Brodie Smith returns for Crows as Port drops debutant
He had to wait until the third quarter to get a taste of AFL football, but Will Lorenz will have to wait even longer before he gets another after being dropped by the Power.
He had to wait until the third quarter to get a taste of AFL football, but Will Lorenz will have to wait even longer before he gets another after being dropped by the Power.
On Thursday, Matthew Nicks said Adelaide will go with the younger player if there is a 50/50 call at selection. But, at the same time, the Crows coach confirmed 32-year-old Brodie Smith is part of future plans.
It was a bumper weekend for the Power and Crows, with both coming into must-win games under intense pressure. Simeon Thomas-Wilson runs through his likes and dislikes in The Lowdown.
The Crows are on track to begin construction on a new home base at Thebarton Oval later this year, after the club cleared a huge SANFL hurdle on Monday.
Adelaide’s season hasn’t gone to plan, but four players are emerging as bright spots and they were all among the Crows’ best in a win over the Giants. Plus the two players the club should re-sign.
Adelaide has two 28-year-old ruckmen it isn’t convinced about — and no obvious replacement once they move on. SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON delves into the ruck problem the Crows can’t ignore any longer.
As speculation grows over Taylor Walker’s playing future, a former Port Adelaide star has no doubt what must happen.
Kane Cornes has urged the Crows to cut ties with Tex Walker – saying the club needs to be “ruthless” at the end of the season. What do you think? Vote in our poll.
Radio star Chris Dittmar led a final farewell for Bernie Vince’s dad Tim, remembered as a larrikin, storyteller and above all, family man.
While Adelaide are looking at ways to improve after a disastrous 2024 season so far, coach Matthew Nicks doesn’t believe drastic change to the squad or coaching group is needed.
The under-fire Crows are due some good news and it could come in the form of a return for forward line talisman Taylor Walker – but Port’s injury woes continue to bite.
The Crows’ call to get Dan Curtin was a massive one for two reasons. Jay Clark breaks them down, plus the free agency targets left to chase and the building blocks Adelaide can rely on.
It’s been a rough season for Adelaide, but the bye is a chance to reset and attack the second half of the season. But is there any relief on the horizon? Here’s how the Crows’ run home could play out.
The SANFL has revealed the next steps in mooted changes to help Port Adelaide and Adelaide be more competitive after peace talks avoided them abandoning the league.
Taylor Walker is a great of the Adelaide Crows, but he’s coming off contract and is yet to be offered a new deal by the AFL club.
Adelaide young gun Riley Thilthorpe is closing in on a return, with a Crows defender warning fellow backmen of the ‘absolute monster’ he’s turned into, as Port Adelaide names a shock debutant. Catch all the teams news here.
Adelaide has sounded out several big names to bolster Matthew Nicks’ coaching panel in recent years — but faced a major roadblock each time. Go inside the Crows’ coaches box and the issues that need fixing.
Every club has its draft skeletons – and there are plenty of things recruiters can’t foresee. But only GWS, Gold Coast and North Melbourne have had more first-round picks than the Crows in the past decade.
‘Progression is not always obvious, the reward for effort not always immediate. But over time it will emerge.’ That’s what Matthew Nicks said about Adelaide’s list at the end of 2022. The numbers, however, tell a different story.
Pressure is mounting on Adelaide and coach Matthew Nicks — only months after he signed a contract extension. In his mid-season report card, MICK MCGUANE says the Crows should be on the phone to Nathan Buckley.
Adelaide’s first captain has backed Matthew Nicks to remain as the club’s coach – but says sweeping changes are needing for the Crows to become a force again.
Adelaide fans have long bemoaned what some call the ‘boys’ club’ running the Crows board. But the AFL’s fingerprints are all over the Crows at the high level. MICHAEL WARNER investigates.
Inaugural Crows skipper Chris McDermott and Sturt great Michael Graham have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. And while their paths were very different, they both changed along the way.
It was more of the same from Port Adelaide against GWS, as the Power failed to dispel the outside perception that they’re a ‘fake’ contender. See more likes and dislikes from round 14 here.
Inaugural Adelaide Crows coach Graham Cornes says the failures of the club have never been more exposed and big changes are needed this summer.
Two points from their battle with the Adelaide Crows was “better than zero” for the Brisbane Lions.
The AFL’s overdue stand on domestic violence will be held back by an anti-social modern problem, writes Graham Cornes.
Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks had his head in his hands when Josh Worrell went down, just minutes after he’d made a tactical sub. Will it happen again?
The Brisbane Lions had the chance to steal Sunday’s clash with the Crows before a key decision left them falling just short.
Some Crows fans still bristle about the 2019 AFL Draft, but a key part of their 2024 fightback stems from that night, as Adelaide unlocks a key pillar of its defence for the future.
The AFL’s decision to give a Suns star a lengthy ban for his use of a homophobic slur towards a Lions player has been applauded by Brisbane coach Chris Fagan.
Six-month-old Tomi has changed the lives of Adelaide sports power couple Chelsea Randall and Marijana ‘MJ’ Rajcic.
Adelaide is set to be a serious player in this year’s AFL trade and free agency market. So, who could be lured to West Lakes? We take a look at the key names.
Adelaide and West Coast are the two latest AFL clubs to announce that they will change names for the upcoming Sir Doug Nicholls Round.
Before Crows fans can begin salivating about the thought of Patrick Dangerfield’s return, it seems plans for a return to Adelaide were not as serious as first thought.
A rival club has been linked with a shock move to sign Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield, who is a free agent at season’s end.
Why was it Hinkley’s call to play Rozee? Was the medical staff overruled? There’s plenty of talking points from the Showdown, none bigger than Connor Rozee. See all the SA likes and dislikes.
There aren’t too many household names down back for the Crows, but perhaps their most unlikely hero has shown in back-to-back Showdowns, that he’s ready for the pressure.
The last three Showdowns show the Crows have the edge when it comes to SA’s footy teams. As Graham Cornes writes, the basis of it comes from being mentally superior.
Jake Soligo was supposed to be a top-15 draft pick, yet became a Crow deep into the second round. Now, the emerging star following in Rory Sloane’s footsteps is making those who overlooked him pay.
Adelaide has won four of their last five Showdowns against Port Adelaide. On Thursday night they identified a weakness in the Power’s game and punished them, MATT TURNER writes.
Adelaide had to push hard to finally give one of the game’s biggest rivalries the standalone stage it deserves – and now the Crows want more of it, ‘like the eastern state clubs’.
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley questioned whether his side had the right personnel in some areas of the ground after last night’s Showdown loss. So, who should be nervous? We rate every player.
In the wake of a win he says ‘couldn’t have been more perfect’, Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has hailed Rory Sloane and the unheralded backline that exposed Port’s big problem again.
Ken Hinkley has owned up to a mistake and apologised to Power fans following Port Adelaide’s defeat in the Showdown.
Crows key forward Taylor Walker has been reduced to tears discussing the forced retirement of his great mate Rory Sloane.
The Crows have claimed South Australian bragging rights, winning their third straight Showdown over fierce rivals Port Adelaide.
Port Adelaide had its chances but its failure to capitalise in front of goal allowed Adelaide to send champion Rory Sloane off in style. Relive updates and see our SuperCoach takeaways.
Adelaide and Port Adelaide will face off in a SANFL curtain raiser ahead of Showdown 55 – but the fixture won’t exist for long as a national second-tier competition takes shape.
Ahead of a primetime Showdown clash, an Adelaide Crows legend says their arch rival “let themselves down” when it matters most.
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