{"id":258942,"date":"2025-11-03T04:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/258942\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T04:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T04:15:13","slug":"kane-cornes-slams-port-adelaide-as-list-clogger-haven-following-links-to-jaidyn-stephenson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/258942\/","title":{"rendered":"Kane Cornes slams Port Adelaide as \u2018list-clogger haven\u2019 following links to Jaidyn Stephenson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Channel 7 commentator Kane Cornes slammed Port Adelaide<\/a> for considering recruiting Jaidyn Stephenson.<\/p>\n

Having played 300 games for the Power, Cornes was highly critical of his former side after what he claimed were some questionable recruitment decisions.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Stephenson opens up on retirement decision.<\/p>\n

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In the recent trade period, Port Adelaide brought in Corey Durdin from Carlton<\/a>, Will Brodie from Fremantle<\/a> and Jacob Wehr from GWS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Durdin and Wehr were both regulars at their former clubs, but Brodie has only played five games in the past two seasons and didn\u2019t manage a single senior game this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot sure that\u2019s going to happen, surely not,\u201d Cornes said of the Stephenson link<\/p>\n

\u201cThe worst thing I saw was the article of Port Adelaide considering Jaidyn Stephenson on their list.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"JaidynJaidyn Stephenson has been linked to Port Adelaide Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

Cornes hopes the new regime under rookie coach Josh Carr don\u2019t mull over the 26-year-old former Collingwood<\/a> and North Melbourne<\/a> forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully it\u2019s just for a train-on spot and they\u2019re not seriously considering him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s list-cloggers haven at Port Adelaide at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s (Corey) Durdin, we\u2019ve got Will Brodie, we\u2019ve got Jacob Wehr, and I\u2019m just not sure what\u2019s happening there.\u201d<\/p>\n

After walking away from the game at 25, Stephenson has expressed his desire to rejoin AFL ranks at a third club.<\/p>\n

Stephenson retired from the AFL<\/a> last year despite having another season to run on his contract at Arden Street.<\/p>\n

He received a payout for a portion of his 2025 wage.<\/p>\n

Stephenson returned to local club Ferntree Gully and booted 38 goals in the Eastern Football League Division 3 this year.<\/p>\n

In September, 7NEWS revealed that Stephenson himself was initiating contact<\/a> with potential clubs.<\/p>\n

Drafted by Collingwood at the end of 2017, Stephenson burst onto the scene in his debut season, kicking 38 goals to win the Rising Star award.<\/p>\n

He departed Collingwood at the end of 2020 and played four seasons at North Melbourne and retired on 122 AFL games.<\/p>\n

Stephenson recently opened up on his decision to retire<\/a>, telling 7NEWS.com.au podcast What Could\u2019ve Been<\/a> that he lost the passion to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had games where I had 24 (disposals) and kicked three, and then you come out of your game review, and I felt pretty flat,\u201d Stephenson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was like, \u2018I\u2019ve done this wrong and I\u2019ve done that wrong\u2019 \u2014 is it because we lost or is it actually what it is? I don\u2019t know, everything just seemed to be amplified, and I obviously didn\u2019t deal with it well enough, and it did just start to weigh and weigh and weigh.<\/p>\n

\u201cEventually I just didn\u2019t want to be there \u2014 fell out of love with it, was over it. It was tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Former Rising Star plotting shock AFL return 12 months after quitting<\/p>\n

1 min read<\/p>\n

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Jaidyn Stephenson opens up on shock AFL retirement<\/p>\n

3 min read<\/p>\n

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