Showdown Game Day Guide

AFL Game Day Guide – Round 8

Adelaide Crows vs Port Adelaide
Thursday 2nd May 7.00pm (ACST) | Adelaide Oval

Running Times:

• Gates Open: 3.00pm
• SANFL Curtain Raiser - AFC v PAFC: 3.20pm
• Player Warm Up: 6.13pm - 6.27pm
• Sloane Lap of Honour: 6.28pm
• Crows Run Out: 6.48pm
• Coin Toss: 6.58pm
• First Bounce: 7.00pm

Home Match Partner Acknowledgement - Sterling Homes:
Sterling Homes is proud to be the Official Residential Building Partner of the Adelaide Football Club. With more than 58 industry awards and almost 50 years of expertise in South Australia, Sterling Homes offers you a unique home ground advantage when you build. 2024 marks the start of our partnership, uniting two iconic South Australian brands. With Sterling Homes and the Adelaide Football Club, you can enjoy a home ground advantage both on and off the field.

Ticketing:
For tickets, visit the Ticketek website here.

Heading to the game as a member? Members can use their ticket to scan into the game through the Adelaide Crows Official App. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version of the app on your phone and add tickets to your wallet beforehand to ensure a seamless entry when you arrive at Adelaide Oval. If you have transferred tickets to a friend, ensure they accept it 30 minutes prior to arrival for ease of entry. Find further member ticketing information here.

All Adelaide Football Club General Admission and Western Stand Unreserved Memberships are subject to capacity; we recommend arriving ahead of time.

Getting to and from the game:
The FREE Footy Express (AO and AOX) service will run to and from Adelaide Oval to get you to the game. FREE travel is also available on regular Adelaide Metro and Footy Express bus, train and tram services with your valid game day ticket to Adelaide Oval from 3 hours prior to the first bounce on Thursday, 2 May 2024. Traffic will be heavier than usual approaching the precinct, so allow extra travel time. More information here.

PRE-GAME:
Sloane Send-Off
Find the Sloaney 'number 9' banner to write your messages of support and thanks, in front of the Bradman Museum. Available until the end of half time. Rory will also embark on his Lap of Honour from 6.28pm prior to the team run out. Be there to cheer Sloaney and the boys on!

Member Services
Our Member Services team will be in the Southern Plaza (left of the Southern gate entrance) from 3pm and in the North and East ticket box offices from 5pm to the end of quarter time, to support you through any member enquiries.

CROWmania
To honour Sloane's career, CROWmania is offering free #9 printing on all full-priced guernseys purchased at Adelaide Oval, in-store at CROWmania, and online until 11:59pm Thursday (02/05) or while stocks last. Located at the East Gate and Southern Plaza, you’ll find all the latest AFL Crows gear! Including our Gather Round Range and 2024 Indigenous Guernsey. Plus, members receive 10% off, so there are plenty of reasons to shop!

All NEW Toyota Good For Footy Kids Zone
Toyota Good for Footy Kid Zone is bigger than ever! Located at the Victor Richardson Gates, Kids Zone includes all new interactive virtual games, remote control cars, kicking inflatables, a jumping castle, face painting, and plenty of fun for all ages! Open pre-game until half-time.

Special effects
Please note, this event may contain sequences of strobing and flashing lights, smoke, pyrotechnics, and special effects.

SOUTHERN PLAZA

• Crows Player Signings!
• CROWmania Stand
• Roaming Colour Crew

QUARTER TIME - BALFOURS BATTLE
It’s quickly becoming one of footy’s biggest rivalries! Team Donut vs Team Pie. Thanks to Premier Partner Balfours, your entire row could be walking away with a Balfours Pie and Donut – footy doesn’t get more iconic than that! Make sure you’re in your seats at quarter time to see bay vs bay, row vs row, go head-to-head in the Balfours Battle.

HALF TIME - THOMAS FARMS TAKE ON
The Thomas Farms Take On gives Crows Fans the chance to ‘Take On’ one of their favourite Crows players in a competition to see who can handle the heat and provide the most correct answers to a different question each home game. See who will win this week – fan or player, all thanks to Thomas Farms – proudly supplying quality Australian meat and seafood both online and instore across Adelaide.

THREE QUARTER TIME - CRYPTO.COM KICK YOUR WAY TO LA
Thanks to Crypto.com, one lucky fan could find themselves kicking their way to LA! It's as simple as kicking a footy into a basketball hoop...sounds easy, doesn't it? With three attempts from 20 metres, you could be the lucky winner. Sink the shot, and you'll score two return tickets to Los Angeles, accommodations for two, $1000 in Crypto Cash, and two tickets to an NBA or NHL game at the famous Crypto.com Arena.

Stay tuned to learn how you can seize this opportunity to Kick Your Way to LA! Enter HERE for your chance to take to the field and attempt to Kick Your Way to LA.

WHOPPER GOAL
Thanks to Tex, it was free Whoppers after our last home game. Who do you think is going to be kicking this week’s Whopper Goal? Make sure you download the Hungry Jack’s App on your phone prior to the first bounce and don’t forget to cheer the boys on because if the Crows score a goal from outside 50m, you win a FREE WHOPPER next Wednesday all thanks to Hungry Jack’s! T&Cs Apply.

ADELAIDE OVAL - CRYPTO.COM PAY
If you pay for food or drink at Adelaide Oval with Crypto.com Pay, you will go in the draw win 2 x AFL Grand Final Tickets and $1000AUD Crypto Wallet!

POST-MATCH
Crows Live will be broadcast following the match against Port Adelaide, with viewers able to tune-in 20 minutes after the final siren. Members and fans can text their questions and opinions to 0427 162 944 from the opening bounce. Experienced presenter and journalist Monique Van Der Heyden will host the show alongside Showdown 55 featured guest, Andrew Jarman.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Fans can watch the game live on Chanel Seven and on Kayo. Sign on to Kayo with a Crows Digital Membership HERE.