Toast Tex 300

[BunjiMC]

Any chance of the Crows organising something for Tex at the ground? Blue, red and yellow flannels to wave around? Or too hard with it being a final?

 

[FR0GGY]

I thought I remembered this moment really well, but I do not remember those socks at all.

Now I'm starting to question everything.

1970crow I know you’re a keen sock man, so you remember these?

 

[cleanhands]

And me

 

[CrowBloke]

Love Tex Walker.
We've pretty much watched him grow up from a goofy Broken Hill kid to a still-goofy-man, but a leader and star of the Club.

He's grown up, sure, but retained his boyish sense of fun and guileless openness. He's authentic; not a showpony or razzle-dazzler, but leads and organises his forward teammates with experienced nous.
Those teammates will say with pride for years: "I played alongside Tex Walker".

My fave goal is when he faked to the R outside 50, sold Aliir a whole stall of Showbags filled with candy and sent him the wrong way, jinked to his L and nailed it with his wrong foot from out where the 50m line intersected the boundary on the SE flank.
I typed "wrong foot" but his ambidexterity means he doesn't really have one.

A QF at Home is a huge game for his 300th after 7 years in the losing Wilderness and I'd love for the boys to win the game with Tex kicking 3+ goals. Then, a PF and GF; ha, I wish!!
Love Tex Walker.

 

[MarcusP2]

I love the Aliir goal because I think Dunstall and Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Age

49

Ht

182cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

3star

broke out laughing in the box because it was so ridiculous.

 

[Adecagodelphalaide]

Who's the last player to play 300 games for the Crows?

Scott Thompson 2016? 39 games with the Dees though.

 

[ams4crows]

I'm interested in how many former players who have played with Tex will attend his 300th. Who won't be there to work the actual game, just going to support the club and Tex.

 

[SugarShane]

I dont have a favourite but the fact he takes ownership of situations and does his best to lift the team. Plenty of long goals outside 50 and that selling Candy to Aliir and long goal on the left has to be up there as one of his best moments

Yeah it could be recency bias but the Aliir moment was incredible. Name me any other player in the past 15 years that could do that. Sell the dummy, and dob a perfect drop punt through the middle, from outside 50, on their non preferred. I don't think there's even a handful that could. Elite.

 

[AFC979810]

I'm interested in how many former players who have played with Tex will attend his 300th. Who won't be there to work the actual game, just going to support the club and Tex.

Imagine a few.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Matt Crouch run out with him as well.

 

[JP Sauce]

If Tex wins a flag, does he become our consensus 3rd greatest of all time?

 

[GreyCrow]

Jake Lever's brother used to post on here too back in the day.

And Riley Knight

 

[Moonwatcher]

If Tex wins a flag, does he become our consensus 3rd greatest of all time?

1. Darren Jarman
2. Andrew McLeod
3. Mark Ricciuto
4. Adam Saliba
5. Taylor Walker

close

I'd actually put Simon Goodwin in there.

 

[Moonwatcher]

One of my all time favourite players.


Remember when he uses to post here. Tails13 or something like that.


How is the video going with every goal cmndstab

Tails13 was actually Taylor Walker?

 

[JP Sauce]

1. Darren Jarman
2. Andrew McLeod
3. Mark Ricciuto
4. Adam Saliba
5. Taylor Walker

close

I'd actually put Simon Goodwin in there.

Saliba is in a tier beyond rankings.

 

[moogerfooger]

If we're able to get to the GF this year I can see him playing the game of his life to get us over the line.

More than any other storyline, that would really be something.

 

[Rotayjay]

He has done an amazing job to resurrect his career from what looked like it was the end a couple of times. He is now one of the oldest players on an AFL list. Tex embodies what a clubman should be and is my favourite player.

 

[40porpoise]

McLeod, Roo, Modra, Tex.

Jarman, Betts, Goodwin.

Tex hasn't achieved a premiership, yet, but his commitment to the club and being our spiritual leader for virtually his whole career has to be one of the best of all time.

He should also be a multiple AA winner, its a travesty he only has 1.

 

[FR0GGY]

If Tex wins a flag, does he become our consensus 3rd greatest of all time?

Even if he doesn’t, he’s in 3rd for mine.

 

[kirky]

Any chance of the Crows organising something for Tex at the ground? Blue, red and yellow flannels to wave around? Or too hard with it being a final?

Well as it is a final the ground is controlled by the AFL not like a Crows home game.

Mind you, back in 2015 when we played the Bulldogs all the lighting was in red, white and blue and thought it should have been neutral.

 

[Cole Dammett]

Scott Thompson 2016? 39 games with the Dees though.

Eddie Betts in 2019 then if we're not doing players that played 300 for Adelaide but played their 300th for Adelaide

 

[baldandbroke]

Love the Tex, have seen every game he has played … just such a smart player.

The thing I notice is how well respected he is on the ground by almost all opposition players.

I get a feeling he is well liked across the competition.

He is tough but never dirty, never. He doesn’t ever target a young player physically or try and bully. He just beats them at footy.

Will be remembered as one of the best kicks of the football in the modern era, and a handball that nearly pops the Sherrin!

 

[BunjiMC]

Well as it is a final the ground is controlled by the AFL not like a Crows home game.

Mind you, back in 2015 when we played the Bulldogs all the lighting was in red, white and blue and thought it should have been neutral.

I guess they could give things outside the stadium.

 

[kirky]

I guess they could give things outside the stadium.

It will be interesting to see what focus the various footy shows have next week given his 300th or whether they will keep rabbiting on about Rankine.

 

[FR0GGY]

It will be interesting to see what focus the various footy shows have next week given his 300th or whether they will keep rabbiting on about Rankine.

What do you mean collingwood are playing someone?

 

[skam85]

Well as it is a final the ground is controlled by the AFL not like a Crows home game.

Mind you, back in 2015 when we played the Bulldogs all the lighting was in red, white and blue and thought it should have been neutral.

It's an Adelaide home game in every sense of the word apart from ticketing