Compelling stats show why Opening Round must change
Changes are needed to fix the AFL’s unfair early season fixture, with Port Adelaide leading the charge, writes Andrew Capel.
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Another Jordan Dawson? Port can’t fail again on super Saint
If St Kilda star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera really is coming home to SA, the Power can’t let history repeat, writes Andrew Capel.
Can Nicks’ Mr Fixit make it 8th time lucky for Crows?
The time for excuses is gone, Adelaide’s time to snap a long finals drought has come, writes Andrew Capel.
Eye of the Tiger: Love affair with Glenelg reaped ultimate reward
Paul Sandercock is Glenelg Football Club’s quiet achiever and unsung hero, playing a key role in the most successful era in club history, writes Andrew Capel.
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Bring them home! The two SA exports who can save the Crows
Ambitious and cashed-up Adelaide should go all-in and try to lure these Croweaters and AFL premiership players back to South Australia, writes Andrew Capel.
Star’s amazing transformation in ‘Hail Mary’ footy comeback
He answered the SOS from new Eagles coach Sam Jacobs and now this premiership hero has returned as SANFL’s Incredible Shrinking Man, writes Andrew Capel.
Can Crows dig their way out of a Dee-Day disaster hole?
The Crows were so toothless in their Good Friday loss to Fremantle that the city’s A-League soccer team scored as many goals as they did, writes Andrew Capel.
History finally repeats as Gather Round brings back a rare chance
Never before has the opening round of a SANFL season had so much riding on it for the players, writes Andrew Capel.
Johnson & Johnson: Captaincy cements brothers as top sports duo
Isaac Johnson’s elevation to the West Adelaide captaincy has confirmed the Johnson boys as one of SA sports great sibling duos.
Final chance for Crows as Nicks’ time for excuses runs out
In Matthew Nicks’ fifth season with the club, Adelaide will not be able to explain away another failure to make finals, writes Andrew Capel.
Why the AFL is circling this SA gun – again
Cast adrift from the AFL four years ago, a Glenelg premiership defender is back on the radar of AFL clubs after a standout year in the SANFL, writes Andrew Capel.
The master v apprentice: A tale of two SANFL GF coaches
Dual Sturt premiership coach Martin Mattner will lock horns with first-year Glenelg mentor Darren Reeves in the SANFL grand final, the pair taking vastly different paths.
The meeting that made a Magarey Medallist
It was the meeting that hit Harry Grant “between the eyes” but paved the way for his shock and stunning Magarey Medal win, writes Andrew Capel.
The Power of One: Port Adelaide’s great captaincy debate
Port Adelaide is poised for a change of captaincy but is it a case of back to the old or in with the new, writes Andrew Capel.
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