Port Adelaide’s selection panel has brought two small defensive players into its side to take on the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Thomas was a predicted inclusion early in the week after withdrawing from the round eleven game against Hawthorn with a corked thigh.
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His standout performance against Carlton on the back of a number of solid weeks for Norwood in the SANFL has him named on the ball for the Power on Sunday afternoon.
Logan has averaged around 25 disposals for Glenelg in the SANFL for several weeks and has been named the Power’s best player in the state league for two consecutive rounds.
Named on the bench, Logan is expect to rotate into the backlines to complement a relatively settled back six.
Port Adelaide Round 12 team
B: Andrew Moore, Jackson Trengove, Jacob Surjan
HB: Danyle Pearce, Troy Chaplin, Hamish Hartlett
C: Darren Pfeiffer, Dom Cassisi, Kane Cornes
HF: John McCarthy, Justin Westhoff, Matthew Broadbent
F: Chad Wingard, Jay Schulz, Brett Ebert
Ruck: Brent Renouf, Brad Ebert, Matt Thomas
Int: Ben Jacobs, Jarrad Redden, Paul Stewart, Tom Logan
In: Matt Thomas, Tom Logan
Out: Alipate Carlile (omitted), Cameron Hitchcock (omitted)