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Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 12 2026
A free, data-led AFLW preview built from real results: head-to-head history, recent form and the players to watch on each side.
Match details
Our prediction: Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons
Line-ball: too close to split
Model score: Adelaide Crows 47 to 44 Melbourne Demons
Total points: the model's 91-point expected total leans higher-scoring than a typical AFLW game (~80 combined points).
How this works: the model averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games, up to the end of 2025, matches attack against defence, and adds a 2-point home-ground adjustment. A data lean, not a certainty: list changes, injuries and team news all move it.
What the numbers say
Across their last 3 meetings it is Adelaide Crows 1, Melbourne Demons 2, averaging 80.3 combined points per game. Adelaide Crows won 2 of their last 5 on record. Melbourne Demons won 2 of their last 5.
Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons head-to-head
Last 3 meetings: Adelaide Crows 1, Melbourne Demons 2, averaging 80.3 combined points per game.
Form guide: last 5 completed games
Most recent results on record, up to the end of 2025.
- 49 to 60 @ Melbourne Demons15 Nov 2025
- 60 to 16 v St Kilda Saints9 Nov 2025
- 29 to 17 v Fremantle Dockers2 Nov 2025
- 45 to 52 v Port Adelaide Power24 Oct 2025
- 31 to 71 @ North Melbourne Kangaroos18 Oct 2025
- 36 to 46 @ North Melbourne Kangaroos22 Nov 2025
- 60 to 49 v Adelaide Crows15 Nov 2025
- 43 to 56 v Brisbane Lions9 Nov 2025
- 59 to 45 @ Geelong Cats1 Nov 2025
- 36 to 45 @ Brisbane Lions25 Oct 2025
Players to watch: 2025 averages
Ranked on 2025 GDS fantasy average. Squads change between seasons, so treat this as a guide to who carried each club last time out.
Adelaide Crows
- Ebony Marinoff
149.3 GDS avg · 27.7 disposals · 0.1 goals · 3.6 marks · 10.9 tackles (14 games)
- Anne Hatchard
93.6 GDS avg · 17.9 disposals · 0.7 goals · 5.1 marks · 4.4 tackles (14 games)
- Madison Newman
87.9 GDS avg · 19.8 disposals · 0.2 goals · 3.4 marks · 2.6 tackles (14 games)
- Sarah Goodwin
78.1 GDS avg · 18.2 disposals · 0.0 goals · 2.1 marks · 4.6 tackles (14 games)
Melbourne Demons
- Kate Hore
114.0 GDS avg · 21.3 disposals · 1.6 goals · 3.9 marks · 5.3 tackles (15 games)
- Tyla Hanks
107.9 GDS avg · 23.0 disposals · 0.3 goals · 2.1 marks · 6.9 tackles (15 games)
- Elizabeth McNamara
101.4 GDS avg · 22.1 disposals · 0.1 goals · 3.4 marks · 4.3 tackles (15 games)
- Maeve Chaplin
89.8 GDS avg · 18.2 disposals · 0.1 goals · 3.5 marks · 4.0 tackles (13 games)
AFLW Round 12 2026 preview questions
Who will win Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons?
Our form model rates Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons line-ball from 2025 season results: too close to split, so treat it as a coin-flip and lean on team news.
What is the Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons prediction for AFLW Round 12 2026?
Our form model rates Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons line-ball from 2025 season results: too close to split, so treat it as a coin-flip and lean on team news. The model expects about 91 combined points, higher-scoring than a typical AFLW game (around 80). It averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games and adds a small home-ground adjustment.
When and where is Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons?
Adelaide Crows host Melbourne Demons in AFLW Round 12, 2026 on Sunday 1 Nov 2026, 3:05pm at Thomas Farms Oval. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons head-to-head record?
Across their last 3 meetings between 2023 and 2025 it is Adelaide Crows 1, Melbourne Demons 2. Those games averaged 80.3 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Ebony Marinoff for Adelaide Crows and Kate Hore for Melbourne Demons. The preview lists the top four per club with disposals, goals, marks and tackles per game, and every name links to that player's full stats page.
Is this Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne Demons are free and need no account. Stats Lab members get the deeper fantasy and matchup analysis tools on top.
More this round: every fixture is listed on the AFLW match previews page, with deeper club data on the Adelaide Crows and Melbourne Demons hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.