AFL

Ashley Porter
Ball magnet: Sydney's Dan Hannebery may force the Crows to reconsider their no-tagging approach.

Crows versus Swans: it's in the tag

The "forgotten man" in new-age AFL football may make his long awaited appearance for the Adelaide Crows against the Sydney Swans in the first semi-final at the SCG on Saturday night – the tagger.

Reported: Kyle Hartigan.

Hartigan faces nervous match review panel wait

No sooner had the Adelaide Crows completed their demolition of North Melbourne by 62 points in the elimination final at Adelaide Oval tonight than they started preparing for the possibility of replacing Kyle Hartigan, who was reported.

Crow Sam Jacobs of the Crows competes with Todd Goldstein.

Kangaroos not up to Crows' class

After 60 minutes of football only the match review panel would want to watch again, the Adelaide Crows stunned North Melbourne and stormed into a semi-final clash with the Sydney Swans.

The Crows sing the team song after a win.

Crows a grand final chance – as long as they adapt

2016 clashes v other finalists: Won 4, lost 9 – beat Sydney Swans (home) 10 points, GWS Giants (home) 22, West Coast Eagles (Subiaco) 29, North Melbourne (home) 33; lost to North Melbourne (Etihad) 10, Hawthorn (MCG) 3, Western Bulldogs (Etihad)15, Geelong (home) 26 & (Simonds Stadium) 30, West Coast (home) 29.

Adelaide players congratulate teammate Reilly O'Brien after he kicked his first goal.

Nightmare continues for Lions as Crows show no mercy

Justin Leppitsch will probably sleep on the 1620-kilometre flight home to Brisbane hoping to wake up with the news the obliteration of his football team was just a bad dream starring Tex Walker and the Lynch Man.