AFL Live: what's happening and what it means

Adelaide Crow's skipper Jordan Dawson has been ruled out of Friday's Showdown following his brother's sudden death. AFL Live has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Australia.

Key facts

• Adelaide Crow's skipper Jordan Dawson has been ruled out of Friday's Showdown following his brother's sudden death.
• Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has confirmed Jordan Dawson will not play in tomorrow night's Showdown following the sudden death of his brother.
• Mental health has been a hot topic in the AFL community this past month with Fremantle Dockers' player Nathan O'Driscoll most recently sharing his mental health struggles in a post to social media.
• The 59th Showdown will kick off at Adelaide Oval tomorrow night at 7:40pm (ACDT).
• Jordan Dawson to take 'whatever time he needs, Dan Curtin a possible recall to face Port Adelaide.

What we know

Going deeper, Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has confirmed Jordan Dawson will not play in tomorrow night's Showdown following the sudden death of his brother.

On the substance, Mental health has been a hot topic in the AFL community this past month with Fremantle Dockers' player Nathan O'Driscoll most recently sharing his mental health struggles in a post to social media.

Beyond the headlines, the 59th Showdown will kick off at Adelaide Oval tomorrow night at 7:40pm (ACDT).

More precisely, Jordan Dawson to take 'whatever time he needs, Dan Curtin a possible recall to face Port Adelaide.

It is worth noting that ADELAIDE captain Jordan Dawson will miss Friday night's grudge game against Port Adelaide after his brother's funeral.

The wider context

On a related note, Nicks said Dawson attended his brother's funeral earlier this week.

Going deeper, the Showdown will kick off tomorrow night at Adelaide Oval.

On the substance, Adelaide Crows captain Jordan Dawson will not play in the Showdown match on Friday following the sudden loss of his brother.

Beyond the headlines, Coach Matthew Nicks confirmed on Thursday that Dawson attended his brother's funeral at Robe on Wednesday.

More precisely, It's as you can imagine, a big week for the family and the community of Robe, yesterday was a really special day," he said.

The bottom line

• The 59th Showdown will kick off at Adelaide Oval tomorrow night at 7:40pm (ACDT).
• The Adelaide skipper missed a one-point win over St Kilda before playing in a 52-point loss to Brisbane.
• The Showdown will kick off tomorrow night at Adelaide Oval.
• Searches spiking right now: ‘I’m so rattled’: Showdown does it AGAIN as one-point thriller decided in dying seconds, The 25: The best players in the AFL, ranked 25 to 1, FOLLOW LIVE: Freo hold off brave Bulldogs for win No.7, TEAMS: Major Suns blow, gun Swan returns, Dee back after dizzy spell.