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Andrew CapelSports writer

Andrew Capel is a multi award-winning sports writer for The Advertiser, focusing primarily on AFL and cricket. He has been with News Corp for more than 30 years and reports extensively on the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs and South Australian cricket team. A former under-age state cricketer, Andrew’s passion for sport traces back to his childhood when he sat on his dad’s shoulders at Glenelg Football Club games.

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Crows player Riley Knight gathers the ball during the Round 5 AFL match between the Gold Coast Suns and the Adelaide Crows at Metricon Stadium in Carrara on the Gold Coast, Saturday, April 22, 2017. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Too much talent, too few places

THE selection squeeze is on at unbeaten Adelaide, with coach Don Pyke facing some tough decisions ahead of Saturday’s clash against North Melbourne in Hobart.

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Andrew Capel’s LIVE Facebook chat

Andrew Capel’s LIVE Facebook chat

CAN the Power and Crows continue their great starts to the season? Do you support a night or twilight grand final? Talk all things footy with Andrew Capel in his Facebook video chat — ONLINE NOW

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AFL Rising Star - Port Adelaide, Sam Powell-Pepper in the gym at Alberton Oval. Picture Sarah Reed

I like to hurt people: Powell-Pepper

PORT Adelaide youngster Sam Powell-Pepper knows he wouldn’t be where he is today if it weren’t for the generosity of a friend’s family and he says he wears his “Bash Brothers” tag as a badge of honour.

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23/03/17 - Crows training at Adelaide Oval. Rory Sloane. Picture Dean Martin

Pyke selects Walker, Sloane

DON Pyke says the Crows are not playing with fire by naming team leaders Taylor Walker and Rory Sloane for Sunday’s round one blockbuster against flag favourite Greater Western Sydney.

Crows
27/02/17 - Crows player Curtly Hampton after the Super Clinic at Port Augusta. Picture: Tom Huntley

Hampton rises to the challenge

AN end-of-season player-coach meeting paved the way for Curtly Hampton to make his Crows debut against his former club Greater Western Sydney at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 03: Rory Sloane (left) and Taylor Walker of the Crows celebrate during the 2016 AFL Round 15 match between the Melbourne Demons and the Adelaide Crows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 3, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Crows to name Walker, Sloane

COACH Don Pyke says captain Taylor Walker and vice-captain Rory Sloane will today be named in the Crows squad to play GWS at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

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Eddie worth it? You Betts

Eddie worth it? You Betts

MATCH REPORT: EDDIE Betts is worth the investment. That’s the assessment of the Crows’ $2 million man who put on a five-star show.

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