JASON Horne-Francis and Junior Rioli will make their club debuts on Saturday against Brisbane, while Travis Boak is set for a weekend on the sidelines.
After experiencing ongoing symptoms from a collision occurring during a pre-season match in Perth, Boak underwent further follow-up imaging, which confirmed a rib fracture.
The 34-year-old also sustained a lung contusion from the incident, so will sit out Round 1 to progress his recovery.
In good news, Horne-Francis and Rioli are set to don Port Adelaide colours in front of home fans at Adelaide Oval for the first time. Tickets to the match can be purchased here.
Following a highly publicised trade, Horne-Francis has excited fans since landing at Alberton in November, while small forward Rioli has been training at full capacity after missing a pre-season trial match due to illness.
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Milestone man Kane Farrell will play his 50th AFL game on Saturday and eager pair Orazio Fantasia and Scott Lycett will make a long-awaited return to the top level, after both players were hindered by injury throughout 2022.
Geelong recruit Francis Evans has been named amongst the emergencies alongside Riley Bonner, Jase Burgoyne and Jed McEntee.
The tactical substitute will be named from the emergency group an hour before the 4:05pm first bounce at Adelaide Oval.
Round 1 Team Selection
B: R. Burton 3, T. Jonas-C 1, T. McKenzie 12
HB: D. Byrne-Jones 33, A. Aliir 21, D. Houston 5
C: M. Bergman 14, W Drew 28, X. Duursma 7
HF: M. Georgiades 19, T. Marshall 4, C. Rozee 20
F: Z. Butters 9, C. Dixon 22, S. Powell-Pepper 2
Foll: S. Lycett 29, O. Wines 16, J. Horne-Francis 18
I/C: K. Farrell 6, O. Fantasia 13, J. Rioli 15, L. Jones 34
Emergencies: F. Evans 31, R. Bonner 26, J. Burgoyne 36, J. McEntee 41
