Adelaide icon Tony Modra has woken after facial surgery and remains in a serious, but stable, condition in hospital.
Modra suffered facial injuries when a fallen tree branch smashed through the windshield of the truck he was driving on Thursday evening.
The Adelaide and Fremantle great had surgery on Friday.
On Saturday afternoon, the beloved football figure woke - much to the relief of the Crows and wider community.
"We're hearing positive thoughts, there's a lot of positive news coming back," Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks said after his side defeated Melbourne by 17 points on Saturday afternoon.
"But we don't want to get ahead of ourselves.
"It's a tough time because he's such a huge presence around our footy club ... the energy that he brings.
