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ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig says it would be the AFL’s loss if departing Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams walks away from the game for good.

Williams will step down as head coach of the Power after Friday night’s clash with Collingwood at the MCG, with rumours the 51-year-old could become Kevin Sheedy’s assistant at Greater Western Sydney.

Either way, Craig hoped Williams, who guided Port to the 2004 premiership, would remain involved in the game in some capacity down the track.

“I hope Mark stays in football,” Craig said in Perth today.

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Jacob Surjan will miss two to three weeks after minor knee surgery

PORT Adelaide vice-captain Jacob Surjan will be sidelined for two to three weeks after having minor surgery on his right knee.

Surjan has been unable to train during the week for the past fortnight because of swelling in his knee, prompting the club’s decision to book the 24-year-old in for surgery.

The arthroscope cleared the dour defender of structural damage and the timing of the operation, with the mid-season break means he could miss just one game.

By Katrina Gill

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