PORT ADELAIDE has named its strongest available side for its NAB Challenge finale against the Adelaide Crows at AAMI Stadium today.
Captain Travis Boak, deputies Matthew Lobbe and Brad Ebert, and fellow leadership players Ollie Wines and Tom Jonas return to the side, along with key position players Alipate Carlile, Justin Westhoff and Jay Schulz.
Livewire midfielder Robbie Gray and veteran Kane Cornes also rejoin the team, along with Jarman Impey who has been cleared to return from minor hamstring soreness.
A range of inexperienced players will come out of the side and are likely to play in the early-Saturday SANFL trial game against the Crows at Alberton Oval, including Mitch Harvey, Dougal Howard, Darcy Byrne-Jones, Jesse Palmer, Johann Wagner and Sam Russell.
Experienced rookies Tom Logan and Nathan Krakouer also come out of the AFL side, as does Andrew Moore who will be held over after suffering a corked hamstring against Richmond last week.
Would love to tell you more about The Cows but there’s bugger all on their website.
Port Adelaide
1. Travis Boak
2. Kane Mitchell
3. Jake Neade
5. Matthew Broadbent
7. Brad Ebert
9. Robbie Gray
11. John Butcher
13. Cameron O’Shea
14. Paul Stewart
15. Karl Amon
16. Oliver Wines
17. Tom Clurey
18. Kane Cornes
19. Matt White
21. Jared Polec
23. Matthew Lobbe
24. Jarman Impey
27. Alipate Carlile
28. Jay Schulz
29. Jasper Pittard
34. Jarrad Redden
36. Jack Hombsch
39. Justin Westhoff
40. Aaron Young
41. Brendon Ah Chee
42. Tom Jonas
46. Sam Gray
In: Boak, Ebert, Gray, Wines, Cornes, Lobbe, Impey, Carlile, Schulz, Westhoff, Jonas
Out: Moore, Harvey, Howard, Byrne-Jones, Palmer, Wagner, Logan, Russell, Krakouer
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Here’s the Crows team:
IN: Ricky Henderson, Keenan Ramsey
OUT: Matthew Jaensch (managed), James Podsiadly, Brodie Martin, Charlie Cameron, Reilly O’Brien (all omitted)
Team of 24
2. Brad Crouch
3. Josh Jenkins
7. Nathan van Berlo
8. Mitch Grigg
9. Rory Sloane
11. Matthew Wright
12. Daniel Talia
13. Taylor Walker
14. David Mackay
15. Kyle Hartigan
16. Luke Brown
18. Eddie Betts
24. Sam Jacobs
25. Kyle Cheney
26. Richard Douglas
27. Tom Lynch
28. Cam Ellis-Yolmen
29. Rory Laird
31. Jarryd Lyons
32. Patrick Dangerfield
33. Brodie Smith
45. Ricky Henderson
46. Keenan Ramsey
47. Jake Kelly
And welcome to the world Billy Betts
Propped myself on the balcony to watch this game. Even a pracky match between these two will be a tough hit out. Got my eye on crouch and dangermouse. Good start by the latter!!
Got my eye on Jacobs,Smith,Cam Ellis-yolman, and Wines
Cey and Graymy biggest watches of the game. At present gray’s one huge preseason has him in front of gaz to stay in the team.
polec wines and kane mitchell worth a watch too.
Jacobs vs Lobbe should be a good test of new ruck scoring
PA’s liking the look of LawFirm, wins the hardball which is huge in SC.
Sloane Ranger 2 supergoals. Nice.
Hmmm. Is anyone evergonna give Boak the credit he deserves in SC?
140 Travis Boak
140 Richard Douglas
134 Eddie Betts
132 Ollie Wines
120 Patrick Dangerfield
117 Cam Ellis-Yolmen
112 Brad Ebert
112 Robbie Gray
104 Rory Sloane
95 Jared Polec
91 Aaron Young
89 Ricky Henderson
88 Tom Lynch
85 Matthew Broadbent
84 Kane Mitchell
82 Sam Jacobs
78 Matthew Lobbe
77 Matthew Wright
74 Taylor Walker
74 Josh Jenkins
74 Kane Cornes
72 Luke Brown
69 John Butcher
66 Jarryd Lyons
65 Rory Laird
65 David Mackay
65 Justin Westhoff
58 Daniel Talia
57 Jack Hombsch
56 Jake Neade
56 Matt White
54 Kyle Cheney
53 Cameron O’Shea
53 Brodie Smith
51 Mitch Grigg
49 Alipate Carlile
49 Nathan van Berlo
48 Jasper Pittard
46 Sam Gray
38 Tom Jonas
36 Jay Schulz
26 Jarman Impey
15 Jake Kelly
13 Paul Stewart
13 Brad Crouch
13 Tom Clurey
11 Kyle Hartigan
Thought on ricky henderson as a viable mid price selection? 89 points in a solid hit out today; could he return to 2013 form..??
Fingers crossed for brad crouch. Having scans on a foot injury that had him off the ground in the first quarter. I had him locked after his best preseason.
Any thoughts on Tex Walker this year at 430k?
I’m a crows man but personally I think he will monster opposition this year and get up to the 65-70+ goal season again.