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 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.
Port Adelaide will play its preliminary final against either the Brisbane Lions or Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval on September 11.
Port Adelaide midfielder Tom Rockliff has retired due to injury and after developing blood clots in his lungs, while Crows forward Tom Lynch is leaving the club after not being offered a new contract.
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.
