On Saturday night, Neil Craig is set to become the Adelaide Crows longest serving coach. He will have coached 108 AFL games, surpassing the previous record set by Gary Ayres. It's a great achievement by Craig. Despite the fact that he has largely been rebuilding an aging squad, he has an imposing win/loss record which is the best of all current AFL coaches. Not to mention having made the finals every year under his tenure. He's also never shyed away from giving the younger players an opportunity to shine. So a big thanks to 'Craigy' for the job he's done so far. Here's hoping he can add a premiership or two to his record in the next couple of years.
Another person celebrating a milestone this week is defender Graham Johncock. After only his second game, I had worked together with some mates to produce what became known as the Graham Johncock Supporters Group website. A few years down the track and Graham is now set to celebrate playing in his 150th AFL match. It's a fine achievement for a very talented player. After starting his career in attack, he was pushed back into defence by Neil Craig where his evasive skills have seen him dance past his opposition time after time. When you consider that Johncock is only 26, you'd have to be confident that if he can stay fit that there is a lot of football left in him.
Let's hope that the Crows can win this one for Johncock and Craig, two great servants of the club.
No comments:
Post a Comment