THE Power didn't get the chocolates on Easter Sunday, but will need to bounce back quickly against Sydney in Saturday night's under-lights blockbuster at the Adelaide Oval.
OPPOSING FORCES
PORT ADELAIDE
LAST MATCH: Round 1: Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) def by Fremantle 11.9 (75)
SYDNEY SWANS
LAST MATCH: Round 1: Sydney 10.12 (72) def Essendon 9.6 (60)
HEAD TO HEAD
Port Adelaide 16 v 13 Sydney Swans
LAST FIVE
Port Adelaide 2 v 3 Sydney Swans
THIS YEAR
Port Adelaide: 1L v 1W Sydney Swans
PLAYBILL
Port Adelaide v Sydney Swans
Adelaide Oval
Saturday 11 April
First bounce: 7:10pm (ACST) / 5:40pm (AWST) / 7:40pm (AEST)
Hashtags: #AFLPowerSwans
Broadcast: Channel 7, FOX Footy, FIVEaa
BUY TICKETS
DON'T MISS MILESTONES
100 AFL/Club games - Jackson Trengove
50 AFL Games (as coach) - Ken Hinkley
550 games as pair of brothers - Kane Cornes and Chad Cornes
YOU’RE INVITED
Pre-Game Events
March from the Mall (feat. At Sunset)
Mall activities start: 4:30pm
March Departs: 5:50pm
March Arrives: 6:10pm
Port Adelaide Game Day Village
Memorial Drive Tennis Courts
Enter via War Memorial Drive (next to Tennis SA)
All welcome, opens at: 3:00pm
Post-Game Events
William Magarey Room
Level 3, Riverbank Stand
Commences after the game, selected players and officials in attendance
All supporters welcome
Port Adelaide Game Day Village
Memorial Drive Tennis Courts
Enter via War Memorial Drive (next to Tennis SA)
All welcome
TIME MACHINE
Round 20, 2014: Port Adelaide battled against the eventual grand finallist all night at the Adelaide Oval before the Swans broke free in the second half to record a 34-point win on a dewy night in Adelaide.
PORT ADELAIDE 2.2 3.7 5.12 7.16 (58)
SYDNEY SWANS 2.2 5.6 8.9 12.12 (84)
Best: Hombsch, R. Gray, Lobbe, Carlile, Neade
Goals: Boak, Neade 2, Wingard, Lobbe, Westhoff
at the Adelaide Oval
FOUR QUARTERS
THE EDGE
Without a proper game yet played, it's unfair to label the form players going into Sunday's game, but there are some obvious candidates.
Ollie Wines - The coaches labelled him Port's best against Freo last week, and there's no surprise why. His impact around the ground was sharp in his 50th game and he continues to develop as one of the Power's important midfield components.
Luke Parker - Despite being grounded by his own teammate Lance Franklin, the reigning Swans club champion is expected to be cleared and play again on Saturday night. Best on ground for the Swans against the Bombers last weekend, he'll be one to watch.
Stocks-wise Port Adelaide will be as good as it was against Fremantle, with its injury list slowly whittling down. The question now is simple: who's in form? The Swans are poised to bring back Parker, Jarrad McVeigh and Ben McGlynn.
THE THEATRE
The so-called 'Portress' will be brought to life like never before, with an enhanced outside experience with the Game Day Village on the Memorial Drive tennis courts, the Power Playground in the eastern plaza and all the hallmarks of a traditional Port Adelaide match back again - March from the Mall, team entry and Never Tear Us Apart.
