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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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Port Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Travis Boak, Sam Powell-Pepper of the Power and Dustin Martin of the Tigers wrestle during the round 15 AFL match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Richmond Tigers at Adelaide Oval on July 1, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Why Pepper-Powell is hot property

PORT Adelaide rookie sensation Sam Pepper-Powell has ‘brought back a little bit of mongrel’, and the Power fans are lapping it up.

Andrew Capel

Robbie Gray of the Power (left) is seen in action during the Round 14 AFL match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Port Adelaide Power at the MCG in Melbourne, Saturday, June 24, 2017. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

SA teams boosted by injury records

SOUTH Australia’s high-flying AFL clubs have used the fewest players in the league this season, writes Andrew Capel.

Port Adelaide

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 01: Jack Riewoldt of the Tigers and Tom Clurey of the Power in action during the 2017 AFL round 15 match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Richmond Tigers at Adelaide Oval on July 01, 2017 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Clurey stays at Alberton, re-signs for two years

PORT Adelaide has secured an important part of its future, re-signing key defender Tom Clurey for the next two seasons.

AFL News

AFL - Port Adelaide v West Coast Eagles - Round 7 - Adelaide Oval. Robbie Gray underpressure. Picture Sarah Reed

Robbie’s ready to tackle the Cats

PORT Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has backed banged-up Robbie Gray to return to his gamebreaking best after a week off for the bye.

Port Adelaide

Ben Cunnington of the Kangaroos (right) punches Bernie Vince of the Demons in the stomach during the Round 9 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at the MCG in Melbourne, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Hinkley backs jumper-punch crackdown

PORT Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has backed the AFL’s new hard line stance on stomach and jumper punches.

Crows

Too much talent, too few places

THE selection squeeze is on at unbeaten Adelaide, with coach Don Pyke facing some tough decisions ahead of Saturday’s clash against North Melbourne in Hobart.

Andrew Capel’s LIVE Facebook chat

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Port Adelaide

I like to hurt people: Powell-Pepper

PORT Adelaide youngster Sam Powell-Pepper knows he wouldn’t be where he is today if it weren’t for the generosity of a friend’s family and he says he wears his “Bash Brothers” tag as a badge of honour.

Crows

Pyke selects Walker, Sloane

DON Pyke says the Crows are not playing with fire by naming team leaders Taylor Walker and Rory Sloane for Sunday’s round one blockbuster against flag favourite Greater Western Sydney.

Crows

Hampton rises to the challenge

AN end-of-season player-coach meeting paved the way for Curtly Hampton to make his Crows debut against his former club Greater Western Sydney at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

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