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GOLD COAST, Australia -- Adam Scott put together back-to-back rounds of 68 and feels like hes really back in the swing of things as he heads into the weekend at the Australian PGA Championship four shots off the pace.Andrew Dodt followed his opening 65 with a 67 on Friday to hold the halfway lead at 12 under, two shots ahead of fellow Australian Ashley Hall and four clear of Scott and New Zealander Ryan Fox, who share third place.Harold Varner III had a long, eventful morning before finishing before lunch at 7 under -- good enough to hold up for outright fifth after two rounds. He was up 2:45 a.m., finished his first round in a share of the lead after a 65, and took the lead early in the second round before back-to-back double-bogeys on his sixth and seventh holes -- the 15th and 16th holes at Royal Pines Resort. He picked up birdies on three of his last five holes for an even-par second round of 72.Scott had an afternoon start on Friday and only had to focus on his second round. Half the field had to get up before dawn for a 5:30 a.m. tee off to finish off the first round which was postponed late Thursday because of lightning and rain. Ian Poulter was among them, getting up at 3:30 -- something hes never had to do in 17 years on the tour. The 40-year-old Englishman had a 68 in his second round and was 4 under for the tournament.Scott, who spent time on the Gold Coast while growing up in Queensland, known as Australias Sunshine State, didnt think it was too much of a hardship for the rest of the field.You get up at 5 anyway here in Queensland, the former world No. 1 said.. I felt like a sleep in.Scott had five birdies and a bogey on Friday, and was hitting most greens with ease, making it fairly stress free.Its the best Ive hit in a few weeks, said Scott, who had slow starts at the Australian Open and at the World Cup of Golf last month. It was nice to find it. I havent had that crisp stroke through the ball for two weeks.Ive been very cautious not to hit it too far off line -- I was in a spot today where I could trust it.Dodt finished with a bogey on the 18th on Friday after a previously blemish-free round.I hit the green on the last, but unfortunately rushed my first putt and then missed the one coming back. So it was a frustrating way to finish ... but Im not going to beat myself up about it too badly.Hall finished runner-up to Jordan Spieth at the Australian Open at Royal Sydney last month, saying the result saved him from having to go out and get a job to support his family.He finished with a 65 in the first round, waking up at 3:17 a.m. to make it to the early start, and went through the second round in 69.It was a record -- 3.17 isnt really a good time to wake up but everyone else did it, he said.After starting on the back nine, Hall was down to 11 under before a triple bogey 7 at the 412-meter 4th hole.I was kind of cruising along before a little speed hump, but I got it back in the end, Hall said. I hit it right off the tee. It was a pretty bad shot actually. It hit the cart path and ended up in the hazard. Took a drop backward a little bit to try and hit the shot over the tree and in the bunker and 3-putted from there. John Stones Jersey . 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The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. Adelaide will struggle to win another game after the death of Phil Walsh.Adelaide will struggle to make this years top eight without Patrick Dangerfield.Adelaide will struggle to contend for the 2016 premiership from outside the AFLs top four.The first two of these contentions were proven wrong. In a feat of extraordinary resilience, Adelaide made last years finals series and beat the Western Bulldogs before falling to Hawthorn - all the while grieving the loss of Walsh.?Next, the departure of Dangerfield was said to be a hammer blow to the Crows chances of progressing this year, but the team instead assembled a convincing season under the guidance of the new coach Don Pyke. The leagues most prolific attack compiled 16 home and away wins.Now, the Crows contemplate September from the problematic vantage point of fifth, where no team has won the premiership under the present structure of the finals series. Defeat at home in the final round to West Coast caused the club to be dismissed as contenders, amid suspicions the Pyke game-plan had been picked apart and the forward line stymied.Expectations of a home win over North Melbourne in week one are matched by predictions of doom to follow.But having been a central figure in both the strong finish to an emotionally draining 2015 and then the successful retooling of the team to cope without Dangerfield, midfield coach Scott Camporeale will not be surprised to see Adelaides players find a way to overturn expectations for a third time. Compared to the trials of last year, a difficult finals position seems much the happier problem to have.To the players credit that was an unbelievable effort to do what we did last year, Camporeale told ESPN. But that obviously gave them great self-belief going into this year, and self-belief, continuity and confidence is massive in the game. They always believed.?Losing Patrick wasnt ideal but it is what it is - hes not the first to leave and he wont be the last in the AFL system with the way free agency is. But what it did do is give guys opportunity and theyve taken that.Finals footy is a different ballgame once again. Some of these guys have only played in one or two finals. Each year on, more experience is only going to help us as a footy club, so I would like to think our guys can go to another level and continue to push forward.In