THEY may not be getting the results on the field so far this year but the Adelaide Crows are getting things done in the office with an announcement this afternoon that they have re-signed Brent Reilly, Tom Lynch and Cam Ellis-Yolmen. “The blend of the list is very healthy at the moment, so to have Brent’s experience,

THE news is in and it’s not good for the Adelaide Crows after it was confirmed this afternoon that Taylor Walker has indeed ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will now miss the rest of the season. Scans this afternoon revealed not only the ruptured ACL in his right knee but additional damage to the

UPDATE: 5:48pm: Various tweets have been sent suggesting that Taylor Walker has strained his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and is likely to miss six to 10 weeks.  We’ll post more as soon as confirmation is available.     ADELAIDE Crows spearhead Tex Walker has limped off the field with the assistance of trainers after appearing to injury his

THE Adelaide Crows have taken to Twitter to reveal that promising youngster Brad Crouch will miss at least two games after straining a hamstring at training this afternoon. “Unfortunately, we lost Brad Crouch today to a hamstring injury at training. We won’t know until he has scans but it doesn’t look too bad” read the

ADELAIDE Crows captain Nathan van Berlo will miss up to four weeks of football after scans confirmed that he had sustained bone bruising around his knee during the club’s match against Port Adelaide on Sunday. Van Berlo left the game late in the third quarter of the game with Bernie Vince coming on to take

NATHAN van Berlo has joined the list of players signing new deals with the Adelaide Crows announcing today that their captain has signed a three-year contract extension. The new deal will see the 26 year old van Berlo committed to the club until the end of the 2016 season and takes him out of play

ADELAIDE fans can look forward to another bumper season in 2013. The Crows were incredibly brave against Hawthorn, continuing to fight until the very death before ultimately going down by less than a kick

THE Adelaide Crows have extended the contract of 2012 Rising Star award winner Daniel Talia through to the end of the 2016 season. Talia, 21, had an impressive year for the Crows one in which he regularly saw himself matched up, and successful, against some of the biggest name forwards in the AFL conceding on

AFTER a disappointing game last week against Geelong, Adelaide’s performance against Carlton last night was going to be the subject of close scrutiny and they didn’t disappoint holding on for a three-point win in spite of a scoreless final term

PREMIERSHIP stars Harry Taylor and Jimmy Bartel led Geelong to a commanding 63-point victory over a disappointing Adelaide outfit in their NAB Cup clash at Simonds Stadium yesterday afternoon

AFTER initial rumours on the AFL.com.au website about a deal, the Adelaide Crows confirmed last night that Sam Jacobs had indeed signed a three-year contract extension with the club. The new deal means Jacobs is now under contract with Adelaide until the end of the 2013 season. Also on Football Nation: What we learnt NAB

THE Adelaide Crows will be without talented young defender Brodie Smith after the club today confirmed that he had indeed broken his collarbone during the club’s late game against Port Adelaide. Smith is set to be out of action for eight weeks and the club does not expect that he will require surgery. Smith came

JOSH Jenkins was the stand-out in Adelaide’s NAB Cup campaign and his bid to replace Kurt Tippett perhaps has run more smoothly than expected. He kicked two goals for the Crows in their win over Port Adelaide yesterday, but moreso he provided that lynch-pin up forward in the absence of not only Taylor Walker –

THE Crows want to win it, the Saints aren’t interested and the Power want to test their best squad out on the park during the NAB Cup round one series tonight. Three different scenarios show the different methods clubs come to the line to play with in the NAB Cup. Adelaide is an interesting one.

The Adelaide Crows were a revelation last year, storming their way to a NAB Cup grand final victory by defeating the West Coast Eagles by 34 points and then backing it up with 17 wins and a second place finish on the ladder

ADELAIDE star midfielder  Patrick Dangerfield spoke about the pain of last year’s preliminary final loss to Hawthorn and of what better motivation to put in front of the team heading into the 2013 season. Dangerfield believes there is some strong depth in the team to perhaps provide another top four berth once again in 2013.

THE manager of Kurt Tippett, Peter Blucher, has been hit with a one year ban after playing a part in the illegal contract he signed with Tippett while at the Crows in 2009. AFLPA general manager of player relations, Ian Prendergast, said it would be a warning to perhaps other player managers. ”This whole thing

FOR Adelaide’s Andy Otten, every chance to play at senior level doesn’t come around that often. Entering his sixth pre-season, Otten is just eyeing off the chance to play 50 AFL games after an injury-plagued career so far. Even last season, when he seemed to be at his most buoyant, down he went. “I went

AT the Western Jets, Kyle Hartigan was always seen as a AFL draft prospect. Back then he was slim framed and raw and despite the promise, AFL clubs overlooked him thinking that he would be a development project that could turn out to be a disaster. However, since then he has been anything but a

YESTERDAY the special AFL Commission into the salary cap and draft rort that engulfed the Adelaide Crows accepted the guilty plea of all the parties to that agreement. Kurt Tippett, the player at the centre of the controversy, was subsequently penalised by the AFL and has been suspended for the first 11 weeks of the 2013 home and away

