Hinkley optimistic about Port's future despite heartbreaking loss

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is about to spend some agonising time picking up the pieces after last night’s narrow preliminary final loss to Richmond at Adelaide Oval.

Power is good enough to win the flag: Hinkley

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley says his players know they’re good enough to win an AFL premiership.

Max Basheer (front centre) and Leigh Whicker (front left) with the first, interim Adelaide Football Club board. Other members are, from back left, Ed Betro, Bob Hammond, Bill Sanders, Adrian Sutter and Rick Allert, with Bob Lee front right. Photo: SANFL

Max Basheer and the $1 million deal that launched the Crows

This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of the SANFL winning the battle to stop Port Adelaide’s first attempt to enter the AFL. The story of how a high-stakes gamble in a Melbourne hotel gave birth to the Crows can now be told in detail, with Michelangelo Rucci reporting how a leading player won’t be taking his secrets to the grave.

Power pair suspended, club fined over COVID breach

UPDATED | Port Adelaide duo Peter Ladhams and Dan Houston have been suspended by the AFL after a breach of its COVID protocols, with the club hit with a $25,000 sanction.

Adelaide Oval games announced in AFL fixtures frenzy

Adelaide Oval will host two Crows and Power games in three days next month, with the AFL kicking off 33 games across 20 days from next Wednesday night.