SHED NEWS

The Newsletter of the Crows Supporters Group – November 2018

THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH – “Always listen to your heart, because even though it is on your left side, it is always right.”

KEEP ON SUPPORTING! from our President Peter Kauschke

With a sense of satisfaction, It is time to share some of the activities and successes of the past season. While I draw attention to these activities I am sure that I shall miss some, so please accept my apologies for any that are missing. On behalf of The Crows Supporters Group I begin by offering a sincere thank you to all of the committee, subcommittee and our volunteers for what they done over this past season. It would be remiss of me not to draw attention to this group for the sacrifices they all make to ensure that everything we do is done with little fuss. It is the passion of working for our group and the club

that makes what we do such an enjoyable time, despite the bumps in the road and the challenges that come our way. Our group has many people who assist, often in the background, and who are a great band of dedicated volunteers. Well done - your work is appreciated. As I review this list, I must add that members of our Management Committee, assist with Banner making, Football Club commitments, BBQ’s, special events, match day experiences, buses and ticketing. Working closer with our Melbourne representatives has become very fruitful, as they are involved with the AFL Cheer Squad League, which covers all of the supporter groups of the AFL. From this we have been able to have a better insight into some of the operations within other groups and a mechanism to attend to some issues as they became apparent. We were able to talk about these issues on a larger scale and have some action by the AFL and/or the Arenas 2018 has been a good season despite the many ups and downs on and off the field. Unfortunately, injuries and other issues caused some on field adjustments for both our AFLW and AFL Teams. We are a strong, resilient group and we will always strive for perfection. With this come areas of learning which will always make us better people and much more efficient at all levels. All in all, 2018 was a year of learning for everyone involved with the Adelaide Football

Club and as such should lead us onto bigger and better things. BRING ON 2019

EDITOR’S VIEW by Jenny Smart

It has been interesting to read comments in the media and on social media about how badly our Club has handled the trade period. My opinion is that the people appointed to do this know far more than I do about what is happening, so I think I might leave it to them; after all, that is what they are paid for. I have also noticed that Mr. K. Cornes has gone very quiet about

our club so I guess that is a good sign? I remember when Eddie came to us that some pepole thought we paid too

much for him. Really? 😊 Bring on 2019.

DON’T FORGET!

OUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

is to be held at the Christian Family Centre

185 Frederick Road, Seaton

On Wednesday 28th November at 7.30 pm

Please make an effort to attend

Please note that the AGM is being held in different venue. This is due to the fact that Checkside

Tavern is no longer available for our use.

As a special surprise we have a mystery door prize for someone attending the AGM so please make

an effort to come along, see what Is happening in your group and perhaps win something special!

OUR WONDERFUL CALENDARS ARE BACK!!!!! Our 2019 CSG calendars are now available for purchase for $12. They feature a full page for every month with exclusive, never before seen photos of players from our men and women’s teams, taken by our photographer Sue Retallick. Calendars will be available at our AGM on Wednesday 28 November. Calendars can also be ordered and posted to you. Please ring our secretary Julie on 0458276974 after 6pm weekdays or on weekends to order and she can process your credit card details. Additional postage costs will apply: one calendar $3, 2-3 calendars $5. 4 or more calendars please ask for prices as it depends on your location. Get yours now before they sell out! Perfect Christmas presents.

JUNIOR MEMBERS’ BIRTHDAYS

Happy Birthday wishes go to these young folk having birthdays this month – Nate Duif, Eden Banks, Tyler Beinke, Alessio Bovalina, Elizabeth Waugh, Giuseppe Bovalina, Tayla Hage, Jaden Turville, Erin Betterman, Caitlin Hughes and Riley Graham. Our best wishes go also to anyone else celebrating a birthday in November.

DEMOLITION OF OUR ORIGINAL HOME

It is so sad to go down to AAMI Stadium at present. The demolition of our former home is well under way and it is quite heart breaking to see it all disappearing.

We have so many wonderful memories of the times there. The beginning of our Club; the formation of our Group; the three Sheds in which we spent so many happy hours; the barbecues before and after the games.

