A win would see us face the winner of the Crows v Geelong match in the second round on the following Saturday, while a loss would send the Power out of the competition and into the NAB Challenge.
The match against Sydney, the last of the opening round, is at Manuka Oval from 3.40pm (local time).
The NAB Cup draw is as follows…
Round 1
Game 1 – Collingwood v West Coast (South Africa) Sat 7 February, 12pm
Game 2 – Western Bulldogs v Essendon (TIO Stadium, Darwin) Fri 13 February, 6.40pm
Game 3 – Brisbane Lions v St Kilda (Gold Coast Stadium) Sat 14 February, 7.40pm
Game 4 – Fremantle v Richmond (Subiaco) Sun 15 February, 6.40pm
Game 5 – Carlton v North Melbourne (Telstra Dome) Fri 20 February, 7.40pm
Game 6 – Hawthorn v Melbourne (Aurora Stadium, Tasmania) Sat 21 February, 4.10pm
Game 7 – Geelong v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) Sat 21 February, 7.10pm
Game 8 – Sydney v Port Adelaide (Manuka Oval, Canberra) Sun 22 February, 3.40pm
Round 2
Game 9 – Winners of games 2 & 3 (Telstra Dome) Fri 27 February, 7.40pm
Game 10 – Winners of games 7 & 8 (AAMI Stadium or Skilled Stadium) Sat 28 February, 4.40pm or 3.40pm
Game 11 – Winners of games 1 & 4 (Telstra Dome or Subiaco) Sat 28 February, 7.10pm or 5.10pm
Game 12 – Winners of games 5 & 6 (Telstra Dome) Sun 1 March, 4.40pm
Round 3
Game 13 – Winners of games 9 & 11 (Telstra Dome or Subiaco) Fri 6 March, 6.40pm or 7.40pm
Game 14 – Winners of games 10 & 12 (Telstra Dome or AAMI Stadium) Sat 7 March, 6.50pm or 7.40pm
Grand Final
Game 15 – Winners of games 13 & 14 (TBC) Sat 14 March, 7.10pm