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Crows pip Blues

March 12th 2010 08:53

AN undermanned Adelaide side has recorded a thrilling one-point win over a virtually full-strength Carlton outfit in a practice match at Visy Park on Friday.

Despite missing a host of key players including Andrew McLeod, Scott Thompson, Nathan van Berlo, Jason Porplyzia, Brad Symes, Ivan Maric, Tyson Edwards, Brett Burton and Bernie Vince, the Crows led at every change and eventually prevailed 12.11 (83) to 11.16 (82).

Adelaide's forward line - led by Kurt Tippett - looked far more potent than the Blues who continue to experiment as they attempt to fill the void left by Brendan Fevola.


Tippett kicked three goals and took a spectacular mark in the second quarter. He was well supported by youngsters Jared Petrenko and Taylor Walker who chipped in with two majors apiece while Trent Hentschel showed some good signs.

Crows skipper Simon Goodwin, Brent Reilly and David Mackay were prolific ball-winners.

For Carlton, Setanta O'hAilpin booted three goals but Jarrad Waite struggled to have an impact up forward in his second game back from a knee reconstruction while Lachlan Henderson also failed to fire.

Former Demon Brock McLean didn't win much of the football while ruckman Robert Warnock also had little influence on the contest.

Adelaide led by as much as 15 points in the final stanza but the Blues rallied to level the scores at the 24-minute mark.

However, a late behind from Goodwin consigned Brett Ratten's men to their third loss in four pre-season hit-outs.

CARLTON: 1.4, 4.7, 8.11, 11.16 (82)
ADELAIDE: 3.5, 6.7, 10.8, 12.11 (83)

GOALS: Carlton: O'hAilpin 3, Robinson 2, Betts 2, Gibbs, Murphy, McLean, Waite

Adelaide: Tippett 3, Petrenko 2, Walker 2, McKay, Johncock, Henderson, Hentschel, Douglas
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Crows pip Demons

March 6th 2010 10:57

ADELAIDE has defeated Melbourne by two points in a NAB Challenge match Elizabeth Oval on Saturday.

Kurt Tippett kicked five goals, including the match-winner as the Crows prevailed 9.15 (69) to 10.7 (67).

The Demons' loss was made worse with exciting forward Liam Jurrah and defender Daniel Bell suffering shoulder injuries in the first term.

The pair will undergo scans on Sunday to determine the extent of the damage.

Midfielder Nathan Jones was also a casuallty for Melbourne with an ankle injury.

Adelaide veteran Tyson Edwards won plenty of the football while skipper Simon Goodwin and Ben Rutten were solid in defence.

For the Demons, draftees Tom Scully and Jack Trengrove showed their class in the middle while Ricky Petterd booted four majors.

The Crows jumped out of the blocks - booting the first three goals of the match - two of which came from Tippett - before Melbourne had entered inside 50.

The Dees lifted their rating late in the term and trailed by just two points at quarter-time.

Melbourne handled the greasy and blustery conditions better than Adelaide in the second term and went into the main break with a 19-point lead after booting four unanswered goals.

Tippett sparked the Crows back into action in the third term with two goals as Neil Craig's men went into the final change with a slender advantage.

The lead changed hands several times in the last quarter before Tippett won a free kick with only a few seconds remaining and made no mistake from close range.


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Knights to be sidelined for six weeks

February 23rd 2010 01:58
ADELAIDE sharpshooter Chris Knights will be sidelined for six weeks after scans confirmed he has a stress fracture in his left foot.

The 23-year-old was initially diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, forcing him to wear a moon boot to protect his foot.

"Late last week Chris was aware of pain and swelling further down the foot towards the toes. An investigation on the weekend revealed a stress fracture," club doctor Andrew Potter told afc.com.au.

"Chris will continue to have treatment for both plantar fasciitis and the stress fracture."

The injury to Knights comes after pre-season injuries to promising young defender Andy Otten, veteran forward Brett Burton and midfielder Nathan van Berlo.

Burton recently underwent knee surgery, van Berlo has a stress fracture in his back while Otten will miss all of the 2010 season after rupturing his ACL.

