In The Mix: Round 19
Big names are set to return for both the Power and the Giants as they face-off for the first time this Saturday
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BIG names are set to return for both the Power and the Giants as they face-off for the first time this Saturday.
PortAdelaideFC.com.au takes a look at who’s in the mix for selection for both sides for the Round 19 clash.
What changes would you make for Round 19? Have your say in the comments section at the bottom of the article
Port Adelaide
Matthew Primus confirmed Hamish Hartlett and Jay Schulz will return to the side to face the Giants in Sydney.
Hartlett has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since Round 12 and after narrowly missing out against the Dockers, will return to play his 13th game for 2012.
Schulz, who was also injured in Round 12 against the Bulldogs, needed only to get through training on Wednesday to prove his fitness. The 27-year-old moved well at Alberton this morning and should be available to play presuming he pulls up well on Thursday.
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David Rodan has also been declared fit to play and will be considered for selection - whether he returns through the AFL or SANFL will be decided on Thursday.
Nathan Blee again pushed his claim for an AFL debut with another strong performance in the SANFL to be named the Player of the Week by the development coaches.
Blee has split his time between defence and attack over the past month but was recruited as a key defender and could be given an opportunity at AFL level before the season is over.
Jacob Surjan returned from injury through the SANFL last weekend and a quiet performance because of a corky is likely to see him not play in Round 19 as the Magpies have the bye.
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Ben Jacobs, Cam Hitchcock and Jarrad Redden are also outside chances to return, with their potential inclusions dependent the structure the match committee decides on against the Giants.
GWS
Rising star nominee Stephen Coniglio and Power premiership player Chad Cornes have both been declared fit after missing the Giants loss to Collingwood.
Cornes has missed the past two weeks with a virus but has been solid for the Giants playing 12 games in season 2012 averaging 20 possessions per game.
He could be joined by fellow Power premiership player Dean Brogan, who has been nursed through the year playing just seven games, his most recent against Adelaide in Round 16.
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Cornes and Brogan will be eager to face their old side in the first premiership season clash between the Power and the Giants, with the sides having met in a pre-season clash at the beginning of 2011.
Youngsters Josh Bruce and Sam Frost could be the two players to drop out of the side to make way for the two veterans.
First round draft pick Dom Tyson (foot), Josh Growden (foot), Sam Schulz (illness) and key defender Tim Mohr (groin) will all be tested at training on Thursday to prove their fitness.
Key position player Setanta O’hAilpin (ACL) and midfielder Sam Reid (shoulder) have both been ruled out for the season.
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The game will mark the 1,000th AFL game Kevin Sheedy has been involved in as a player or coach.
Full injury lists
Port Adelaide
Brendon Ah Chee, knee - season
John Butcher, hip - 1-2 weeks
Robbie Gray, knee - season
Hamish Hartlett, hamstring - available
Cam O’Shea, foot stress fracture - 4-5 weeks
Jasper Pittard, rib/lung - 2 weeks
Brent Renouf, knee - TBC
David Rodan, hamstring - available
Nick Salter, foot - season
Jay Schulz, abdomen - test
Daniel Webb, pectoral strain - 2-3 weeks
GWS
Setanta O'hAilpin - season (ACL)
Sam Reid - season (shoulder)
Tim Segrave - season (back)
Rhys Cooyou - two weeks (groin)
Dylan Shiel - two weeks (foot)
Liam Sumner - one week (foot)
Dom Tyson - test (foot)
Josh Growden - test (foot)
Sam Schulz - test (sick)
Tim Mohr - test (groin)