The experiences and memories at Adelaide Oval are now growing but they will never take the place of our memories of happy times at AAMI.

Contact Tony on 0402650877

or www.allstarbalustrades.com.au

LUNCH AT LOBETHAL

Participants in the Redline Classic bike ride have raised almost $300,000 for the Crows Children’s Foundation in the last eight years. The eighth successive ride departed from the Adelaide Football Club on Monday, October 22, with the 15 riders each having to raise a minimum of $2000 for the Foundation. The donations support children in need across South Australia, with the 2018 ride supporting breakfast program Kick Start for Kids. After travelling close to 400 kilometres over the three-day ride,

participants were welcomed by Adelaide player and Crows Children’s Foundation Board Member Kyle Hartigan at the Watermark Hotel on Wednesday. “We appreciate your hard work on and off the road, your fundraising efforts help the Foundation to continue to put a smile on children’s faces,” Hartigan said. “Thanks also to everyone’s families and the Redline Classic organisers for making this all happen.” “The Crows Children’s Foundation would also like to thank the Crows Supporters Group for putting on a lunch for the riders on Wednesday.” Members of our Group have served lunch to riders in the Redline Classic for many years.

END OF YEAR DINNER AT THE BARTLEY HOTEL We had a great time at our End of Year Dinner which was held last month. It was a beautiful evening in amongst a week of weird weather. There was a lot of hugging and chatting as a lot of us hadn’t seen each other since the end of the season. The room was set up beautifully with Crows colours, thanks to the staff at the Bartley. During the evening our number One Ticket holder,

Graeme Goodings drew out the winners of our Annual Raffle. All in all, a great evening to finish off Season 2018.

Thanks to Colleen McKaye for organising this fantastic night. Thanks also to the Bartley Hotel for decorating our room so beautifully, and for making us feel so welcome.

OUR MAJOR RAFFLE WINNERS

The winners of our major raffle which was drawn at our End of Season Dinner

1st prize - Pam James $1000 cash 2nd prize - Matthew Willie Signed Framed Men’s Guernsey 3rd prize - Heather Beckett Signed Framed Women’s Guernsey 4th prize - Livianna Conserva Bohemia Crystal Football 5th prize - Janet Dawson Phil Hoffman Travel Voucher 6th prize - Aiden Harford 2018 Football signed by captain and coach 7th prize - Chris Wall 2018 Women’s football 8th prize - Chris Hill Large composite photo to Taylor Walker 9th prize - Brendan McGarrigan Wayne Milera Signed Framed Poster 10th prize - Scott Verrall Crows rug with 2018 listed players’ names

Congratulations to all of our winners and a huge thank you to donors of prizes and to all who sold tickets.

Our President Peter Kauschke presenting some of our raffle prizes to the winners.

Chris Marshall

19 Lindsay street , Camden Park

Phone 08 8295 7725

Email - catatonic.cattery@bigpond.com

www.cat-a-tomic.com

BITS AND PIECES LOVE IS IN THE AIR Wedding bells are in the air at West Lakes with four Crows to say ‘I do’ before the start of the 2019 season. Bryce Gibbs and fiancé Lauren Tscharke are scheduled to tie the knot in November after Bryce proposed while the couple were on holiday in Fiji last October. Tom Lynch and long-time partner Courtney Boyd, along with their three children, will celebrate their marriage just days before Christmas. Josh Jenkins and partner Hannah Delmenico will be married three days after Christmas, on December 28. The pair will say their vows in front of their little daughter Lottie. After becoming engaged in June, Richard Douglas will marry partner Alessandra Lee next February. On behalf of our Group I wish all of these young couples a wonderful future together.

EXCITING TIMES!

WEDDING BELLS Former Crows star Rhett Biglands has married his beautiful partner Janaina in Buzios, a couple of hours out of Rio, Brazil on 21st October. The church where the ceremony was held had a beautiful view over the beach. Among the guests you may know were Ali and Matt Clarke, Caroline and Phil Harper, Nathan Bock, Mark Steven and Scott Welsh. Our hearty congratulations go to Brett and Janaina and we wish them a happy future together.