THE Adelaide Football Club as well as chief executive Steven Trigg, football operations manager Phil Harper and former football operations manager John Reid, have been found guilty of all charges relating to salary cap and draft conduct breaches relating to hidden clauses in a contract with Kurt Tippett. Along with Tippett and his legal counsel, the

THE AFL has just announced that they will be suspending disgraced forward Kurt Tippett for the first 11 weeks of the 2013 home and away season for his part in the salary cap and draft rort that has engulfed the Adelaide Crows. As well as the suspension Tippett has been fined $50,000 and has a further

 THE AFL Commission will be sitting this Friday to rule on the charges that have been laid as a result of the Kurt Tippett salary cap scandal.  Football Nation takes a look at who did what and what the likely results will be. For the full story we recommend you read Emma Quayle’s excellent article

IN news that comes as anything but a shock, disgraced Crows forward Kurt Tippett has agreed to allow himself to be removed from Adelaide’s list and to nominate for the AFL’s December 11 pre-season draft. Tippett will face the AFL commission this Friday as the league moves to rule on the charges that have been laid against him

WE take a club by club look at this year’s draft and, where we have them, we link to our prospect profiles for more details and video of individual players

IN a surprising (and some may say bewildering) move the Adelaide Crows have just announced that they will be surrendering their first two selections in tomorrow night’s draft to be held at the Gold Coast. The Crows were scheduled to enter the draft with picks 20, 54, 62, 81, 95 and now left with just the

IN an outcome sure to rile many fans, Kurt Tippett looks certain to agree to a multi-million dollar contract with either the GWS Giants or the Sydney Swans. That is assuming, of course, that the AFL does not delist him. With a meeting between Tippett and the AFL Commission rescheduled for November 30 the disgraced

FOOTBALL NATION brings you the full list of retirements and delistings – club by club – and as they come to hand for

MAYBE  the Giants were a little to eager after all in delisting Dean Brogan yesterday. The AFL has just issued a statement announcing that, as well as John Reid, the former Adelaide Football Club Operations Manager, the man that currently holds the position, Phil Harper, has also been charged in the Kurt Tippett contract scandal. It is not yet clear

THE AFL is set to charge the Adelaide Crows and Kurt Tippett over clauses in a contract between the two parties that involved up to $200,000 of payments that were not made within the salary cap structure as well as a controversial ”trade” provision. At its worst, the penalties are likely to be fines and draft picks

                ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Friday, March 22 Essendon AAMI Stadium Home 8.10pm 2 Saturday, April 6 Brisbane Gabba Away 3.40pm 3 Sunday, April 14 Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium Away 4.10pm 4 Sunday, April 21 Western Bulldogs AAMI Stadium Home 2.45pm 5 Saturday, April

RICHMOND ruckman Angus Graham has joined Adelaide today in a deal that included the Tigers No.50 pick for Adelaide’s pick 40 in the national draft. Graham, who struggled for opportunities at Tigerland this season, has been one of the better players for Coburg in the VFL. His tap work and versatility around the ground will

Football Nation Opinion Unsurprisingly, there’s a battle going on between the Crows and the Swans. Its beginning was modest enough with Adelaide announcing on their website that “Kurt Tippett and his management have advised the Adelaide Football Club that Tippett will seek a trade to another AFL club (still to be advised) in this month’s

SEE the full list of all the club best and fairest winners for 2012 here as Sam Mitchell collects his fourth medal at the Hawks

EARLIER this week we wrote that Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett had wanted out of the club for months, with a return to Queensland his allegedly his main priority. While the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions were considered the main contenders for the 202cm forward/ruckman, Sydney and Carlton had also expressed interested. We even went so far as

FOR months now Adelaide forward Kurt Tippett has been rumoured to want out of the club, with a return to Queensland his main priority. With trade week approaching, Tippett will inform the Crows about his decision, with Craig Hutchinson reporting this could happen in the next few hours. Click to enlarge Hutchinson, along with Damian

HOURS into the commencement of Trade Week and the beginning of the free agency era in the AFL, the Richmond Football Club has announced that they have secured the services of former Adelaide forward/midfielder Chris Knights. “We’re delighted to have gained Chris’ services, as we believe he’ll be a valuable acquisition for our group,” said Richmond’s General Manager of Football, Craig Cameron.

COLLINGWOOD’S Alan Didak is in doubt for Friday night’s preliminary final against Sydney after missing a final training session today. Didak was subbed out of the match at three quarter time in last week’s semi-final win over West Coast after having an impressive three quarters but suffered calf soreness. Chris Dawes, who also hurt his

FRESH from a come-from-behind 10-point win over Fremantle at AAMI Stadium last night, Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson was buoyant about his clubs’ chances of causing an upset against the hot favourites Hawthorn next Saturday night in a preliminary final. The Crows have made it through to the final four and like their prospects next week.

