IT has been labelled an AFL ‘superdraft’ where SA could have its greatest haul of top-10 picks. And the boys lived up to the hype in the opening round of the national AFL under-18 championships. Andrew Capel follows their progress in his Road to the Draft.
NORTH Adelaide coach Josh Carr hailed his team’s resilience after it held off a strong challenge from a desperate Glenelg to move back to the top of the SANFL ladder.
THIS time there can be no excuses. The Crows’ top four hopes are over before their mid-season bye and their finals hopes are in serious jeopardy after an unforgivable loss to the youngest Fremantle side coach Ross Lyon has ever fielded.
THE Strikers were always ahead of the game after Alex Carey hit 83 off 59 balls but Steve O’Keefe and Ben Dwarshius got the Sixers to within touching distance, only to fall at the death.
SHUTTING down defensive playmakers Rory Laird and Brodie Smith has been paramount to Geelong’s success in curtailing the Adelaide Crows, writes Andrew Capel
ADELAIDE captain Taylor Walker insists veteran midfielder Scott Thompson hasn’t played his last AFL match despite having just 10 disposals in his comeback game.
PORT Adelaide rookie sensation Sam Pepper-Powell has ‘brought back a little bit of mongrel’, and the Power fans are lapping it up.
SOUTH Australia’s high-flying AFL clubs have used the fewest players in the league this season, writes Andrew Capel.
PORT Adelaide has secured an important part of its future, re-signing key defender Tom Clurey for the next two seasons.
PORT Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has backed banged-up Robbie Gray to return to his gamebreaking best after a week off for the bye.
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