SA Footy

www.afc.com.au wrote:Adelaide has appointed Heath Younie as the first coach of its new State League team.

Younie, a former SANFL star with North Adelaide who played football in three States, will take the reins of the Crows’ side in the SANFL for the 2014 season after one year with Adelaide’s development coaching team.

“I'm super excited, it's a unique opportunity given it's the first time that the Club has had a State League side,” Younie said.

“There will be massive challenges with the role, but I'm certainly looking forward to them.”

Crows senior coach Brenton Sanderson said Younie was the ideal inaugural coach of the State League side.

“It’s an important role for the Adelaide Football Club and Heath’s background will be invaluable for us as we establish the new State League team,” Sanderson said.

“We discussed and considered a number of people from outside the Club but in the end we opted to have someone who was already here.

"Heath understands our program, knows our structures and systems and can coach the way we want to play.

“Heath will also be coaching players travelling the same path he once took. He has wide experience as a player and development coach, at State league and AFL level. He also understands the value of the SANFL as a competition and will be provided first-class support from the rest of the Crows development team.

“This team is going to be really important for the Club’s future success and one of the main benefits will be having all our development coaches focused on our players.”

Younie, 34, is from Wodonga in country Victoria and played under-18 football for the Murray Bushrangers.

He was drafted as a rookie by West Coast in 1997 and spent two years in the WAFL but did not get an opportunity to play at AFL level.

Younie then went home to Wodonga and also served as a “top-up” player for North Melbourne’s affiliate VFL side.

He was recruited by North Adelaide in 2001 and played 183 games and won two Club Champion awards. A qualified teacher, he retired at the end of the 2010 season and took on the role as North’s under-18 coach for the next two seasons before joining the Crows late last year.

blueandwhite wrote:Am I the only one who cringes when the Crows refer to its reserves team, as playing in "the State league..".....

85 WAS A GOOD YEAR wrote:I don't know the bloke at all, but read he won a couple of North's B&F so will let Rooster fans comment on his ability.
What's standing out is the PR spin doctors focus on his experience as a 'top up player' himself, and personal experience as being a fringe player at AFL club, playing predominantly in the state league team.
Didn't think that would be the main selection criteria.
I would have thought his good development, communication skills & experience with young footballers would be.

zipzap wrote:They were never going to go for a name coach - the strings would be much harder to pull. Cheap and malleable option

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Dutchy wrote:

Adelaide Crows members and fans are invited to vote for Adelaide’s first SANFL guernsey design.

Six new guernsey options have been selected from the 150 designs sent to the Club, with the most popular style set to be worn by Adelaide’s State League side next season.

A wide ‘V’ features on three of the options and the other three are based on heritage round guernseys from the mid-2000s.

Crows Chief Operating Officer Nigel Smart said the quality of submissions had been high.

“Some common themes emerged and these were in sync with the general thinking at Club level,” he said.

“We wanted a strong, traditional style of football guernsey to compete in what is a strong and traditional football competition, but it needed to stay clear of the hoops design we use in the AFL.

“It will be interesting to see how the members and fans vote.”

The Crows State League team can now wear blue shorts in most games and will also wear blue socks, with single hoops of gold and red.

The back of the guernsey will be mainly white, with dark blue numbers.

Members/fans have from Tuesday morning until 11.30pm on Sunday, November 3 to vote on afc.com.au

The preferred guernsey must still be endorsed by Club board and SANFL Commission and the final design will be revealed in late November.

Please complete the poll survey below and you will be in the running to win an authentic Rory Sloane match worn ‘clash’ 2013 guernsey.