PORT Adelaide skipper Dom Cassisi says recycled Richmond onballer Danny Meyer has slotted in perfectly at Alberton.

Meyer, 22, impressed in the family day hit-out with SANFL clubs Sturt and the Port Magpies last month and was rewarded with a round one NAB Cup berth against the Sydney Swans.

The former first-round draft-pick gathered 12 touches and a goal in the big win over the Swans and added another 14 possessions against Geelong on Saturday.

Port Adelaide's other gun rookie Wade Thompson also continued his rise to stardom with another two goals.

The Power have a vacant spot on their senior list, following the decision to put draftee Jackson Trengove on the long-term injury list, and Cassisi said both Meyer and Thompson were primed for promotion.

“They looked really good out there today. Obviously, Danny has been at an AFL club before so he looks right at home out there.  He looks perfect. Wade is really young, but he’s showing some exciting things,” Cassisi said after the game against Geelong.

“I think they’ve performed so far this pre-season and showed some really good things. I think if they play another two really good games then they’ll be pushing really hard for promotion (to the senior list) and round one.”

Coach Mark Williams said the 18-point loss to Geelong would be a good lesson for his younger charges and, in particular, the raw Thompson.

Prized No.4 draft pick Hamish Hartlett also felt the full force of the Cats’ onslaught after being tackled over the boundary line by Ryan Gamble in the first quarter.

Hartlett will miss two weeks with an AC joint injury in the same shoulder he had reconstructed last year.

“The positives out of today are that he [Thompson] got another game, which is great for us and great for him, and he becomes aware that there’s a whole new level,” Williams said.

“Hamish got smashed, dumped on the ground a now he’s out…yep, it’s pretty tough out there and that’s what young players learn very quickly.”

The downside of Saturday’s performance was Port Adelaide’s inconsistent skill level, the lop-sided free-kick count (which favoured Geelong 25-16) and also the report of Meyer.

The Glenelg junior became the second Port Adelaide player to be reported in as many weeks after an incident with Cats’ tough nut David Johnson.

Cassisi said his side needed to tidy-up on its undisciplined acts ahead of next weekend’s NAB Challenge clash with North Melbourne next weekend.

“We need to do something about it [the free-kick-count] because it’s really hurting us and, against Geelong, they go down and kick goals from them most of the time,” he said.

“They kicked a lot of goals from free kicks and it was probably the main difference in the game.”

Dream Team watch: Dom Cassisi is rated a $407,400 midfielder in the Toyota AFL Dream Team 2009.

Danny Meyer is rated a $75,300 midfielder in the Toyota AFL Dream Team 2009.