29 Facts About Kane Cornes

Kane Graham Cornes was born on 5 January 1983 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.

In 2001 and 2002, Kane Cornes played in Port Adelaide's two victorious pre-season premiership teams.

Kane Cornes continued his good form into 2005, becoming All-Australian, and in 2006 played his 100th game for the club in round 7.

Kane Cornes topped the AFL Dreamteam competition despite Port Adelaide having a bad year.

In 2007, Kane Cornes again won All-Australian selection for the second time in a team otherwise dominated by Geelong players.

Kane Cornes was the leading possession winner in the AFL, received the most Brownlow votes for the year for Port Adelaide, and won their best and fairest, the John Cahill Medal, ahead of brother Chad.

In 2010, Kane Cornes took out his third John Cahill Medal and confirmed his reputation as the club's most consistent player through a new attacking role that went beyond his previous role of merely tagging the opposition's best players.

Kane Cornes's 36-possession, 2-goal game against the Western Bulldogs in Round 16 of that year was a highlight, in addition to a 38-possession effort against West Coast late in the year.

In 2011, Kane Cornes had a difficult season by his standards as he adjusted to a new role which took him further away from his traditional tagging duties.

Kane Cornes still managed to play 17 games out of a possible 23, despite spending time back at the SANFL Tigers, and was serviceable in his ball-winning ability.

Kane Cornes recalls that during this time, coach Matthew Primus informed him that his "services were no longer needed", and thus Kane Cornes sought out a move to the Adelaide Crows, but nothing came of the move.

Kane Cornes made an impressive return to form in 2012, playing every game, and playing an exceptional season as a setup midfielder.

Kane Cornes won his fourth John Cahill Medal, equalling the AFL record.

Kane Cornes topped the disposals count for the season.

Kane Cornes received high praise for returning to his acclaimed tagging football with top performances on midfield heavyweights Brent Harvey and Gary Ablett.

Shortly after, Kane Cornes passed Warren Tredrea's record of 258 games to become the man who has played the most games for Port Adelaide in the AFL, in a match where Port thrashed Greater Western Sydney at Sydney Showground Stadium, 19.11 to 6.14.

Kane Cornes played the first two games of the season before being rested in round three.

Kane Cornes then played a further three games to take his career tally to 298 before announcing that the round 8 game against Richmond would be his 300th and last to join the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service.

Kane Cornes finished his Port Adelaide career having played a total of 300 games, winning 4 best and fairest, two All Australian honours and a premiership.

Kane Cornes took up a full-time media career in 2016 after a short tenure with the South Australia Metropolitan Fire Service, where he had been trying to do both, with appearances on The Sunday Footy Show and 1116 SEN, as well as writing for The Advertiser and providing expert commentary for AFL Nation coverage.

Kane Cornes has been known for some provocative commentary on leading AFL figures such as Patrick Dangerfield and Hawthorn Football Club in a challenging manner.

Kane Cornes is particularly known for his critical views including an on-going battle of words with Adelaide Crows player Taylor Walker.

In 2021, Kane Cornes conducted a now-infamous interview with former Victorian Premier and then Hawthorn Football Club President, Jeff Kennett, where Kennett repeatedly mispronounced Kane Cornes' name and referred to him as "Corn" throughout the interview.

Kane Cornes is a regularly scheduled broadcaster on SEN, hosting various shows, the most notable being Fireball Friday on SEN Breakfast alongside David King.

In 2024, Kane Cornes joined Seven Network's broadcasting team for AFL football, commentating games and hosting various football-related shows on the channel.

On 31 December 2004, Kane Cornes married long-time girlfriend, who he met at Sacred Heart College, Lucy.

Kane Cornes was a member of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service for only six months after retiring from the AFL, while trying to balance working in the media before leaving to take up a solely media based position.

Kane Cornes has provided part-time coaching work at the Glenelg Football Club.

Kane Cornes is an accomplished distance runner having finished in the top 30 of the Melbourne Marathon and Gold Coast Marathon.