Star Crows recruit’s leading role in Rachele resurgence revealed
Josh Rachele’s resurgence continues to gather steam and the role one of Adelaide’s key off-season recruits has played has been revealed. Plus, the latest on Sid Draper and Dan Curtin.
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Track watch: Key Crows SuperCoach intel from Port Pirie
Plenty scoffed when Matthew Nicks said Josh Rachele was having the best pre-season he’d ever seen a player have. But as SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON reports, Nicks wasn’t exaggerating. See his track notes from Port Pirie here.
Every Crow rated: Is this list really ready for September?
The finals pressure is on Matthew Nicks and the Crows this year – but are they good enough? GLENN MCFARLANE and JON RALPH run the rule over every player.
Crows finally land their man as Balme joins board
After multiple attempts over recent years to lure Neil Balme to South Australia, the Crows have finally succeeded. See all the off-field changes here.
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Dropping Modra was a massive story … but nowhere near as big as this
Graham Cornes still harbours regrets for dropping Tony Modra on disciplinary grounds in 1994. As big as that was at the time, he says it’s nothing compared to what the Crows face now.
Swans leave Crows asking — is Rachele really the problem?
Adelaide sent Josh Rachele to the SANFL in a statement about its standards. But if Saturday night’s heavy loss was any indication, Rachele is far from the Crows biggest issue.
How Rachele responded in SANFL after ‘harsh’ Crows axing
It was a far cry from the Showdown as Josh Rachele took his first steps towards earning his way back into the Adelaide side when he turned out at Unley Oval for the Crows SANFL side.
Aker’s advice for Rachele, Nicks pressure warning
A headline maker during his career — for the right and wrong reasons — Jason Akermanis has had his say on Josh Rachele’s Showdown antics and whether Adelaide was right to drop the forward.
Rachele-gate shows everything wrong with Crows’ PR spin
Every time the Crows have a PR disaster in sight, they choose the wrong path. Fans deserve to know why an in-form youngster was dropped, writes Michael Mkoka-Nicholson.
‘Club is a rabble’: Rachele drama deepens
The drama surrounding outspoken Crow Josh Rachele, who has been dumped this week, is showing no signs of slowing down.
Rachele’s Ginnivan parallels should make the Crows worried
There are many similarities between Josh Rachele and enigmatic Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan, Carl Pfeiffer writes. And that should have the Crows worried.
Starick: Rachele blunder is deja vu for fed up Crows fans
We’ve seen this before. Adelaide finds a young star with an X-factor and then fumbles terribly, writes Paul Starick.
Cornes: Humiliated Rachele may never wear a Crows jumper again
If the Victorian-born star’s management isn’t calling Melbourne clubs already, you can bet they’re calling him, writes Graham Cornes.
Editor’s view: Rachele scapegoated as Crows send offensive message
He’s arguably the Crows biggest marketing asset and right now he probably wishes he was playing for a club back home in Victoria.
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