Matthew Jaensch’s decision to retire from AFL shocked fans and, needless to say, generated plenty of interest on afc.com.au. Jaensch walked away from football at the highest level effective immediately, saying he’d lost his passion for the game.

Daniel Talia’s new five-year deal came in a close second as the most popular article of the week. Tals spoke about his love for the Club, and determination to repay its faith in him.

 

Our post-match interviews following our first game of 2016 were also a hit with fans.

Man of the moment Wayne Milera spoke about his debut against West Coast, and what it was like to line up next to players he grew up idolising.

Dean Gore reflected on being back on familiar territory at Unley Oval. The former Sturt junior couldn’t believe his luck, making his Crows debut at the home of the Double Blues.

Big-bodied forward Harry Dear was excited to earn his first opportunity at AFL level after a difficult first year.

Wayne Milera Junior, Dean Gore and Harry Dear all chatted to afc.com.au after the win over West Coast

 

CEO Andrew Fagan made the social pages and headlined Behind Crows Doors with news of his engagement to partner, Alana Smith. Fages popped the question to coincide with another special occasion.

 

Alana Smith and Andrew Fagan

 

As the focus shifted to the Club’s second NAB Challenge game, our team announcement received a lot of clicks. A handful of Crows are set to play their first game of the year in Mt Barker, WA, on Sunday,

The boys will be donning the Club’s new gold guernsey this weekend. The gold strip is one of three jumpers the Crows will wear in Season 2016.

The new gold 'alternate' jumpers will come off the rack this weekend

 

Off the field, news of the Club’s nearly $1.5 million operating profit for the 2015 financial year captured plenty of attention. The announcement was made at the Annual Club Members Meeting on Wednesday night.

The latest instalment of our Player v Coach Challenge pitted Josh Jenkins against his forward line mentor, David Teague, and was our best watched video of the week. Click the play button in the screen at the top of the page to watch.