Touch of the Fumbles
Adelaide had one of their biggest-ever comebacks, while Port lost at home to another top eight side. But while there’s plenty to crow about this week, our Fumbles correspondent has still found cause for annoyance.
Football
Where is the Adelaide Football Club placed, on and off-field, in the rebuild many still say should have never unfolded at the state’s biggest sporting club? Michelangelo Rucci spoke to those in the know.
Lose, and it’s probably game over for United. Win, and a glimmer of hope remains. It’s all come down to the final game of the regular season, writes Spiro Karanikos-Mimis.
Adelaide have added to their defensive depth while the Power have grabbed a local midfielder at this year’s AFL mid-season draft, but former Crow Tyson Stengle has missed out on a second chance in the league.
Adelaide United coach Carl Veart could be fined or banned for his harsh criticism of referee Daniel Elder following last week’s 4-1 A-League loss to Sydney FC.
Yes, the Crows might have lost to one of the most triggering teams in the AFL, and Port may have surprised no-one with a solid win at home against an average side, but our Fumbles correspondent is looking on the proverbial ‘Brightside’ as he grapples with an uncomfortable realisation.
Sport
Perfect weather brought out the best in competition across the weekend in everything from rowing to cycling.
Port Adelaide goalsneak Orazio Fantasia’s injury woes are continuing, with scans to determine his short-term AFL future after again hurting his knee in the Power’s 46-point win over Fremantle last night.
Football
SA football hasn’t had a voice on the AFL Commission since the late Bob Hammond stepped down in 2011. A decade on, who could replace him at the league’s top table? Michelangelo Rucci considers some possible candidates.
Cricket
The Indian Premier League is reportedly set to resume in the United Arab Emirates in the third week of September.
The AFL says Melbourne should have been awarded a free kick for Nick Murray’s handpass across the boundary line in the frantic final minute of their shock one-point defeat to Adelaide.
There are few things better in football than your team getting up by a single point – unless of course your team is Port, in which case it’s just annoying and a bit unoriginal. Our Fumbles correspondent revisits a remarkable weekend – and one of the longest final minutes ever played.
The weekend of sport saw blistering speeds on the track and on the water as well as some blowout scorelines.
Adelaide United’s recent, confusing form leaves the club teetering on the brink of a finals exit. That would be a monumental failure for a talented Reds team, writes Spiro Karanikos-Mimis.
