The Swans take on the Crows in a Friday night blockbuster at the SCG in what could be a preview of this year’s qualifying final.
Second-placed Sydney lost to Fremantle last week, but Dean Cox’s men are still in prime position to host a qualifying final.
The Crows have won four of their last five to roar into top-four contention, and a win tonight could boost their campaign for the double chance in September.
Follow all the action in our live blog.
Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 7:15pm
Teams are in for Swans vs Crows
There are no late changes to either side, and you can check out the final line-ups above.
Sydney has made four changes to last week’s side that lost to Fremantle, and the ins are significant.
The Swans omit Caiden Cleary, Joel Hamling, Tom Hanily and Harry Kyle.
In come dynamic forward Malcolm Rosas Jr, key forward Logan McDonald, running defender Riley Bice and Braeden Campbell, who is playing his first game of the season after a stress fracture of the shin.
For the Crows, Rory Laird’s ankle injury puts him out, while Adelaide has managed Taylor Walker, who is one short of hitting the 700-goal mark in AFL.
Into the side come the impressive Hugo Hall-Kahan and Isaac Cumming.
Fri 17 Jul 2026 at 7:00pm
Welcome to Friday night football
Hello, good evening and welcome to ABC’s live online coverage of round 19 of the AFL.
Tonight, we’re off to the SCG for a tasty clash between the second-placed Sydney Swans and the fifth-placed Adelaide Crows.
After last night’s attritional Geelong-St Kilda game, we’re hoping that we don’t have any more major injuries this evening.
A Sydney loss could all but hand the minor premiership to Fremantle and keep the Crows right in the hunt for the double chance.
An Adelaide loss would let in the Demons and Lions to lay claim to fourth spot, and give the Swans a morale-boosting win after their loss to the Dockers.
My name is Andrew McGarry and I’m delighted to bring you all of tonight’s action.
Let’s go!
