IF EXPERIENCE matters, then Sturt nudges Port Adelaide going into Sunday's grand final.

A comparison of the 23-man squads shows the Double Blues' outfit going into the 2017 decider edges the young Magpies for age and experience.

When comparing games of experience, portadelaidefc.com.au threw together a player's AFL and SANFL background. 

That's particularly relevant for the Magpies, where players like Matt White (153) and Matt Lobbe (92) have clearly played the majority of their senior footy at AFL level.

14 Magpies have AFL experience, while Sturt have three with former Kangaroo Scott McMahon playing 124 matches for North Melbourne.

Sturt's squad averages 78 games of senior footy pedigree, while the Magpies are just behind on 64 games.

When squad age is factored in, the Double Blues are the more mature outfit with an average player age of 24 years, 3 months and 8 days.

Port's is 22 years, 6 months and 28 days.

And Sturt also has the Magpies covered for flag experience by virtue of 17 players in the squad also playing in last year's premiership.

But Port has three of its own in Jimmy Toumpas (Eagles - 2011), Will Snelling (West - 2015) and Jarrod Lienert (Sturt - 2016).

Port Adelaide takes on Sturt at 2.40pm on Sunday 24 September at Adelaide Oval.

 

Port Adelaide's Grand Final Squad

PlayerAFLLeagueTotalDOB
Drew 19191/10/1998
Austin1335488/07/1995
Toumpas3738752/01/1994
Bonner432367/03/1997
Lienert 47475/08/1994
Rudloff 171710/03/1994
Atley317204/08/1998
Palmer3545717/10/1996
Lobbe926015212/02/1989
Summerton 2092095/02/1998
Sharrad 535327/07/1993
Ah Chee27669321/12/1993
Neade58409829/05/1994
Howard10314125/03/1996
R Young 40402/03/1995
Eddy3909326/08/1989
Marshall316198/10/1998
T Gray 292913/12/1995
White1531516815/04/1987
Snelling142436/08/1997
Johnson5162131/10/1997
Irra 555525/03/1994
Hewett 313126/02/1997
TOTAL4121052 27/02/1995
AVERAGE  63.65 games22 years, 6 months, 28 days

Sturt's Grand Final Squad

 PlayerAFL gamesLeague gamesTotalDOB
Beard  14514513/06/1990
Osborn 656529/04/1990
Hansen 898911/09/1991
Sutcliffe 24241/12/1993
Hone 63637/08/1996
P. Wilson 424211/12/1994
Slimming 25258/02/1998
Battersby 82827/11/1995
Crocker 969618/04/1992
Colquhoun16648020/12/1994
Stephens 99997/01/1991
Sumner 727231/10/1991
Page 1011012/11/1993
F. Evans 11611621/01/1991
Gilfoy 41417/09/1994
Read 202018/07/1996
Kirkwood 1661664/02/1991
Riley257710213/12/1991
Dodd 10109/09/1998
Harms 787815/06/1991
McMahon124431672/06/1986
Crowden 9928/04/1999
M. Evans 969623/11/1991
TOTAL1651623 6/06/1993
AVERAGE  77.73 games24 years, 3 months, 8 days