{"id":446306,"date":"2025-04-08T11:22:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=446306"},"modified":"2025-04-08T23:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:15:01","slug":"crows-star-racing-the-clock-for-gather-round-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=446306","title":{"rendered":"Crows star racing the clock for Gather Round opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Injury is threatening to derail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/adelaide-crows-5sa\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Crows\">Crows<\/a> star Izak Rankine&#x27;s plans of lighting up Adelaide Oval in Thursday night&#x27;s Gather Round opener.<\/p>\n<p>A recent corked calf injury, coupled with a short turnaround time from last week&#x27;s controversial one-point loss to the Suns, is threatening his ability to line up for Adelaide on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s a short turnaround so we&#x27;ll be careful just managing at the moment and hopefully I&#x27;ll be there Thursday,&quot; the star forward said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/athletics\/stawell-gift-2025-handicaps-gout-gout-lachlan-kennedy-jacob-despard-20250408-p5lq71.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Gout&#x27;s speed has stunned us, but he&#x27;s about to get a head start<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/news-2025-reed-mahoney-canterbury-bulldogs-responds-criticism-hooker-press-conference-20250408-p5lq50.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;Could have done that better&#x27;: NRL star responds to &#x27;grub&#x27; claim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/news-2025-penrith-panthers-losing-streak-billy-slater-comments-exclusive-20250408-p5lq6x.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Why Slater isn&#x27;t ready to write battling Panthers off<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is front and centre in the footy world right now following Saturday&#x27;s controversial defeat to Gold Coast in which he was denied a mark that the AFL later said should have been paid.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"f10d4ed7-c5dc-42de-920a-fd9fd3d1f52c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f10d4ed7-c5dc-42de-920a-fd9fd3d1f52c\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Yeah, I thought I marked it,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the uncertainty surrounding his injury, Rankine is optimistic about taking to the field this week \u2013 after he brings out his guitar to showcase his musical talents on an appearance on Channel Nine tonight<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The dream is to come here, perform, sing a couple of songs and kick a couple of goals,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was produced with the assistance of<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/technology\/9express\/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a\"><em>9ExPress<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Injury is threatening to derail Crows star Izak Rankine&#x27;s plans of lighting up Adelaide Oval in Thursday night&#x27;s Gather Round opener. 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