In some good news for the Crows, Nathan Bock, Kurt Tippett and Scott Thompson are expected to play in Friday night's NAB Challenge match against Collingwood in Alice Springs.
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Knee surgery sidelines Burton

February 17th 2010 06:33
ADELAIDE veteran Brett Burton will be sidelined for up to six weeks after undergoing surgery on his left knee on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old returned from the Crows' training camp on the Gold Coast on Tuesday night after reporting lingering soreness following last Saturday's NAB Cup loss to Port Adelaide.

He saw a specialist and immediately underwent an arthroscopy to repair cartilage damage.

Adelaide football operations general manager Phil Harper said Burton was disappointed but remained positive about being ready for the start of the premiership season.

"Brett hasn't missed a beat with training over the summer and he approaches his rehabilitation with the right attitude, so we hope to have him back on the track as quickly as possible," Harper said.

"He will be in a race against time to be available for round one but we have faith in our physical performance team to give him the best chance possible of taking the field against Freo."

Burton underwent a reconstruction on his left knee after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament against Collingwood in round 15, 2008.

The high-flying forward returned to the Crows' side late last season.
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Crows announce naming rights deal

February 1st 2010 04:07
THE Adelaide Crows' new $21m training and entertainment centre at AAMI Stadium will be known as Westpac Centre under a five-year naming rights deal announced on Monday.

The facility which opened last October is a unique world-class complex situated on the eastern side of AAMI Stadium.

"The new facility is much more than a football training venue," Adelaide chief executive Steven Trigg said.

"It offers a unique facility with so many options, to both business and the community, here in South Australia, nationally and internationally."

"So it is both appropriate and significant that Westpac, which is such a respected brand and a business leader, has seen fit to partner with us in our world class development."

The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

Westpac has been a corporate partner of the Adelaide Football Club since 1999.

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Porplyzia to miss NAB Cup opener

January 19th 2010 04:31
ADELAIDE star Jason Porplyzia will miss the club's NAB Cup opener against Port Adelaide on February 13 due to a pelvic injury.

Speaking on Adelaide radio station FIVEaa, Crows coach Neil Craig said the classy forward would be on a modified training program for the next two weeks.

"Jason's just got a problem with his pelvis, so we've had to back him off," Craig said.

"Up until then he ran a personal best in his 3km time trial, which is a big plus for him. We just have to be patient with him, but unless something goes wrong I'm really positive he'll be available for the second round of the NAB Cup."
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Goodwin remains Adelaide captain

December 18th 2009 02:23
SIMON Goodwin has been named Adelaide captain for a third season.

The 32-year-old enjoyed an excellent 2009 which saw him selected in the All-Australian team for a fifth time.

He was named on a half-back flank after averaging 26 possessions in 21 matches.

Meanwhile, hard-working utility Brad Symes has been added to the Crows' leadership group which consists of Goodwin, Scott Stevens, Nathan van Berlo, Ben Rutten, Michael Doughty, Brett Burton and Tyson Edwards.

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Otten ruled out for all of next season

December 3rd 2009 07:36

ADELAIDE has suffered a major blow with promising young defender Andy Otten ruled out for all of next season with a serious knee injury.

The 20-year-old hurt his left knee at training on Thursday morning. A visit to the specialist confirmed he had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament.

Crows' head doctor Andrew Potter said Otten would have a 'normal' reconstruction, which would be followed by a 12-month rehabilitation.

Taken with pick 27 in the 2007 national draft, Otten played every game this year after making his AFL debut in 2008.

He was the runner-up in this year's NAB Rising Star award and won Adelaide's Emerging Talent award.


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Shirley among five Crows delistings

October 13th 2009 07:29
ROBERT Shirley is among five players that have been delisted by Adelaide.

Shirley was singled out by Brownlow medallist Gary Ablett and Carlton skipper Chris Judd this year as one of the best taggers in the competition.

The 29-year-old, who was taken with pick 67 in the 1999 national draft, played just 11 games in 2009 to finish with a career tally of 151.

Injury-prone forward Nick Gill, Greg Gallman, Aaron Kite and Tom Lee were the other players shown the door.

Gill managed to play just one match this season for a total of 17 while Gallman, Kite and Lee did not play an AFL game.

Crows football operations manager John Reid admitted it wasn't easy to axe players but said hard decisions had to be made for the continued development of the club's list.

