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Adelaide Crows vs Carlton Blues Round 5 Tips and Prediction

Ryan Tucker

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Last updated: 07 Apr 2026

Ryan Tucker 07 Apr 2026

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Adelaide Crows aim to outplay Carlton Blues, leveraging their stronger form despite current records.
Key bets: Adelaide to win by over 33.5 points; Josh Rachele to score 2+ goals.
Crows need a fast start to prevent Blues from gaining confidence and momentum.
The game will be played at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, 9th April, with the bounce at 7:40 PM (AEDT)

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Josh Rachele of the Crows celebrates a goal. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images)

Adelaide Crows vs Carlton Blues Tips and Prediction

Carlton head to Adelaide Oval looking badly out of sorts, and this feels like a rough spot to try and stop the slide.

Adelaide Crows vs Carlton Blues Tips and Prediction
How this game shapes up
Best Bets
Adelaide Crows -33.5
Josh Rachele 2+ Goals
What could go wrong?
Adelaide Crows vs Carlton Blues AFL 2026 Round 5 FAQ’s

The Crows haven’t had the results their footy probably deserves, but against a Blues side low on confidence they look well placed to take control.

Best Bet: Adelaide Crows -33.5

How this game shapes up

Adelaide are better than their 1–3 record suggests. They’ve pushed good sides deep into games and if a couple of moments go the other way, the conversation around them looks very different.

The bigger issue has been slow starts, not a lack of quality. Once the Crows settle, they’ve shown they can move the ball well and pile pressure on quickly.

Carlton are in a very different spot. The Blues keep finding ways to lose games they should be winning, and that kind of form can snowball fast once confidence drops away.

That’s what makes this matchup dangerous for them. Adelaide have enough firepower to punish mistakes, and if the Crows get even a small lead, it could get ugly.

Best Bets

Adelaide Crows -33.5

This feels like a game where Adelaide’s pressure and ball movement eventually wear Carlton down. The Blues have struggled to hold up for four quarters and the Crows should get enough repeat entries to build a margin.

Josh Rachele 2+ Goals

Rachele has been involved on the scoreboard every week and this looks like a game where Adelaide should spend plenty of time in attack. If the Crows get on top, he should get his chances.

What could go wrong?

Adelaide’s slow starts have been a real issue, and if they let Carlton hang around early it could turn into a much messier game than expected.

The line is also big enough that late junk time or a flatter finish could make things uncomfortable, even if the Crows are the better side.

Which probably means Adelaide need to put this game on their terms early.

Adelaide Crows vs Carlton Blues AFL 2026 Round 5 FAQ’s

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Verdict

Adelaide Crows v Carlton Blues

Adelaide look far more dangerous than their record suggests, while Carlton are starting to look fragile.
If the Crows get on top around the contest and keep generating forward entries, they should be able to pull away with Josh Rachele again finding the goals.

Adelaide -33.5

Line

@9/10 - 3 Units

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Team Total

@7/8 - 2 Units

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