Round 22

Tonight Adelaide takes on Collingwood in a clash that is all-important to the Crows finals hopes. A win tonight can secure a place in the finals, with a loss giving us all a nervous wait to see what happens from there.

The Crows can finish the minor rounds as high as 7th provided they defeat the Pies and Hawthorn wins their tough match against the Swans on Sunday at the SCG. A league position as low as 12th is still mathematically attainable, but highly unlikely due to Adelaide's high percentage of 109. 

Chris Knights is a welcome inclusion into this weeks line up after missing the previous game against Brisbane. Knights has the 4th highest disposal count for the season and has established himself as one of the clubs prime young midfielders. Michael Doughty has been omitted despite a strong performance against Brisbane to make way for Knights.

A surprise addition is Jonathon Griffin who replaces the omitted John Meesen. Griffin has not played since Adelaide's loss to Geelong. He'll be looking to produce some good form heading into the finals to solidify his spot in the team.

In other news, the Crows will join the rest of the leagues players in giving Channel Seven the silent treatment. Seven has refused to apologise for leaking information about unnamed drug users in the competition. The information was obtained in a somewhat questionable manner and the AFL Players Association has taken a hardline stance by asking all players not to answer any questions from Seven.

With the season on the line and the possibility of this being Mark Ricciutos last game, the Crows should be fired up and get over the line. Let's hope they can do it for Roo.

Yeah G'day

Hi folks.

Welcome to my blog. It's all about the Adelaide Football Club. 

The Adelaide Crows have been a pretty special part of my life. I've supported them since their inception into the AFL. I went to pretty much every home game from the mid-nineties up until the end of season 2006. Twice I travelled to away games, including an amazing Grand Final win back in '98. 

This year I left the fine city of Adelaide and moved over to Sydney. Many of my friends and family asked if I would trade my beloved Crows in support of the Sydney Swans. For me it's an obvious no. I'm not the type of person who has a second team. Nor do I watch the Grand Final if the Crows aren't in it. Don't get me wrong, I love football but AFC comes first and foremost. So it should not come as a surprise that in my exile I find solace in watching the Crows thrash it out every weekend. 

The blog title itself relates to my journey across the country. I may no longer be in SA but I still share the pride, and I'm definitely Still Crowing. 

That's enough self indulgent crap. Let's talk footy.