AFL Fixture: Round 3 Showdown could be make or break
The AFL fixture has thrown up an early Showdown for Port and Crows fans, here’s why it could be make or break for both teams.
The AFL fixture has thrown up an early Showdown for Port and Crows fans, here’s why it could be make or break for both teams.
Two struggling teams have been dudded by a slight tweak to the AFL’s fixture after the 2023 line-up of matches was released.
Adelaide has revealed it will delay making a decision on captaincy for next season. The news comes as two players extended their contracts at the club until the end of 2025.
The AFL has turned its attention to two northern grounds as the SA government fights for a Magic Round game in the Barossa Valley. Plus, all that is making news at pre-season training.
Daniel Jackson is already making his mark at the Crows since arriving during the off-season as the club’s leadership and development manager.
Crows chief Andrew Fagan says not even the AFL’s large future fund will be “anywhere close enough” to deal with the impacts of the coronavirus spread “if the worst case scenario” of the crisis hit the league and clubs.
Matthew Nicks will coach his first game for Adelaide, and Rory Sloane will play his 200th in Round 1. But no Crows fans will be present to honour the achievements after the AFL implemented a coronavirus crowd lockout on Friday.
Fans have been locked out of Australia’s ODI against New Zealand, and the Australian Grand Prix has been cancelled. Now, supporters will also be kept from attending AFLW and SANFLW games starting from Saturday.
Former Adelaide Crows skipper Taylor Walker has jokingly suggested his club should win the flag if the AFL is cancelled due to coronavirus – on alphabetical order.
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The Adelaide Crows are in a “mini-lockdown” as they prepare to play in front of empty stadiums or have games suspended throughout the season.
Of everything Jason Dunstall uncovered during Adelaide’s external review last year, one thing emerged as a key to its healing. Chief sports writer Reece Homfray spoke to him and other experts last week about the Crows’ cultural rebuild.
Adelaide Crows jet Brodie Smith is hopeful the ‘running gag’ might finally be over as he zeros in on a midfield role at West Lakes.
An Adelaide dual premiership player reckons the debate on having an AFLW conference system is likely to blow up again at season’s end and she’s not looking forward to the “backlash”.
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