Open Hart to boost Power

New Port Adelaide director of coaching Shaun Hart with senior coach Ken Hinkley. Hinkley says he was "staggered" to be able to sign the three-time premiership star. Picture: Simon Cross Source: News Limited TEN years ago Shaun Hart unknowingly helped set Port Adelaide on the path to a premiership, now he's here to help them win another. With the Power ecstatic to secure the three-time...

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Crows' close shave for Bailey

Crows coaches show their support for Dean Baily. From left, Alan Hincks, Heath Younie, Graham Dunstan, Mark Bickley, Peter Jonas, Tate Kaesler, Rob Harding, Matthew Clarke, Scott Camporeale, Darren Milburn and Brenton Sanderson. Source: Supplied ADELAIDE Crows coaches have shaved their heads in a show of support for colleague and friend Dean Bailey. Bailey is currently undergoing treatment...

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McIntosh closes in on AFL return

Geelong ruckman Hamish McIntosh at training. Source: News Limited GEELONG is excited but cautious about the prospect of injury-plagued ruckman Hamish McIntosh making his long-awaited return to football. Cats coach Chris Scott on Thursday confirmed the former North Melbourne big man would be a definite starter in NAB pre-season matches, with the club hopeful he would pull on the hoops...

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Port has a change of Hart

Shaun Hart has been appointed director of coaching at Port Adelaide Football Club. Source: News Limited PORT Adelaide has appointed three-time premiership player Shaun Hart to its director of coaching role, ending an exhaustive search for Alan Richardson's replacement. Hart, who played 273 games and won the 2001 Norm Smith Medal at Brisbane, comes to the Power from the Gold Coast Suns...

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Pain and gain at Power training

Port Adelaide skipper Travis Boak felt the pain at training when he was brought down by teammate Paul Stewart, but he was uninjured in the clash. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: News Limited HAVING defied father time, Kane Cornes is now eyeing history as Port Adelaide's ultimate game breaker - first to the 300 club at Alberton. Cornes is still winning time trials against teammates a decade...

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Motlop could cop a life ban

Wanderers star Daniel Motlop at the NTFL tribunal after copping a nine-match suspension. Picture: Helen Orr. Source: News Limited WANDERERS forward Daniel Motlop is almost certain to be de-registered after copping a nine-match suspension in a marathon three-hour NTFL tribunal hearing at TIO Stadium on Wednesday night. The Territory football champion's NTFL season - and career - is effectively...

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Port, Crows clash in parklands

Port players (from left) Alipate Carlile, Jared Polec, Robbie Gray and Chad Wingard lead the charge as the Power returns to training with a 3km time-trial. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: News Limited THE North Adelaide parklands hosted a January showdown this morning when the Crows and Power rocked up to University Loop at the same time to run a time-trial. As both squads returned to training...

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AFL rejects - where are they now?

Delisted Essendon forward Alywn Davey has signed with Darwin club NT Thunder. Source: News Limited AXED and retired AFL players will pull on the boots interstate, in the bush and in the suburbs in 2014. From the VFL to the top end, former stars are finding being shown the door by an AFL club can open others in unexpected places. Not all were as lucky as the likes of Paul Chapman, James...

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AFL rejects - where are they now?

Delisted Essendon forward Alywn Davey has signed with Darwin club NT Thunder. Source: News Limited AXED and retired AFL players will pull on the boots interstate, in the bush and in the suburbs in 2014. From the VFL to the top end, former stars are finding being shown the door by an AFL club can open others in unexpected places. Not all were as lucky as the likes of Paul Chapman, James...

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Port aims higher, Crows bounce back

Crows dynamo Patrick Dangerfield and Power star Hamish Hartlett clash during Showdown XXXV as Adelaide skipper Nathan van Berlo looks on. Source: News Limited PORT Adelaide was the big improver of 2013 while the Crows had a horror season. We analyse both teams' chances for season 2014. ADELAIDE 2014 IN: Eddie Betts (Carlton), 27, small forward James Podsiadly (Geelong), 32, forward...

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