Final selection – Pearce and Motlop in
Port Adelaide will welcome back Danyle Pearce and Daniel Motlop for Sunday’s clash with Melbourne at the MCG. The club named its final 22 for the match on Frida
Port Adelaide will welcome back Danyle Pearce and Daniel Motlop for Sunday’s clash with Melbourne at the MCG. The club named its final 22 for the match on Friday evening.
Brad Symes was dropped after two weeks back in the top flight. He was one of three players relegated to the emergency list from the extended interchange named on Thursday.
The other two were young ruckman Fabian Deluca and tall forward Justin Westhoff, although Westhoff has been replaced on the emergency list by midfielder Adam Thomson.
As announced on Thursday night, Matt Thomas will play his first game of the year. Pearce and Motlop are back after spending three and four weeks respectively on the sidelines.
The Power has lost Michael Wilson and Steven Salopek who join Dean Brogan on the injured list.
The team flies to Melbourne on Saturday afternoon in preparation for the Sunday afternoon game, which starts at 2.10pm (EST).
The Power’s 22 is...
B:Troy Chaplin, Darryl Wakelin, Michael Pettigrew
HB: Jacob Surjan, Chad Cornes, Matt Thomas
C: Nathan Lonie, Kane Cornes, Dom Cassisi
HF: Peter Burgoyne, Warren Tredrea, Josh Mahoney
F: Greg Bentley, Damon White, Brett Ebert
R: Brendon Lade, Shaun Burgoyne, David Rodan
Interchange: Nathan Krakouer, Daniel Motlop, Danyle Pearce, Toby Thurstans
Emergencies: Fabian Deluca, Brad Symes, Adam Thomson
IN: Motlop, Pearce, Thomas
OUT: Salopek (hamstring), Symes (omitted), Wilson (pectoral)