I hope they are right! BOOKMAKERS are predicting the Crows will make a similar rise under new coach Phil Walsh to their preliminary final stunner in Brenton Sanderson’s first season in charge two years ago. Online bookie Tab.au which opened finals and top-four betting yesterday had Adelaide at $3 to make the top-four — shorter than even Geelong at $3.50. The Crows are also given an outside chance to at least challenge for the flag with the TAB and Tattsbet listing them eighth in the order of premiership betting. Buoyed by the return of injured skipper Nathan van Berlo who missed the entire 2014 campaign, with more games into Taylor Walker in his comeback from a knee injury and a favourable draw, an air of external confidence is swirling around West Lakes. “There always seems to be one team that rises from the pack and makes a bolt and that’s what Adelaide did in Sanderson’s first year, and perhaps that’s what will happen under Walsh’s tutelage,” Tab.au spokesman Trent Langskaill said. “There is enough talent in that team with Walker, the midfield with Dangerfield and Sloane and although they’ll look a bit different with Ben Rutten retiring it’s still a good defence. I’m guessing the bookies are of the belief (that this year) the boys struggled at the start of the season and Taylor Walker took half a season to get re-acclimatised to the pace of AFL. But they’ve still got the nucleus of the side that was a kick away from making the 2012 grand final.” GOOOOOO CROWS in 2015!
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 03:00:18 +0000
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