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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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North & North East

Former Smithfield under-18 footy coach Dean Martin is serving an 18-month amateur league suspension for failing to stop umpire abuse. He says his team was unfairly dealt with and he's been made a scapegoat.

Dumped junior coach says he, young team ‘scapegoats’

A JUNIOR football coach sacked for failing to stop umpire abuse says he’s done nothing wrong — and his young team is shattered it’s been shut out of league.

Central District

Mark Mickan laments Bloods’ loss to Bulldogs

WEST Adelaide coach Mark Mickan was left to lament an inexplicable drop in workrate after his side’s 33-point loss to Central District at Elizabeth Oval on Saturday.

SANFL

4-7-2014 - Central District footballer Josh Glenn chose not to nominate for the AFL draft last year despite being an almost certain selection. But this year he is hoping to get selected. - Picture Simon Cross

Glenn puts an end to curse

CENTRAL District Football Club officials called it the Paul Marschall curse. Another Bulldogs defender opting against entering the AFL draft.

Pride of Australia

28/06/14 - Robert Irra (left) has been selected in the World Team for the under-16 AFL national championships. Pictured with brother South Adelaide footballer Emmanuel Irra at Noarlunga Oval. Photo Tom Huntley

Inspiring brothers chase AFL dream

SOUTH Adelaide footballer Robert Irra remembers little about growing up in a small mud hut in a village in war-torn Uganda. His big brother is also a rising star.

SANFL

Tambling the matchwinner in thriller

IT took the experience of Richard Tambling and Michael Coad to haul Sturt over the line in a thriller against South Adelaide at Unley Oval on Saturday.

Local

Brighton footballer Harrison Wakefield has struck up a friendship with GWS Giants co-captain Phil Davis because he suffered a similar injury when he ruptured his spleen and tore his kidney. Harrison relaxing at home, wearing a GWS guernsey that Davis has signed and a guernsey from Brighton. Picture Campbell Brodie

Bomber gets Giant help to recover

GREATER Western Sydney co-captain Phil Davis is helping Brighton footballer Harrison Wakefield recover from a ruptured spleen and torn kidney.

Local Sport

Australia's No.1 women's singles badminton player is Verdet Kessler, a 20-year-old from Kurralta Park at the SA Open in Lockleys. Picture Campbell Brodie

Badminton star dreams of Games

VERDET Kessler is the daughter of a Bermudian ballet dancer who has become Australia’s top female badminton player and a Commonwealth Games chance.

Local Footy

23/5/2014 Bob Campbell was playing for Salisbury West Football Club when it formed 50 years ago. He's still involved at the Tigers today - as its chairman. Bob wearing the Tigers' commemorative 50-year anniversary guernsey. Picture Nicholas Wrankmore.

Founding Tiger goes the first 50 years

BOB Campbell was a playing assistant coach during Salisbury West Football Club’s inaugural season in 1965 — now he is chairman as the Tigers celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Local Sport

23/5/14 Tjimarri Sanderson-Milera is representing Australia in athletics for the first time at next month's Oceania Games. He's also been getting advice from one of his idols, former national sprint champion Patrick Johnson. Picture Roger Wyman

Sprinter set for international debut

AUSTRALIA’S fastest man Patrick Johnson is helping Grange sprinter Tjimarri Sanderson-Milera prepare to run for his country for the first time.

SANFL

Bloods destroy Tigers by 98 points

ONLY shoddy goalkicking prevented West Adelaide from giving Glenelg a serious shellacking at Richmond on Saturday.

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