Round 16 of the 2020 AFL Season kicks off on a Saturday Night, and we have the Kangaroos taking on the Power at Metricon Stadium.
Friday Night Football saw the Brisbane Lions stamp their claim on a Top 2 finish with a well fought out victory over Collingwood at the Gabba.
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Tipping Results So Far
Season Tips – 90/127 = 70.87%
Season Player Props – 43/77 = 55.84%
North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Port Adelaide Power
Last Meeting
Round 22 2019, North Melbourne 22.12 144 – Port Adelaide 8.10 58
(North Melbourne by 86 Points)
Last 5 Meetings
North Melbourne – 1 Win
Port Adelaide – 4 Wins
Last Round
Both sides had the bye last round, but the Power was too good for the Swans last Saturday and won their match by 26 Points.
North Melbourne have been struggling and was outclassed by Gold Coast, to lose the match by 63 Points.
Team Changes
The Kangaroos have made three changes for this upcoming encounter with Paul Ahern, Majak Daw and Tom Murphy all being dropped. A couple of experienced campaigners come into the team, including Jared Polec and Jack Ziebell. Flynn Perez will make his AFL Debut.
The Power have rested three players for this match. Riley Bonner, Brad Ebert and Justin Westhoff. Kane Farrell, Dan Houston and Steven Motlop all come back into the team.
Current Head to Head Odds
North Melbourne – $6.50
Port Adelaide – $1.12
Prediction
The Kangaroos may have won the last match between the two sides by a significant margin, but the Power has improved a lot in a season and will want the win to keep their top spot on the ladder.
After watching last week, it is hard to see the Kangaroos having any chance in this match. The Power will be too strong in the middle of the ground and trying to contain Charlie Dixon will not be an easy task.
Our Pick – Port Adelaide (Win)
Player Prop – Conor Rozee + 52.5 Fantasy Points
This is a favourable matchup for Rozee as the Kangaroos leak the second-most fantasy points to midfielders this season and the third most to forwards. Rozee is a player the Power will need firing come finals, and this could be a game where he gets some confidence back.
Ed Vickers-Willis + 41.5 Fantasy Points
Probably not the most exciting pick, but Vickers-Willis plays on the back half, and the Kangaroos are chipping the ball in their back half a lot lately. Has a season average of 46 and should cover.