Round 20 – Adelaide v Brisbane: Percentage is the go

Rulebook poses (and answers) lots of questions in the Crows’ second guaranteed win in a row at Adelaide Oval

Round 19 – Adelaide v Essendon: We all know the result before the game

Rulebook wraps up the Crows’ big win over the Bombers, starting with a raffle book, of course

Round 17 – Adelaide v Collingwood: Crows eight straight, Cocko

A big night for the Crows on Scott Thompson’s 300th game. Rulebook ponders whether Brodie Grundy might be wearing the fruit tingles if not for a minor Tippett issue.

Thiago, Brazil’s Biggest Crows Fan

Malcolm Ashwood with the story of Brazilian Crows fanatic Thiago Vacite, and the campaign to get him to a game at the Adelaide Oval

Round 16 – Carlton v Adelaide: A Workmanlike Adelaide Crows

Rulebook sees Adelaide in a workmanlike performance against the Blues where percentage has become important

Umpiring at crisis level

Experienced whistle blower Rulebook off the long run on umpiring standards in the AFL

Round 15 – Melbourne v Adelaide: Phil Walsh tribute game

Rulebook enjoyed Adelaide’s win against Melbourne and provides typical salient advice for the Crows, as always.

Round 14 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: What Rulebook learnt last night

Rulebook has a few points to make on the Crows game last night – 17 of them actually. Here’s his analysis, excellent as always.

Confessions of a Maggot (Part 2)

Following his first Confessions of a Maggot, Rulebook continues his footy umpiring stories with this second installment.

Round 12 – West Coast v Adelaide: Crows, Can You Feel It?

Like The Fonz, Rulebook finds it hard to admit he’s wrong. He’s overjoyed his pre-season predication of a finals free year for Adelaide is proving to be wr-wr-wr-wrong!

Confessions of a Maggot

Rulebook has been a footy umpire for over 30 years. Here he shares some of the lighter moments from more than a thousand games of whistle blowing.

Round 11 – Adelaide v St Kilda: Crows go marching on

Rulebook could relax this week, as the Crows killed the game in the first quarter. This allowed him to sit back and observe the game. And, oh, does Chaplin get a mention?

Round 10 – Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney: Betts’ Goal of the Millennium!

Rulebook’s latest Crows report is here, plenty of love for Daniel Talia. Did he manage to sneak in a Chaplin sledge?

Round 9 – Gold Coast v Adelaide: Ho hum

Rulebook reviews Adelaide’s big win against Gold Coast with positives and negatives and some general observations

Kmac – great player, even better bloke

Kieran McGuinness fractured three vertebrae playing for the Northern Blues last weekend. Rulebook Ashwood pens a note about the man who provided him with his favourite footy memory of all time

Round 6 – Adelaide v Fremantle: The Greatest Leveller

Rulebook reports on the Adelaide win over The Dockers at the Crowval, and also has an axe to grind over events from the previous week’s game.

Round 4 – Adelaide v Sydney: Crows bat deep and you can Count Me In

Rulebook’s wrap on the rapture inducing Crows win over the Swans and Friday night’s ‘Count Me In’ game at the Parade

Round 3 – Richmond v Adelaide: Jake the Snake

Classic Rulebook. Includes praising of the Crows, bagging of Richmond and the obligatory Troy Chaplin sledge.

Round 2 – Adelaide v Port Adelaide: the Neagles’ huge day!

Rulebook reports in on the Crows’ big win and a huge day for the Neagles in presenting the Showdown trophy

SANFL Round 1 – Norwood v Port Adelaide: ‘Legs Begin Road to Redemption

Rulebook’s first report announces that footy season has officially started.