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Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 8 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: Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows
Port Adelaide Power by 1-12
Model score: Port Adelaide Power 54 to 43 Adelaide Crows
Total points: the model's 97-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 Port Adelaide Power 1, Adelaide Crows 2, averaging 89 combined points per game. Port Adelaide Power won 4 of their last 5 on record. Adelaide Crows won 2 of their last 5.
Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows head-to-head
Last 3 meetings: Port Adelaide Power 1, Adelaide Crows 2, averaging 89 combined points per game.
Form guide: last 5 completed games
Most recent results on record, up to the end of 2025.
- 81 to 24 @ GWS Giants1 Nov 2025
- 52 to 45 @ Adelaide Crows24 Oct 2025
- 94 to 59 v Hawthorn Hawks17 Oct 2025
- 33 to 62 @ Brisbane Lions11 Oct 2025
- 54 to 35 v Western Bulldogs4 Oct 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
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.
Port Adelaide Power
- Matilda Scholz
111.6 GDS avg · 17.0 disposals · 0.4 goals · 4.3 marks · 2.7 tackles (12 games)
- Abbey Dowrick
104.6 GDS avg · 18.4 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.1 marks · 7.0 tackles (11 games)
- Ashleigh Woodland
95.7 GDS avg · 18.0 disposals · 0.3 goals · 2.2 marks · 5.0 tackles (12 games)
- Ella Heads
78.0 GDS avg · 13.8 disposals · 0.2 goals · 3.9 marks · 4.2 tackles (12 games)
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)
AFLW Round 8 2026 preview questions
Who will win Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows?
Our form model favours Port Adelaide Power by 1-12 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Port Adelaide Power 54 to 43 Adelaide Crows.
What is the Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows prediction for AFLW Round 8 2026?
Our form model favours Port Adelaide Power by 1-12 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Port Adelaide Power 54 to 43 Adelaide Crows. The model expects about 97 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 Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows?
Port Adelaide Power host Adelaide Crows in AFLW Round 8, 2026 on Saturday 3 Oct 2026, 6:15pm at Alberton Oval. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows head-to-head record?
Across their last 3 meetings between 2023 and 2025 it is Port Adelaide Power 1, Adelaide Crows 2. Those games averaged 89 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Matilda Scholz for Port Adelaide Power and Ebony Marinoff for Adelaide Crows. 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 Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Port Adelaide Power vs Adelaide Crows 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 Port Adelaide Power and Adelaide Crows hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.