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Kane Graham Cornes (born 5 January 1983) is a sports journalist, commentator and former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). Known primarily as a tagger, Cornes is a four-time John Cahill Medal winner and held the club record for the most games for Port Adelaide in the AFL, before being surpassed by Travis Boak.
Following his retirement from the AFL, Cornes transitioned into media, becoming a commentator and analyst. He appears regularly for Seven Network and SEN, having previously featured on The Sunday Footy Show and Footy Classified.
In 2010, 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. His 36-possession, 2-goal game against the in Round 16 of that year was a highlight, in addition to a 38-possession effort against late in the year. Instrumental in the Power's late season fortunes, his third best and fairest highlighted his durability as a mainstay of the Port Adelaide engine room.
Cornes reached his 250th game in Round 5 of 2013, where Port Adelaide came from 41-points down to win 12.12 (84) to 10.19 (79) at AAMI Stadium against , taking the Power to a 5–0 start to the season. Shortly after, 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 at Sydney Showground Stadium, 19.11 (125) to 6.14 (50). Cornes has played a vital role under coach Ken Hinkley in reinventing Port Adelaide and getting the team back into finals in 2013, and helping the Power to their best ever start to an AFL season in 2014, starting 10–1, before eventually losing the 2014 preliminary final to , the eventual premiers, by three points.
In 2021, Cornes conducted a now-infamous interview with former Victorian Premier and then Hawthorn Football Club President, Jeff Kennett, where Kennett repeatedly mispronounced Cornes' name and referred to him as "Maize" throughout the interview.
Cornes is a regularly scheduled broadcaster on SEN, hosting various shows, the most notable being Fireball Friday on SEN Breakfast alongside David King. Cornes also hosts the regular talkback show Sportsday. In 2024, Cornes joined Seven Network's broadcasting team for AFL football, commentating games and hosting various football-related shows on the channel.
Cornes was a member of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service for only six months after retiring from the AFL, while also trying to balance working in the media before leaving to take up a solely media based position. He has also provided part-time coaching work at the Glenelg Football Club.
Cornes is an accomplished distance runner having finished in the top 30 of the Melbourne Marathon and Gold Coast Marathon.
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| 2001 || || 39
| 7 || 1 || 4 || 47 || 34 || 81 || 20 || 8 || 0.1 || 0.6 || 6.7 || 4.9 || 11.6 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 0
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| 2002 || || 18
| 15 || 3 || 4 || 136 || 54 || 190 || 40 || 39 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 9.1 || 3.6 || 12.7 || 2.7 || 2.6 || 0
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| 2003 || || 18
| 22 || 12 || 10 || 195 || 86 || 281 || 88 || 51 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 8.9 || 3.9 || 12.8 || 4.0 || 2.3 || 0
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| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2004# || || 18
| 25 || 12 || 10 || 302 || 197 || 499 || 131 || 57 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 12.1 || 7.9 || 20.0 || 5.2 || 2.3 || 6
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| 2005 || || 18
| 24 || 18 || 10 || 338 || 252 || 590 || 135 || 58 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 14.1 || 10.5 || 24.6 || 5.6 || 2.4 || 7
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| 2006 || || 18
| 22 || 7 || 11 || 344 || 253 || 597 || 145 || 73 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 15.6 || 11.5 || 27.1 || 6.6 || 3.3 || 7
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| 2007 || || 18
| 25 || 11 || 9 || 360 || 336 || 696 || 170 || 94 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 14.4 || 13.4 || 27.8 || 6.8 || 3.8 || 13
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| 2008 || || 18
| 22 || 5 || 4 || 268 || 345 || 613 || 128 || 79 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 12.2 || 15.7 || 27.9 || 5.8 || 3.6 || 3
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| 2009 || || 18
| 22 || 7 || 4 || 286 || 310 || 596 || 106 || 76 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 13.0 || 14.1 || 27.1 || 4.8 || 3.5 || 4
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| 2010 || || 18
| 22 || 4 || 4 || 271 || 335 || 606 || 103 || 103 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 12.3 || 15.2 || 27.5 || 4.7 || 4.7 || 6
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| 2011 || || 18
| 17 || 1 || 1 || 180 || 194 || 374 || 70 || 58 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 10.6 || 11.4 || 22.0 || 4.1 || 3.4 || 0
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| 2012 || || 18
| 22 || 5 || 6 || 282 || 278 || 560 || 124 || 64 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 12.8 || 12.6 || 25.5 || 5.6 || 2.9 || 3
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| 2013 || || 18
| 23 || 5 || 4 || 341 || 289 || 630 || 127 || 107 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 14.8 || 12.6 || 27.4 || 5.5 || 4.7 || 8
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| 2014 || || 18
| 25 || 1 || 5 || 328 || 279 || 607 || 132 || 111 || 0.0 || 0.2 || 13.1 || 11.2 || 24.3 || 5.3 || 4.4 || 5
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| 2015 || || 18
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 74 || 66 || 140 || 37 || 25 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.6 || 9.4 || 20.0 || 5.3 || 3.6 || 0
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! colspan=3| Career
! 300 !! 93 !! 86 !! 3752 !! 3308 !! 7060 !! 1556 !! 1003 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 12.5 !! 11.0 !! 23.5 !! 5.2 !! 3.3 !! 62
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