Same team, same scene: a Facepalm moment for Port Adelaide. Photo: Michael Errey / InDaily

Touch of the Fumbles

Touch Of The Fumbles: Not waving but drowning

Sure, Adelaide’s season is so shot that even Don Pyke is finally conceding the finals, but your Fumbles correspondent is unusually upbeat. After all, we can finally talk about ‘that time McGovern kicked a goal against Port to hit the front in the last minute’ – without cringing.

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Pyke insists overlooked McGovern will remain a Crow

Adelaide coach Don Pyke has hosed down speculation forward Mitch McGovern wants to leave the AFL club while, across town, Port Adelaide is giving speedy midfielder Jared Polec time and space to weigh up a “significant offer” from a rival club.

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Gaff's future clouded after eight-week ban

Andrew Gaff might have played his last game for West Coast after he was slapped with a season-ending eight-match ban by the AFL tribunal.

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AFL boss backs goal review after Showdown controversy

Chief executive Gillon McLachlan says the AFL has nothing to be embarrassed about in the wake of the latest score review controversy.

Touch of the Fumbles

Touch Of The Fumbles: Post mortem

It was the perfect Showdown finale: a contentious goal, a Crows win and Port throwing their toys out of the proverbial cot. For our long-suffering Fumbles correspondent, what loomed as a scant consolation for a wasted year has instead become the undisputed highlight of Adelaide’s season – one that could yet have a major bearing on Port’s 2018 fortunes.