AFLW: Crows put Lions on notice with semi-final demolition
Adelaide showcased its premiership credentials with a commanding semi-final victory over Fremantle, sounding a warning to preliminary final opponent Brisbane Lions.
Adelaide showcased its premiership credentials with a commanding semi-final victory over Fremantle, sounding a warning to preliminary final opponent Brisbane Lions.
Stevie-Lee Thompson, Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard and Ebony Marinoff know finals better than any other AFLW players — and on Saturday, they’ll set a record that proves that fact.
Matthew Nicks and the Crows will be desperate for a fast start in 2025 – and the new fixture will help. But Port Adelaide’s draw isn’t as kind. Here’s what it means for both clubs.
It has been years in the making but finally Adelaide has taken the last step to setting up a new home at Thebarton Oval. Here’s when work on the “intergenerational project” will begin.
A disappointing 2024 has come to an end for the Adelaide Crows, who have boarded a bus dressed in golf outfits ahead of Mad Monday celebrations. See the pics here.
The Crows say they will remain united as a group, even after the disappointment that was the 2024 season. After hopes were high, they took a step backwards.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The drama surrounding outspoken Crow Josh Rachele, who has been dumped this week, is showing no signs of slowing down.
There are many similarities between Josh Rachele and enigmatic Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan, Carl Pfeiffer writes. And that should have the Crows worried.
We’ve seen this before. Adelaide finds a young star with an X-factor and then fumbles terribly, writes Paul Starick.
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