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Football
The Adelaide Football Club is deep into a rebuild – and knows there’s a perception it’s starting to stall. As the club asks fans for patience, seasoned observers predict a long wait before it’s again a serious finals contender. Michelangelo Rucci reports.
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News
A giant of South Australian football, Neil Kerley, was killed in a road accident late yesterday, sparking an outpouring of tributes to his unparalleled legacy as a player of singular toughness and a coach with a unique capacity to inspire.
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Adelaide midfielder Matt Crouch has been dumped ahead of Sunday’s clash with North Melbourne, while Port Adelaide’s Darcy Byrne-Jones and Tom Clurey have been ruled out of the Power’s Sunday’s contest against Gold Coast.
When he arrived in Adelaide last year to take the Crows’ helm, Tim Silvers had been warned by others to expect a “broken, arrogant” club. He tells Michelangelo Rucci about his low-profile rebooting.
Melbourne has rediscovered its mojo in a 64-point hammering of Brisbane that has re-established the reigning premiers as this year’s AFL flag favourites.
Port Adelaide Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines says his AFL club’s thin ruck stocks are a “puzzling question” ahead of hosting Gold Coast on Sunday.
