The silly season is approaching, but around The Crow Bar, the only thing we're putting on the naughty list is another season of questionable decisions at the Adelaide Football Club!

This week, Leroy and Ray are back in the interrogation room to investigate three words that sum up every Crows supporter. It's an identity parade of emotions, questionable loyalties and deeply concerning levels of blind optimism. We have a bit of fun with this one, and let's just say the evidence is damning!

Then it's time to open the case file on the upcoming AFL season. What the hell do we do with Number 13? Is it time to retire the number, hand it to someone new, or keep it locked away in the evidence room until further notice? The panel has theories, suspicions and absolutely no shortage of opinions.

And finally, we turn our attention to the AFLW. The girls are still fighting, and while the road to Finals is looking a little like a cold case, finals are still mathematically possible! But is there enough evidence to suggest this case can be cracked, or are we preparing to close the investigation for another year?

Three words. One number. A finals investigation.

ATTEMPTED MURDER PODCAST — EPISODE 34 Some Don't Even Know They Have Kids

Another episode, another crime scene. This week on the Attempted Murder Podcast, we're opening a few suspicious files, shining a torch into the darker corners of sporting culture, and discovering that some people online have way too much time on their hands.

We investigate the drug culture lurking around the world of sport, where the line between performance, pressure and being a role model can be a little blurry. Then we turn our attention to the social media trolls who've been running their mouths from behind the safety of a keyboard. Consider this your formal notice: the evidence has been collected, the screenshots are on file, and the court of public opinion is now in session.

It's a case of sporting scandals, internet criminals and off-season dealings that may or may not stand up in court.

So lock the doors, silence your alibis and keep your fingerprints off the evidence. Episode 34 is here.

And as always, remember: everything is alleged until proven guilty… but we'll be the first to ask a few uncomfortable questions.

You've been warned. The boys are back on the case.

Episode 33: Couldn't Coach a Mouse to Eat Cheese

The evidence is piling up, the suspects are looking nervous, and Adelaide’s AFL Trade Period investigation has hit a dead end.

This week on The Attempted Murder Podcast, we’re examining the crime scene that is the Crows’ lack of movement. With the trade period underway, the silence is deafening. No big moves, no real action, and plenty of questions that need answering. What’s going on behind closed doors? Is there a master plan, or have the Adelaide brains trust lost the plot?

Meanwhile, the footy journos are back in the interrogation room. We’re putting their reporting under the microscope as the rumour mill keeps churning out suspicious stories, convenient narratives and a few claims that look like they’ve been cooked up in the lab. Are these genuine leaks, or are some journos making up their own evidence and hoping the story sticks?

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ATTEMPTED MURDER – EPISODE 32

The Runners Wall - CASE FILE

The latest trade period has gone suspiciously quiet, and the evidence is mounting: very little movement, plenty of speculation, and not a whole lot of action. In Episode 32 of Attempted Murder, we examine the scene, question the witnesses and investigate the biggest crime of the week — the complete lack of movement in the trade market.

But that’s not the only case we’re reopening.

We also return to a particularly compelling piece of evidence: the moving speech delivered by the Crows CEO at the Club’s Best and Fairest. What was behind the words, what did they reveal about the club, and why did the moment leave such a lasting impression?

The files are reopened, the suspects are back in the frame, and the investigation continues.

Attempted Murder — where no football crime goes unsolved.

The case file is open. The evidence is mounting. And something is seriously missing at Adelaide.

In Episode 31 of Attempted Murder, we investigate the latest losses at the Adelaide Crows, with Butts and Pedler leaving the club and questions mounting about what happens next.

But this investigation goes deeper than departures.

We’re asking the uncomfortable question: what is actually missing from this football club?

The answer might be sitting right in front of us.

Mongrel.

That nasty, uncompromising edge. The refusal to lie down. The instinct to hunt when the game is slipping away. Because when Adelaide is five goals down, where is the flight? Where is the desperation? Where is the bloke who says, “Not today. Not on my watch.”

Other clubs seem to have it. Adelaide, right now, doesn’t.

So we dust off the crime scene, examine the evidence and ask the big question:

Can you build a successful football club without mongrel?

Or is this the one piece of evidence that finally cracks the case?

The Crows are under investigation. The charge sheet is growing. And the verdict is far from in.

ATTEMPTED MURDER — EPISODE 31: THE GRAND FINAL CASE FILE

There’s not a Crow in sight… but make no mistake, there’s a serious crime about to go down.

For this very special Grand Final edition of Attempted Murder, we’re opening the case file on a blockbuster AFL showdown.

On one side of the investigation, the Brisbane Lions are hunting their second three-peat — a repeat offence of the highest order. Can they pull off the ultimate football heist and walk away with another premiership?

On the other, the Fremantle Dockers are chasing the one thing missing from their criminal record: their first-ever premiership flag.

After years of evidence, close calls and unfinished business, they're finally back at the scene of the crime.

And then there’s the jury…

Every Crow fan has a decision to make. Are you siding with the repeat offenders from Brisbane, or backing the Dockers in their bid to commit the ultimate premiership robbery?

The season is officially a cold case.

This week on Attempted Murder, we dissect the evidence from the weekend — a devastating Crows loss that brought our season to a full stop. We investigate what went wrong, examine the crucial moments, and ask the question no fan wants to answer: who, or what, was responsible for this crime.

But the football field isn’t the only crime scene.

The trolls are becoming more vicious by the day, crossing lines that should never be crossed. And this week, our own team captain was the target of a particularly serious attack.

It’s time to call it out.

Because banter is one thing. Abuse, threats and personal attacks are something else entirely.

Society needs to do better.

The case file is open. The gloves are on and this week, there are some uncomfortable truths to investigate.

Somehow, against all odds, the Adelaide Crows have made it to a semi-final.

Yes, you read that correctly. After everything we’ve been through, we’re heading to Brisbane — like it or not!

In Episode 28, we dissect the wash-up from a massive clash with the Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval, look at the moments that got us over the line, and ask the important question: why does everyone seem so determined to derail our season?

The media have been on a wayward trail all week, doing their best to find cracks, stir the pot and sink the boot into our beloved Crows. But apparently, they picked the wrong week to mess with The Big Texan.

That’s right — Tex made a citizen’s arrest on a rogue journalist who tried to put the boot into our coach last week. And, thanks to some freshly lifted audio from the scene of the crime on the weekend, we’ve got the evidence!

Expect plenty of Crows passion, conspiracy theories, questionable analysis, laughs and the sort of semi-final optimism that only a group of Adelaide supporters who have somehow found themselves in this position can produce.

The Attempted Murder Podcast – Episode 28.

Brisbane. Here we come.