Fogarty Returns as Crows Game Today Hosts North Melbourne
Darcy Fogarty is back for crows game today, and Kuwarna has also brought Jordon Butts into the side for its round 10 meeting with North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval. The forward returns after one SANFL game following a back issue, giving the Crows another option as they try to keep their 5-4 start moving forward.
Fogarty Back At Adelaide Oval
Fogarty’s return is the headline change in a side that also omitted Nick Murray and Hugh Bond. The Roos stayed unchanged, so the matchup goes in with one club making two selection calls and the other leaving its line-up intact.
That matters because Kuwarna entered Saturday with a 5-4 record, while North Melbourne arrived at 4-5. The Crows had also won four of their past five matches against sides currently sitting below eighth place, which makes this a clean test of whether that run continues against a team just below them on the ladder.
North Melbourne’s Adelaide Problem
North Melbourne came in with a heavier burden than its record alone shows. It had not won on its past 13 visits to Adelaide and had lost eight straight games to the Crows, a stretch that puts immediate pressure on the Roos to break the pattern at Adelaide Oval.
The selection picture gives Kuwarna a direct chance to keep control of the matchup without changing too much else. Fogarty’s return after the back issue, plus Butts coming in, gives the Crows two fresh names to work with while North Melbourne asks the same group to end a long run of losses in Adelaide.
Kuwarna’s Round 10 Test
This is a round 10 home game that sits inside a narrow stretch of the season. Kuwarna cannot treat a 5-4 position casually with the Hawks and Cats to come next, so the value of a win here is tied to staying above water before the fixture tightens again.
For North Melbourne, the task is simpler but harder: stop the Adelaide slide, end the eight-game losing run against the Crows, and leave Adelaide with something it has not taken from the ground in 13 visits. If the Roos cannot do that, Kuwarna’s selection call around Fogarty will look like the right one for the next stage of the season.