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT TYSON STENGLE 1. Tyson was born on October 19, 1998. 2. At age four, he started playing footy with his older brother Anthony at the Portland Football Club. 3. He attended secondary school at Le Fevre High School and was a member of Port Adelaide’s Aboriginal AFL academy before he played for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL. 4. His nickname is ‘Wombo’ or ‘Wombat’ because he’s a low and powerful player. 5. Tyson relaxes watching and supporting NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder. 6. He loves playing table tennis and, allegedly, loves to go on movie dates. 7. He comes from an incredible footy bloodline: he’s a cousin of Adelaide

star Eddie Betts and a nephew of Sydney legend Michael O’Loughlin. 8. Being a similar height and weight, Tyson models his game on Eddie Betts. There’s already been some talk on social media that Betts is willing to sharing his pocket with the youngster 9. Tyson was Richmond’s first and only pick in the 2016 Rookie Draft at pick No. 6. 10. And he loves to go for goal!

LAIRDY WATCHING DIFFERENT FOOTY As part of a recent visit to the USA during his break, Rory Laird joined his mum, Mel Foote, watching the New York Jets versus the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Let’s hope Lairdy is not considering changing codes!

HOPE THESE GUYS MAKE IT BACK TOO. Brodie and Cam look very relaxed in Venice. I hope they can find their way back.

TEN THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SHANE MCADAM

1. Shane was born in Halls Creek, a remote town in north-east Western Australia in the East Kimberley region. 2. He’s studying at TAFE to be an electrical apprentice - he was studying for a test when he found out he was invited to the 2018 Draft Combine! 3. McAdam is a famous name in football. Shane is the nephew of Central District’s 1989 Magarey Medallist and former St Kilda and Brisbane star Gilbert McAdam. 4. He’s also the nephew of former North Melbourne player Adrian McAdam and his cousin Sam Petrevski-Seton is currently playing at Carlton.

5. He previously supported the Brisbane Lions. 6. Shane enjoys returning to Halls Creek, where you’ll most likely find him fishing. 7. At the 2015 WA State Combine, Shane equalled the running vertical jump record (102cm) set by West Coast star Nic Naitanui. He went on to finish first in the 20m sprint (2.89s) and second in the agility test (8.04s). 8. After being overlooked in the 2015 WA Draft Combine, he returned home to Halls Creek for a year. 9. In 2016, he moved to Adelaide to play for Scotch Old Collegians in division two of the Adelaide Football League and Sturt in the SANFL under Adelaide’s new assistant coach Marty Mattner. 10. Oh, and he loves an exhilarating goal!

THE AUSTIN CROWS Austin in Texas is a sister city to Adelaide and I was amazed to see that Austin has something else in common with Adelaide; an Aussie Rules team - The Austin Crows! The Austin Crows is an amateur Australian Rules Football Club dedicated to establishing and growing the great sport of ‘Footy’ in the Austin area and beyond. The club was first started in 2002 and quickly has established

itself in Austin and the Australian Rules Football community in the United States. They play in the Mid-American Australian Football League. The Crows are a mix of Australians, Americans and many other nationalities as well as a wide range of ages and backgrounds. At the moment they have quite a few players from Adelaide playing and their President is also from Adelaide. They train at Zilker Park in Austin, with the city skyline in the background.

NOT A BAD RECORD The USAFL National Championships is the premier club competition of North America held annually over a weekend in October.

• Division 1 Premiers (Men's): 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018

• Reserves Premiers (Men's): 2017, 2018

I am sure many of you would have heard of Mason Cox who comes from Texas and played for Collingwood in the Grand Final. His brother plays for the Austin Crows and Mason has been seen there barracking for the Crows. He

has good taste in some football. 😊

MATT WRIGHT I told you in Shed News last month that Matthew Wright is returning to the Club. We

welcome Mattie back after three years at Carlton. He joins the Crows to captain the Club’s

SANFL team while also working as a part-time development coach.

