Passionate Crows fan Margret Wilton says she is now willing to concede that Patrick Dangerfield will not play for Adelaide this season.
“The signs are all there if you know what to look for,” conceded Ms Wilton, wiping tears from her eyes.
“Just little things really, his demeanour, what he doesn’t say.
“He missed our game against North Melbourne and I think he would have played if he was planning to re-sign with us.”
Ms Wilton admitted she had probably been in denial about the Crows chances of retaining the star midfielder.
“I feel a bit foolish to be honest. I thought there was every chance he would stay. Even when he announced he was leaving and going to Geelong I thought ‘that could just be a coincidence.”
“I guess the cold hard truth dawned on me when I saw him racking up 43 possessions, 22 of them contested with seven clearances, 10 inside-50s and five tackles against Hawthorn.
“I turned to my daughter Alice and said ‘I don’t think he’s coming back’.
“She said ‘of course he’s not Mum but at least we got Dean Gore’ and I said who?”
Ms Wilton said she still believed in the Crows and thought they were a good chance for the premiership this season. She added that seeing Dangerfield in Cats colours ‘hurt like the fires of hell and probably always will’.
COMMENTS
chrisso28
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily only a Crows fan could be this stupid.
phatrat16
Mar 30, 2016
chrisso28 TitusOReily Only a Port fan would be stupid enough to think this is anything other than satire. Stop being a spud
missdanaejoy
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily she legit represents every crows supporter U0001f602U0001f602 so funny
missdanaejoy
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily and i still can't work out who dean gore is U0001f611
bartlett_kate
Mar 30, 2016
missdanaejoy TitusOReily #ranga
kendyason
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily What? Where's he going?
TexasPinkSock
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily Reidox4 ThomLemmon morgdoggg wightsnake24
presidentdalby
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily Not me. MAINTAIN THE RAGE
loosetack
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily dangerfield35 this is hilarious
McintyreMaria
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily what he's GONE!! Why wasn't I told
Johnno31
Mar 30, 2016
Nor can anyone at Adelaide it seems
AndrewStace
Mar 30, 2016
Great article TitusOReily, but who proofread this?!
Billious
Mar 30, 2016
chrisso28 TitusOReily if Titus wasn't using the protection of source doctrine he might be able to admit Margaret Wilton is a ficticious character and stop creating so much confusion in Port Adelaide supporter ranks so that dumb and dumber can understand what happens on this site.
Snert Underpant
Mar 30, 2016
He'll be back as soon as someone accepts the contract to eliminate Mrs D.
Mark Gluyas
Mar 30, 2016
Fires of hell Titus, fires of hell
Edna Merkle
Mar 30, 2016
His goal kicking has just gone to bits since he left. He's clearly not comfortable with his decision.
Brad Johansen
Mar 30, 2016
Anthony Zelek Josh Slee lol
Darren Williams
Mar 30, 2016
Possessions are so 2012......
Matt Swannie
Mar 30, 2016
C.mon Clint - the game's up. We all know you're name's really Margaret.
Helen Gluyas
Mar 30, 2016
Do the Melbourne media know he played in Adelaide , from all the reports you'd think he's playing out of his skin for the first time U0001f61c
The Carlton Draft
Mar 30, 2016
brilliant, we had some inside scoops today too, from danger himself!
Wayne Filleul
Mar 30, 2016
Best move he ever made
Matt Bretag
Mar 30, 2016
About time someone wrote an article on him!
Laura Evans
Mar 30, 2016
...I am Margret, tbh.
Luke Green
Mar 30, 2016
Not over til the fat lady sings Anthony Cavallaro
Daniel Ting
Mar 30, 2016
I thought Geelong had 12 players suspended and because we had too many players to select from (being injury free), we loaned Danger to Geelong just to appease his missus. Titus, please report facts. Not lies.
Mrs Dangerfield
Mar 30, 2016
He's not going back!
Rob Van Dijk
Mar 30, 2016
Haha, James Copley, read this
Lachie Willing
Mar 30, 2016
Still hoping somehow we'll see him in red gold and blue and it has all been a horrible nightmare.
Hugo Von Winterhalter
Mar 30, 2016
Let's see how well he goes against a half decent team.
Riley Westlake
Mar 30, 2016
Brodie Westlake read it haha
Brodie Westlake
Mar 30, 2016
Dean who??? U0001f602
Dave Kuchel
Mar 30, 2016
Gus Lashchuk are you calling yourself Margaret now??
Leigh Killmier
Mar 30, 2016
Fraser Rigby Thomas Duncker i still don't believe it.
Gus Lashchuk
Mar 30, 2016
"fires of hell" as she says is a massive understatement
Matt Roberts
Mar 30, 2016
Mel Roberts lol
Mel Roberts
Mar 30, 2016
What the hell is this woman smoking U0001f602
Garry Brewster
Mar 30, 2016
Hawks are not 2 shabby I bet your a pie
Chris Kendall
Mar 30, 2016
Did Dangerfield leave Adelaide? There wasn't a word said about it anywhere in the media.
Matt Roberts
Mar 30, 2016
I thought it was you using an alias :-D
Mel Roberts
Mar 30, 2016
Lmao get stuffed
Dave Kuchel
Mar 30, 2016
it's pretty funny...but not so funny was having to watch him tear Hawthorn a new one...jeez he played a great game..
