ADELAIDE has vowed to unleash its new trio of small forward excitement machines against rivals next season, insisting Shane McAdam and Tyson Stengle weren’t simply brought to West Lakes as insurance for veteran goalsneak Eddie Betts.
CUT by his SANFL club at age 14, invited to a Come ‘n’ Try session at 18 and hot AFL property at 22. Welcome to the remarkable rise of West Adelaide utility Chris Burgess.
HE is Port Adelaide’s quiet achiever who is a man of so few words that he has been nicknamed “Humphrey’’ by his teammates. Now Justin Westhoff is on the verge of getting the recognition he deserves.
IN a damning statistic that has almost certainly cost the Power a coveted top-four spot and has it fighting for its finals life against Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday, Port has become a defensive force but an offensive mess.
“HE’S the general back there and other clubs have to start putting more time into him’’. That is Matthew Lloyd’s warning to Adelaide as the GWS express — and its dynamic veteran Heath Shaw — rolls into town.
KINGS of the nest but road kill away, the Eagles arrive to play Port Adelaide weighed down by damning statistics. Andrew Capel’s Number Crunch tells the story.
IT may be that, as some have said, the Crows could be better without Patrick Dangerfield. But Andrew Capel’s Number Crunch reveals that Danger is definitely better at Geelong.
KEN Hinkley declared it was time, reports Andrew Capel. Time for a player who reminds him of himself in his early playing days to stop the comical backline errors and take his game to the next level. BLOG Replay Andrew’s blog here.
NUMBER CRUNCH: The AFL’s raft of off-season rule changes have had a dramatic effect on the way the game is being played and the stats prove it.
Can the Crows maintain their stellar start to the season against Hawthorn tonight? Can Eddie Betts overcome supper stopper Ben Stratton. RELIVE OUR BLOG WITH AANDREW CAPEL
THE Crows have taken huge strides in improving kicking efficiency, and reaped the rewards. Meanwhile, the opposite has happened to Port, says Andrew Capel. Replay Andrew’s blog below.
IT NEARLY brought about its shock round one demise but Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has vowed his team will continue to roll the dice and play “brave’’ football in Showdown 40.
DON Pyke’s backline mantra has had a stunning early impact at Adelaide — with the Crows the NAB Challenge champ when it came to turning defence into attack. Andrew Capel looks at the stats.
THE Power and Crows will go into the 2016 seasons looking very different than they did at the end of 2015. Join Andrew Capel from 12.30pm to discuss the SA teams’ trading exploits and examine their best teams.
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