PORT Adelaide is on the hunt for its 10th win on the bounce when it travels to face the Western Bulldogs in a Friday night blockbuster at Marvel Stadium.
After shaky starts to the season, both sides have found form and occupy a spot in the top eight at the midway point of the season.
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The Power dropped two of their first three games but have recovered incredibly to now sit in second on the ladder (10-2) and just one win off Collingwood in top spot.
The Western Bulldogs come into the match on the back of two losses - to Gold Coast and Geelong - but remain in seventh position with a 7-5 record.
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide at Marvel Stadium, 7.50pm AEST
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Western Bulldogs: Oskar Baker
Port Adelaide:, Riley Bonner
Port is coming of an impressive demolition of Hawthorn, which delivered it a club-record ninth consecutive win, bettering their eight straight wins in the 2002, 2003 and 2014 seasons.
The sides have already met this year - at Adelaide Oval in Gather Round - with the Power booting the final four goals of the match to overrun the Dogs and secure a 14-point win.
The Bulldogs have swung the selection ahead of the pivotal clash, dropping Ryan Gardner and Tim O'Brien from the team that lost against Geelong.
Key defenders Alex Keath and Josh Bruce have been recalled after a stint at in the VFL.
Port Adelaide has recalled full-forward Charlie Dixon after he missed a month with a quad injury, while Travis Boak also returns from two weeks out with a rib problem. Skipper Tom Jonas remains in the SANFL.