Although Matt enjoyed his time in Melbourne, he and his wife Anna are thrilled to be

returning to Adelaide as they are expecting their first child early next year.

Congratulations Matt and Anna! Welcome home.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? ANDREW CROWELL Andrew Crowell is one of my favourite people who have gone through the Crows’ ranks. I am quite close to the Crowell family, but I had no idea he went through so much when he finished his footy. He hid it well. This is a long article, but I hope you read it as I am feeling very strongly about how we can help young men while they are playing and hopefully, afterwards. Thanks for allowing me to share your story Andrew. Andrew Crowell has a distinct memory as a young man walking around Adelaide

airport aimlessly. He was 26 years old and recently delisted after playing 44 games for the Adelaide Crows in four seasons. “I’d flown a fair bit when I was playing but never had to book a flight or check in for myself. When I finished playing AFL, I had to catch a flight. I had no idea how to book a ticket and when I got to the airport I didn’t know where to go,” he says. It’s a stark contrast to the man he is now. Each day he is helping young men navigate their life in his role as Head of Personal Excellence and Wellbeing at the Brisbane Lions. “What we’re trying to do is build really strong, independent young men,” he said. Andrew grew up on a farm in a town called Price on Yorke Peninsula here in South Australia. His family and community lived and breathed football. His father Bevan had been an exceptional player when he was younger, but never went professional because the responsibility of the land proved too great. But when it came to his son, Andrew, he wanted him to go for it. Andrew made his league debut for the Woodville West Torrens Eagles in the SANFL competition in 1997 following a premiership in the under 19’s the previous year. He would commute from the farm to play in Adelaide, and later moved to the big smoke and worked as a bank teller so he could commit further to his football. Each year he was hopeful of going professional, but three drafts had gone by and nothing had happened. He was close to throwing in the towel when he received an unexpected call from the Crows in late 1999. They wanted him to train with them in the pre-season. He’d been having some fun in the SANFL off-season and had a bad case of bronchitis. But he showed up for the first session of the year. “My first session with the Crows was a six-kilometre run and a nightmare,” he said, laughing recalling the memory. “I struggled badly through it and pretty much fell over the line.” The next morning, he woke up to find himself on the back page of the Adelaide Advertiser with a photo of him lying on the ground in a world of pain with a sports trainer standing over him. The headline read “Crows hopeful crashes

in first run.” In hindsight, it was probably the first indication of this intense world of AFL that would soon await him. Despite the humiliation, Andrew kept turning up to training and some weeks later received another phone call. It was Crows Coach Gary Ayres. “Ayres said ‘we’ve drafted you and we literally didn’t think you’d roll up after your first training session’.” He was taken with pick 12 for Adelaide at the 1999 Pre-Season Draft. At the age of 22, a childhood dream had been achieved. “It wasn’t what I expected,” Andrew admits. “Stepping into an environment where it was just completely professional. Not just while you’re at the club but when you’re away from the club as well. That’s where I probably struggled, trying to adjust to that 24/7 lifestyle of an AFL player.”

He loved the Club and the people who came with it but the intensity from a pressure point of view was suffocating. On the outside, he appeared a strong, confident athlete, but his anxiety was simmering beneath the surface. Growing up, he’d always been the person people went to when they needed help. Now he was the one who needed support, but he didn’t even know how to ask. It was a mate at training who could tell something was off and he practically dragged Andrew in to see the team doctor in 2002. He started talking and as the words came out, a weight lifted off his shoulders. The doctor diagnosed him with mild depression. The mid-season break was coming up for the Crows, so the doctor advised him to jump in the car and head up to the family’s farm to recharge. He cried in the car on the phone to loved ones. When he returned to Adelaide he was a new man. “I ended up playing the next 12 games in a row including the Preliminary Final and played the best footy I’ve ever played,” he said. However, the following year his career came to an abrupt end. While playing in the SANFL he tore his ACL and underwent a knee reconstruction. He was delisted at the end of the 2003 AFL season. Four years and 44 AFL games and it was over.

