Kane Cornes

Infobox afl player


firstname = Kane
lastname = Cornes


| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|1|5
birthplace =
originalteam = Glenelg Football Club, SANFL
heightweight = 182cm / 84kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 10, 2 June 2001
debutteam = Port Adelaide Football Club
debutopponent = Hawthorn Football Club
debutstadium = MCG
playingteams = Port Adelaide Football Club (2001-)

140 games, 64 goals

statsend = 2007
careerhighlights =

*Premiership Player 2004
*All-Australian 2005, 2007
*Pre-Season Premiership Player 2001 and 2002
*Club Best & Fairest 'Best First Year Player' 2001
*Club Best & Fairest 'Most Improved Player' 2004
*Port Adelaide Best and Fairest 2007,2008

Kane Graham Cornes (born 5 January 1983) in an Australian rules football player who plays for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

A product of Glenelg in the SANFL, he made his AFL debut in 2001 after being selected with pick 20 in the 2000 AFL Draft. Prior to his professional football career he attended Sacred Heart College which, today, is known as one of the most highly established schools in Australia when it comes to producing Aussie Rules footballers. His All Australian brother Chad Cornes also attended Sacred Heart College and played for Glenelg in the SANFL. Kane and Chad are the sons of South Australian football legend Graham Cornes.

Playing career

In 2001 and 2002, he played in Port Adelaide's two pre season competition winning teams, and then in 2004, the team made the step up, and Kane was in the team that won the 2004 AFL premiership, Port Adelaide's first in the AFL. He continued his good form into 2005 becoming All Australian, and in 2006 played his 100th game for the club in round 7, and topped the AFL dreateam competition, despite his team Port Adelaide having a bad year.

In 2007 Kane one again continued his good form, winning All Australian selection for the second time, in a team dominated by Geelong players. He was also the leading possession winner in the AFL, received the most browlow votes for the year for Port Adelaide, and won their best and fairest the John Cahill Medal ahead of brother Chad.

Kane is a grossly underrated superstar who has amassed an amazing amount of possessions over his career. 2004 was his fourth season in the competition where he was able to really cement his spot in the midfield averaging 20 disposals a game. Since then it has been all up hill for Kane where he took his 2005 average disposals to 24.6 and has averaged a solid 27 disposals a game since. Kane rarely misses a game with injury and hasn't missed since 2003 but the most remarkable thing about this midfielder is his ability to stop his opponent. Kane always beats his opponent and is one of the standout midfielders in the competition. [http://www.finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1184]

External links

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