R15: Sturt v Port - Sunday 26 July @ Unley

STURT
Sturt midfielder John Greenslade is likely to miss the rest of the season after seriously injuring his knee at training on Wednesday night.
Greenslade, who hurt himself during a competitive drill, has been diagnosed with a significant tear in his medial ligament as well as a partial tear of his posterior cruciate ligament.
‘’We initially feared that John had torn his ACL and would require a full knee reconstruction,’’ Sturt football manager Shane Grimm said.
‘’Sadly he is unlikely to play again this year but it could have been a lot worse for him. We’re hopeful he could be ready to start pre-season training and play in Round 1 next year.’’
Joining Greenslade out of the team to face Port at Peter Motley Oval on Sunday is key forward Angus Bruggemann, who hasn’t recovered from a back injury sustained against the Eagles in Round 13.
Midfielder Christian Calabese and former Geelong forward Brad Hartman have been included on the extended interchange while McDonald’s SA Under-18 forward Jordan Dawson (188cm and 80kg) could make his league debut.
Defender Jarrod Lienert has been recalled to Sturt’s back six.
League
F: M. Evans, Smith, Penfold
HF: Hone, Coad, Allen
C: Page, Battersby, B. Hansen
HB: Lienert, Stephens, F. Evans
B: Jonas, Beard, Bartlett
R: Kurtze, Kirkwood, Crocker
INT: Taggert, Watt, Hartman, Dawson, Calabrese
IN: Dawson, Calabrese, Hartman, Lienert
OUT: Greenslade (knee), Bruggemann (back)
Reserves
Matsen, Duldig, Gilfoy, Samblich, Irving, Carey, Campbell, Paprotny, Wildman, Moriarty, Leake, Paynter, Wundke, Hargreaves, Dougall, Voigt, M. Hansen, Parella, Haren, Hooper.
PORT
Port Adelaide will be boosted by a rare appearance from defender Tom Jonas against Sturt at Peter Motley Oval on Sunday.
Jonas, who has overcome a minor thigh injury, will be forced to make his way back to AFL level with a strong performance with the Magpies.
The Norwood draftee has been joined in the Pies’ 23-man squad by Jesse Palmer, Paul Stewart, Billy Frampton and Brendon Ah Chee.
Stewart and Ah Chee were dropped from the Power side which lost Showdown 39 by just three points to Adelaide last Sunday.
Sam Colquhoun and Andrew Moore have been recalled for AFL duty while forward Luke Reynolds was unlucky to be dropped after just one game at senior level.
League
F: Palmer, Butcher, Harvey
HF: Russell, Howard, Ah Chee
C: Stewart, Summerton, Mitchell
HB: Amon, Masters, Byrne-Jones
B: Frampton, Austin, Jonas
R: Redden, S. Gray, Logan
INT: Haarsma, Biemans, Wagner, T. Gray, Hollingworth-Hughes
IN: Palmer, Jonas, Stewart, Frampton, Ah Chee
OUT: Colquhoun (Power), Moore (Power), Reynolds
Reserves
F: Deeley-Godfrey, Sawford, Phelps
HF: Miller, Cooper, Mahney
C: J. Foster, Proude, Cook
HB: Coulson, M. Williams, Davidson
B: Zavrl, Corcoran, Reynolds
R: Gordon, Hawkins, Sharrad
INT: Beinke, Ross, Halkias, J. Williams
Sturt midfielder John Greenslade is likely to miss the rest of the season after seriously injuring his knee at training on Wednesday night.
Greenslade, who hurt himself during a competitive drill, has been diagnosed with a significant tear in his medial ligament as well as a partial tear of his posterior cruciate ligament.
‘’We initially feared that John had torn his ACL and would require a full knee reconstruction,’’ Sturt football manager Shane Grimm said.
‘’Sadly he is unlikely to play again this year but it could have been a lot worse for him. We’re hopeful he could be ready to start pre-season training and play in Round 1 next year.’’
Joining Greenslade out of the team to face Port at Peter Motley Oval on Sunday is key forward Angus Bruggemann, who hasn’t recovered from a back injury sustained against the Eagles in Round 13.
Midfielder Christian Calabese and former Geelong forward Brad Hartman have been included on the extended interchange while McDonald’s SA Under-18 forward Jordan Dawson (188cm and 80kg) could make his league debut.
Defender Jarrod Lienert has been recalled to Sturt’s back six.
League
F: M. Evans, Smith, Penfold
HF: Hone, Coad, Allen
C: Page, Battersby, B. Hansen
HB: Lienert, Stephens, F. Evans
B: Jonas, Beard, Bartlett
R: Kurtze, Kirkwood, Crocker
INT: Taggert, Watt, Hartman, Dawson, Calabrese
IN: Dawson, Calabrese, Hartman, Lienert
OUT: Greenslade (knee), Bruggemann (back)
Reserves
Matsen, Duldig, Gilfoy, Samblich, Irving, Carey, Campbell, Paprotny, Wildman, Moriarty, Leake, Paynter, Wundke, Hargreaves, Dougall, Voigt, M. Hansen, Parella, Haren, Hooper.
PORT
Port Adelaide will be boosted by a rare appearance from defender Tom Jonas against Sturt at Peter Motley Oval on Sunday.
Jonas, who has overcome a minor thigh injury, will be forced to make his way back to AFL level with a strong performance with the Magpies.
The Norwood draftee has been joined in the Pies’ 23-man squad by Jesse Palmer, Paul Stewart, Billy Frampton and Brendon Ah Chee.
Stewart and Ah Chee were dropped from the Power side which lost Showdown 39 by just three points to Adelaide last Sunday.
Sam Colquhoun and Andrew Moore have been recalled for AFL duty while forward Luke Reynolds was unlucky to be dropped after just one game at senior level.
League
F: Palmer, Butcher, Harvey
HF: Russell, Howard, Ah Chee
C: Stewart, Summerton, Mitchell
HB: Amon, Masters, Byrne-Jones
B: Frampton, Austin, Jonas
R: Redden, S. Gray, Logan
INT: Haarsma, Biemans, Wagner, T. Gray, Hollingworth-Hughes
IN: Palmer, Jonas, Stewart, Frampton, Ah Chee
OUT: Colquhoun (Power), Moore (Power), Reynolds
Reserves
F: Deeley-Godfrey, Sawford, Phelps
HF: Miller, Cooper, Mahney
C: J. Foster, Proude, Cook
HB: Coulson, M. Williams, Davidson
B: Zavrl, Corcoran, Reynolds
R: Gordon, Hawkins, Sharrad
INT: Beinke, Ross, Halkias, J. Williams