TOP-10 draft pick Andrew Moore is on track for a NAB Cup debut, according to Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams.

Moore, 18, arrived at Alberton in November after being snapped up with pick No.9 in last year’s NAB AFL Draft.

The versatile midfielder/forward has impressed the Power coaching staff with his hard running and aggression over the summer and Williams said he would be given an opportunity in the pre-season competition.

“We played a massive three quarters of footy on Monday and Andrew Moore stood out really well,” Williams said on Wednesday.

“Jasper McMillan-Pittard looks nice and Scott Harding is coming along really well."
 
Williams was also to the point in praising the rookie-listed Cameron Hitchcock, who slipped through the national draft much to the Power coach's bemusement.

“I have no idea where in the hell he’s come from and I don’t know why people didn’t pick him, but I’m rapt to see him out here.”

Port Adelaide’s first pick in the 2009 draft, John Butcher, is considered a longer-term project but could also be given a chance in the NAB Cup.

Williams said he would use the pre-season competition to have a good look at the playing list.

“We’re going to give a lot of young players an opportunity to play and see what they can do,” he said.

“There are also a lot of seasoned players that are keen, up and ready to go, so it’ll be a good mix of old and young [in the NAB Cup].”