The Port Adelaide Power will say goodbye to club legend Kane Cornes today as he plays his 300th and final game against the Richmond Tigers at Adelaide Oval. Join The Roar for live scores and coverage from 4.40pm AEST.
Cornes has been one of the Power’s champion players in their history at AFL level. His achievements include four club best and fairest awards, two All Australian selections, and being a part of Port Adelaide’s first AFL premiership team along with his brother, Chad.
Already the Power’s club games record holder at AFL level, Cornes will become the first man to play 300 AFL games for Port Adelaide – and just the 69th in AFL/VFL history – when he runs out on the field today.
The Power will be desperate to pay tribute to arguably their club’s most accomplished player, but will need to snap a bad fortnight of form to do so.
Their loss to West Coast two weeks ago at this ground was some poor form but it was their capitulation to Brisbane last week on the road that really has supporters concerned.
The Power started slow and finished just as slowly against the Lions, never really looking to put themselves into a game that they were almost unanimously expected to win.
Richmond would dearly love to spoil Cornes’ party. Not only would it mean two wins in a row after a hard-fought victory over Collingwood last week, but it would be a very satisfying response to their embarrassment at this same ground in last year’s finals series.
All but the most ardent of Tigers fans will have blocked last year’s 57-point drubbing out of their memories – but you can expect to see some raucous celebration and raging schadenfreude if the Tigers get up today.
Port’s efforts today will be boosted by the return of young gun Ollie Wines who they have sorely missed over the past few weeks.
Prediction
With Ollie Wines back and the Power sensing the big occasion, they have every reason to come good on their obvious talent today and get what really should be a comfortable win.
If they can’t get the job done under these circumstances, there’ll be some very serious questions asked of them next week.
Port Adelaide by 24 points.
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Stripes
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Great win by the Tigers! All the journos can speak about is how bad Port are. Time to give the Tigers coaches and players some credit too!
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Farewell to Kane Cornes. Always been a favourite of mine and the game will be less for not having him. Congrats on a magnificent career.
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Kane Cornes getting a tribute at the ground now, the supporters cheer him and both clubs are forming a guard of honour as he prepares to walk off.
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FULL TIME PORT ADELAIDE 5.13.43 RICHMOND 11.10.76
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Good show from the Port Adelaide crowd who give Kane Cornes a little bit of a cheer as he gets some touches late in the game.
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BEHIND PORT ADELAIDE Rushed behind for Port. PORT ADELAIDE 5.13.43 RICHMOND 11.10.76
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BEHIND RICHMOND Maric with another set shot. Misses to the left. PORT ADELAIDE 5.12.42 RICHMOND 11.10.76
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BEHIND RICHMOND Ivan Maric has a set shot on goal that falls short, and is rushed over. PORT ADELAIDE 5.12.42 RICHMOND 11.9.75
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GOAL RICHMOND Shane Edwards slots a goal on the run for Richmond, they lead by 32 and you would think that seals it. PORT ADELAIDE 5.12.42 RICHMOND 11.8.74
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BEHIND PORT ADELAIDE Heart-breaker for Jay Schulz, he has a set shot that looks like it will go well but falls to the right. His second behind for the day. PORT ADELAIDE 5.12.42 RICHMOND 10.8.68
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BEHIND RICHMOND Dustin Martin has a snap, hits the post. PORT ADELAIDE 5.11.41 RICHMOND 10.8.68
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BEHIND RICHMOND Brett Deledio has a shot on goal, it falls short and is rushed across. PORT ADELAIDE 5.11.41 RICHMOND 10.7.67
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GOAL RICHMOND Great mark from Jack Riewoldt up forward, he slots his fourth and the Tigers lead by 25. Ten minutes on the clock. PORT ADELAIDE 5.11.41 RICHMOND 10.6.66
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GOAL PORT ADELAIDE Chad Wingard gets Port a much needed goal, that's his second for the day. PORT ADELAIDE 5.11.41 RICHMOND 9.6.60
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BEHIND PORT ADELAIDE Rushed behind for the Power. PORT ADELAIDE 4.11.35 RICHMOND 9.6.60
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GOAL RICHMOND Yowza! Connor Menadue the sub slams home a set shot goal from 50m out, that's his first career goal and it's a bloody big one! Tigers by 26. PORT ADELAIDE 4.10.34 RICHMOND 9.6.60
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BEHIND RICHMOND Steven Morris has a set shot and misses to the right. PORT ADELAIDE 4.10.34 RICHMOND 8.6.54
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Karl Amon on for the Power, Nathan Krakouer subbed off.
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GOAL RICHMOND Jack Riewoldt snags a third goal while Jack Trengove hobbles off with an injury. Not a great start to the final term for the Power. PORT ADELAIDE 4.10.34 RICHMOND 8.5.53