1/26Adelaide Crows Hugh Greenwood and Cameron Ellis-Yolmen watch as Eagles Willie Rioli kicks another goal for the West Coast Eagles at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
Double dose of reality
Both South Australian AFL clubs failed to record victories in round 10 putting more pressure on their chances of playing finals football
2/26Adelaide Crows Luke Brown under pressure from Eagles Josh Kennedy and Willie Riol at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
3/26Adelaide Crows Brodie Smith, Luke Brown and Elliott Himmelberg walk off after the loss to the West Coast Eagles at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
4/26AFL - Adelaide CrowsDon Pykestands with his players Rory Sloane, Luke Brown and Brodie Smith after the loss to the West Coast Eagles at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
5/26The AFL umpires at three-quarter time of Adelaide’s clash with the West Coast Eaglers at Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
6/26Adelaide Crows Rory Sloane gets wrapped up by Eagles Luke Shuey at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
7/26Adelaide Crows Eddie Betts yells for an interchange from sidelines at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
8/26Adelaide Crows Eddie Betts ready to return to the action at Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
9/26Adelaide Crows Eddie Betts celebrates the goal with Rory Sloane at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
10/26Adelaide Crows Elliott Himmelberg gets his kick out of centre of Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
11/26Adelaide Crows Taylor Walker leads the team through the banner for Indigenous Round. Picture SARAH REED
12/26Adelaide Crows Eddie Betts leads the team out. Picture SARAH REED
13/26Adelaide Crows Former indigenous players. Picture SARAH REED
14/26Adelaide Crows Wayne Milera scores his second goal and celebrates at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
15/26Adelaide Crows Hugh Greenwood under pressure from Eagles Shannon Hurn at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
16/26Former Adelaide Crows Jared Petrenko and Graham Johncock at Adelaide for the Doug Nicholls round
17/26Adelaide Crows Cameron Ellis-Yolmen kicks the first goal celebrating with Wayne Milera and Rory Atkins against West Coast Eagles at the Adelaide Oval. Picture SARAH REED
18/26Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles players stand together for Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Picture SARAH REED
19/26Adelaide Crows Cameron Ellis-Yolmen kicks a goal and celebrates with Wayne Milera at the Adelaide Oval.Picture SARAH REED
20/26Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles players stand together for Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Picture SARAH REED
21/26Hawthorn and Port Adelaide form a huddle after the game at UTAS Stadium in Launceston. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL
22/26Hawks Marc Pittonet and Power’s Paddy Ryder compete for the ball at UTAS Stadium in Launceston. Picture: Dylan Burns/AFL
23/26Power coach Ken Hinkley talks with his Port Adelaide players at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. Picture: Julian Smith/AAP
24/26Port Adelaide’s Billy Frampton fires out a handball under pressure from Hawthorn’s Jack Scrimshaw at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. Picture: Julian Smith/AAP
25/26Matthew Broadbent of the Power (left) and Paul Puopolo of the Hawks contest during the Round 10 AFL match between the the Hawthorn Hawks and Port Adelaide Power at the University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston, Saturday, May 25, 2019. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
26/26Port Adelaide’s Peter Ladhams is congratulated by his teammates after kicking a goal against Hawthorn at University of Tasmania Stadium in Launceston. Picture: Scott Barbour/Getty
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