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Graham Cornes OAM, is a former Australian Rules footballer, inaugural Adelaide Crows coach and media personality. He has spent a lifetime in AFL football as a successful player and coach, culminating in his admission to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: 1996 North Melbourne Premiership player, Wayne Carey is seen before the round 21 AFL match between the North Melbourne Kangaroos and the Sydney Swans at Marvel Stadium on August 07, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Cornes: Carey is a ‘man’s man’ — and that’s going to cost him

Should Carey lose everything – his jobs, his standing in the football world and a reputation that he had steadily rebuilt, asks Graham Cornes.

Opinion

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 31: Jason Horne-Francis of the Kangaroos kicks the ball during the round 20 AFL match between the Essendon Bombers and the North Melbourne Kangaroos at Marvel Stadium on July 31, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Cornes: Not even the biggest deal in SA footy can fix 2022’s failures

The Crows are optimistic. The Power are disappointed. Now all eyes are on the new recruits both sides think can put 2022’s troubles to rest, writes Graham Cornes.

Opinion

Former player and football director Mark Ricciuto looks on during a press conference at the Crows headquarters in Adelaide, Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Matthew Nicks has been announced as new head coach of the Adelaide Crows. (AAP Image/Kelly Barnes) NO

Don’t blame Ricciuto for Crows camp

He’s a Brownlow medallist and premiership hero, and Mark Ricciuto doesn’t deserve the heat he’s getting surrounding the Crows camp, writes Graham Cornes.

AFL News

Cornes on the Crows camp: Two sides to every story

As inexcusable as parts of the Crows’ infamous camp were, its psychological toll on most players sounds benign compared with other clubs’ experiences, writes Graham Cornes.

AFL

Cornes: Sadness in the eyes of SA footy’s toughest man

An old photo of Neil Kerley depicts a sadness behind the eyes of SA footy’s toughest man. Graham Cornes remembers his mentor, revealing, at 88, ‘Knuckles’ was still cutting his own wood.

Sport

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 01: Lachlan Murphy of the Crows handpasses the ball during the 2022 AFL Round 03 match between the Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power at Adelaide Oval on April 01, 2022 In Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Sarah Reed/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Showdown wasn’t supposed to end like that

Friday night’s Showdown was supposed to be about Power reasserting its dominance, but the plucky Crows hadn’t read the script, writes Graham Cornes.

AFL

Being booed off ‘will burn inside Port players’

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch has responded to the club’s 0-2 start while captain Tom Jonas and his players have extra motivation for the Showdown.

AFL

Racism saga: Why AFL nixed Tex pre-season hopes

With Taylor Walker suspended until round 4 over last season’s racism controversy, Adelaide asked the AFL if he could play in pre-season games. Here’s why the answer was “no”.

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