Steve Gauci
Mar 30, 2016
First time since probably Scratcher Neal that someone in a Geelong #35 jumper has hair
Gus Lashchuk
Mar 30, 2016
yeah ridiculous. but like i've said for a while though, can;t kick - missed a string of chances late on
David Black
Mar 30, 2016
Josh Mullet Hollis Ricky Sullivan Matt Trende read it
Billy Lawrence
Mar 30, 2016
Xav Wagner nailed it
Tom Basso
Mar 30, 2016
Patrick Moller U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602greatest thing ever
Patrick Moller
Mar 30, 2016
AHAHAHAHAH my favourite bit is when it says Dean Gore
Ben Page
Mar 30, 2016
I'll take 16 touches in the SANFL from Gore over 43 possessions, 22 of them contested with seven clearances, 10 inside-50s and five tackles against Hawthorn, any day!
Tom Basso
Mar 30, 2016
Yeah same hahahaha
Chris Gawronski
Mar 30, 2016
Well its the most possessions he has ever had so... yeah
David Powell
Mar 30, 2016
Playing at the Crows was obviously holding him back.....
Tom Hunter
Mar 30, 2016
Felt like a Carlton supporter watching Eddie
Jeremy Nigro
Mar 30, 2016
Love your work Edna!
Geoff Schaefer
Mar 30, 2016
Heard of sarcasm Garry Brewster?
Donald Chump
Mar 30, 2016
Well done Garry, you win Idiot of the Day! By a long way too.
Mummy's Little Helper
Mar 30, 2016
Have another drink Garry.
Basil Beaker
Mar 30, 2016
New to the internet Garry, or just really, really stupid?
Tristan Hossack
Mar 30, 2016
Joke is I swear some of them still haven't accepted it
Michael Funky-Fresh Vozzo
Mar 30, 2016
No one cares what you think
Andrew Fuller
Mar 30, 2016
Short memories over in the penal settlement. The 4-year carping session over Ablett's departure to GCS seems to have been overlooked altogether. And they still boo him.
Judy Stocco
Mar 30, 2016
I really feel for that lady .. being a Crows supporter myself U0001f615 our spare room was filled with tissue boxes over Christmas ..
Simon Banwell
Mar 30, 2016
Nicole Wilton is he talking about a relation of yours?
Jamie Manson
Mar 30, 2016
Don't forget 3 behinds ;)
Geoff Schaefer
Mar 30, 2016
Gore is the new Dangerfield Ben and a younger less beaten up model. We did well!
Snert Underpant
Mar 30, 2016
Well said Darren. What good are 45 possessions when you waste most of them? Or half of them? Or at least three...
Mummy's Little Helper
Mar 30, 2016
I knew this would happen. As soon as I saw him run out on the MCG in Cats colours I thought to myself 'he's probably not coming back this year".
Boatie McFloatie
Mar 30, 2016
Bloody Stephen Trigg's to blame! He should have cut Tippett's Achilles' tendon and sent a message that no one, but no one leaves the Crows.
Ben Page
Mar 30, 2016
Exactly! Who needs a Brownlow Medallist when we can have a good depth player to help the SANFL team make the final 5? That one game in September at a suburban ground will be a great experience for players with maybe 12 months left in their careers to look back on with not entirely unpleasant fondness.
Rhiannon Groutsch
Mar 30, 2016
Cameron James Chris hahahahah
Matthew Brookes
Mar 30, 2016
Yep, most possessions he's had, a whole 1 more than his previous best (42 against Hawks in 2014).
Billious
Mar 30, 2016
There's a secret plan being hatched in Adelaide to dig up Moggs Creek and transplant it and all the Dangerfield extended family in West Lakes. West Lakes will become Dangerville with Patrick crowned King and the entire area will secede from South Australia. All crows games will be played at aami park and Patrick the supreme leader will be the only player in Crows team. No visiting team will be permitted to win against crows or even kick a goal in anger.
The Government supports the plan believing that Port Adelaide and their entire supporter base will be so disappointed they were not given this wonderful opportunity and leave for Victoria. As the premier said if we achieve that result the collective intellective of both states will improve.
calsap74
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily gold!!
Les Pearson
Mar 30, 2016
Shane Renfrey it hurts
Daniel Fornarino
Mar 30, 2016
Chris Marulli Tom Speakman this be me...........U0001f62d
TheLMC
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily why did Adelaide trade him?
Danielle Cook
Mar 30, 2016
Lol! Playing at the Crows he clearly had more midfield help & didn't need 400 possessions U0001f44dU0001f3fc
Danielle Cook
Mar 30, 2016
In poor Gore's defence, he is just as much a Brownlow medalist as Danger is U0001f609
Danielle Cook
Mar 30, 2016
Haha love it! But he may as well have cut Tippett's leg off - he's done nothing with it anyway!
Danielle Cook
Mar 30, 2016
^^^^Poor Wayne...Still hurt over Betts & Jacobs? Thank you and your club for your two very fine gifts U0001f60a
Ben Page
Mar 30, 2016
Yeah but that ruins my joke
Damian Joyce
Mar 30, 2016
You came in on a 5 pound line there CJ
Tristan Hossack
Mar 30, 2016
Vozzo mate I appreciate your dedication to trolling me but haven't you got some new material you can use?
Rod Cameron
Mar 30, 2016
Kristie: Let those who are without sin throw the first needle! U0001f602
Thomas Duncker
Mar 30, 2016
I'm surprised she had time to put down her knitting to do the interview!
twoshea80
Mar 30, 2016
TitusOReily they give up easily, I still email the AFL every day calling for Michael Long to be sent off for his bump in 2000 Grand Final
Noel Stubberfield
Mar 31, 2016
Dont think so...
Ben Sweeting
Mar 31, 2016
Marilyn Ginn Justin might like this