“I think for me the initial emotion was relief. I felt like now I could be ‘normal,’” Andrew explained. “But looking back it took me a long time to feel normal again.” Like the young man in the airport, he was lost. “You grow up wanting to do something…so then I achieved my goal and by the time I’ve turned 25 I’ve set out to do something and I’ve achieved it and then it’s over,” he said. With no plan in place, somehow he ended up working for a panel beater. He went from being a professional athlete to sweeping floors, sanding trucks and polishing truck rims. But he says it was exactly what he needed at the time. “It was therapeutic in a way, because no one there was interested in AFL,” he said. After the initial shock was over he could not bear to watch the game he had loved so much growing up. But he wasn’t done with Club land just yet. A year later, in 2004, the phone rang for a third time. Phil Harper offered him a job at the Crows as Junior Development Coordinator. Just like that he was back in the football bubble and loved it. Over three years his jobs at the Crows ranged from ground announcing to working with sponsors. But his life really changed in 2008 when he accepted a job offer from Mark Bolton for the AFL Player Association’s new program called Ladder. “The gods were shining down on me at that time,” Crowell said. “Ladder was an unbelievable turning point for me because it was sort of where I found my niche in the world.” The organisation would house 23 homeless adolescents between the ages of 16-25. It would provide them with a place to live, but ultimately help them form relationships and create opportunities. The time Crowell spent with Ladder has shaped everything he does now. “I met some of the best people I’ve ever met,” he said. “The most talented people, the most loyal, friendly, kind people you’d ever want to meet and all they needed was an opportunity.” Fast forward to 2018 and Crowell is at the Lions. He was lured north for the job by former Crows colleague David Noble in late 2016. When the players have finished training, many of them sneak off to his desk afterwards for a guitar sing-along and a chat. If ‘Crowelly’, as they all call him, is not furiously typing away on his computer, he is belting out a song on his guitar. They come in and for twenty minutes the players have forgotten about the game on the weekend or if they’ll be up for selection or if they’ll ever recover from their injury and just relax. Regulars at his desk include Matt Eagles, Charlie Cameron and Cedric Cox. Music is his stress reliever and Andrew says it’s important for the players to discover what theirs’ is. “Knowing what it is that takes your mind away from football,” he said. “We’re just a speck on your life I suppose to what your career is like.” His mindset for the players is all about empowerment. “The transition for a player starts when they get drafted. So, players by the time they finish their careers, they should be prepared for what’s next,” he said. With his team, they are keen on helping the players sign up for university courses, getting involved in community events or work experience. “The reality is that every single player leaves,” he said. “Every player whether you play fifteen years or two years is going to leave the system and you’re going to have to step into something else.” Not only does his department assist players with their careers away from football, but also what’s happening in their personal lives from a wellbeing point of view. “Mental health is an area we focus heavily on in our department. We provide a number of avenues for players, their partners and family members to access professional support when needed. In addition to this we provide ongoing mental health programs aimed to equip players with the tools they need to deal with issues when they arise”. Recently Andrew was part of the exit interviews after six players were delisted, which he can relate to. This time he saw it from another perspective. “I’ve always been on the player’s end of the delistings, whether it’s been through my personal experience or my role with the AFL Players Association” he said. “Sitting down with Chris Fagan and David Noble at the end of last year. At the end of the day when we delisted our players they were gone. They were mentally shot.” As brilliant and exhilarating as the industry can be, he knows it’s equally as tough. “For us it’s about having good systems in place,” he said. His team work directly with 46 players, as well as their parents, managers and partners and track every piece of communication. Every week he sits down with David Noble to discuss every player’s wellbeing and how they are progressing in aspects of their life off the field. It’s a demanding job, with a 24/7 nature but Andrewl would not have it any other way. “I love coming to work every day. It’s a demanding job but the people I work with are fantastic. Our players are driven, dedicated and eager to develop on and off the field and having mentors like David Noble and Chris Fagan have allowed me to develop and grow personally and professionally. It’s a privilege to be a part of what we’re building here at the Lions,” he said.

