AFL captain demoted after supporter backlash
Port Adelaide have scrapped their ridiculed co-captaincy model after just one season, with their 2020 season skipper announced on Friday.
West Coast
Shuey’s amazing compliment for outgoing skipper
Norm Smith medallist Luke Shuey will lead West Coast next year, and he has enormous shoes to fill after delivering outgoing captain Shannon Hurn the ultimate compliment.
Central speedy forward looks to impress West Coast
West Coast’s decision to give Central District’s Isaya McKenzie a chance to vie for a rookie contract shocked the speedster himself. But he’s now taking the opportunity with both hands.
List ratings: Magpies mids on the slide
Collingwood had the best midfield three seasons ago but its ranking has tumbled each year since. Where does the Pies’ engine room sit now. Champion Data rates every position at your club.
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Who are the heirs to legends’ throne?
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Oval makes its mark with AFL fan numbers to hit four million
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Port Adelaide has the starpower to win finals, says Wakelin
PORT Adelaide’s band of gamebreakers can become September heroes and lead the club to a shock flag, according to premiership defender Darryl Wakelin.
Stars face race against time to be fit for finals
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Why Bombers, Eagles are more than a punter’s chance
THEY finished seventh and eighth. So it’s little surprise Essendon and West Coast are underdogs. But both clubs could cause upsets — just take a look at the recent history.
Why Boak prefers September trackwork to bar work
Why Travis Boak is relieved not to be watching footy in a bar this week?
Barossa kid plotting to take Power down
AHEAD of West Coast’s clash with Port Adelaide, those that know him best remember the qualities that took him from a raw teenager in the Barossa to Eagles captain
Who are the AFL’s best running men?
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Eagles’ hot form to worry Power
THE Advertiser’s Chief Football Writer Michelangelo Rucci looks at the West Coast Eagles’ great Adelaide Oval form in the lead-up to Saturday night’s elimination final against Port Adelaide.
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