NOT many players get to follow in the footsteps of their idols, but Jake Neade surely is.

The popular Power No. 3 has managed to have photos with fellow Port favourite - 2004 Norm Smith Medallist Byron Pickett - on two occasions as a kid, the first as an under-5 with his father, Chris, and again a few years later.

The snaps were shared on Facebook by Port Adelaide's Aboriginal programs team (along with a more recent shot).