“You do have to make the most of it and enjoy it and appreciate what’s in front of you,” he said.

‘MISSING’ ANSWER I often wonder if people read the Shed News very thoroughly. It was pointed out to me that there was an answer missing in the footy quiz last edition of our newsletter. The answer to “In what year did the Crows play their first AFL

game?” was 1991. So that answered my question. 😊

CROW COMEDY THE MIND OF A SIX YEAR OLD This story proves how fascinating the mind of a six year old is. They think so logically. A teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where first pig was trying to gather the building materials for his home. She read. 'And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said: 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?' The teacher paused then asked the class: 'And what do you think the man said?' One little boy raised his hand and said very matter-of-factly... 'I think the man would have said - 'I'll be a son of a bitch!! A talking pig!' The teacher had to leave the room.

THE TALKING CENTIPEDE A single guy decided life would be more fun if he had a pet. So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet. After some discussion, he finally bought a talking centipede, which came in a little white box to use for its house. He took the box back home, found a good spot for it, and decided he would start off by taking his new pet to the pub for a drink with him. So he asked the centipede in the box: "Would you like to go down to the pub with me today? We will have a good time." But there was no answer from his new pet. ‘I’ve bought a dud’, he thought. This bothered him a bit, but he waited a few minutes and then asked again: "How about going down to the pub with me?" But again, there was no answer from his new friend and pet. ‘I definitely bought a dud’, he figured. He a lso thought that he would give his pet centipede a third chance before going back to the pet shop and demanding a refund. So he waited a few minutes more, thinking about the situation. ‘Third time lucky’, he thinks and puts his face up against the box containing the pet centipede and shouts: "HEY, IN THERE! WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO TO THE PUB WITH ME?” This time, a little voice emanates from inside the box: “I heard you the first time! Just hold on a bit…I’m putting my boots on!!”

EXPLANATION OF A POLITICIAN (apologies to any pollies reading this!) While stitching the hand of a 75 year old farmer whose hand was caught in the squeeze bar of a cattle gate, a doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as our leaders. The old farmer said, “Well as I see it, most politicians are post turtles.” The doctor asked, “What is a post turtle?” The old farmer said, “When you are driving down a country road and you see a post with a turtle balanced on top of it, that is a post turtle.” Seeing the puzzled expression on the doctor’s face, the farmer explained, “You know he didn’t get up there by himself. He doesn’t belong up there. He doesn’t know what to do while he is up there. He is elevated way above his ability to function, and you just wonder what kind of dumb a..e put him up there”

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME PEANUTS?

A nice old lady on a bus offers the driver some peanuts. He’s happy to take some. He asks her after a while why she isn’t having any herself. “Oh, young man,” she says, “they’re too hard on my poor teeth, I couldn’t.” “Why did you buy them at all then?” wonders the driver. “You see, I just love the chocolate they’re covered in!”

COLOUR BLIND PROBLEM What do colour blind people do when they are told to eat their greens?

KIDS CORNER

Weather

With the crazy weather we have had over the past few weeks, I thought it appropriate to have a

puzzle about the weather.

Find and circle all of the words that are hidden in the grid.

BAROMETER

BLIZZARD

CELSIUS

CLOUDS

COLD

CYCLONE

DOWNPOUR

DRIZZLE

DROUGHT

FAHRENHEIT

FLOOD

FLURRIES

FOG

FORECAST

FREEZE

FROST

HAIL

HEAT WAVE

HOT

HUMIDITY

HURRICANE

ICE

LIGHTNING

MIST

MONSOON

OVERCAST

RAIN

SHOWER

SLEET

SNOW

SQUALL

STORM

SUNNY

TEMPERATURE

THERMOMETER

THUNDER

TORNADO

TSUNAMI

TYPHOON

VISIBILITY

WIND CHILL

WINDY

Our grateful thanks go to the Adelaide Football Club for allowing us to use information and photos from the club site. Also special thanks to our photographer Sue Retallick for her wonderful photos.

CROWS SUPPORTERS GROUP – SUPPORTING THE AFC