Johncock may see more of the bench
ADELAIDE utility Graham Johncock is no longer considered a certain starter.
ADELAIDE utility Graham Johncock is no longer considered a certain starter.
CROWS midfielder Bernie Vince has taken a one-game ban outside the AFL tribunal to avert the risk of a longer suspension if Adelaide plays finals.
ADELAIDE forward Jared Petrenko would be open-minded if the AFL reverted to the two-bye system used last season.
WARNING, Crows players – do not read this article. I don’t want to jinx you, but I’m tipping you to finish minor premier in season 2012.
ADELAIDE is finals bound – and the Crows are convinced they have found the answers to winning in September.
CROWS midfield terrier Rory Sloane has – as expected – signed a new three-year deal as the club continues to safeguard its young talent.
THE Crows are the clearance kings of the AFL – just watch a replay of Saturday’s dramatic 29-point win over Fremantle.
ADELAIDE had several final-term heroes against Fremantle on Saturday, none more so than Jared Petrenko.
ADELAIDE is entrenched in the AFL’s top four but Crows coach Brenton Sanderson is adamant his men will continue to “live in the moment”.
ADELAIDE coach Brenton Sanderson warned that it would “get ugly” because of Fremantle’s stifling gameplan – but the 29-point win ended up being pretty.
PATRICK Dangerfield says the seeds of signing on as a long-term Crow this week were sown well before speculation started on his new lucrative contract.
NATHAN van Berlo was put through a searching test of character last year. This year, things are very different.
PHIL Harper could not find a shadow outside his office at the Adelaide Football Club last year.
TAYLOR Walker is a changed man. Cold hard statistics prove what most people believe they are seeing – that the Crow has come of age as an AFL player.
The Crows have overhauled their football department, going from a club players want to leave to a breeding ground for sustained success.
ADELAIDE’S midfield-driven game plan – and Graham Johncock as a forward – is to be tested for the second time in a week by an ultra-defensive rival.
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