Rd 6 Power vs C*&^s Adelaide Oval Saturday 4:05pm

[UK Fan]

C&%#s by 8 goals

[dedja]

couldn't give 2 faarks ...

[goddy11]

C7 match this week.

[PatowalongaPirate]

It may be in the SANFL rather than the AFL but it’s still a Showdown, so it’s more likely to be a toss-up than most other match-ups.

The Crows are 4-1 and the Magpies 1-4 but that makes it all the more critical for Port to put its best foot forward.

The AFL Showdowns are locked together at 28-all and the SANFL battles couldn’t be much closer, the Crows holding an 11-10 edge after winning both Adelaide Oval curtain-raisers last season when Port slipped to a rare wooden spoon.

Coach Hamish Hartlett will be looking for a strong start after the Magpies couldn’t make the most of their chances against the Eagles in kicking 1.7 in the first quarter. They trailed by 27 points at half-time, the final margin 25 points. Port won the inside-50s 50-36 and had the same number of scoring shots, so the first quarter and missed chances – it booted 7.10 – were costly but the bottom line is it isn’t far away, inspirational Jack Watkins maintaining his average of 30 possessions per game.

The Crows were the polar opposite in windy conditions last week, kicking 7.1 with the wind in the first quarter against Norwood in Port Lincoln and winning by 21 points despite having less scoring shots and losing inside-50s by a whopping 21.

Chris Burgess kicked 4.1 and Luke Pedlar four straight as the classy Crows did kick straight (14.5) and make the most of their chances to win the Teakle Cup. Burgess has 14 goals for the season, in second spot in the Ken Farmer Medal race, just three behind Lachie Hosie. But when it comes to ruckwork, Lachlan McAndrew is way out in front – with 206 hit-outs in five games, 65 clear of anyone else.

[PatowalongaPirate]

PORT

Reserves

F Ivan Soldo, Jack Whitlock, Joe Berry

HF Shay Linke, Benny Barrett, Travis Boak

C Jez McLennan, Jack Watkins, Will Lorenz

HB Rory Atkins, Logan Evans, Dylan Williams

B Jake Weidemann, Xavier Walsh, Brandon Zerk-Thatcher

R Jordon Sweet, Hugh Jackson, Nick Moore

INT Tom Anastasopoulos, Ryan Carnelly, Bailey Chamberlain, Lachlan Charleson, Nicholas Couroupis, Cormack O’Reilly, Kye Roberts, Aidan Turner

IN Joe Berry, Travis Boak, Logan Evans, Will Lorenz, Cormack O’Reilly, Jordon Sweet, Aidan Turner, Xavier Walsh

OUT Ryan Burton (AFL), Dante Visentini (AFL), Jed McEntee (AFL), Kyle Marshall

MILESTONE Jez McLennan (50 games)

ADELAIDE

Reserves

F Blake Drury, Tyler Welsh, Lachlan Murphy

HF Karl Gallagher, Jack Madgen, Billy Dowling

C Oscar Ryan, Luke Pedlar, Brayden Cook

HB Chayce Jones, Charlie Edwards, Lachlan Sholl

B Ned Atkinson, James Borlase, Hugh Bond

R Lachlan McAndrew, Harry Schoenberg, Jay Boyle

INT Harry Boyle, William Crane, Austin McDonald, Jay O’Leary, Stephen Tahana, Cameron Taheny

IN James Borlase, William Crane, Austin McDonald, Cameron Taheny

OUT Sid Draper (AFL), Chris Burgess (AFL)