Citrus Bob Utber comes up with his all time best ever Adelaide Crows footy team in response to Graham Cornes’ selections.
Neil Craig: Elite Performer (Part 2)
May 31, 2020 by 43 Comments
Rulebook’s back with Part 2 of Neil Craig’s career – from player to super coach
#WeWantAnswersAFC – actually, we do but what are the questions?
June 20, 2018 by 14 Comments
There’s definitely a problem at the Crows but it’s not new and it’s not on the field
AFLW Round 4 – Greater Western Sydney v Adelaide: In the shallows
March 2, 2018 by 7 Comments
Viewing things through the lens of the outcome changes your perception. Dave Brown on watching a taped footy game and a funeral on the Yorke Peninsula
Footy Media Watch: Why does everyone hate the Crows all of a sudden?
October 12, 2017 by 69 Comments
Adelaide’s not unreasonable desire to be right has become their demon in the Jake Lever deal according to Dave Brown.
Round 6 – Adelaide v Richmond: Richmond Kicked Away After Quarter Time
May 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
Lachie Brown sees the Crows go 6-0 for the very first time. “The Crows are looking unstoppable in 2017.”
Round 6 – Adelaide v Richmond: Tex stole all the goals
May 2, 2017 by 5 Comments
Both of young Aidan Hammond’s teams saw off threatening Tigers on Sunday. Yes, his Adelaide Crows faced Richmond – but this story also describes his Walkerville Cats, who took on the Salisbury West Tigers.
Finals Week 1 – Adelaide v North Melbourne: Crows in a canter
September 13, 2016 by 68 Comments
Rulebook sums up the Crows’ big Elimination Final win over North Melbourne. And still finds a way to stir Richmond.
Round 22 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide: The Slip Up
August 30, 2016 by 2 Comments
Aidan Hammond (10 years old), could feel the intensity of a showdown clash, even though he was at home – one or two kilometres away.
Round 22 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide: Potassium deficiency
August 22, 2016 by 10 Comments
An ugly incident overshadows what was a cracking game of footy. Despite that, Dave Brown finds a lot of positives up on Adelaide Oval’s hill
Round 21 – Fremantle v Adelaide: Optimism is for the young… and Hawthorn
August 19, 2016 by 7 Comments
Dave Brown comes to terms with the Crows being a red hot chance at a typically frantic family gathering
Round 15 – Melbourne v Adelaide: Melbourne by foot, Part 3 (Job done!)
July 8, 2016 by 9 Comments
Dave Brown finishes up his weekend of footy as the Crows salute on a big day for the club
Round 11 – Adelaide v St Kilda: lateral thinking
June 8, 2016 by 5 Comments
Turns out not every party ends in a hangover. Rock on, Crows!
Round 5 – Hawthorn v Adelaide: A courage of his own
April 26, 2016 by 8 Comments
Rees Quilford enjoys a contest worthy of the poetry of one Adam Lindsay Gordon. Paul Puopolo seems to be interpreting lines of poetry in on-field action.
Round 3 – Richmond v Adelaide: A feast of crows
April 12, 2016 by 5 Comments
John Green watches the Crows recover from the disappointment of not playing at the G, to trounce Richmond. “Eddie Betts should be required to play in a high visibility vest.”
Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: Unintended consequences
August 27, 2015 by 10 Comments
Dave Brown may not necessarily be a fan of the AFL and what it has come to represent, but he does love the Adelaide Oval and Eddie Betts. A lot! Dave takes the family to see Blighty’s statute, the Crows and manages to nab seven consecutive general admission tickets in one fell swoop. Good times.
Round 21 – Adelaide v Brisbane: Tex Walker wins a cliffhanger
August 24, 2015 by 69 Comments
Union organiser, raffle ticket seller and general umpire about town, Rulebook finds a close match amidst the Crows’ 87 point taming of the Lions
Phil Walsh: for the good of the game
July 6, 2015 by 25 Comments
Dave Brown takes time to reflect on the tragic death of Phil Walsh. As he shows, it is a time for all families to reflect and re-consider.
AFLW Round 7 – Collingwood v Adelaide: Where’s Chelsea?
Dave Brown’s Crows went down in a devastating loss to the Pies at Olympic Park yesterday, missing a chance to defend their flag in another AFLW Grand Final. However, it was the loss of a key player in the second term and the commentary team’s oversight that really had him perturbed.