Power meets need for speed, class
Why the Power believes it has addressed its need for outside run and class by snaring North Adelaide’s Connor Rozee and Victorians Zak Butters and Xavier Duursma as its first-round picks.
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Angwin’s Crows regrets: I was young and dumb
Laurence Angwin has opened up about his time at the Crows, saying his biggest regret from his turbulent 13 months there was being too immature to accept the club’s help.
Where it all went wrong for Crows and Angwin
Potential unfulfilled. Wild. Physically gifted. A draft fizzer. Easily distracted. These are some of the ways members of the Adelaide Crows’ 2001 inner sanctum describe Laurence Angwin, the club’s highest ever draft pick. Angwin and the Crows parted ways after just 13 months without him ever playing a game for the club.
The Crows draft that was a ‘spectacular failure’
The former Crows official responsible for selecting Laurence Angwin with the club’s highest ever pick says the “spectacular failure” led Adelaide’s board to give its recruiting team “a far greater say” in future draft decisions.
From surviving Iraqi bloodshed to a state title for new Ali
He shares a surname with a boxing legend, has survived bloodshed in the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul and experienced racial taunts in Australia. Now Ibrahim Ali is aiming for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning a state amateur title.
Howzat! SA women’s team blasts biggest score… ever
IT’S a score that quite simply has to be seen to be believed — an Adelaide women’s cricket team is, we believe, the proud owner of the biggest score ever in an Australian 50-over match.
Wilkie staking AFL claims while teammates in Bali
CALLUM Wilkie’s North Adelaide teammates are in Bali this weekend on their footy trip. But as the Roosters’ premiership celebrations continue, Wilkie will be testing for AFL recruiters at the state draft combine.
Side all out for 14 in nightmare start to season
Cricket is finally back. But one side may be wishing it was still footy season after getting rolled for 14 in its first match, while a women’s team made a club record score – aided by 84 extras. Plus more in this week’s local cricket wrap, Thrash Talk.
Biggest ever grand final thrashing as Flaggies three-peat
Flagstaff Hill broke the Southern Football League’s record for the biggest winning margin in grand final history in claiming its third straight flag. Outgoing club president Brett Charlesworth couldn’t contain his pride after the game [SEE VIDEO]
‘Totally gutted, couldn’t sleep’ — an Eagles fan’s view
A “TOTALLY gutted” long-time Eagles fan and volunteer says replaying Sunday’s controversial preliminary final would have been the only fair result and that this weekend’s grand final between North Adelaide and Norwood is tarnished.
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