THREE PLAYERS – Sam Powell-Pepper, Brett Eddy and Dan Houston - will debut on Saturday against the Swans.
It comes on the back of particularly strong pre-seasons from the trio, which featured in all three of Port Adelaide’s JLT Community Series games.
Big-bodied Powell-Pepper (Pick 18, 2016 AFL Draft), big-kicking Eddy (Pick 26, 2017 Rookie Draft) and reinvented defender Houston (Pick 45, 2016 Rookie Draft) will don the Power guernsey in what will be Travis Boak’s 200th AFL game.
He’s also been named in the midfield.
Among the inclusions are Matthew Broadbent – returned from a hamstring injury – and Paddy Ryder, who will play his first AFL game since the end of 2015.
That’s a 567-day gap between games.
Port Adelaide plays Sydney at 4.35pm AEDT on Saturday 25 March at the SCG.
Port Adelaide Round 1 team v Sydney Swans
Saturday 25 March, SCG, 4.35pm AEDT
FB: Byrne-Jones, Clurey, Hombsch
HB: Broadbent, Jonas, Houston
C: Ebert, Wines, Polec
HF: S. Gray, Westhoff, Wingard
FF: Trengove, Dixon, Young
Foll: Ryder, Boak, R. Gray
Interchange from: Powell-Pepper, Hartlett, Amon, Eddy
Emergencies: Neade, White, Atley
See how the Swans will line-up here
