AFL officials will ask the Stadium Management Authority and State government to waive the $60,000 fee for opening Adelaide Oval if the Crows earn hosting rights to the first AFLW grand final.

GRANT Hackett has broken his silence since his dramatic arrest last week, thanking his family for “helping me through the toughest week of my life”.

JACK Watts is fit and ready to play but needs to continue delivering on the training track if he wants to break into the Melbourne team this pre-season.

BABA Diawara — the man brought to Adelaide United to refresh the stocks of the A-League champion last week — appears unlikely to start in Wednesday’s AFC Champions League clash.

BIG Bash specialist Jimmy Peirson will make his Sheffield Shield debut for Queensland after veteran wicketkeeper Chris Hartley’s season was put on ice.