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| | The story of the Crows - realfooty.com.au |
 | | The state had long produced footballers and sporting teams the equal of any and given that football was South Australia's most passionately played, intensely followed and madly loved sport, conquering the AFL was an expected progression. |
 | | Because the seed for their AFL existence germinated from Port Adelaide's failed rebel bid to join the national league, the Crows originally drew from the supporter base of nine of the 10 SANFL clubs, and still have the larger of the two South Australian AFL supporter bases. |
 | | It helps that elitism remains a massive part of South Australian culture and, given that it is a state that demands you follow a football team, the Crows remain the safe default club for those who would rather associate with a middle-class, tertiary-educated, wine-appreciating stereotype, than the aggressive, working-class image of Port Adelaide. |
| www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/08/30/1062194752262.html (361 words) |
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