Kane Cornes

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Kane Cornes
Personal Info
Birth January 5, 1983,
Recruited from Glenelg Football Club, SANFL
Height/Weight 182cm / 84kg
Playing Career¹
Debut Round 10, June 2, 2001, Port Adelaide Football Club vs. Hawthorn Football Club, at MCG
Team(s) Port Adelaide Football Club (2001-)

115 games, 53 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career Highlights

  • Premiership Player 2004
  • All-Australian 2005
  • Pre-Season Premiership Player 2001 and 2002
  • Club Best & Fairest 'Best First Year Player' 2001
  • Club Best & Fairest 'Most Improved Player' 2004
  • 2nd in Club Best & Fairest 2004,2005
  • 3rd in Club Best & Fairest 2006

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

He made his AFL debut in 2001, recruited from Glenelg in the SANFL. 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.

In 2004 he was a member of Port Adelaide's inaugural premiership team.

In 2005 he was selected as a member of the 2005 All-Australian team.

In 2006 he played his 100th AFL game against the Western Bulldogs in Round 7.

He also played in Port Adelaide's 2001 and 2002 Australian Football League pre-season competition winning teams.

In 2006 he topped the AFL Dreamteam competition and quickly became a nationwide favourite.

Since then, Mount Scopus has taken him in as their own.