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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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Local Sport

Hawthorn v Collingwood AFLR1414 Picture: Wayne Ludbey Paul Puopolo .

Puopolo hopes to wipe away memories of 2012

HAWTHORN pocket rocket Paul Puopolo is eyeing redemption at the MCG tomorrow for a 2012 season he does not look back on all that fondly.

Local Sport

15.9.2014. Paratriathlete Tony Scoleri, of Grange, will be raising money for the Flinders Med Centre premature babies department, sponsored by Tony Modra and family, by running in the city-bay. pic tait schmaal.

Tragic injury spurs para-triathlete on to success

PARA-TRIATHLETE Tony Scoleri could only dream of competing at international events after he was involved in a bike accident in 2007 — now he is ranked fourth in the world.

Local Sport

SANFL match between Port Adelaide and Central at Alberton Oval - Scott Dutschke and Zane Kirkwood (Simon Cross)

Dutschke bows out after four Bulldogs flags

SCOTT Dutschke is hanging up his footy boots after four premierships at Central District due to family and work commitments.

Local Sport

Dean Sayers has returned to Woodville District Cricket Club as coach.

Sayers quits as Peckers coach

DEAN Sayers has quit as Woodville District Cricket Club coach after falling out with the Peckers over a lack of trust and a captaincy dispute involving his son.

South

15/9/14 - Shane Comer, captain of Noarlunga and Luke Aschmoneit, captain of Reynella are the two captains of the winners of the weekend's A Grade matches of the SFL. Pictured at Hickinbotham Oval in Noarlunga. Photo Naomi Jellicoe

Retiring Shoes skipper hopes to go out with a flag

RETIRING Noarlunga captain Shane Comer is aiming for his second Southern Football League flag tomorrow – 13 years after winning his first.

Local Sport

SACA Premier League captains (from left) Gary Putland (Southern Force), Tom Cooper (Western Grit)

Edge look for back-to-back Premier League titles

EASTERN Edge’s Travis Head has thrown down the gauntlet to his Premier League cricket rivals, saying his side is well placed to win the competition again.

Local Footy

13/9/14 Brothers Charlie and James Jordan last week booted the winning goals for Rostrevor Old Collegians' A and B grades to put both teams into grand finals. Brothers Charlie and James Jordan. Picture Roger Wyman

Goalkicking brothers fire ROC into two grand finals

JAMES Jordan insists he was not out to trump his brother Charlie when he kicked the goal to send Rostrevor Old Collegians into tomorrow’s division one amateur football grand final.

North & North East

Amateur club faces expulsion for umpire abuse

A SOUTH Australian football club faces being tossed out of the amateur league if it doesn’t pay a fine for umpire abuse and walking off during a final.

Local Sport

4/9/2014 pic tonight at the Torrensville oval during training... Unley Mercedes Jets has qualified for next weekend's amateur football league division three grand final. Forward Nick Wark pictured here is on 99 goals and is hoping to crack the ton in the grand final....PHOTO DAVE CRONIN

Jet aims to crack ton in grand final

UNLEY Mercedes’ Nick Wark says he is not thinking about supporters running onto the oval if he kicks his 100th goal of the season in tomorrow’s grand final.

Local Footy

06/09/14 - Salisbury West footballer Scott McIntyre, 29, (centre) who lives in Port Pirie returned to the club midway through this year to play alongside his brothers Travis, 18, and DJ, 24, who live in Salisbury. Pictured at Salisbury West Football Club. Photo Tom Huntley

Distance no barrier for grand final bound Tigers brothers

A DESIRE to farewell footy with a flag alongside his brothers is bringing Scott McIntyre from Port Pirie to the Salisbury West Tigers each weekend.

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