Fog’s time to shine up forward
ADELAIDE coach Don Pyke has pinpointed last year’s first-round draft pick Darcy Fogarty as the obvious replacement for fallen forward Mitch McGovern.
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Why Crows have edge: Showdown 44 depth chart
ANDREW Capel ranks Adelaide and Port Adelaide’s movers and shakers in his Showdown 44 depth chart.
Record-breaking Rory’s magnificent seven
THE records keep tumbling for Crows defensive ball magnet Rory Laird — and they are enough to cause Port Adelaide sleepless nights before Showdown 44.
Going the distance: Seed leads the metre eaters
ALMOST washed-up a year ago, Crow Paul Seedsman has become the No. 1 in the AFL for metres gained.
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Power struggle to find coach
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Burning questions to decide the GF
WHO will best absorb the pressure and who will cash in on their chances? The team that does walks away with a premiership.
It’s no curse, it’s a Cat Trap
GEELONG’S ability to shut down the potent Hawthorn forward-line with the reason behind the Cats stunning winning streak.
Crows must chase Eddie Betts
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Young guns powering Port
Despite their tender years — Wingard and Wines — the two W’s have been instrumental in the Power’s astonishing rise up the ladder.
Danger in a three-way thriller
ADELAIDE Crows football manager Phil Harper says he expects the battle for the gold jacket to be close.
Bombers outfit built to last
TALK of the Essendon’s on-field demise and the possibility of facing years in the football wilderness has been greatly exaggerated.
Three-way race for Brownlow
A MONTH ago Gary Ablett was considered such a certainty to win this year’s Brownlow Medal that some betting agencies paid out on him.
Crows need to sort their tackling mess
WHEN legendary coach David Parkin this month labelled Adelaide as the worst tackling team he had seen, the alarm bells started ringing at West Lakes.
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