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Andrew Capel is a multi award-winning sports writer for The Advertiser, focusing primarily on AFL and cricket. He has been with News Corp for more than 30 years and reports extensively on the Adelaide and Port Adelaide football clubs and South Australian cricket team. A former under-age state cricketer, Andrew’s passion for sport traces back to his childhood when he sat on his dad’s shoulders at Glenelg Football Club games.

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Eddie’s back, Talia still in doubt

EDDIE Betts is back but Adelaide, which has swung the selection axe, is sweating on the fitness of star defender Daniel Talia for its last roll of the finals dice against Geelong tonight.

Road to the Draft: Why Izak ranks as the best

WEST Adelaide speed machine Izak Rankine should be taken at pick one at this year’s AFL national draft, according to Champion Data. This and more on our budding young stars in Andrew Capel’s Road to the Draft.

Power defender’s season over

PLAYMAKING Port Adelaide defender Matthew Broadbent’s season is over after suffering foot stress fractures, the club has confirmed.

Thirty seconds to arghs: Reason behind Dixon’s kicking yips

STAR Port Adelaide forward Charlie Dixon admits his goalkicking is a work in progress and that he is struggling with the 30-second rule.

Jonas blow for Port Adelaide

CHARLIE Dixon has nominated regular Port Adelaide fall guy Jack Hombsch as injured star Tom Jonas’s defensive replacement but left the door ajar for a wildcard “the coaches want to look at’’.

Eagles comeback stuns Magpies

EAGLES coach Michael Godden hailed his team’s character and resilience after it produced a stunning comeback to beat Port Adelaide at Woodville and move to the top of the SANFL ladder as the injury-hit Magpies’ finals hopes look shot.

Boak: We’ll take the ugly wins

CAPTAIN Travis Boak says Port Adelaide is “missing the cherry on top’’ but that it will take ugly wins as it zeros in on its first premiership since 2004.

Five-match surge has Port in top four

PORT Adelaide has continued its flag chase by winning its fifth consecutive game for the first time in four years but Ken Hinkley’s team missed a golden opportunity to boost its percentage, which could be critical at the end of the season.

We’ll fight to the end: Jenkins

JOSH Jenkins has declared Adelaide will not give up its chase of a fourth consecutive finals appearance, despite having to likely win six of its last seven games to feature in September.

Rankine learning to control his aggression

SOUTH Australian teenage sensation Izak Rankine says he is learning to control his on-field aggression and thanked his teammates for “having my back’’.

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