the days and weeks after Walsh died, Camporeale was left with the arduous task of acting as head coach, helped by the assistance of John Worsfold as a senior assistant. When he returned to the ranks as midfield mentor under the studious figure of Pyke, he found himself dealing with a group of players now having to come to terms with Dangerfields departure.?There was the disappointment that we lost someone of Pattys ilk who youve spent a lot of time with and hes arguably one of the best players in the competition, Camporeale said. Its very difficult when you lose one of those out of your team makeup.For me personally, going back into the midfield role was no real issue. Dons done an outstanding job, really got the players to buy in and Ive just been there to give him a bit more of a resource having dealt with the players for a number of years before that. Going back to the midfield was something I love, theyre a good group to coach and Ive got really good relationships with those guys, so that was the easy part.The hard part was moving on from Patty not being in our midfield.Coming into the club with fresh eyes, Pyke wanted a better-rounded team, with skills by hand and foot to match the endeavour the Crows already possessed when contesting the ball. By any measure, that effort has proven successful, not only in covering for Dangerfield but growing the teams capabilities across the ground.?At once they were able to retain their rank as the teams second best contested ball team while lifting their effective disposals per game from 15th in the league last year to third this time around. This Camporeale attributed to the development of individual players who stepped up to fill Dangerfields boots, and also to the maturing of skills improved over summer, but also more gradually in the years before this one.dddddddddddd These related as much to defensive discipline around the ground as it did to better disposal by hand and foot.As a midfield group we dont rely on one player, so we spoke about everyone going to another level in terms of their standards, their development and ownership of their own game, he said. I think weve done that really well. Matty Crouch has had a really consistent year, hes stepped up, Jarryd Lyons is playing a lot of footy this year, Rory [Sloane]s had another outstanding year, Rory Atkins has taken another step forward. So weve had some real development through that part of the ground.Weve always been a really decent contested ball side so thats never been questioned with the personnel we have here. Skill level is an ongoing thing - I dont think you really ever stop trying to improve that, because teams that turn the ball over through poor skill errors get punished. Weve been able to do that as a footy club this year, tip the ball over firstly but then go back at teams and score. Thats really improved, our overall team defence has improved as well. That makes a massive difference to wins and losses at the end of the year.Similarly, Camporeales own skills were grown by his stint as senior coach. In concert with Pyke, the forward coach David Teague, defensive coach James Podsiadly and ruck coach Matthew Clarke, he has helped forge a cohesive environment, where messages remain consistent across the lines. It is another reason the adversity wrought by Walshs death has left a powerful legacy.Definitely as a senior coach youve got to be rounded, Camporeale said. As a line coach, whether forward, back or midfield, you tend to work within your group and make sure theyre all ready to go. But most lines are interconnected now so its really important as an assistant that you can go talk to guys on different lines and still have continuity in those conversations. If all the coaches are doing that we have a really clear message about how we want to play.Definitely the groups galvanised through whats happened. Thats one good thing about footy clubs, in adversity you stick together and its the best place to be. But theyve got real self-belief and they want success, so we have those traits in the playing group, Dons done a great job in bringing them closer together in terms of our game plan, and were really excited about what the future holds.Of course, few are expecting a Crows premiership challenge this year. Fifth, it is said, is about their level given losses to Hawthorn, Geelong (twice) and West Coast. The great unknown is whether the pre-finals bye will make much of a difference to the teams now required to win four weeks in a row. Camporeale reckons a refreshed Adelaide is decently placed to confound yet again.Not having to play on the weekend has stretched the week out a bit and been able to have a really good, close look at what North have been doing, he said. It certainly has extended the preparation and the thought time, but its also given players the opportunity to freshen up and make sure theyre ready to go.If you look at the year in its entirety, to win 16 games, weve done a lot right. We didnt have our best night [against West Coast] all over the ground - our contests, the way we moved the ball and the way we defended. I dont think it was one particular area but a holistic view is that we need to make sure that in those three areas were well and truly above the line at AFL intensity.Adelaide in 2015 and 2016Effective disposals/disposal percentage 2015: 252.9 (15th), 70.3 (17th) 2016: 287.3 (third), 73 (12th)Contested possessions per game 2015:?142.7 (2nd) 2016: 153 (2nd)Uncontested possessions per game 2015:?214 (15th) 2016: 241.6 (5th)Adelaide inside 50s 2015:?55 (2nd) 2016: 57.5 (3rd)Inside 50s conceded 2015:?51.9 (12th) 2016: 50.3 (5th)Adelaide clearances 2015:?40.6 (4th) 2016 ?38.2 (5th) ' ' '