STEVEN SUMMERTON will captain Port Adelaide in Saturday’s SANFL trial game against Adelaide at Alberton Oval.
The reigning A.R. McLean Medallist has recovered from a back complaint and will play his first game of the year in a strong Magpies line-up against the Crows.
A number of players will flow through to the Magpies on Saturday morning, ahead of the day’s later AFL match at Elizabeth Oval between Port Adelaide and Melbourne.
Among Port Adelaide’s ‘contracted’ players will by Tom Gray, Sid Masters, Louis Sharrad, Zac Hawkins, Luke Reynolds, Tom Corcoran and Anthony Biemans.
Several academy players will also feature, including Alex Stengle, Sean Davidson, Tom Phelps and Jack Cooper.
This will be Chad Cornes’s first game – albeit unofficial – as senior coach of Port Adelaide in the SANFL.
Port Adelaide team v Adelaide Crows SANFL
Saturday 27 February, Alberton Oval, 10.00am
1. Steven Summerton
2. Kane Mitchell
3. Aidyn Johnson
5. Thomas Gray
6. Sid Masters
7. Louis Sharrad
8. Zac Hawkins
10. Luke Reynolds
12. Thomas Corcoran
14. Paul Stewart
15. Anthony Stengle
16. Sean Davidson
21. Thomas Phelps
25. Logan Austin
26. Riley Bonner
27. Alipate Carlile
28. Jack Cooper
29. Anthony Biemans
30. Sam Colquhoun
32. Dougal Howard
34. Will Snelling
37. Jesse Palmer
44. Cameron Hewett
