Football
Port Adelaide’s capitulation in its home preliminary final plunges the club back to the dark days following its crushing 2007 Grand Final loss – with the darkest cloud hovering over coach Ken Hinkley, reports Michelangelo Rucci.
Football
Port Adelaide stalwart Hamish Hartlett says there’s no “bad blood” with the AFL club after being told he will be delisted.
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Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas says a second successive AFL preliminary final failure will serve as motivation for the club as it attempts to come back “bigger and better” in 2022.
Only one player from Port Adelaide’s disastrous 2007 Grand Final remains in line for another crack at a premiership: Travis Boak. Michelangelo Rucci reports.
Port Adelaide will go in unchanged for their AFL preliminary final against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night, while Dogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli will also play after recovering from a knee complaint sustained last week.
Retired AFL great Shaun Burgoyne is returning to Port Adelaide to take on a portfolio of key off-field roles, including Indigenous liaison.
