By Daniel Brettig
July 12th 2009 @ 6:57am
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Harvey rates Crows in premiership contention
Where once there were four, now there are apparently five.
Vanquished Fremantle coach Mark Harvey rated Adelaide genuine premiership contenders alongside St Kilda, Geelong, the Western Bulldogs and Collingwood after watching his side slump to a record 117-point thumping by the Crows at AAMI Stadium.
Harvey said Adelaide’s strong game style of swift ball movement backed by [...]
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mattamkII said | July 12th 2009 @ 4:02pm | Report comment
Aren’t freo a great club?
Dave said | July 12th 2009 @ 5:29pm | Report comment
The Crows are looking good