Tex Walker and Sir Edward Betts combine in perfect symphony to crush Essendon. As always, Malcolm Rulebook Ashwood is on hand with a comprehensive match report.
Round 4 – Adelaide v Essendon: Betts & Walker the New Beethoven & Mozart
April 16, 2017 by 45 Comments
Round 3 – Port Adelaide v Adelaide: Crows Go Top Of The Tree
April 9, 2017 by 49 Comments
A happy Malcolm Ashwood is on top of the world today as his Crows top the AFL ladder after defeating arch rivals Port Adelaide in the South Aussie Showdown.
Archie Goes the Early Crow and Calls the AFL Finals Series in April – Surely He Can’t Get So Badly Wrong As He Did in Season `16!
April 5, 2017 by 1 Comment
Archie has bitten the proverbial bullet and with the risk of being shot down by his fellow Almanackers, has predicted his AFL 2017 Premiership and Brownlow medal winners after only two rounds. [NB The link is now working properly – sorry for the break in transmission. Ed]
Round 1 – Adelaide v GWS Giants: Crows fire up after half-time
March 31, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Lachie, who is a young school student, is pleased his Crows fired up after half-time.
The Oceanic Adventures of Bev Package: Our Week on a Cruise Ship
July 22, 2016 by 23 Comments
Mickey Randall has been at sea. With a big and growing cast, including Billy and including Bev. New experiences cloaked in old, new locations forever now a part of life’s tapestry. “Isn’t this what people should do? With love, drape their stories upon an innocent geography…”
Round 12 – West Coast v Adelaide: Saturday Night Fever
June 12, 2016 by 7 Comments
Two big games in separate rooms in the Cochrane household. Which teams were left Stayin’ Alive?
Round 4 Preview – Adelaide v Sydney: Hot Tip
April 14, 2016 by 9 Comments
Joe Moore previews the Adelaide v Sydney game. Includes plenty of Swan love (50,000 members!) , admiration for Tex’s mullet, K.Tippett’s return to Adelaide, the Swanettes and a crow who dared to fly with swans…
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.”
A certain captain: is Tex what the Crows need?
October 13, 2015 by 8 Comments
From January 2015 [interesting given the year Tex and the Crows had – Ed]: Dave Brown recalls a young Tex Walker and his journey to self-belief and captaincy of the Crows
Round 14 Fantasy Game – Adelaide versus Geelong.
September 30, 2015 by 11 Comments
Paul Spinks shares with us his match report for the game that never was: Geelong v Adelaide, Round 14, 2015. Well played Paul.
Citrus Bob’s Football Dictionary
September 15, 2015 by 12 Comments
New styles of football on display, new hope brimming in hearts. Citrus Bob Utber recognises the time for some new vocabulary, stemming from AFL finals week 1.
Finals Week 1 – Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows: Disco-Tex and His Sex-O-Lettes
September 14, 2015 by 15 Comments
Leadership isn’t necessarily about the big mark, the inspirational goal or a swag of possessions. Taylor Walker’s ‘unfussy beauty’ and selflessness is to be equally admired says Mickey Randall.
Finals Week 1 – Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows: Respect is earned, not just given
September 14, 2015 by 10 Comments
If you ever need to illustrate the difference between home and away footy versus finals footy, sit someone down with a tape of this game. Outside of a Grand Final, It doesn’t get much faster and hotter than this one did on Saturday night. The Bulldogs are left to wonder what might have been after not being able to convert, while the Crows continue to achieve well beyond what few considered possible after that Friday morning in July.
On Phil Walsh and being a man
July 8, 2015 by 1 Comment
Marty Gleason ponders masculinity in the wake of the Phil Walsh tragedy. ‘Perhaps it’s simply a case of muscle and toughness being non-negotiables…’
Round 7 – Adelaide v St Kilda: Betts Bargain Basement Buy
May 18, 2015 by 44 Comments
Adelaide find themselves back on the winners list after a comprehensive defeat of St Kilda at the Adelaide Oval. A sickening head clash which sees St Kilda’s inspirational Nick Riewoldt taken to hospital, and an emotional send off for Brent Reilly puts the game in perspective for Rulebook Ashwood.
AFL Round 11: Review
June 3, 2014 by 1 Comment
In yesterday’s review JTH looks at the big presence of Tex Walker, and argues you write Geelong off at your wallet’s peril.
AFL Round 5 – Carlton v Adelaide: Dear Sando
April 30, 2013 by 5 Comments
Sando, tell us it’s not over, writes Anne Fedorowytsch in an impassioned letter to the Adelaide coach.
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