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Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 03: Josh Rachele of the Crows celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 08 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Carlton Blues at Adelaide Oval on May 3, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos via Getty Images)
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 03: Josh Rachele of the Crows celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 08 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Carlton Blues at Adelaide Oval on May 3, 2025 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by James Elsby/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Josh Rachele gets back to his best

When Josh Rachele returned to AFL action after nearly two months out of the game, it was in a do-or-die semi-final against a raging Hawthorn outfit.

The Crows lost and Rachele looked a touch off the pace, though he was electric when the ball landed in his lap, contributing two goals from just four disposals in 45 per cent time on ground.

However, before his Round 17 injury, the former Pick 6 was in career-best form, kicking 25 goals from 13 outings, albeit two of those games were prematurely ended through injury.

Adelaide are under a lot of pressure to replicate their minor premiership best in 2026, and the play of Rachele will be paramount to that.

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