Wingard: I’ve got no excuses
PORT Adelaide star Chad Wingard is making no excuses for his form slump, declaring “I’m not going to chuck any out there’’.
Andrew Capel
How Crows star in making is rising to challenge
HE was the draft smoky with the basketball background who had to agonisingly wait three seasons to play an AFL game. Now Crow Tom Doedee is the AFL Rising Star favourite.
The unlikely duo packing midfield punch for Crows
HUGH Greenwood and Cam Ellis-Yolmen are the unlikely midfield duo who might have saved the Crows’ season from spiralling into disaster. See how the unsung pair stack up against the AFL’s top contested possession-winning combinations.
Hungry Jack racks them up
JACK Macrae is the Western Bulldog with bite, leaving the Crows with plenty of thinking to do before their Adelaide Oval clash.
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Adelaide goes handball happy
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The Hoff’s a super swingman
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Eddie’s a sure Betts in 2014
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Power struggle to find coach
PORT Adelaide has been left “underwhelmed” by the quality of applicants to replace Alan Richardson.
Burning questions to decide the GF
WHO will best absorb the pressure and who will cash in on their chances? The team that does walks away with a premiership.
It’s no curse, it’s a Cat Trap
GEELONG’S ability to shut down the potent Hawthorn forward-line with the reason behind the Cats stunning winning streak.
Crows must chase Eddie Betts
ADELAIDE needs to bite the bullet, splash the cash and sign Carlton’s Eddie Betts.
Young guns powering Port
Despite their tender years — Wingard and Wines — the two W’s have been instrumental in the Power’s astonishing rise up the ladder.
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