Hinkley headache: Even the Blues left Port behind
Sometimes flicking on the Power switch is not as easy as it sounds and that’s the area Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is desperate to address before finals.
Sometimes flicking on the Power switch is not as easy as it sounds and that’s the area Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is desperate to address before finals.
Port Adelaide thoroughly embarrassed Carlton on Saturday in a loss that could prove the final nail in the coffin for coach David Teague.
As the drums beat louder about Teague’s future at Carlton, one of his primary defenders has launched an astonishing spray on live radio.
In 1970, Syd Jackson was reported for striking Lee Adamson. The defence used at the tribunal sparked a 50-year race controversy – but it wasn’t true.
There are nine new faces in this year’s All-Australian team — with two men from the west charged with leading a side chock-full of talent. But there’s also some big-name absentees. SEE THE TEAM
Carlton’s bid to lure Tom Papley looks a tough ask given the Swans goalkicker’s 2019. And Jon Ralph reports Sydney has some big decisions to make on other out-of-contract stars.
Jack Martin has officially told Gold Coast he wants out and now the scramble for his services has begun, with Essendon joining Carlton and Western Bulldogs as potential suitors.
How do you assess a team which transformed so dramatically from the midway point of the year? MICK MCGUANE analyses what went right and wrong for Carlton in his season review and who needs to lift.
Josh Kennedy has just five goals in his past four matches and Tom Hawkins hasn’t kicked one for a fortnight. Both their teams desperately need to fire in the finals, Mark Robinson writes.
Are 51 disposals enough to be best on ground when your team loses? Lachie Neale made a strong case for BOG honours despite Brisbane’s defeat to Richmond. VOTE ON EVERY ROUND 23 GAME.
Patrick Dangerfield firmed for a second Brownlow Medal with a four-goal masterclass against Carlton, which led Chris Scott to laud him as “the best player in the comp”.
Kane Cornes says Collingwood should put a line through Darcy Moore and Nathan Buckley isn’t so sure if their defender will return from his latest setback.
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