PORT ADELAIDE travels to Prospect Oval to face North Adelaide on Saturday afternoon in the completion of Round 11 of the SANFL Statewide Super League competition.
Power star Paddy Ryder will play his first game in the SANFL, while last year’s John Cahill Medallist Justin Westhoff will don the Magpies’ prison bars for the first time.
Westhoff previously played in the SANFL for Central District, with his last game being in 2010.
Sam Powell-Pepper and Jarrod Lienert will also return to the Magpies’ line-up, when they clash with the Roosters at 2.40pm on Saturday.
Here is the head-to-head record between the two sides, and some interesting facts from the season to date.
PORT ADELAIDE: 7th (6-4) L L W W
NORTH ADELAIDE: 10th (1-9) L L L L
Head-to-head:
PORT ADELAIDE 180
NORTH ADELAIDE 91
Head-to-head at Prospect Oval:
PORT ADELAIDE 58
NORTH ADELAIDE 31
2018 results:
Round 8: North Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide by 77 points at Alberton Oval
Round 19: North Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide by 4 points at Prospect Oval
2019 results:
Round 3: Port Adelaide defeated North Adelaide by 21 points at Alberton Oval
2019 fast facts:
Jack Trengove leads Port for disposals (279 from 8 games) - 7th in the league
Jarrad Allmond leads North Adelaide for disposals in 2019 (278) - 8th in the league
Mitch Harvery is ranked equal 7th in the competition for contested marks (14)
Billy Frampton is ranked equal 7th in the competition for contested marks (14 from 5 games)
Aidan Tropiano is ranked 3rd in the competition for clearances (68)
Tobin Cox leads the Magpies’ goalkicking (19.7)
Keenan Ramsey leads the Roosters’ goalkicking (17.17)
Port Adelaide is ranked no.1 in the competition for net possessions per game
Port Adelaide has won 8 of 10 final quarters in 2019