A dazzling Izak Rankine cameo has fired Adelaide to a 16-point upset win against Greater Western Sydney. Rankine’s sensational opening half gave the Crows the edge in their 13.16 (94) to 12.6 (78) triumph at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night. Rankine had halftime stats that would please most in a full game: 21 disposals, seven … Read more
Adelaide spearhead Taylor Walker is bullish about returning from injury as Riley Thilthorpe prepares for his first game since pre-season knee surgery. Walker missed training on Wednesday for personal reasons, but coach Matthew Nicks expects him to play against GWS on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval. The Crows’ all-time leading goalkicker hasn’t played since suffering … Read more
Pressure is building on Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks after Richmond caused a major upset with a gutsy eight-point win over the Crows. The Tigers defied a lengthy injury list and the absence of rested megastar Dustin Martin to triumph 12.7 (79) to 10.11 (71) at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night. Richmond produced a six-goal third-term … Read more
Brisbane and Adelaide have both been left to rue crucial missed opportunities to win the game in the dying stages of their epic AFL draw. In front of a deafening crowd at Adelaide Oval on Sunday night, the two sides both squandered massive chances to win the game before the siren sounded with the score … Read more
Adelaide have had a risky coaching decision backfire terribly, with Josh Worrell suffering a wrist injury just minutes after the Crows subbed Daniel Curtin out of their AFL clash with Brisbane game for tactical reasons. Despite no injury, Curtain was subbed out of the game at half time after just five touches in the first … Read more
Adelaide have made an audacious bid to lure Geelong captain Patrick Dangerfield back to the club, according to 7NEWS reporter Mitch Cleary. Dangerfield, who turned 34 last month, is out of contract at the end of the AFL season and qualifies as a restricted free agent. That means the Crows can make an offer and … Read more
Adelaide veteran Taylor Walker has broken down when talking about great mate Rory Sloane after the Crows’ 30-point Showdown win over arch-rivals Port Adelaide. Walker and Sloane have played 199 AFL games together, but didn’t get the chance to add to that tally this year with Sloane forced to call time on his career this … Read more
Much-loved AFL champion Rory Sloane has announced his retirement. The universally popular Adelaide veteran and former captain had surgery on a detached retina in his right eye at the end of January, the second time he has undergone such a procedure. The 34-year-old, who is a dual best-and-fairest winner, said the risk of another eye … Read more
Essendon have escaped with a heart-stopping three-point win over Adelaide after having a last-second umpiring decision fortuitously go their way. The Bombers were hanging on to their slender lead for dear life in the dying minutes of the game, but looked set to cough it up after the siren when big man Sam Draper found … Read more
Essendon ruck Sam Draper waited about 60 seconds before mocking the umpiring decision that might have decided his side’s three-point win over Adelaide on Friday night. Draper was handed a ‘get out of jail free’ card when he wasn’t pinged for holding the ball after diving on it and dragging it in with just seconds … Read more
