Crows Call on 19th Man

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Crows call "19th man"
Fri 03 October, 2008

Adelaide will call on the united strength of its supporters with its new “19th man” campaign, to be launched tonight at the Club Champion presentation.

The club’s No 19 guernsey will be retired and handed over to the members by captain Simon Goodwin to symbolise the importance of the fans to Adelaide’s team success in season 2009 and beyond.

“With the ‘19th man’ we are going to take this to a new level. The club sees its members and supporters as a powerful force that provides a distinct advantage at home games. The club wants to continue to embrace this advantage as well as enhancing it and giving the members and supporters a challenge to measure the success of their support and benefit they provide as the 19th Man. We want our members and supporters to be our extra man.”

The “19th Man” (a registered trademark owned by the AFC) is based on similar concepts used by sporting clubs in the United States – perhaps most famously the “12th man” used by the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks - and in the United Kingdom.

Some of the initiatives revolving around the “19th man” concept to be introduced include:

• the No 19 jumper will be retired.
• on the No 19 locker there will be recognition of the club’s members and supporters.
• a “19th man” flag will be raised before each home game by a current member and either a Club Ambassador or a former player.
• the new facility will feature Bar 19 as the main members’ bar.
• The Members’ Most Valuable Player award, presented at the Club Champion night, will be renamed as the ‘19th Man’ award.
• The number 19 will be subtly used in all membership giveaways and paraphernalia (eg caps, bags, pens, scarves etc).

Full story here

Thought this could be an interesting one for the main board as it is a new initiative in the AFL.

I reckon it sounds pretty good, will be interesting to see whether it works though, but the Club seem pretty committed to seeing this one through.

Young Patrick Dangerfield will have to part with his number 19 guernsey which he wore on two occasions this year.

 

[Malibu#27]

I've never heard a bigger load of manufactured wank in my life. (excluding our pumping fist float of course)

 

[IluvHarvey]

^^^I Like It ^^^

 

[damochandler]

there just coppying what american teams do

 

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there just coppying what american teams do

I can't see a problem with that, shows we've done our research...

 

[mort0089]

I think its a great idea! While it may not be to everybody's taste I think that its great to see the club trying to include the members and supporters more. Acknowledging how vital we are to the club.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

What a load of old bollocks.

 

[ok.crows]

Meh.

It is a promotion. Most promotions are pretty lame.

As far as promotions go, this one, which tries to enhance public interest in the club by recognising the participation of the public, is probably far less lame than most promotions.

 

[Jars458]

I've never heard a bigger load of manufactured wank in my life. (excluding our pumping fist float of course)

So you don't think Members and supporters have a big role in a club and can give substantial assistance to the team?

 

[MotleyOne]

pppft.... token gesture to make for money down the line somewhere for the Adelaide Football Corporation.....

 

[Portmanteau]

Not a terrible idea, these things have to start somewhere. It's actually football-related. These kinds of things take years to get up before they become tradition - although they probably work better when they are organic/fan-generated like that Bay 147 or whatever it was that crowd were doing this year.

 

[Papa G]

Redgum to sing "I WAS ONLY 19" at all home games.

 

[Wizard]

Very American, the Seattle Seahawks retired their #12 and they call their crowd the #12th man.

Just a crap effort by the Crows to copy their idea.

 

[Cap]

pppft.... token gesture to make for money down the line somewhere for the Adelaide Football Corporation.....

geeze you are a ********

so an attempt by a football club to further involve it supporters is bad?

 

[Mop]

Very wank-like.
On the same token, I hope it works well for them.

 

[Cap]

Very American, the Seattle Seahawks retired their #12 and they call their crowd the #12th man.

Just a crap effort by the Crows to copy their idea.

hey, Melbourne and Geelong started football clubs a while ago, I guess it was pretty crap effort for all the clubs afterwards to copy them too

 

[TigerCraig]

South Sydney Rugby League did this years ago with #14, but I think it died a death

 

[hirthy]

What about interchange players 19,20,21 & 22? Can't see them taking #23 off McLeods back next year.

 

[bigdroppunt]

I love it......Its giving somthing back to the fans......Great idea....

 

[BarneyBent]

I like it. But it will depend on how far they go through with it. If it really becomes ingrained within the culture of the club, then I think it will be a great thing, and not the least bit wank-like. If, however, they just hand out a few promotional things with "19" on it, then it will be a bucketload of fail.

 

[greennick]

I've never heard a bigger load of manufactured wank in my life. (excluding our pumping fist float of course)

The Dockers sail and anchor crew is wankier!

 

[greennick]

Very American, the Seattle Seahawks retired their #12 and they call their crowd the #12th man.

Just a crap effort by the Crows to copy their idea.

It says that in the original article!

 

[Ron]

Not a bad idea i guess. Crows fans are the most boring and sterile out of all supporters, so if this can help inject some life into those walking corpses then go for it i say.

 

[Beckers]

If i join, do i get to sit on the interchange bench?

No? Why didn't they call it the 23rd man then??

 

[bigdroppunt]

If i join, do i get to sit on the interchange bench?

No? Why didn't they call it the 23rd man then??

My guess is they want you involed in the game...not sitting on the sidelines.....But you better hope the Op captian dosnt ask for a head count....

We all know sydney had to say sorry 50,000 times for there 19th man