Players 'auditioning' for Finals roles
Shaun Rehn says several players will be auditioning against Carlton for a spot in the Finals
The Power trained on AAMI Stadium for the final time on Friday ahead of the last game of AFL football at the venue.
To recognise the occasion the players will wear the 'prison bar' jumper Port Adelaide wore in the first SANFL game the club played at the venue, then known as Football Park, in 1974.
The Power have made four changes this week, and with Hamish Hartlett and Alipate Carlile to return for next week's final and several others not far away, assistant coach Shaun Rehn said players had the opportunity to plead their case on Saturday.
"We've certainly got Hamish who's going to be available, 'Bobby' (Carlile) goes out this week, so there's a few," Rehn said.
"Our changes reflect that, bringing Dom (Cassisi) back in this week, Tommy Logan, Lewis Stevenson's form in the SANFL's been really good…Jake Neade unlucky.
"Its an opportunity for a few players to perform and throw a question mark, I guess, on whether they will be a legitimate option to go into a final.
"There will be numerous discussions around the table [next week]."
Rehn also played down the impact next year's rotation cap would have on the Power, claiming the squad was well placed to absorb the 120 rotations a game limit.
While he predicted the cap would mean the selection of two ruckmen could become a more attractive prospect, he was keen to talk up Matthew Lobbe's ability to play full games.
"Possibly two rucks could come stronger into consideration because of that rotation,” Rehn said.
"Lobbe's been fantastic for us, been able to play 95 per cent of a game which has helped our rotations."
"We've had games where we've been not far above 120 this year, but we've also had games where we've been quite significantly over it," he added.
"I think our squad's pretty well set up for 120 rotations and I guess it's like anything, you'll test it in the pre-season and it'll evolve as the season goes on.”