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Bad news for James Bond fans
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/james-bond-producers-hand-over-full-creative-control-to-amazon-after-60-years/news-story/cc3cf9dc4334a217c7d974ff5415295f Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli have decided to hand creative control of the Bond IP over to Amazon MGM. The Broccoli...- Vader
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Rally Dakar Rally 2024
Is anyone else following the Dakar Rally? Having long since left Africa, due to the threat of terrorism, the Dakar now races through the rocks & sands of Saudi Arabia (yet another case of sports-washing by the oil rich kingdom). Daily Highlights packages are shown at 5pm on SBS. Due to time...- Vader
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Filtering the Kids
OK... so we've removed most of the senior players from the list, and stacked it with kids. We're now in the position of having to give those kids games, to identify who will sink & who will swim at AFL level. Which of the kids improved in 2021, who went backwards, and who trod water? In 2020... -
Extreme E
Has anyone else watched the Extreme E races on Kayo or Foxtel? It's an interesting series. Electric off-road vehicles, similar to the buggies seen in the Dakar rally. 9 teams of 2 drivers - one male, one female. Races are 2 laps (approx 10km per lap), with each driver completing one lap...- Vader
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Outstanding Performance: Clean, Enhanced or Juiced
There's several ways you could read it. I regard Froome & Nibali as 2 of the worst dopers of the last 15 years, albeit using drugs which have so far proven undetectable. That Pogacar has beaten their bests by 10 & 30 seconds respectively casts a huge shadow over Pogacar's ride last night... -
Happy One Year Anniversary - Adelaide Crows Style
Today marks 1 year to the day since the Adelaide Crows (mens team) last won a game of football. Anyone want to bet on how long it will be until they win another? -
2020 UCI Race Program
So... the UCI has finally released a revised racing program, featuring many of the races which have been postponed due to CV-19. There are still question marks over the TDF, which is due to start a few days before France officially lifts its bans on large crowds... -
AFL Salaries
The AFL have released a limited amount of information re: player salaries: https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-figures-reveal-the-million-dollar-man-of-the-competition/news-story/f3029499b7f74f0c71d5ee7dc5a305a9 There are 9 players set to earn $1M+ this year, none at Adelaide (West Coast have... -
Callum Twomey's 2018 Phantom Draft
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-11-20/callum-twomeys-2018-phantom-draft Let's just say there will be Hell to Pay on this board if Twomey's predictions come true. #8 - Adelaide bid on Nick Blakey, Sydney match #9 - Adelaide bid on Tarryn Thomas, North Melbourne match #10 - Jye Caldwell... -
List Mgmt. Adelaide 2018 End-of-Season List Management Decisions
The recent signings of Lynch, Douglas and Sloane mean that most of our high profile players are now safely locked away. Seedsman is probably the only player left who is a "priority" signing. This means that we can now have greater clarity, allowing us to start thinking about the likely list... -
Tour de France 2018
The great race starts this Saturday, with a coastal ride through the Vendee (the Atlantic coast, on the western side of the hexagon). In massive pre-race news, ASO has informed UK Postal that Froome is persona non grata. This is massive news... -
Curtly Hampton - what's going on?
No, this isn't me bagging Hampton. Read on. Hampton has been in our SANFL side since R7, having been injured before that. For most of that time we've had 8-10 of our best 22 players missing from the AFL team, and several of the players who have been selected are screaming out to be dropped... -
Where will Adelaide finish on the ladder?
We all came into this season with hopes of a premiership. Burton & Hass have destroyed and mutilated those hopes, along with the hamstrings and groins of their many victims. So... we probably need to re-set our sights and expectations. I have no doubt that Pyke and his men will be doing... -
Will Brad Crouch play 100 AFL games in his career?
Brad Crouch is currently marooned on 61 AFL games. Nobody doubts his talent, but his body keeps on letting him down. It's looking less and less likely that he'll add to his career total in 2018. Will his body allow him to reach the 100 AFL game milestone? -
2018 AFLCA Voting
Same as last year, I'll keep track of how the Adelaide players go in the voting. B&F and Brownlow voting aren't available until the end of the year, whereas the AFLCA votes are announced each week. This gives us a reasonable idea of what the coaches think about the players' performances. R1... -
AFLX or JLT3?
