Adelaide team manager Barrie Downs has been at every one of the Crows’ first 499 AFL games - and he will be on the boundary line today for the 500th match.

The much-loved Crows official - associated with South Australian football for 60 years - has been with the Adelaide Football Club from the start.

Several other staff members have worked for the Crows since the 1991 AFL debut but 'BJ' is the only one to have been to all premiership matches, home and away.

This week he spoke to inaugural Crows captain Chris McDermott and the 5AA breakfast team about the milestone. Listen here ...

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