PORT Adelaide recruit Ryan Burton will make a seamless transition to the Power's backline after an impressive showing at Friday's open training session at Alberton Oval.
Burton was a standout during match simulation drills where he played across half-back, reading the play and rebounding the ball out of defence.
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The 21-year-old joined the Power on a four-year deal at the end of last season after Hawthorn put him up for trade as part of the deal to secure Chad Wingard.
Burton – the No.19 overall pick in the 2015 NAB AFL Draft – played 47 games in three seasons with the Hawks and was runner-up in the NAB AFL Rising Star award in 2017.
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Fellow newcomer Scott Lycett also completed the entire two-hour session, the West Coast premiership-winning ruckman making his presence felt in ruck contests and when he went forward.
The Power didn't muck around, kicking off the training session with a 16-a-side match simulation drill that had 16-minute halves.
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Utility Jack Watts played on a wing in a sign he will be in contention for a move higher up the ground as the replacement for Jared Polec, who has joined North Melbourne.
Midfield bull Brad Ebert spent a lot of time playing forward as the Power looks to get the most out of their onball brigade.
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First-year forward Boyd Woodcock had some nice touches, grabbing a contested mark, making smart decisions by hand and finding a lot of the ball.
The Power's first draft pick, and No.5 overall, Connor Rozee, was quick across the ground playing up forward and turned heads when he reeled in rookie Martin Frederick with a beautiful chase-down tackle.
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In a great sign, four-time All Australian Robbie Gray was back into full training, winning plenty of the ball rolling through the middle while also training with the forwards.
Experienced defender Matthew Broadbent was also moving freely after having a horror recent run with an ankle injury.
Lycett gave a sign of things to come when he out-bodied his opposing ruckman from a boundary throw-in and tapped the ball directly into the path of midfielder Tom Rockliff.
After the match simulation drill, the team split into three groups. One group, including Robbie Gray, Steven Motlop and former skipper Travis Boak, focused on kicking the ball quickly to a teammate after receiving it while they were under pressure.
Later, players focused on winning the ball at ground level from a marking contest and feeding the ball out to teammates.
They then went into a second block of match simulation with 10-minute halves, the lengthy session finally ending with extra running.
Charlie Dixon (leg), Paddy Ryder (Achilles/hip), Sam Gray (ankle), Hamish Hartlett (knee), Trent McKenzie (shoulder) and Sam Hayes (knee) were on modified duties in the rehab group.
Rockliff (shoulder) and draftee Zak Butters took part in match simulation, but wore pink hats to signify no contact.
The only notable absentee was captaincy contender Ollie Wines, who missed the training session to attend a wedding interstate.
