IN: R Bonner, J Burgoyne, Q Narkle
OUT: H Jackson, J Mead (AFL), W Ferrari, A Wilson (omitted)
Talented trio Riley Bonner, Jase Burgoyne and Quinton Narkle will return to the SANFL side to take on South Adelaide this weekend.
All three players served as AFL emergencies last weekend, subsequently missing Saturday’s nine-point loss to top-placed Glenelg.
Hugh Jackson and Jackson Mead have been named on the AFL team’s preliminary extended bench, while Will Ferrari and Anthony Wilson have been omitted from the SANFL side.
The Magpies last met the Panthers in Round 6 at Alberton, where the home side clinched a 28-point win in a high-scoring affair.
Port Adelaide is searching for its first finals berth since 2019, with victory over South all but securing a top-five finish.
Saturday’s game gets under way at Flinders University Stadium gets at 1:10pm.
Entry to the match is free for all comers, with wood oven pizza, wine and limoncello bars, giveaways, the jumping castle and a petting zoo on offer at the ground.
Round 17 Team Selection
F: M Carter 18, T Scully 32, C Szust 57
HF: N Barkla 45, J Hagan 46, O Fantasia 13
C: R Bonner 26, T Dumont 43, J Burgoyne 36
HB: T McCallum 37, H Montgomery 3, C Sutcliffe 1-C
B: J Pasini 24, K Marshall 40, D Aldridge 20
Foll: B Teakle 27, Q Narkle 47, N Moore 55
I/C: B Kirk 49, M Short, 54, O Cheesman 58
Emergencies: J Lee 53, A Turner 50, W Ferrari 51
