METRICON Stadium has been a happy hunting ground for Port Adelaide, and it travels to the Gold Coast looking to keep its winning run going to the end of the season.
OPPOSING FORCES
PORT ADELAIDE
LAST MATCH: Round 21: Port Adelaide 16.12 (108) def Hawthorn 13.8 (86)
GOLD COAST
LAST MATCH: Round 21: Gold Coast 14.13 (97) def Essendon 14.11 (95)
HEAD TO HEAD
Port Adelaide 4 v 1 Gold Coast
THIS YEAR
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PLAYBILL
Round 22
Port Adelaide v Gold Coast
Metricon Stadium
Saturday 29 August
First Bounce: 6:50pm (SA time) / 7:20pm (EST) / 5:20pm (AWST)
Hashtags: #AFLSunsPort
Broadcast: Channel 7 (SA), Fox Sports 3 (national), FIVEaa (SA)
YOU’RE INVITED
Pre-Match Events
Supporter Group Function
Emerald Lakes Golf Club (across from Metricon Stadium)
Corner Alabaster Drive & Nerang-Broadbeach Road
Start: 3:00pm
Post Match Function
Emerald Lakes Golf Club (across from Metricon Stadium)
Corner Alabaster Drive & Nerang-Broadbeach Road
Starts after the game.
Selected players and officials in attendance.
All members and supporters welcome.
Supporter group raffle – prizes including footy signed by 2015 squad
TIME MACHINE
Round 21, 2014: Through a torrent of rain, Port Adelaide held strong and eventually caught the Suns in an old-fashioned slug at Metricon Stadium.
PORT ADELAIDE 1.5 2.8 4.12 7.17 (56)
GOLD COAST SUNS 3.2 4.3 5.4 7.5 (47)
Best: Hartlett, Westhoff, Lobbe, Gray, Jonas
Goals: Westhoff, Gray, White, Hartlett, Schulz, Moore, Wingard
At Metricon Stadium
FOUR QUARTERS
THE STAKES
Port Adelaide is now out of finals contention after North Melbourne knocked off Fremantle last week, but a strong win over the Hawks last Friday shows the Power wants to finish 2015 on a high note and run into the next pre-season with momentum. The Suns are in a similar boat - finish the season well and keep playing.
ENEMY LINES: Dixon, Day expected to play
THE STOCKS
Port Adelaide has got almost its whole playing list to select from, with only those sidelined by surgery out of the mix. Andrew Moore returned through the SANFL last weekend and could be in consideration, but it's equally probably the Power will take in an unchanged line-up. The story is very different for Gold Coast, which has a quarter of its list out for the season. Charlie Dixon could offer some relief to the sides depleted forward line.
IN THE MIX: Power v Suns
THE HISTORY
After Gold Coast won the first ever contest between the two sides in 2011, Port Adelaide has won the the following four games. Port Adelaide also has a perfect record from the two games played at Metricon Stadium.
THE VIBE
Port Adelaide is playing to win, and will look to continue its recent winning form.
