Darcy Fogarty kicked three goals in SANFL win, looms as likely replacement for Taylor Walker
DARCY Fogarty and Mitch McGovern could be in line to replace Crows captain Taylor Walker this week after the key forward accepted his one-game ban for bumping Geelong’s Zach Tuohy.
DARCY Fogarty and Mitch McGovern could be in line to replace Crows captain Taylor Walker this week after the key forward accepted his one-game ban for bumping Geelong’s Zach Tuohy.
Fogarty was dropped after last week’s loss to Richmond and kicked three goals in Adelaide’s first SANFL win of the season against Port Adelaide in Kadina on Sunday.
The 18-year-old even had a run on the ball when the game was on the line in the final quarter and copped a heavy knock to his back/hip late in the term but played the game out.
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McGovern hasn’t played since injuring his ankle in the dying seconds of the Round 8 showdown and was listed as a 1-2 week prospect last round.
Crows forward Josh Jenkins said he felt as though McGovern was putting his hand up for selection and could be in the mix.
While Walker has accepted the match review officer’s one-game ban from last Thursday’s win over the Cats, midfielder Bryce Gibbs will front the tribunal on Tuesday night to argue against his $2000 fine for rough conduct.
Gibbs was fined for bumping Geelong’s Joel Selwood off the ball which was graded as low impact to the head based on the Cats’ medical report. If his challenge is unsuccessful, the fine will increase to $3000.
Daniel Talia is also a chance to return to the side to play Brisbane on Saturday night after overcoming a foot injury.
Jenkins said a silver lining from Adelaide’s injury crisis this season had been its ability to test its depth and get experience into the wider playing group.
“The ability for those guys to enter next year and beyond having experienced AFL footy, especially hot games like last week and the West Coast game and playing Richmond,” Jenkins said.
“It can be daunting at the time but it’s probably worth 10 or 15 games so that is the great part about those young guys getting an opportunity and hopefully it allows them to grow for the future.”
The Crows are 8-8 ahead of this week’s clash with the Lions and Jenkins said there was belief in the playing group after beating Geelong.
“You never want to look too far back but it felt quite powerful and we played some really powerful football last year,” he said.
“The way externally I’ve heard a lot of people talk about how we went about it is that it looked a lot like 2017, and that was a good year all bar the last day.
“So hopefully if we continue to play that way it will give ourselves a chance.
“There’s more belief that we can play football which will allow us a chance and there’s no point talking about playing finals, you need to get that identity back and if we play somewhere near that level then eventually we’ll get there.”
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