The Australian
Western Bulldogs run down Adelaide Crows
By AAP

TIRELESS midfielder Ryan Griffen inspired the Western Bulldogs to a 30-point win over Adelaide. Trailing by 22 points at quarter-time, the Bulldogs fought back brilliantly to win 14.16 (100) to 10.10 (70). Daniel Giansiracusa kicked four goals and Justin Sherman contributed three majors for the Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium as the home side snapped a four-game losing streak. It was a night of celebrations for the Bulldogs who improved their record to 4-8 in halfback Robert Murphy's 200th game. Kurt Tippett booted three goals for the Crows who capitulated in a sorry display after their bright start. Adelaide kicked only four goals to the home side's 12 after quarter-time, increasing the pressure on Crows coach Neil Craig to hold his job for the rest of the season as Adelaide suffered its ninth loss from 12 games.
The Age

Crows' horror on show
By Rohan Connolly

ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig conceded not only that finals were a long way off, but that the immediate future for their fan base might be ''scary'' after the Crows' 30-point loss to the Western Bulldogs on Friday night, Can the supporters cope? ''They're going to have to,'' Craig shrugged. ''And the sooner we can uphold our end of the bargain as a playing group and coaching group and keep pushing them hard and improve those performances, the more joy we'll be able to give them.'' How quickly can that happen? ''I don't know. It's a new experience for me, too, at this level,'' Craig said. Adelaide's increasingly brief high points are the exception, not the norm. They'll still give their fans a bit of hope, but there will be as many times when they're a crushing disappointment. And even a few, as Craig suggested, that require strong parental guidance.


ABC Online
Craig tells Crows fans to hang on
By AAP

ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig has told the club's fans to hang on for a scary ride as the Crows try to rebuild their side into being finals contenders. Craig said the Crows became loose around the stoppages and showed the type of inconsistency that can plague a young side. "It's an exciting challenge to build this team but it will be scary for our supporters for a period of time," Craig said. The positive is for me I saw some really high-level football in the first quarter. That means this group can do it. "Let's see it maybe for a full game. That's what we're going to push towards ... because it will come. "The sooner we can uphold our end of the bargain as a playing group and as a coaching group, and keep pushing them hard and improve their performances, the more joy we can bring them (fans)." Craig led the Crows to the finals in his first five full seasons as coach before Adelaide fell to 11th spot in 2010.
The Advertiser

Neil Craig says Crows don't need to rebuild
By Michelangelo Rucci

ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig is keeping the faith that the under-performing Crows can turn their form around and, in the process, save his career. Craig said the 14th-placed Crows did not need a cleanout. "We don't have to bottom out for two or three years to get draft picks," Craig said yesterday. "We have enough talent here at the moment to be ahead of that. "Clearly this group is showing some things this year that we don't have to go there. But we still have a long way to go." "I have great trust the footy club will make the best decision for the footy club in terms of my situation." Craig conceded speculation about his future would remain until the side consistently won games. Crows chairman Rob Chapman, in rare public comments this week, said Craig had the "unequivocal" support of the board.
The Sunday Mail (SA)

Neil Craig says Crows don't need to rebuild
By Jesper Fjeldstad

IF YOU thought the Crows had bottomed out, strap yourselves in. Adelaide coach Neil Craig has hinted at more pain for the Crows as they rebuild their list. Craig was supported yesterday by chief executive Steven Trigg, who sought to place Craig's "scary" call in context by saying it simply illustrated an uncomfortable time for the club. Trigg was confident the members and supporters were abreast and understanding of the club's position. "What he's really saying, the essence of it ... (is) clearly we have a lot of development to do with our list," Trigg said. "It's an uncomfortable place for us and our supporters to be. In the end, it will come down to the supporters but we have, on the upside, an extraordinary supporter base that have stuck with us, by and large, through thick and thin through 20 years."