Brisbane faces Adelaide for preliminary final spot
Brisbane and Adelaide battle in an elimination final for a place in the preliminary final.
Brisbane lost their qualifying final to Sydney and must now win their next match to stay in premiership contention, just as they have for the past two years. Adelaide silenced their critics by beating the Western Bulldogs in a tight elimination final, their first finals victory since 2017.
The Crows have a problem at the Gabba: they have not beaten Brisbane there since 2018 and have won only two of their past ten meetings at any venue. Brisbane, however, has a strong record of bouncing back quickly from qualifying final losses.
Every team to lose a qualifying final by 50 points or more this century has recovered to win the next week, giving the defending champions genuine hope.
- 2017
- Adelaide's last finals win
- since 2018
- Adelaide's Gabba drought vs Brisbane
- 12 of 12 this century
- Teams recovering from 50-point losses
- fourth consecutive Grand Final
- Brisbane target
Why it mattersA win sends Brisbane toward a fourth straight Grand Final and keeps alive their three-peat hopes. Adelaide needs a breakthrough to prove their finals re-entry is genuine.
AustraliaBoth teams are Australian icons in the nation's most watched code. Brisbane and Adelaide set the pace for the entire finals series.
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