Live: Crows and Magpies out to shake up AFL finals race at Adelaide Oval

Adelaide and Collingwood kick off round 20 as the Crows look to leapfrog into the top four while the Magpies have an eye on the top six. Follow all the action in our live blog.Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:59pmThu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:59pmCrows and Pies know how to put on a game(Getty Images)Let's take a quick look at recent games between these two, shall we?Round 1 2026: Adelaide by 14Qualifying final 2025: Collingwood by 24Round 23 2025: Adelaide by 3Round 10 2025: Collingwood by 10Round 10 2024: Collingwood by 4Round 15 2023: Collingwood by 2Round 7 2023: Collingwood by 1Round 18 2022: Collingwood by 5Basically, barring that four-goal blowout in last year's QF (which was still a banging game), you're guaranteed a nail-biter between these two teams. Let's hope for more of the same tonight.Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:47pmThu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:47pmFinal teams are in(Getty Images)No late changes for either side.The Crows made three changes during the week, and a couple of them are biggies. Darcy Fogarty is suspended and Mark Keane is ill, while Brayden Cook has been managed. Taylor Walker comes back in, as does Finnbar Maley and Nick Murray.The Pies will be delighted to have Jeremy Howe back in the 23, replacing Sam Swadling tonight.Thu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:36pmThu 23 Jul 2026 at 6:36pmWelcome to Thursday night footy in AdelaideGood evening and welcome back to ABC Sport's live blog coverage of the 2026 AFL season. Tonight we head to Adelaide as the Crows play host to the Magpies.These are two teams who each have put themselves among "dark horse" conversations, though their ladder positions suggest different realities. The Crows are only 0.6% out of the top four currently, and could go level on points with second-place with a win tonight. Meanwhile the Magpies are a game and a half out of the top six, but there is great optimism of a run from a wildcard spot.We're into the business end of the home and away season now, and these sorts of games can become defining. Should be a good one, with any luck.