Port Adelaide’s looming SANFL exit after 146 years has overshadowed the fact that the junior Magpies were long ago killed off and replaced as South Australia’s No.1 AFL Draft production line, writes SHANNON GILL.
The Crows have made an early play to ensure they’re in the box seat to land a promising father-son prospect next year.
A giant, fast and agile South Australian ruckman who is rapidly rising up the draft boards says it would be a dream to play for the Adelaide Crows.
SANFL players are set for a cash boost, with the league unveiling a three-year plan to return the salary cap to pre-Covid levels.
An iconic piece of Alberton Oval history was demolished this month but a Port Adelaide supporter has ensured it is not thrown away and instead kept for the club to display in the future.
Last week an Advertiser panel, including four club greats, named Port Adelaide’s 150 Greatest Players since 1870. Now the panel is ranking the top 50. And the first 10 includes some huge names.
In Port Adelaide’s 150th year, we’ve unveiled the full list of the club’s Greatest 150 Players. See it here – from nearly forgotten heroes of the 1800s to modern-day Power superstars.
This week The Advertiser named its list of Port Adelaide’s 150 Greatest Players. Now, selection panellist Matt Turner reveals how players were picked, tough calls and who caused the most debate.
The SANFL’s 2020 playing lists are arguably as talented as any year in recent memory. Football writers Warren Partland and Patrick Keam have named their top 25 players in the league.
Graham Cornes has enjoyed a fierce rivalry with Port Adelaide throughout his football life. But love them or hate them, an SANFL competition without the Magpies would be disastrous, he says.
Port Adelaide boss Keith Thomas has admitted the Magpies’ future in the SANFL is up in the air as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
The SANFL was extremely well-placed financially before the coronavirus hit. Now, the league’s eight clubs face an uncertain, and changing, landscape, writes Warren Partland.
Glenn Elliott was the mastermind behind the financial revival of North Adelaide and Glenelg football clubs, and says SANFL clubs will need to be ruthless in order to weather the COVID-19 crisis.
SANFL clubs face a plenty of financial headaches after the season was delayed until May 31, but CEO Jake Parkinson said all the clubs were united in the fight.
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