As the Crows prepare for arguably the toughest road trip in the AFL to take on Fremantle in the west, afc.com.au takes a look back at the news and views of the past seven days …

Star Crow commits 
Star Crow Patrick Dangerfield put an end to speculation over his playing future, signing a new three-year deal with the Club.

DT Wrap: Round Nine
Brent Reilly and Matthew Jaensh were the best performers in a disappointing round of DT for the Crows.

Monday Report: Tex free to play 
Taylor Walker puts his name on the selection table after serving his two-game suspension.

Dangerfield sticks with 'second family'
The camaraderie at West Lakes was enough to override the 'go-home' factor for Patrick Dangerfield.

Danger's career in photos 
A collection of photos from Patrick Dangerfield's career

Goals of the Week: Rd 9 (video) 
Goals were few &far between on Saturday night but there were a couple of gems

Enemy Territory: Fremantle 
A look at this week's opponent, the Dockers

Crows members $30,000 richer 
Long-time members Jim and Sue Gulliver are the lucky winners of the Crows Development Lottery

Crows consider 'clash' options 
Fans had a chance to vote for the Club's new clash guernsey

Stay for success: Sanderson 
Brenton Sanderson says his club’s ‘environment of success’ will be key in convincing Rory Sloane and Kurt Tippett to stay with the Crows

Lone Crow in AFLCA votes 
Daniel Talia received votes from the coaches for his round nine job on Chris Dawes

Young defender signs on 
A second talented Crow re-signed with the Club this week

Dash a dream for defenders 
Matt Jaensch says working with Cats premiership player Darren Milburn is like a dream come true

Another Crow commits 
2010 Club Champion Richard Douglas is the latest player to sign off on a new contract

Two changes for trip west
Taylor Walker and Sam Shaw return to play Fremantle this weekend

Dougy's 'nervous' 90s
Richard Douglas has hit a few roadblocks recently in his path to 100 games

Sando's Plays of the Week
The Crows didn't get the result against Collingwood, but coach Brenton Sanderson still found a few highlights

Speed can break Freo squeeze
Newly re-signed midfielder Richard Douglas says speed and the side's ability to spread from stoppages will be the key in deciding Saturday's match against Fremantle.