SCOTT Camporeale has declared Adelaide matches up well with red-hot GWS as the Crows fight to keep their season alive in Canberra on Saturday night, with key defender Daniel Talia expected to recover in time from a corked calf.
PORT Adelaide chairman David Koch has taken aim at the AFL, calling on the league to improve its score review system and introduce send-offs for serious on-field incidents.
CROWS great and board member Mark Ricciuto says Josh Jenkins has done his own undercover work on “postgate” and backtracked on his belief that his matchwinning goal in Showdown 45 clipped the goalpost.
ADELAIDE assistant coach Tate Kaesler says the AFL should investigate light-up goalposts to solve its score review issues following Showdown controversy.
ROBBIE Gray etched his name in history as the first four-times Showdown Medallist but was in no mood to celebrate after Port Adelaide’s late collapse might have cost it a top four finals spot.
THE Showdown delivers again as Adelaide produces a thrilling come-from-behind win to remain in the finals hunt and put a massive dent in arch-rival Port Adelaide’s September hopes.
IT’S SA football’s version of Shane Warne’s “Gatting ball’’. Five years ago, in the last Showdown to be played at AAMI stadium, one of the most magical and memorable moments in the history of the state’s biggest football clash left fans stunned and amazed.
BRILLIANT Adelaide defender Brodie Smith will make his long-awaited AFL comeback in Showdown 45, with teammate Bryce Gibbs declaring he thought he was ready to go “two months ago’’.
PORT Adelaide key defender Tom Jonas has added fuel to the Showdown 45 fire by declaring he “hates” the Crows.
UNDER-FIRE Taylor Walker has defiantly declared he wants to remain Adelaide captain
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