In previous years, we had 3x pre-season games to prepare for the H&A season. Two of those were played with extended interchange benches and modified rules (e.g. 9pt super goals). The last was played under relatively normal rules. Last year they were sponsored by JLT, previously it was the NAB... -
International Rules Team Selected
Taken from the AFL's Trade Talk site: Here is the Australian squad that will play for the Cormac McAllen Trophy against Ireland next month. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast Suns), Eddie Betts (Adelaide Crows), Travis Boak (Port Adelaide), Shaun Burgoyne (Hawthorn), Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong Cats)... -
List Mgmt. Lever Traded!!!
According to the AFL's Trade Talk site Adelaide will receive two first-round draft picks in exchange for defender Jake Lever after a trade deal was struck with Melbourne on Thursday morning at Etihad Stadium. The Crows will get pick No.10, a future first-round selection and a future... -
2017 Vuelta Espania
The 2017 Vuelta commences this Saturday. SBS will be showing it live, on VICELAND. Coverage of Saturday's stage kicks off at 1:30AM AEST, so it's definitely one for the night owls. Sunday's stage is a little more viewer friendly, with coverage starting at 11:20pm (AEST). SBS will also be... -
Riley Knight - where is he at?
Knight was drafted in 2013. He burst onto the AFL scene in 2015, and instantly became a darling of the Adelaide BF board after a good showing in the final against the Bulldogs that year. 2016 was a year for him to forget. He managed just one AFL game, and it was a stinker. He spent most of... -
MVP 2017 AFLCA Adelaide Player Votes
Cumulative Totals 69 Rory Sloane 57 Matt Crouch 42 Taylor Walker 37 Rory Laird 34 Sam Jacobs 25 Jake Lever 22 Tom Lynch 22 Brad Crouch 19 Eddie Betts 19 Brodie Smith 19 Richard Douglas 16 Rory Atkins 12 Charlie Cameron 10 Josh Jenkins 2 Kyle Hartigan 2 Luke Brown 2 Hugh Greenwood 1 Jake Kelly... -
SBS Cycling Coverage
Has anyone else noticed a major reduction in cycling coverage in 2017? Last year the Strade Bianchi and Milan-San Remo were both shown live on SBS. This year, neither of them were. The only race they've shown so far is Paris-Nice. With the Spring Classics rapidly approaching (Tour of... -
Best Option for Watching Crows games?
As you all know, I live in Canberra. This means that Crows games are few and far between when it comes to the FTA TV schedule. We average about 5-7 H&A games per year, depending on how many games are bumped because of clashes with Sydney & GWS games. In the past I've always gone to the... -
Charlie Cameron - what to expect in 2017?
To date, CC has shown himself to be a quicker version of Jared Petrenko. Both players have many of the same strengths and weaknesses. Both are/were small forwards who were frequently tasked with playing a defensive role. Both are/were excellent defensively, with strong tackling skills. Both... -
Analysis Adelaide's List Demographics
The Draftguru has compiled every club's senior list - and the demographics are very interesting. Adelaide has the 9th oldest list in the competition, but the 16th most experienced. That's right - only Brisbane & Carlton have less experience than Adelaide. The situation is even more serious... -
Clubs/Teams you hate - and why
We're all Adelaide supporters, so I assume that the Swampies down the road are going to be at the top of everyone's list. I support 2 teams - Adelaide, and whoever's playing Port. Which other teams/clubs do you hate? For me... Sydney - They're a bunch of cheating COLAs. Hated them long... -
27 players used..
After 15 rounds, Adelaide has used just 27 players. No new players have been selected to play Carlton tomorrow, so it will still be 27 players after 16 rounds. Here are the numbers used so far, by all clubs (noting that R16 is still in progress): 27 - Adelaide 28 - 29 - 30 - Geelong 31 -... -
Adelaide's Player Discipline
We're now 10 games into the AFL season, and I don't think we've had a single player reported all year. Otten got done in the SANFL, but was concussed at the time and probably didn't know what he was doing. I can't remember a single Adelaide player being banned, reported, or given a fine by the... -
2016 AFLCA Player of the Year voting
Thought it might be helpful to keep track of this. It's the most objective method we have for insights into how the coaches are viewing the performances of our players. It's also a handy guide to how the B&F votes are likely to pan out in September/October. Current Totals 93 - Rory Sloane 67... -
Analysis Non-Crows Draft Discussion
Thread for discussing draft selections, other than Adelaide's #9 & #13 (which already have their own threads).