Crows dig deep the Walsh way

TAYLOR Walker signed off a phone call with his dad Wayne before Adelaide’s preliminary final win over Geelong with a line straight from the late Phil Walsh’s playbook.

“We spoke briefly last night (Thursday night) and it was all about ‘we need to get the job done’ and that was it,” Wayne said in the Crows’ changeroom after the thumping win on Friday night.

“Walshy’s major thing was ‘success doesn’t come looking for you’ and this is the mantra these guys have got.

“The guys have worked hard and thoroughly deserve where they’ve got, Pykey (Don Pyke) has really moulded them into a unit and I honestly believe a key strength is the unity of this club.

“They’ve built a culture and it’s a club you want to come to, they’ve gone through a lot of adversity in the last couple of years and if ever there’s an opportunity, I think this is one where they can turn around and thank Phil Walsh.”

Having beaten the Cats, the question now is can the Crows get the job done just one more time against Richmond in the AFL grand final on Saturday.

Ten years ago a 17-year-old, Walker kicked seven goals in a winning grand final for North Broken Hill. This weekend he will lead Adelaide into their first grand final in 19 years.