"I thank all of the lads for their contribution to the club and in particular Robert Shirley, who has played more than 150 games and given tremendous service to the club and his team mates," Reid said.

"Robert is one of those players who has maximised his abilities to get the best out of himself and that has earned him the respect of everybody at the club and within the industry."

"We wish them well in their future endeavours."

Meanwhile, Adelaide announced that Brodie Martin has been elevated to the senior list.

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Vince voted best Crow

October 3rd 2009 01:31
ADELAIDE midfielder Bernie Vince has celebrated his 24th birthday by winning his first club best-and-fairest award.

Vince polled 43 votes to win the Malcolm Blight Medal ahead of classy forward Jason Porplyzia (41).

Skipper Simon Goodwin (39) finished third while Michael Doughty, Graham Johncock and promising key forward Kurt Tippett rounded out the top six on 38 votes.

Vince, who was a member of this year's preliminary 40-man All-Australian squad, played all 24 matches this season and recorded the eighth-most possessions of any player in 2009 (659) at an average of 27.5 per game.

Highlighting his consistency was the fact that he polled votes in all but two games.

Meanwhile, the Crows announced that Tippett had signed a two-year contract extension which will see him remain at West Lakes until at least the end of the 2012 season.

The 22-year-old, who was drafted from Southport in Queensland, booted 55 goals this year including a seven-goal haul against Essendon in round 11 and was a prime target for the new Gold Coast Football Club which will enter the competition in 2011.

Adelaide also confirmed that veterans Goodwin, Brett Burton, Tyson Edwards and Andrew McLeod had agreed to one-year deals while Brent Reilly and Trent Hentschel have secured contract extensions.


Macolm Blight Medal Top 10
43 – Bernie Vince
41 – Jason Porplyzia
39 – Simon Goodwin
38 – Michael Doughty
38 – Graham Johncock
38 – Kurt Tippett
36 – Scott Thompson
30 – Tyson Edwards
30 – Andrew McLeod
29 – Chris Knights
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Van Berlo ruled out

September 9th 2009 07:15
ADELAIDE midfielder Nathan van Berlo has been ruled out of Saturday night's cut-throat semi-final against Collingwood at the MCG.

Van Berlo, who aggravated a back injury in the Crows' 72-point win over Carlton in round 22, pulled out of the team's main training session on Wednesday after experiencing tightness in his lower back.

In some good news for Adelaide, All-Australian centre-half back Nathan Bock who has been sidelined for the past five weeks with a fractured heel completed the two-hour session.

Crows assistant coach Todd Viney said the club and Bock were more optimistic about his chances of playing than they were ahead of the elimination final against Essendon.

"Nathan thinks he's pulled up a lot better today and got through the whole training and probably looked better than he did last week. He didn't look like he had the same sort of limp as he did last week," Viney said.

"The match committee has got some decisions to make. We’ll see how Nathan pulls up tomorrow, but [we’ll have to decide] whether we play him or if he goes to Woodville-West Torrens and plays a game, or we don’t do that and we give him another full week of training."

Meanwhile, tagger Robert Shirley (hamstring) also got through training unscathed and is available for selection.
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Crows demolish Bombers

September 4th 2009 13:55
ADELAIDE has ended Essendon’s season with a 96-point demolition in Friday night’s elimination final at AAMI Stadium.

The Crows took control of the contest in the second term before storming to a comprehensive 26.10 (166) to 10.10 (70) victory.

It was Adelaide's most emphatic finals win and Essendon's worst September defeat.

The Crows will now play the loser of Sunday’s qualifying final between St Kilda and Collingwood in a cut-throat semi-final next Saturday night.

The crowd of 50,393 was the best attendance for a final at AAMI Stadium and the second-biggest ever turn-out for a game at the venue.

Adelaide had 13 individual goal kickers for the match - Jason Porplyzia the most effective with five while Kurt Tippett chipped in with four majors.

Andrew McLeod generated plenty of run with a game-high 31 possessions while Bernie Vince was also influential with 28 disposals, ten clearances and seven inside 50's.

Michael Doughty did a superb blanketing job on Jobe Watson, restricting the Essendon star to just 14 touches while Ivan Maric was dominant in the ruck with 28 hit outs.

For the Bombers, Adam McPhee booted a career-best four goals while Brent Stanton (24) and Nathan-Lovett Murray (24) tried hard all night.

