EVEN with the historic first Showdown at the Adelaide Oval locked and loaded for Saturday afternoon, you can still see Port Adelaide play its final SANFL trial game on Friday night with free entry to Alberton Oval from 6:00pm.

Belligerents

PORT ADELAIDE
Year to date: WW (in trial games)
Last five at ground: LLLWL
Currently ranked: -

NORTH ADELAIDE
Year to date: W (in trial games)
Last five at ground: WWLLW
Currently ranked: -

HEAD TO HEAD
Magpies 83 v 54 Bulldogs (Drawn: 2)

LAST FIVE
Magpies 3 v 2 Roosters

PLAYBILL

SANFL Trial Game
Port Adelaide v North Adelaide
Friday 28 March
First bounce: 6:00pm
Hashtags: #pafclive
Academy: 3:15pm, Sunday 30 March
FREE ENTRY

TIME MACHINE

Round 16, 2013. Port Adelaide was held with the Roosters for the first half before being blown off the muddy Prospect Oval with the Roosters 12-to-nil second half.

Port Adelaide      0.1    3.4    3.6    3.8      (26) def by
Central District    1.5    3.6    7.8    15.9    (99)
at Prospect Oval

FINAL SAY

It's an important match for the Magpies as they look to finalise their preparations for Round 1 against the Redlegs the following Thursday night. With a number of exciting young players taking to the field in this Magpies team - including young AFL recruits like Karl Amon and emerging Magpies senior listers like Jake Johansen - it's the perfect opportunity to get down to the black and white fortress that Alberton Oval is and see a free game under lights.

If the last two weeks are anything to go by, you can expect another committed showing from the Magpies.