Belligerents
PORT ADELAIDEYear to date: LW
Last five at ground: LWLLL
Currently ranked: 4th
WOODVILLE-WEST TORRENS
Year to date: WW
Last five at ground: LWLLL
Currently ranked: 3rd
HEAD TO HEAD
Magpies 33 v 34 Eagles
LAST FIVE
Magpies 4 v 1 Eagles
PLAYBILL
SANFL IGA League - Round 3Woodville-West Torrens v Port Adelaide
Monday 21 April
First bounce 2:10pm
Academy: 11:25pm
Hashtags: #pafclive #eagsport
Tickets at the gate: $14 general, $8 concession, U18 free
TIME MACHINE
Round 13, 2013. The end of an era as Port Adelaide played its final game with the typical football structure of an SANFL club saw Zane Kirkwood and Steven Summerton rise to the occasion and former skipper James Meiklejohn kick the winning goal for the Magpies at Glenelg.PORT ADELAIDE 2.3 7.6 10.8 13.9 (87) def by
WWT 2.4 5.8 10.10 14.14 (98)
at Alberton Oval
Best: B. Newton, D. Kulikowski, N. Madden
Goals: J. Butcher 3, C. Grove, J. Thurgood, B. Newton 2, D. Kulikowski, S. Gray, S. Summerton, J. Hoskin
PORTSIDE DERBY
In the first installment of the Portside derby for the year, the Magpies and Eagles will go head to head at particularly unhappy hunting ground for Port Adelaide.The Pies haven't won in five matches at the ground, with its last victory way back in 2008, but with the good form on show last week, Monday's public holiday will be a great opportunity to see a great game between the young Magpies and the flag fancy Eagles.
The Eagles will also give away a new i20 in the event their crowd cracks 8,000, so there's even more incentive to get to Woodville Oval and cheer the Magpies on in enemy territory
Final Say
This is a huge test for the Magpies after last week's thumping win over the Tigers.The Eagles are rated as a flag favourite and given their stable lineup and coaching panel coming into the 2014 season, it's really no surprise.
They've also accounted for Central District and West Adelaide in the opening two rounds and sit comfortably in the top three.
Buddha Hocking's Magpies were comprehensive and clinical last week, but most pundits rightly say it won't be the case again on Monday - such is the class and quality of this Woodville-West Torrens side.
Port Adelaide advantage last week was pressed through its quality ball work in the middle, fast clearance wins and relentless pressure on the Glenelg midfield and defence.
Mitch Harvey continues to offer a strong marking option up forward, while John Butcher and Cameron Hitchcock are both creative and kicked five goals apiece last week.
If not declared fit, the Pies may miss the presence of Angus Bruggemann who provides a valuable tall utility option both forward and back as well as a pinch-hitting ruckman.
Combined with a nicely gelling midfield unit of Steven Summerton, Kane Mitchell and Tom Logan, as well as outside runners like Sam Colquhoun and Anthony Biemans, the Magpies will look to press the advantage their small and malleable midfield offers.
