versus Brisbane at the MCG at 2.50pm (SA time), as it believes that the Crows, Power and their respective opponents could all be potentially playing for a place in the finals.
The Crows sit in eighth spot despite their recent woes, but lead the ninth-placed Bulldogs only by percentage.
Port sit a game off, ahead of Fremantle through superior percentage.
Seven of the nine Round 23 clashes could have finals ramifications.
Collingwood and Essendon have been handed the marquee Friday night clash, which could draw more than 80,000 fans to the MCG as both sides push for sixth spot on the ladder and a home final.
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West Coast host Hawthorn at Optus Stadium on Saturday night, in which the Eagles could be needing to secure a home final and the Hawks a win to remain in contention for finals.
Geelong host Carlton at home on Saturday afternoon, while the GWS Giants travel to the Gold Coast for the other Saturday night game.
Geelong could host a finals game at GMHBA Stadium, if it has a 1 v 4 clash against GWS but the Giants would need to leapfrog over Richmond.
Only the North Melbourne-Melbourne clash at Blundstone Arena and St Kilda-Sydney game at the SCG, both on Saturday afternoon, are unlikely to have finals ramifications.
St Kilda still has a mathematical chance at finals given eight wins and a modest percentage but would have to win out under new interim coach Brett Ratten.
The Round 23 fixture
Friday August 23
Collingwood vs. Essendon at MCG 7.20pm (SA time)
Saturday, August 24
Sydney Swans vs. St Kilda at SCG 1.15pm (SA time)
North Melbourne vs. Melbourne at Blundstone Arena 1.40pm (SA time)
Geelong Cats vs. Carlton at GMHBA Stadium 4.05pm (SA time)
Gold Coast SUNS vs. GWS GIANTS at Metricon Stadium 6.55pm (SA time)
West Coast Eagles vs. Hawthorn at Optus Stadium 7.40pm (SA time)
Sunday, August 25
Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide Crows at Mars Stadium, Ballarat 12.40pm (SA time)
Richmond vs. Brisbane Lions at MCG 2.50pm (SA time)
Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle at Adelaide Oval at 4.10pm (SA time)