portadelaidefc.com.au takes a look at who’s in the mix to play in the Power’s clash against West Coast at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
Port Adelaide
The Power will welcome Robbie Gray back into their side for Round 8's clash with the Eagles. If the Power wins, they will go 5-4 as they continue their push to match the league's pace-setters.
He is the only player in the mix to return from the injury list for Port, but will potentially be joined by in-form SANFL players like Sam Colquhoun and Sam Gray who both won plenty of footy against the Eagles in the state league last week.
That said, coaches may look equally disfavourably on the Magpies' performance when selecting their side to face West Coast.
Alipate Carlile played his first game back from a wrist injury against Woodville-West Torrens on Saturday, but may not be called straight back into Port's AFL line-up.
Port Adelaide's most recent team – Round 8 v Carlton
FB: Jasper Pittard, Tom Jonas, Jarman Impey
HB: Matthew Broadbent, Jack Hombsch, Nathan Krakouer
C: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF: Paul Stewart, Charlie Dixon, Jake Neade
FF: Chad Wingard, Justin Westhoff, Aaron Young
Foll: Jackson Trengove, Travis Boak, Brad Ebert
I/C: Hamish Hartlett, Cam O'Shea, Karl Amon, Brendon Ah Chee
Port Adelaide injury list as of Monday 16 May
AFL
Robbie Gray – hamstring (available)
Riley Bonner – glute (assess)
Billy Frampton - ankle (2 weeks)
Cam Hewett – finger (2-3 weeks)
Aidyn Johnson – hamstring (2-3 weeks)
Matthew Lobbe – knee (9-11 weeks)
Will Snelling – foot (indefinite)
Jay Schulz – back (indefinite)
Long term injury list
Matt White - pectoral (indefinite)
SANFL contract list
nil
West Coast Eagles
The Eagles have a healthy injury list with just two men at least a fortnight from a possible return from medical problems.
It is from the club's WAFL affiliate East Perth that the Eagles may upgrade a player, although following a 103-point thumping of St Kilda that would seem unlikely.
Lewis Jetta may earn a recall for the flight to Adelaide having played consistently for East Perth in the WAFL.
West Coast's most recent squad – Round 8 v St Kilda
FB: Brad Sheppard, Eric MacKenzie, Sam Butler
HB: Sharrod Wellingham, Jeremy McGovern, Liam Duggan
C: Andrew Gaff, Matt Priddis, Elliot Yeo
HF: Mark LeCras, Jack Darling, Chris Masten
FF: Josh Hill, Josh Kennedy, Mark Hutchings
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Jamie Cripps, Luke Shuey
I/C: Jack Redden, Shannon Hurn, Scott Lycett, Will Schofield
West Coast injury list
Dom Sheed - pectoral (2-3 weeks)
Mitchell Brown - finger (2-3 weeks)
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