Potentially in this week. Adelaide have made it obvious they want more variety in their midfield mix. 0-4 to start the season. Rankine gets increased time while Laird, Dawson, Crouch all have a slight decrease and they beat one of the best teams in the comp in Carlton away from home. Soligo’s midfield has been trending upwards the last few weeks too as another more damaging/explosive type in comparison to Crouch, Laird and to an extent Dawson.
In terms of fixture, he has the round 15 bye which means if he isn’t quite at that top 6-8 level he can be easily flipped. 7 of his next 10 are in Adelaide and 11 of his remaining 18 fixtures are in Adelaide. Last year he averaged 92.6 at home and 70.3 away. He plays North, WC, Hawthorn and Richmond in his next 8 (those last three in a row).
Personally, he was in my team most of late preseason and was in my side as of the start of round 0 before being replaced by Heeney. I was hoping for a 70/30 FWD/MID split but if he’s getting 61% CBAs I’m willing to jump on.