Where and when: Adelaide Oval, Saturday, August 10, 1.40pm ACST
What it means for Port Adelaide: The Power can potentially move into the top eight and be another step closer to finals action if they back up last weekend’s victory against Essendon and knock over the Swans.
What it means for Sydney: The Swans will be desperate to snap a five-game losing streak and build some momentum for next season after a painful two-point loss to Greater Western Sydney in the Sydney Derby last weekend.
The stat: The Power have won the past two meetings, but the Swans still lead the overall ledger 20-9. The Swans have a great record at Adelaide Oval, having won four of their five games at the venue, including both encounters against the Power.
The match-up: Darcy Byrne-Jones v Tom Papley
Power defender Byrne-Jones has had a stellar season, averaging 22.6 disposals per game and rising 49 spots in the Official AFL Player Ratings to sit 203rd overall. He’ll likely get the job on Papley, the Swans’ best small/medium forward (124th overall) and their leading goal-kicker with 31 for the season.
It’s a big week for: Isaac Heeney
The Swans star will be looking for a big performance to celebrate his 100th game for the club. Coming off a four-goal effort against the Giants, Heeney will be a handful for the Power defenders when he’s roaming forward.
Big call: The Power’s ruckmen to have a combined 60 hitouts against an undermanned Swans ruck department.
Mottsy’s Tip: Port will win back to back games for the first time in ages. Power by 30.
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Ollie Wines a late IN, at the expense of Butters OUT. Wonder how he’ll affect Boak.
LATE CHANGES
Port Adelaide: Zak Butters (sternum) replaced in selected side by Ollie Wines
Sydney: Nil
FINAL INTERCHANGES
Port Adelaide: Matthew Broadbent, Ollie Wines, Peter Ladhams, Cam Sutcliffe
Sydney: Daniel Menzel, Josh Kennedy, James Bell, Robbie Fox
I’m liking the look of DBJ as a DEF pick next year. Thoughts?
Dan Houston worth a look as well, should keep getting midfield minutes and keep defender status.
Hewett doing a job on BOAK
So are CD. In the last two minutes he had a mark, effective handball, kick and a behind for a grand total of +2.
HALF-TIME SCORES
Port Adelaide Power: 7.7.49
Tom Jonas 62
Sam Powell-Pepper 59
Darcy Byrne-Jones 58
Dan Houston 53
Connor Rozee 53
Charlie Dixon 52
Tom Rockliff 49
Peter Ladhams 49
Matthew Broadbent 46
Ollie Wines 45
Tom Clurey 45
Riley Bonner 43
Karl Amon 35
Patrick Ryder 31
Sam Gray 31
Todd Marshall 27
Robbie Gray 27
Xavier Duursma 23
Travis Boak 22
Hamish Hartlett 22
Cameron Sutcliffe 15
Justin Westhoff 12
Sydney Swans: 4.10.34
Oliver Florent 65
Isaac Heeney* 61
Dane Rampe 52
Ryan Clarke 50
Jordan Dawson 48
Jake Lloyd 47
Aliir Aliir 45
Zak Jones 43
Sam Reid 41
George Hewett 41
Nick Blakey 40
James Rowbottom 39
Ben Ronke 38
Josh P. Kennedy 36
Tom Papley 36
Daniel Menzel 29
Hayden McLean 29
Robbie Fox 24
Callum Mills 20
Luke Parker 19
James Bell 12
Tom McCartin 12
Go Ladhams!!!!
Boak’s sub 50 is gonna hurt.
I have Boak and Westhoff . Traded Sicily out yesterday and other assorted nightmares going on field. I was predicated to score 2476, reckon I’ll be lucky to crack 2000 the way things are going
FULL-TIME SCORES (pre-scaling, with over 200pts yet to be allocated)
Port Adelaide Power: 15.13.103
Connor Rozee 116
Darcy Byrne-Jones 106
Tom Jonas 98
Peter Ladhams 95
Sam Powell-Pepper 95
Charlie Dixon 94
Ollie Wines 89
Todd Marshall 89
Dan Houston 84
Tom Clurey 81
Patrick Ryder 78
Matthew Broadbent 78
Tom Rockliff 74
Riley Bonner 70
Karl Amon 69
Robbie Gray 66
Hamish Hartlett 55
Justin Westhoff 52
Xavier Duursma 50
Sam Gray 50
Travis Boak 45
Cameron Sutcliffe 33
Sydney Swans: 7.14.56
Isaac Heeney 112
Oliver Florent 99
Dane Rampe 94
Jordan Dawson 89
Jake Lloyd 82
Josh P. Kennedy 81
Sam Reid 71
Nick Blakey 71
Ryan Clarke 68
George Hewett 68
Zak Jones 63
Aliir Aliir 63
Ben Ronke 62
Tom Papley 60
James Rowbottom 56
Daniel Menzel 53
Callum Mills 43
Hayden McLean 42
Tom McCartin 41
Robbie Fox 40
Luke Parker 36
James Bell 21
What happened to Parker? A must sell??