Adelaide Crows star midfielder Rory Sloane has posted a heartbreaking photo on Instagram, following the loss of he and his wife Belinda's first child, who was stillborn.
It was back in April that the couple had announced they were expecting their first child. Sloane was a late change from the Crows' round 23 game against Carlton last Saturday, pulling himself out of the match due to private family reasons. The 28-year-old posted a photo on Instagram on Thursday of their son, who they have named Leo Rory Sloane. The couple described their son as "perfect" and how they felt proud of him, despite only spending a short amount of time with him. "Last week we said goodbye to our beautiful little man," the Instagram caption read. "Leo Rory Sloane was born into the world still, but perfect. "Thanks for making us the proudest parents and filling our hearts with love beyond measure, the moments we had with you are now beautiful memories that will last a lifetime."
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Adelaide Crows midfielder Curtly Hampton has called time on his AFL career, stating that he has "lost the passion" playing at the highest level.
Hampton played 51 games for the Giants, from their inaugural season until 2015. He then moved to the Crows, where he played just 12 games — with three of those games being this season. The 25-year-old spoke to his teammates on Wednesday morning and expressed his loss of love for the game. "After eight years in the system and with multiple setbacks along the way, I've lost the passion, motivation and enjoyment for the game that you need to perform at the highest level," Hampton said. "The past few weeks have been particularly hard as I try to deal with the symptoms of vertigo. "At times, it has been difficult to train and play, but it has also affected my life away from football. "In saying that, I am confident of making a full recovery but I feel it is best to do that away from the pressures of the AFL industry. "This is a good opportunity to focus on the other priorities in my life and I look forward to the next chapter." Crows coach Don Pyke said that Hampton's retirement came as a surprise to him, but he knew that Hampton was starting to struggle with the demands of the game. "From talking to him earlier in the year, it's been tough for him this year in terms of motivation and drive," Pyke said. "It's a demanding game, and he's done it since he was just out of school and got drafted by GWS and went over there. "It's sad and disappointing when a young man decides to finish his career, but we wish him well. "It's a sad day for us, but hopefully for him, it starts the next chapter in his life and he can move on and do other things which don't involve kicking footys around."
Adelaide Crows star forward Eddie Betts has once again become a victim of racism after a comment was left on an Instagram post, labelling Betts as a "monkey".
Prior to the Crows' 3-point loss to Fremantle last Sunday, Betts posed for a selfie with a Fremantle fan. The photo later appeared on his Instagram story with the caption, "I have time for everyone". Later on, Betts posted a photo of the comments section of the post, where an Instagram user left a comment that said, "Why with a monkey". Betts labelled the photo with, "I have no time for this". Richmond star defender Alex Rance defended the champion forward, stating that the comment by the unknown user was "backward and unacceptable". "I'm still so astounded and shocked that this still happens in society today," Rance said. "At what point did humanity ever become second place to such a trivial thing as a game? It is just a game that we play. We understand that it brings so much enjoyment and happiness to people's lives, but why aren't we focusing on that? "Why aren't we focusing on the love and respect and excitement and celebration that the game provides? "Eddie Betts, of all players, is someone you could say brings that excitement and passion to our game, and it's so frustrating at this point this is still happening in our society. "I don't think the players can have a strong enough stance on this." AFLPA chief executive Paul Marsh released a statement on Tuesday, condemning the comment. "It's unacceptable that our indigenous members continue to be racially vilified over the fence during games, in the community and in this instance, on social media," Marsh said. "Despite the outstanding leadership indigenous players continue to display both on and off the field, they still remain targets for such shameful behaviour. "This most recent incident involving Eddie Betts provides another opportunity to educate people about the significant hurt these types of words can cause a player, his or her family and their community." Betts has been a target of racism many times before, with the most recent incident occurring in 2016 during a showdown clash at Adelaide Oval. A woman threw a banana towards Betts, who later forgave the supporter and hoped that racism towards football players would end. An Adelaide Crows fan has been banned from attending games at the Adelaide Oval for the rest of the season, after smacking the backside of Western Bulldogs captain Easton Wood.
The Crows supporter was seen on Channel Seven's coverage of the game leaning over the fence and making contact with Wood. The Bulldogs skipper had ran over the boundary line, trying to keep the ball in play. Contact was then made when Wood turned around to run back onto the field. It was the Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority who had imposed the sanction on the Crows supporter after an investigation was launched alongside the Adelaide Football Club. The Crows had not imposed the sanction on the supporter, as the man was not a club member and had borrowed a ticket from an acquaintance. The Football Club released a statement on their website regarding the incident. "The Adelaide Football Club along with the Stadium Management Authority have completed an investigation into a crowd behaviour incident at Adelaide Oval on Friday night," the statement read. "The investigation has identified the fan, who is not a Club member and had borrowed the ticket from an acquaintance. "The SMA has banned the person involved for attending AFL games at Adelaide Oval for the rest of the season. "The Crows member who lent their ticket is extremely remorseful the incident occurred and has received a warning from the Club". The AFL is satisfied with the outcome of the investigation and were informed throughout the process. |
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