2020 marks 30 years since Port Adelaide made a bid to join the AFL. After a bitter court battle between the SANFL and Port Adelaide, the Adelaide Crows were created and entered the AFL in 1991. Divided is a podcast series chatting to some of the key playmakers behind the creation of the Crows.
Graham Cornes was the first Adelaide Crows coach and he describes the impact Port Adelaide's AFL bid had on the SANFL and the future of football in South Australia in the fourth episode of Divided See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The former Port Adelaide president was a board member in 1990 when the club decided to bid for a place in the national competition. Get an insight into what it was like on his side of the fence in episode three of Divided. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Sheahan was the journalist who broke the story about Port Adelaide's bold move to join the AFL in 1991. Listen to the story from his point-of-view in episode 2 of Divided. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The man at the centre of the saga, former AFL CEO Ross Oakley talks about Port Adelaide's AFL bid and how the league then created the Adelaide Crows in the fascinating first episode of Divided. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.