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My self-imposed Bay 13 ban starts on Friday night, so one last Crows troll to finish the off-season...
There is a Crows TV commercial doing the free-to-air in Adelaide coming up to the start of the year, and it screams of misleading advertising.
The by-line to the advertisement reads
"Crows - uncompromising, inclusive, proud"
The three screen-shots that (I assume) represent the three selling points are:
1) Uncompromising - Mark Riccuito running along the road. Given his pre-season absence with a career-threatening back injury, I wouldn't suggest that this is a 2007 video. Strike one....
2) Inclusive - Simon Goodwin escorting a young Crows supporter/mascot through the pre-game banner. Another one that I wouldn't think was recommended this year, Simon being the great role model and all that. I wonder if he was passing on some betting advice to the young man. Strike two...
3) Proud - Andrew McLeod kicks the goal from the boundary line against Collingwood last year, and then runs up and gives a teammate a big hug and slap on the bum and smiles all round. Nothing inherently wrong with that, except the teammate in question is Tyson Edwards. Couldn't see Rachael McLeod in the picture though, or No 1 ticket holder Lleyton? Strike three, and you're out...
Great work, Crows. You've really picked out the three stand-outs of the team and worked them wonderfully into the advertising. All that was needed to finish off was a fourth word "Tradition" - as the video shows Neil Craig trudging off AAMI Stadium last year after another Prelim Final choke.
Enjoy the season, everyone, and Go The Power!
There is a Crows TV commercial doing the free-to-air in Adelaide coming up to the start of the year, and it screams of misleading advertising.
The by-line to the advertisement reads
"Crows - uncompromising, inclusive, proud"
The three screen-shots that (I assume) represent the three selling points are:
1) Uncompromising - Mark Riccuito running along the road. Given his pre-season absence with a career-threatening back injury, I wouldn't suggest that this is a 2007 video. Strike one....
2) Inclusive - Simon Goodwin escorting a young Crows supporter/mascot through the pre-game banner. Another one that I wouldn't think was recommended this year, Simon being the great role model and all that. I wonder if he was passing on some betting advice to the young man. Strike two...
3) Proud - Andrew McLeod kicks the goal from the boundary line against Collingwood last year, and then runs up and gives a teammate a big hug and slap on the bum and smiles all round. Nothing inherently wrong with that, except the teammate in question is Tyson Edwards. Couldn't see Rachael McLeod in the picture though, or No 1 ticket holder Lleyton? Strike three, and you're out...
Great work, Crows. You've really picked out the three stand-outs of the team and worked them wonderfully into the advertising. All that was needed to finish off was a fourth word "Tradition" - as the video shows Neil Craig trudging off AAMI Stadium last year after another Prelim Final choke.
Enjoy the season, everyone, and Go The Power!

