PORT ADELAIDE may start its second game for the year with an unchanged line-up thanks to last weeks’ team-wide performance against the Swans.
And for a group hunting week-on-week consistency, making as few changes as possible is likely to be in the back of the selection committee’s mind.
But there will be players knocking on the door.
Jarman Impey (club imposed) and Nathan Krakouer (MRP imposed) are available to come into the team this week.
And there are easy markers on last week's emergency list as to who might be pushing for a call-up in the not-too-distant future.
Old hands like small forwards Jake Neade and Matt White have been there or thereabouts during the pre-season, while new draftee Joe Atley was impressive during the JLT Community Series.
Atley was last week's travelling emergency.
Port Adelaide's selection will take place at 5.50pm ACDT on Thursday 30 March.
Port Adelaide injury list as of Monday 20 March
Matthew Broadbent – hamstring (available)
Jasper Pittard – hamstring (2-3 weeks)
Dougal Howard – knee (3-5 weeks)
Port Adelaide’s last team (Round 1 v Sydney)
FB: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Clurey, Jack Hombsch
HB: Matthew Broadbent, Tom Jonas, Dan Houston
C: Brad Ebert, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec
HF: Sam Gray, Justin Westhoff, Chad Wingard
FF: Jackson Trengove, Charlie Dixon, Aaron Young
Foll: Paddy Ryder, Travis Boak, Robbie Gray
Interchange: Sam Powell-Pepper, Hamish Hartlett, Karl Amon, Brett Eddy
Fremantle
Fremantle isn't like to bring any players back from injury this week. However following Freo's loss to Geelong last week, there's a strong chance that players from WAFL affiliate Peel Thunder will stake a claim at the selection table.
Senior Docker David Mundy said Peel's strong performances early in the WAFL season meant Fremantle had players applying pressure from below.
“One of the big things that popped up in our review from last year is putting a real emphasis on the guys representing Peel to take our trademark effort wherever they’re playing,” Mundy said on Tuesday.
“They’ve been excellent in their endeavour and their determination.
“They play as we want to play down (in Mandurah) and we’ve seen that through two great performances so far.”
Port Adelaide plays Fremantle at 4.10pm ACST on Sunday 2 April at the Adelaide Oval.
Fremantle injury list as of Monday 27 March
Luke Ryan - ankle (test)
Taylin Duman - ankle (2 weeks)
Ryan Nyhuls - shin (3-4 weeks)
Josh Deluca - groin (3-5 weeks)
Michael Apeness - knee (4-6 weeks)
Hayden Ballantyne - hamstring (7-9 weeks)
Zac Clarke - knee (TBC)
Alex Pearce - leg (TBC)
Matthew Uebergang - hamstring (TBC)
Harley Bennell - calf (TBC)
Fremantle’s last team (Round 1 v Geelong)
FB: Zac Dawson, Joel Hamling, Lee Spurr
HB: Garrick Ibbotson, Michael Johnson, Nick Suban
C: Stephen Hill, Connor Blakely, Brad Hill
HF: Danyle Pearce, Cam McCarthy, Ed Langdon
FF: Michael Walters, Shane Kersten, Lachie Weller
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nat Fyfe, David Mundy
Interchange: Jono Griffin, Darcy Tucker, Lachie Neale, Cameron Sutcliffe
