West Australian draftee Dan Curtin shuts down speculation he wants out of Adelaide Crows

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Local News Chevron Down Icon North Central South Mandurah Competitions Find My Paper Digital Editions Shop Now Read your local paperNews to your inbox AFL Cricket Soccer Basketball Tennis NRL Rugby Motor Racing MMA Golf Netball Cycling Camera IconDan Curtin has taken to social media to shutdown homesickness talk.Credit: James Elsby/AFL Photos West Australian draftee Dan Curtin shuts down speculation he wants out of Adelaide Crows Mitchell WoodcockThe West Australian June 9, 2024 4:30PM Email Mitchell Woodcock Comments TopicsAdelaide CrowsAFL West Australian Dan Curtin has shut down any speculation he is home sick and wants out of Adelaide in a post on social media on Sunday. Speculation has been rife in the past week that the Adelaide defender wasn’t happy at his new home, having been recruited out of Claremont with pick No.8 last season. Curtin, 19, addressed the unconfirmed reports on Instagram, posting several photos in his Crows colours captioned with “Loving my start here”. The 197cm defender made his debut in the round eight Showdown upset against Port Adelaide but was subbed out early in the Crows draw with Brisbane a week later before being axed. TheNightly Get in front of tomorrow’s news for FREE Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.READ NOW Curtin has since yet to return to the AFL side despite strong performances for their SANFL side in recent weeks. Your cookie settings are preventing this third party content from displaying. If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your Cookie Settings. To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. The teenager is averaging 18 disposals in seven games for the Crows’ reserves but has put together several strong outings in the past few weeks including 21 touches against West Adelaide. It comes amid unfounded speculation that Curtin wanted out of the Crows to return to his home state of WA to play for either West Coast or Fremantle. Herald Sun journalist Jay Clark addressed the Curtin rumours during the week, saying there wasn’t “a huge threat at this moment”. “I don’t think Adelaide are panicking just at this stage,” Clark said.Camera IconDan Curtin helps out with the SA Freeze event. Credit: Maya Thompson/AFL Photos/Getty Images “I think they were eyes open that this sort of talk would come out, there could be homesickness issues. “I think Harley Reid even said something similar. “So, I don’t think there’s a huge threat at this moment.” The speculation comes amid a torrid time for the Crows, who were beaten by Richmond in their must-win clash on Thursday night which has seen them slip to 15th and almost certainly out of finals contention. Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Email Us Copy the Link Register and have your say. Register to comment Already have an account? Log in Register Now!The Chevron City to Surf for Activ is celebrating 50 years! Keep the tradition or start a new one. 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