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North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL Round 24 Tips - Crows to secure minor premiership with beatdown of Kangaroos

Ryan Tucker

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Last updated: Thu 21 Aug 2025 13:40

Ryan Tucker 21 Aug 2025

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North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows expert predictions for Saturday’s Round 24 AFL game
The game will be played at Marvel Stadium, with the bounce at 1:20 PM (AEST)
Adelaide aims for minor premiership with a predicted win over North Melbourne.
Rory Laird and Tex Walker expected to drive Adelaide's performance.

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL Round 24 Tips

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows, Round 24 2025 - Expert Prediction

North Melbourne showed glimpses of their future last weekend but they will be brought back to Earth by the eventual minor premiers Adelaide in this contest.

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows, Round 24 2025 - Expert Prediction
Head to Head
North Melbourne Kangaroos Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
2025 Betting Trends
North Melbourne Kangaroos Team News
North Melbourne Kangaroos Team List
Adelaide Crows Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Recent Form
2025 Betting Trends
Adelaide Crows Team News
Adelaide Crows Team List
North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL 2025 Round 24 FAQ’s

The Kangaroos were relentless in attack last weekend, their young core of players were brilliant and they have a fantastic future ahead of them. Defensively though, they are still lacking structure and skill.

They now face one of the best attacking teams in the league in the Crows who will look to stretch their legs ahead of the finals. Adelaide broke their 10 game hoodoo against Collingwood last weekend and will take the minor premiership with a win in this game, a fantastic reversal on the 7 years straight outside of finals.

It is likely the Kangaroos will get the green light to go at the Crows and attempt to put scoreboard pressure on early. Adelaide have shown they are able the weather the storm and keep their structures which ultimately get them into scoring positions and winning games.

Take Adelaide with a 40+ margin with the expectation they run away with it in the second half. Rory Laird will be keen to run after watching from the sidelines last week, take him 25+ and Tex Walker to repeat his effort from earlier in the season with 3+ goals.

Adelaide’s average winning margin over bottom 10 teams this season is 48 pts, 8 of their 13 wins have been 40+.
Adelaide’s average win margin over North Melbourne in their 7 game streak is 47 pts.
Rory Laird was suspended last week, he has had just 1 game of 30+ touches this year, in Round 3 vs North Melbourne.
Taylor Walker kicked 4 vs the Kangaroos earlier this year, he has kicked 2+ goals in 7 straight games.

Head to Head

Adelaide have won 7 straight against North Melbourne with the Kangaroos last win coming in the 2020 season. Their matchup earlier this year in Adelaide finished 114-78.

The most recent game went Under the Game Total as have 3 of the last 9 dating back to the start of the 2019 season but the Over is the more common result. North have covered in both of their wins in this span and in only 2 of the losses.

North Melbourne Kangaroos Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
1-4	3-2	3-2

North Melbourne took a big step in securing their best end of season placing for the last 6 years with a dominant win over fellow bottom of the ladder team Richmond last weekend.

The score blew out to 135-87 after scores were close 47-39 at the main break. Harry Sheezel racked up 54! Disposals with Luke Davies-Uniacke getting 40 in a record breaking game for the young Kangaroos. Paul Curtis kicked 5.1, his biggest haul of the year as the Roos showed the AFL what they are capable of.

North are 13-9 ATS this season pointing to their improvement, they rank 2nd in Disposal Efficiency but allow the 2nd most Inside 50’s to opponents with a lot still to work on defensively.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-39	40+
13-9	11-11	3-8	2-8

North Melbourne Kangaroos Team News

Cam Zurhaar underwent surgery earlier in the week for a syndesmosis injury picked up in the win over the Tigers. George Wardlaw and Riley Hardeman are chances to play in the final game of the year along with Zac Banch.

North Melbourne Kangaroos Team List

B: C.Comben, T.Pink, G.Logue

HB: T.Powell, C.Daniel, F.O’Sullivan

C: D.Stephens, L.Davies-Uniacke, C.McKercher

HF: P.Curtis, C.Trembath, J.Simpkin - C

F: L.Parker, J.Darling, J.Konstanty

FOLL: T.Xerri, H.Sheezel, G.Wardlaw

I/C: A.Corr, B.Scott, G.Payne, C.Harvey, Z.Banch

EMG: T.Goad, W.Phillips, F.Maley

In: - A.Corr, Z.Banch

Out: - C.Zurhaar (Injured), M.Whitlock (Omitted)

Adelaide Crows Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
5-0	3-2	2-3

The Crows turned a 33-8 first quarter deficit into a 59-56 win over the Collingwood Magpies last weekend guaranteeing them a top 2 finish to the regular season. The second quarter comeback where they kicked 5.2 to the Pies 0.1 would definitely have put the spooks into other top 8 teams with premiership hopes.

Adelaide had lost 10 in a row against Collingwood but were able to stay resilient in what has been their hallmark all season long. Jordan Dawson did no damage to his Brownlow hopes with 23 disposals and 7 clearances while Reilly O’Brien had 46 hitouts up against Darcy Cameron.

The competition leaders are currently ranked 3rd in ratings for both attack and defence but are 2nd overall for the season in defence, something they have definitely improved on since last season and a big reason they are in the spot they are in.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-39	40+
14-8	8-14	9-5	8-0

Adelaide Crows Team News

Rory Laird will be back on deck after serving a one match suspension. Izak Rankine will spend a few weeks on the sidelines for bad behaviour.

Adelaide have an otherwise settled list with no major injuries affecting elite players.

Adelaide Crows Team List

B: J.Worrell, M.Keane, H.Bond

HB: W.Milera, N.Murray, R.Laird

C: I.Cumming, J.Dawson - C, D.Curtin

HF: B.Keays, R.Thilthorpe, A.Neal-Bullen

F: S.Draper, T.Walker, D.Fogarty

FOLL: R.O’Brien, S.Berry, J.Soligo

I/C: J.Peatling, Z.Taylor, B.Smith, M.Hinge, B.Dowling

EMG: C.Burgess, L.Murphy, L.Nankervis

In: - R.Laird, S.Draper, B.Dowling

Out: - L.Murphy (Omitted), I.Rankine (Suspension), H.Schoenberg (Omitted)

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL 2025 Round 24 FAQ’s

How to watch North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL 2025 Round 24?

You can watch the North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL 2025 Round 24 game via Fox Sports or Kayo Sports. If you are watching from outside of Australia the WatchAFL app is the perfect solution.

How to buy tickets to North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL 2025 Round 24?

To buy tickets to the North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Adelaide Crows AFL 2025 Round 24 game check the AFL website or the official North Melbourne Kangaroos site.

Verdict

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Adelaide 40+

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