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Port Adelaide legend Russell Ebert has passed away surrounded by family after a battle with leukemia.

Which top-four side is most under threat this year? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Can you believe it? We’re just two days away from the footy season kicking off. That means it’s time for the fourth and final piece in my preview series, where I’ll be examining last year’s top four. Share A surprising fact I discovered while writing this piece is that 2020 was the first season ...

The players your AFL club can reinvent in 2021 AFL by Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only With the new AFL season fast approaching, clubs will be looking at every way possible to improve on last year - including moving the magnets. Whether its Jeremy Howe going from a high-marking forward to intercept defender, or Josh Dunkley transforming from inside midfielder to undersized ruckman, theres sure to be plenty more surprises on the horizon as Roun...

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension after helping lift the AFL club back into premiership contention last season. The new deal will extend the 54-year-old’s reign at the Power to the end of the 2023 season, marking 11 years in the job. Hinkley entered 2020 with doubts hovering […]

Whos fighting for survival and whos flying toward a new deal in 2021? A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The 2020 season brought about more challenges than bear thinking about, and when the announcement of list cuts came through the stratosphere more than a few players in the competition were nervous. In 2021 more players are under the pump than ever before, so here I’ve identified a player from each club ...

Trade and draft review: Power recharge A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The courage of Brad Ebert’s final act on an AFL field was synonymous with Port Adelaide’s season in 2020. Yet try as they might, their ageing warriors simply couldn’t outlast the seemingly ageless Tigers. Weeks earlier Justin Westoff played his last AFL game and questions were raised about the sustainability of Port’s table-top...

Why the Power are “poised” to challenge again in 2021 By 2020-12-23T09:10+11:00 Brad Ebert is supremely confident that Port Adelaide is in a strong position to go again in 2021. The Power catapulted from 10th on the ladder in 2019 to a minor premiership with a near impeccable 14-3 record in 2020. The season did not end the way that the club would have liked, losing narrowly to eventual premiers Richmond in the Preliminary Final at the Adelaide Oval. Ebert, who retired after that gam...