Scores were level on four occasions during a competitive first term before Richard Douglas drilled one home from long range to give the Crows a six-point lead at quarter-time.

Adelaide dominated at the stoppages and kicked the first three goals of the second term through Tyson Edwards, Patrick Dangerfield and Porplyzia to blow the margin out to 24 points at the six-minute mark.

It appeared to be a matter of how far for Neil Craig’s men but the Dons lifted their rating mid-way through the term and had six scoring shots but they only managed majors through McPhee and Stanton.

They were made to pay for their wastefulness in front of goal as the Crows slammed on the last four goals of the first half to go into the main break with a commanding 39-point lead.

Both sides traded goals for the first eight minutes of the second half before another four-goal burst helped the Crows establish a match-winning break at three-quarter time.

McPhee was the only shining light for the Bombers, booting all three of his side’s goals as the Bombers went into the final change trailing by 61 points.

The Crows didn’t take their foot of the pedal in the final stanza, piling on eight majors to cap off a dominant performance.

ADELAIDE: 4.3, 12.4, 18.9, 26.10 (166)
ESSENDON: 3.3,5.7, 8.8, 10.10 (70)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Tippett 4, Porplyzia 4, Knights 3, Burton 3, Dangerfield 2, Douglas 2, Vince, Edwards, Maric, Mackay, Hentschel, Thompson, Sellar
ESSENDON: McPhee 4, Skipworth 2, Monfries, Quinn, Stanton, Lovett
BEST: ADELAIDE: Vince, McLeod, Doughty, Porplyzia, Tippett, Goodwin, Maric, Stevens
ESSENDON: McPhee, Stanton, Lovett-Murray, Welsh, Dyson
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Sellar (knock to head)
ESSENDON: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Essendon's Tom Bellchambers replaced in the selected side by Michael Quinn.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Stevic, Ryan
CROWD: 50,393 at the AAMI STADIUM



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Bock, van Berlo ruled out of Bombers clash

September 3rd 2009 04:39
ADELAIDE defender Nathan Bock and midfielder Nathan van Berlo will miss Friday night's elimination final against Essendon at AAMI Stadium.

Bock has been sidelined since being diagnosed with a microfracture in his heel after the round 18 loss to Geelong.

The 26-year-old rated himself a good chance of returning to the senior side after pulling up well from the club's main training session on Tuesday night but has since ruled himself out.

Crows coach Neil Craig said Bock's injury had improved but not to the point where he could he play without worrying about it.

“There’s still some pain there and Nathan said he’s not in a shape to perform,” Craig said.

Craig also said the All-Australian centre-half back would be considered for selection next week if the Crows progress to the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, van Berlo has failed to overcome a back injury sustained in the win over Carlton last weekend.

In some good news for the Crows, David Mackay (hamstring) and Scott Stevens both completed training and are expected to play.


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Bock unlikely to play against Bombers

September 1st 2009 06:27
ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig has admitted defender Nathan Bock is unlikely to play in Friday night's elimination final against Essendon at AAMI Stadium.

Bock, who hasn't played since being diagnosed with a fractured heel after the round 18 loss to Geelong, will attempt to join his teammates in Tuesday night's main training session.

While the 26-year-old is facing an uphill battle to be right for the clash against the Bombers, Craig remains hopeful the All-Australian defender can return to play a role in the club's finals campaign and said he was confident Bock had the fitness base to return to the side if the season extends beyond this weekend.

"I'm really comfortable with the amount of conditioning he's doing both from a fitness point of view and also from a mentality point of view, the way he's working and the way he's making himself suffer from a physical point of view," Craig said.

"It will be more about the fact that you've missed some footy. We know it's difficult to come back in the minor round competition let alone when the best are playing the best. But hopefully that will be a decision we’re faced with at some stage."

“It can be one of the most difficult decisions to make because there’s a sense of urgency in terms of the result and sometimes that can cloud your thinking."

“I think we’ve all been around long enough to know that to play unfit players when the best are playing the best, you do it at your peril … there may be a situation where you have to do it, but do it at your peril.”

Craig also said he expected midfielders David Mackay (ankle) and Nathan van Berlo (back) to be available for selection despite the fact that they will sit out Tuesday's training session.

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