AFL round 17 live updates: Sydney vs Fremantle, Adelaide vs Melbourne — blog, scores and stats
Another victory today would see them enter it — but a recently improved Sydney stand in their way.
After that Adelaide host Melbourne at Adelaide Oval as the Crows hope to make it into the top four.
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