Fog and Tex share an embrace as the pair kick 10 goals between them against North Melbourne. Ideally Fog manages that on his own at some point soonish. Photo: Linda Higginson / AAP

Touch of the Fumbles

Touch Of The Fumbles: Not the worst

It may have been against the world’s worst AFL side, but the Crows got a win yesterday – which, considering the alternative, is absolutely fine with our Fumbles correspondent.

Football

Crows drop Crouch, Port loses two defenders

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.

Football

The silver lining in Crows rebuild

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.

Sport

Port struggling for pieces in big man puzzle

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.

Touch of the Fumbles

Touch Of The Fumbles: Good bye

Ok, that was not good. Maybe we should talk about something else instead.