Both finals aspirants will be desperate to return to the winners' list after faltering recently. The Power won their first five games but have dropped the past two, while Carlton was a surprise loser to St Kilda last Monday, albeit after being cruelled by injuries. The Blues have lost the suspended Eddie Betts (suspended), their highest-ranked forward in the Official AFL Player Ratings, but have regained their best key forward Jarrad Waite, and potentially Andrew Carrazzo (their sixth-ranked midfielder) and Bryce Gibbs (fourth-ranked midfielder). The Blues' big-game experience should prove telling.
WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Sunday May 19, 1.10pm
TV AND RADIO: Click here for broadcast guide and odds
LAST FIVE TIMES
R10, 2012: Port Adelaide 14.15 (99) d Carlton 6.9 (45) at AAMI Stadium
R11, 2011: Carlton 16.15 (111) d Port Adelaide 7.7 (49) at AAMI Stadium
R8, 2010: Carlton 17.16 (118) d Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) at AAMI Stadium
R20, 2009: Carlton 18.13 (121) d Port Adelaide 9.13 (67) at AAMI Stadium
R19, 2008: Carlton 18.24 (132) d Port Adelaide 9.12 (66) at Etihad Stadium
THE SIX POINTS
1. The Blues have won five of their past six games against the Power, including three victories by more than 50 points.
2. There is a gulf in experience in the coach's box, with Blues coach Mick Malthouse entering his 672nd match, while first-year Power mentor Ken Hinkley is in just his seventh.
3. In games between the two clubs in Melbourne, Port Adelaide holds a 5-3 advantage.
4. Against the Power in Melbourne, Carlton averages 105 points a game, compared to 90 away in Adelaide.
5. Port Adelaide ranks fifth in the AFL this season for marks inside 50; Carlton is 10th.
6. Port has lost its last six games at Etihad Stadium and 13 of its past 16, conceding an average of 20 goals per game.
