“He’d be very close”: The Crows draftee Laird has in contention for Round 1 debut
Rory Laird believes Adelaide draftee Max Michalanney could be ready for AFL football early in his first season. After being taken with pick No. 17 in the National Draft, the father-son product from Norwood has impressed in his first pre-season. An athletic defender that can play tall and small at 191cm, Laird was impressed with Michalanney’s performance in Adelaide’s practice match win over West Coast last Friday. Having competed well playing on star forward Liam Ryan - who was kept to one goal and...