Footy Fix: One key change gave the Crows a sniff of all time comeback – so why on earth did they abandon it?
For three and a half quarters on Thursday night, it was the same old Adelaide. Unambitious with ball in hand. Slow in movement. Horrendous by foot even with those former two traits. And a midfield which, despite a stunning first quarter, was getting slowly but surely dominated by a more battle-hardened, more ferocious and more skillful opposition brigade. This sort of footy wasn’t enough to come close to Gold Coast, Geelong or Fremantle in the first three rounds. It was never going to...