HAWTHORN can fly up to second spot on the ladder today if as expected it posts another victory against Gold Coast at the MCG. Last night, North Melbourne won by 30-points over Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions also upset Adelaide by 10-points at the Gabba. Those two results may hurt those two clubs in their

WITH Collingwood going to second-place after a two-point win over St Kilda last night, it sets up a blockbuster top of the table clash against the league-leading Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium next Saturday night. The Pies moved past Adelaide and Hawthorn after the win, although the Crows have the chance to remain in second

DEFENDER Daniel Talia had a great game against St Kilda on Friday night and has been rewarded with the NAB Rising Star nomination for Round 12. Talia, Adelaide’s first pick in the 2009 Draft (#13 overall), had modest stats on the night with only seven touches but was a key player in the Crows defence as

FOLLOWING on reports that a new deal was imminent, Adelaide’s rising star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield has today agreed to a new three-year contract with the club. Dangerfield, 22, was drafted by Adelaide with the 10th overall pick in the 2007 Draft and has played 73 games for the club.  He has emerged this year as

FIRST of all a confession: We liked the Adelaide Crows a lot last year.

Yes that’s right, we liked the team that finished with only seven wins on the season, got coach Neil Craig fired (they say he stepped down) and couldn’t get interim coach Mark Bickley the fulltime gig

After the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the

THE Adelaide Football Club has joined in on all the contract activity signing Jared Petrenko and Brodie Smith to new deals to stay with the club. Patrenko, 22, has played 36 games with the club he joined as  as the 25the pick in the 2008 Draft. After an injury-marred start to his career he rebounded last year to

THE story that emerged yesterday began with news of an unnamed recruiter admitting to the AFL that “his club would baulk at picking up an Aboriginal footballer unless he had at least one white parent.”

FORMER Collingwood midfielder Scott Burns has been tipped to replace Crows coach Neil Craig at the end of the season. In a new online video show titled Uncle Jimmy’s Pool Room, Burns’ former team-mate Brodie Holland believes Burns has already been offered the Crows coaching position. Burns is currently an assistant coach at West Coast

HAWTHORN will take on Adelaide in round one of the 2011 season to commemorate 20 years since the Crows beat the Hawks in their first AFL match back in 1991. North Melbourne, similarly, will also be on the road in the opening round against West Coast at Subiaco Oval. Richmond and Carlton, traditionally, will continue

ADELAIDE has added former Bombers assistant and Carlton midfielder Scott Camporeale to its coaching panel as an assistant for next season. Camporeale replaces Todd Viney, who quit the Crows to join Melbourne. Viney’s son, Jack, is tipped to head to the Demons under the father-son rule next year. Camporeale, meanwhile, was the Bombers midfield coach

After only nine rounds into the AFL season, punters and tipsters have already drawn a line through the Adelaide Crows as potential top eight material. In fact, the only type of betting most punters are considering them for at the moment is the Wooden Spoon. But, I’m going to throw the question out there one

A FINAL quarter surge from Port Adelaide has given it the points against Adelaide by 23 points in the showdown at AAMI Stadium on Saturday. The Power trailed by seven points at three quarter time and the winless Crows stopped in the final with the Power kicking five unanswered goals to win, 14.13 (97) to

IS it just a coincidence that perhap the league’s best player returns and the team wins. Blues skipper Chris Judd returned from suspension to lead Carlton to a 48-point win ovre Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Saturday. Judd had 30 disposals in the 16.7 (103) to 6.19 (55) win. “I thought for a good part

MELBOURNE won its first game of the season over Adelaide by 16-points at the MCG on Sunday. Skipper James McDonald and Nathan Jones sealed the 7.15 (57) to 5.11 (41) win. “They got some confidence from last week and the challenge was always going to be how they rebound this week from the closeness of

FORMER Hawk Ben McGlynn was brilliant for his new club, Sydney, with five goals in a career best performance to help stun Adelaide by 43-points at AAMI Stadium on Sunday. Other Swans recruits – Josh Kennedy (Hawthorn) and Mark Seaby (West Coast) – were also impressive in the 18.10 (118) to 11.9 (75) win –

FREMANTLE’S mature age recruit Michael Barlow stunned Adelaide at Subiaco Oval leading the Dockers to a 56-point win. Barlow’s 33-possessions was recording breaking in his senior AFL debut given that the previous record was held by former Brisbane Lion Bradd Dalziell with 32 disposals. The Dockers held a 36-point half-time lead and, while briefly challenged,

ADELAIDE has copped a massive blow on the eve of its round one clash against Fremantle with defender Graham Johncock breaking his thumb at training on Thursday. It is understood he will be sidelined for four AFL matches. Johncock was selected in Adelaide’s side to take on Fremantle on Sunday, but suffered the injury at

We take a look at where they Crows will finish in 2010 and analyse their arrivals and departures

Young Adelaide forward Taylor ‘Tex’ Walker is giving Crows fans something to get excited about, again proving his ability as a match winner with five first half goals against the Hawks

Hawthorn’s less than ideal start to 2009 continued yesterday, as the embattled reigning premier went down by 27 points to Adelaide at AAMI Stadium

Adelaide start 2009 with some challenging games – Collingwood, St Kilda and Geelong in the first four rounds – plus a trip to Subiaco in Round 3 to take on Fremantle. The Crows will be looking to erase the disappointment of a failed finals campaign in 2008, and a new-look side will take the field.