‘Don’t agree’: AFL hits back over Betts claims
The AFL boss is adamant the league didn’t ignore complaints about the infamous Adelaide Crows camp outlined by Eddie Betts this week.
The AFL boss is adamant the league didn’t ignore complaints about the infamous Adelaide Crows camp outlined by Eddie Betts this week.
Rory Sloane says he is sad to hear of the negative effect the Crows camp had on Eddie Betts but stands by the positive comments he made about his experience at the time.
Eddie Betts’ harrowing story has a place beside Nicky Winmar’s salute at Victoria Park, Michael Long’s stance against racism at the MCG and the maltreatment and abuse of Adam Goodes.
AFL legends took aim and the Crows responded after Eddie Betts published a confronting recollection of a pre-season camp.
As NSW — and particularly Victoria — deal with COVID-19 explosions, the impact of the virus in South Australia has footy fans boxed in.
They’re on the ropes with a new winless record, but former Crows captain Taylor Walker says it’s not the culture that is to blame for their predicament, they just need to learn how to win again.
A Monday night blockbuster was ripped apart by fans who took aim at the umpires, now the AFL has admitted to errors being made.
Former captain Mark Bickley says Adelaide was always in for a tough season as it undergoes a significant rebuild – but not even he could predict the Crows would start the year 0-7.
Everyone is on the Darcy Moore bandwagon for All Australian selection and rightly so, but another Collingwood defender deserves every bit as much consideration as the Pies’ backline propels their resurgence.
Adelaide football director Mark Ricciuto has brutally acknowledged the long-term pain facing the Crows after their worst ever start.
About 18,000 fans filled the seats – or every second seat – at Adelaide Oval to watch the Crows lose to the Saints. But the crowds are unlikely to get any bigger than that for the rest of the season.
St Kilda have inflicted Adelaide’s 10th straight loss but with fans in the stands, a hail of boos have exposed the AFL’s “lottery”.
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