PORT Adelaide will be aiming for a winning start to 2024 when it hosts West Coast.
The Power have addressed their biggest concerns after rising to a third-place finish before being bundled out of the finals in straight sets.
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The addition of Brandon Zerk-Thatcher and Esava Ratugolea in defence, and Ivan Soldo or Jordon Sweet as first-choice ruck, should ensure the Power remain a top-four contender with a point to prove in round one.
Port Adelaide v West Coast at Adelaide Oval, 3.30pm ACDT
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SUBSTITUTES
Port Adelaide: Francis Evans
West Coast: Campbell Chesser
The West Coast rebuild has stepped up a gear as more club stalwarts make way and with the much-hyped addition of No.1 draft pick Harley Reid.
Brisbane has plenty to prove ahead of a trip to Perth to take on Fremantle.
The Lions have plenty to prove after letting a 46-point lead slip against Carlton to be beaten by the narrowest of margins.
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The pressure is on Fremantle even before its season begins after backing up a promising first finals campaign in seven years with a 14th-place finish last year.
Swifter ball movement should make the Dockers more exciting to watch, and give their forwards more opportunities to score, but their usual advantage around stoppages looks less certain with Sean Darcy sidelined.
Conor McKenna comes in to replace knee victim Keidean Coleman for the Lions, who have also lost Brownlow medalist Lachie Neale for the clash against his old side.
The Dockers also have their injury worries, with Jaeger O'Meara out, though Jeremy Sharp and Oscar McDonald will make their club debuts.
Fremantle v Brisbane at Optus Stadium, 3.50pm AWST
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SUBSTITUTES
Fremantle: Neil Erasmus
Brisbane: Kai Lohmann
