Live: Crowt out to break MCG -Droogte as Bombers Chase First Win

No late changes for both sides.

Jye Menzie is sub -for Essendon, Sid Draper for Adelaide. I understand the phone call from the crows there, but I am still a bit flat. The AFL needs more Sid, he is an incredible talent.

Tom Edwards is only in Essendon for a few weeks, but the Rangey Tall Forward will put on the Sash for the first time today in an Afl game.

It was picked up late during the SSP period and the West -Australia made up heavily during the training and illuminated the second half of a competition at the Bulldogs to earn a contract. Now that Kyle Langford is injured, the bombers have thrown the former school teacher a competition.

It is an exciting day for Edwards and his family, and I can’t wait to see how he goes.

July 1, 2017 was the last time Adelaide ran as the winner of the MCG. That was round 15 of that season in a match against Carlton.

Since then, the crows have played 11 times on the ‘G for 10 defeats and a draw. It is wild that Adelaide played so little times at the location, but it is still a hoodoo who wants to break the club.

If they can, Adelae will suddenly be firmly in the final image in 2025. Victory Today would prove just as much to the crows as the rest of the comp.

Hankje! The sun is shining in Melbourne and Saturday Footy is here, with a trio with great promise. We start at the MCG where Essendon and Adelaide meet before we jets for Adelaide for the critical meeting of Port with a young Richmond.

Then we end up at Docklands, where St Kilda is in a game that will probably teach us enough about both parties.

You see, you told you it was a big day. Keep the blog by hand all day while we all take you through it.