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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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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’’.

Power’s pressure rises off the charts

ONE of the secrets to Port Adelaide’s mid-season charge has been revealed, with Ken Hinkley’s unit producing pressure numbers never before seen in the AFL.

Special feature

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 04: South Australia players celebrate the win during the U18 AFL Championship match between Vic Metro and South Australia at Etihad Stadium on July 4, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

The next generation: SA’s budding footy stars

IT is considered South Australia’s finest teenage football class in more than a quarter of a century — read The Advertiser’s exclusive interactive profiles on all of our top AFL prospects.

Rankine lives for the big stage: Bamford

VICTORIOUS South Australian under-18 coach Tony Bamford has described speed machine Izak Rankine as a “big game player’’ and said he was waiting to turn the national championship decider into his playground.

Young talent time for South Australia

IT is considered South Australia’s finest teenage football class in more than a quarter of a century.

Stone the Crows: Do we need a South Aussie war cry?

IT is a South Aussie footy feat fans across the state should be crowing about. But our championship-winning state under-18 team’s choice of anthem continues to divide.

Electrifying Rankine stakes his No.1 draft claim

SOUTH Australian excitement machine Izak Rankine pushed his case to be the first player selected at this year’s national draft as the Croweaters yesterday won their first AFL under-18 division one championship in four years.

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