PORT Adelaide has named a full-strength side to play Fremantle, with the return of Jackson Trengove, Hamish Hartlett and Chad Wingard confirmed in the club’s first squad.
All three have been named on the field to play, along with club debutant Paddy Ryder who was cleared to play AFL-sanctioned games by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal on Tuesday.
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Angus Monfries - also cleared by the Anti-Doping Tribunal - has been named on the Power’s extended bench, which will be whittled to 22 players at 4:30pm (ACDT) on portadelaidefc.com.au tomorrow.
Andrew Moore has been kept out of the Port Adelaide side with the minor hamstring problem suffered after the Power’s last NAB Challenge game, but is expected to be declared fit to play next week.
Cam O’Shea is the only other omission from the side that lost to Hawthorn in last year’s preliminary final, while John Butcher, Kane Mitchell, Jarman Impey and Aaron Young have come into the Power’s extended squad.
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The strong line-up to take on Fremantle also sees a handy team play Goodwood Saints in Thursday night’s SANFL trial game at Thebarton Oval.
Only Louis Sharrad, Ben Sawford, Jonathon Ross, Sam Gordon, Luke Wilson and Robbie Young have been named in the side from the club’s SANFL senior list, with the rest filled with Port’s talented AFL-listed stocks.
This is the Magpies’ final trial game before they kick their 2015 SANFL season off against South Adelaide next Friday night.
Port Adelaide plays Fremantle at Domain Stadium at 6:10pm (ACST) on Sunday 5 April.
Port Adelaide Round 1 AFL squad v Fremantle
Sunday 5 April, Domain Stadium, 4:40pm (AWST)/6:10pm (ACST)
FB: Jack Hombsch, Alipate Carlile, Jackson Trengove
HB: Jasper Pittard, Tom Jonas, Matthew Broadbent
C: Jared Polec, Brad Ebert, Matt White
HF: Robbie Gray, Justin Westhoff, Chad Wingard
FF: Matthew Lobbe, Jay Schulz, Jake Neade
R: Patrick Ryder, Travis Boak, Ollie Wines
Interchange from: John Butcher, Kane Cornes, Hamish Hartlett, Jarman Impey, Kane Mitchell, Angus Monfries, Aaron Young
Into 25 (from PF 2014): Butcher, Mitchell, Impey, Young, Ryder
Out (from PF 2014): O’Shea (omitted), Moore (hamstring)
Milestones: Ollie Wines (50 AFL games), Travis Boak (50 games as captain)
Port Adelaide SANFL trial game team v Goodwood Saints
Thursday 2 April, Thebarton Oval, 7:30pm
1. Steven Summerton
4. Mitch Harvey
5. Johann Wagner
6. Sam Russell
7. Louis Sharrad
8. Nathan Krakouer
9. Dougal Howard
10. Karl Amon
11. Tom Logan
12. Darcy Byrne-Jones
13. Cameron O’Shea
18. Ben Sawford
21. Jonathon Ross
23. Sam Gordon
26. Paul Stewart
27. Logan Austin
30. Sam Colquhoun
34. Jarrad Redden
36. Brendon Ah Chee
37. Jesse Palmer
45. Sam Gray
49. Luke Wilson
50. Robbie Young
