Prime-time Showdown locked in for final round
The Crows and Port Adelaide will face off in a Saturday night Showdown at Adelaide Oval in the final round of the AFL season.
Brodie Smith and Steven Motlop going head to head at the Showdown in Round 3, 2022. Photo: Matt Turner/AAP
Showdown 52 will kick off at 7:00pm on Saturday, August 20, in Round 23 of the AFL season.
The Port Adelaide home game will be broadcast by Fox Sports and carried by Seven in South Australia.
It’s the second prime-time scheduling for the Showdown this year, after the two clubs met on a Friday night in Round 3.
That night saw more than 39,000 people watch the Crows knock off the Power by four points courtesy of a dramatic after-the-siren goal from Adelaide recruit Jordan Dawson.
It was Adelaide’s first win of the season while it condemned Port Adelaide to an 0-3 start to the year.
Both clubs may be well out of finals contention by the time the final round Showdown comes around, with the Power already sitting two games and percentage out of the eight.
The minor round of the 2022 @AFL Premiership season will close with a bang at #AdelaideOval, with a contest between SA's biggest rivals.
The Round 23 Showdown will be held under lights on Saturday 20 August. See more details: https://t.co/42IpIM8awU pic.twitter.com/QuuReL6psS
— Adelaide Oval (@TheAdelaideOval) July 26, 2022
Showdown 52 will run concurrently with a clash between Essendon and Richmond at the MCG.
Meanwhile, Melbourne have been scheduled to face Brisbane at the Gabba on Friday night for their final match of the season, in a game that could have huge ramifications for the top-four hopes of both clubs.
Another feature of Round 23 will be the encounter between Carlton and Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday, August 21.
Both teams are pushing hard for a top-four berth and a huge crowd is expected to attend.
Fremantle may need to beat GWS at Manuka Oval earlier Saturday, August 20 to snare a top-four berth or a home final.
The final match of the home-and-away season is a Sunday fixture between St Kilda and Sydney at Marvel Stadium.
Full round 23 fixture:
Friday, August 19
Brisbane v Melbourne at the Gabba, 7.20pm ACST
Saturday, August 20
Greater Western Sydney v Fremantle at Manuka Oval, 1.15pm ACST
North Melbourne v Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium, 1.40 ACST
Geelong v West Coast at GMHBA Stadium, 4.05pm ACST
Essendon v Richmond at the MCG, 6.55pm ACST
Port Adelaide v Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, 7.00pm ACST
Sunday, August 21
Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs at UTAS Stadium, 1.10pm ACST
Carlton v Collingwood at the MCG, 2.50pm ACST
St Kilda v Sydney at Marvel Stadium, 4.10pm ACST
-With AAP
