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Matt Turner
Matt TurnerSports reporter

Matt Turner is a sports reporter for The Advertiser and CODE Sports who covers mainly AFL and basketball. He has been with News Corp for more than a decade, starting at The Messenger, where he was sports editor for two years. Matt isn’t to be confused with Matt Turner, the award-winning Advertiser photographer, who also shares the same middle name (James).

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Brighton and Henley's best school footy teams (2018).

Greatest ever school teams: Brighton and Henley

Which Adelaide school has produced the best footballers? Messenger Community News decided to try to answer this question by picking the greatest ever teams from some of our strongest footy schools. Today are Brighton and Henley high schools.

Tons toppling in local footy

Tons toppling in local footy

TWO local heroes live out the dream off booting 100 goals in a season, the division one giant-killers plus more in this week’s Adelaide Footy League wrap, One-Percenters.

Magpies to reminisce about glory days of 1988, ‘98

Magpies to reminisce about glory days of 1988, ‘98

A NIGHT of players talking “absolute crap”, reliving memories, and reminiscing with fans. That’s how four-time Port Adelaide premiership defender Brian Leys describes the format of this Saturday’s reunion of the 1988 and ‘98 flags.

A win 428 days in the making

A win 428 days in the making

IT TOOK more than 400 days but a battling division three club has finally tasted victory for the first time since May 2017, plus more in this week’s Adelaide Footy League wrap, One-Percenters.

100 up for local legend

100 up for local legend

A DUAL-SPORT athlete becomes the first to reach 100 goals and a former Crow is hit with a life ban, plus more in this week’s Adelaide Footy League wrap – One-Percenters.

Voss plays for Brisbane Lions

Voss plays for Brisbane Lions

STURT’S Casey Voss has further staked his claims to be a Brisbane Lions father-son pick by playing for their reserves team.

Felix runs 260km in a day, wins Adelaide 24-hour race

Felix runs 260km in a day, wins Adelaide 24-hour race

MEET Felix Weber, the German minimalist who sleeps in a tent in the Sri Lankan highlands and runs wherever he goes. Last weekend he ran 260km in 24 hours to win the Adelaide 24-hour race. Next, he’s running the Heysen Trail.

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