Melbourne vs Carlton Prediction
Carlton are favourite and I’m not going to argue with…

Richmond just beat West Coast and they will fancy their chances of hanging on here. I do not buy it. Adelaide have put 72 and 79 on sides inside the past month, and Richmond have been beaten by 57 and 70 in the same window. The line is 55.5 and I make it 57.
$1.02
$1.90
$1.85
$2.42
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Light rain and a bit of breeze is forecast for Adelaide Oval. Wet weather footy drags scores down, shortens the game and makes 55.5 a lot harder to reach, and that is the honest risk on this bet. I am wearing it, because for the weather to save Richmond they have to hold Adelaide down for four quarters, and nothing they have done in the past month says they can. If it properly buckets down, I am gone. Light rain and Adelaide still win the contest and still kick a score.
Adelaide beat Richmond up at the stoppages by a distance, and they hunt much harder without the football. First use plus pressure means one side attacks and the other side spends the night defending. Adelaide have gone past 120 twice in the past month. That is what happens when a good side gets to play the game on its own terms.
Reilly O’Brien comes into the Adelaide ruck for the managed Lachlan McAndrew, only his second AFL game of the season, and I am not worried about it. Richmond get Judson Clarke back in and are without Luke Trainor through suspension. A few changes on both sides and none of it gets me off 57.
Richmond beat West Coast last week. The sides that have properly tested them lately did it by 57 and 70. One win over the bottom of the ladder is not evidence they can live with a side sitting fourth for four quarters.
Adelaide to cover the 55.5 at $1.90. I make it 57, so there is 1.5 points in it. Small stakes.
My play on the match itself: Adelaide to cover the 55.5 at $1.90. I make it 57, so there is 1.5 points in it and I am not going to pretend that is a big edge. Keep it small. But Adelaide are too strong at the stoppages and too hard at the contest for Richmond to slow this down all night.
Tyler Sonsie to kick a goal, $2.95. He kicked one last start and has found a goal in two of his last four. At $2.95 he only needs one moment inside 50 to pay.
Taylor Walker two or more goals, $1.41. Two last start, three the week before that and a five before that. Tex is holding marks and finishing them, so two or more in three of his last six makes $1.41 fair.
Jack Ross 25 or more disposals, $1.82. 27 touches last start on top of 26 the game before. The ball keeps finding him and 25 or more in two of his last four says $1.82 is worth taking.
James Peatling 20 or more disposals, $1.45. A quiet 13 last start hides the 28 he racked up the week prior, and he has been over 20 in four of his last seven. If Adelaide controls the game the way I have it, he will get plenty of it.
Jordan Dawson to kick a goal, $1.28. He’s hit the scoreboard in four of his last seven.
These prop odds are Sportsbet’s, correct at time of posting. Prices move, so check before you bet and take the best one going. Late team changes can knock out any leg.
| Match | Adelaide Crows vs Richmond Tigers |
| Date | Saturday, August 8 |
| Kick-off | 7:35pm AEST |
| Venue | Adelaide Oval |
| Round | AFL Round 22 |
| Status | Scheduled |
| Our Tip | Multi: Adelaide Crows Win, Over 157.5 points & Jordan Dawson Anytime Goal @ $2.42 |
| Predicted Score | Adelaide Crows 114 – Richmond Tigers 57 |
Adelaide. I make it 57 at Adelaide Oval, with the stoppages and the contest both going their way.
My headline multi at $2.42 takes the straight win with the total and a player prop, Jordan Dawson Anytime Goal. The win leg anchors it this week; the line bet on the card still stands as its own play.
The match is at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, kicking off at 7:35pm AEST (7:05pm local time) on Saturday 8 August 2026.
Adelaide play Fremantle - at Optus Stadium on Friday 14 August in AFL Round 23.
Richmond play St Kilda - at the MCG on Saturday 15 August in AFL Round 23.