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.
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.
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.
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 Adelaide Football Club will promote the game in the UK and Europe through a grand final breakfast in London.
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.
The Crows self-destructed on Friday night and threw away a golden pass to the grand final. Now bring on the reinvigorated West Coast Eagles.
The AFL is likely to investigate a female Port Adelaide fan throwing an object at Adelaide's Eddie Betts in the closing minute of the game at Adelaide Oval tonight.
Adelaide went for percentage to grab top spot but came perilously close to being dumped from the top four by a brave Port Adelaide in Showdown XLI last night.
For the first time in 223 games Melbourne sang their club song three weeks in a row and now we should join in the chorus.
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.
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