MAKING just its 15th visit to the Gabba in 19 seasons, the Power have a stark task today: win to keep touch with the frontrunners or fall further behind in the race for the top eight.
OPPOSING FORCES
PORT ADELAIDE
LAST MATCH: Round 6: Port Adelaide 10.8 (68) def by West Coast 11.12 (78)
BRISBANE LIONS
LAST MATCH: Round 6: Brisbane Lions 12.12 (84) def Carlton 11.9 (75)
HEAD TO HEAD
Port Adelaide 13 v 14 Brisbane Lions (Drawn 2)
LAST FIVE
Port Adelaide 2 v 3 Brisbane Lions
THIS YEAR
Port Adelaide: LLWWWL v LLLLLW Brisbane Lions
PLAYBILL
Round 7
Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide
Gabba
Sunday 17 May
First bounce: 4:10pm (local) / 4:40pm (AEST) / 3:40pm (AWST)
Hashtags: #AFLLionsPower
Broadcast: FOX Footy (national), Channel 7 and FIVEaa (SA)
YOU’RE INVITED
Gameday Events
Shafston Hotel
3 Lytton Road
East Brisbane
Sunday 17 May 12 noon start
All supporters welcome, club officials in attendance, including a player and coach.
TIME MACHINE
Round 4, 2014: Port Adelaide posted one of its biggest ever scores
PORT ADELAIDE 4.4 10.9 18.13 24.15 (159)
BRISBANE LIONS 3.2 4.3 5.3 7.4 (46)
Best: Boak, Ebert, Westhoff, R. Gray, White, Schulz, Jonas, Cornes, Broadbent, S. Gray, Wines, Pittard
Goals: Schulz 7, White, Westhoff, S. Gray 3, R. Gray 2, Boak, Young, Wines, Ebert, Polec, Impey
at the Adelaide Oval
FOUR QUARTERS
THE STAKES
It's incredible to think a win on Sunday could put Port Adelaide into the top eight for the first time in 2015, while a loss could leave the Power languishing as low as 13th, depending on the fall of results. The stakes are unquestionably high for the Power to keep touch with the competition leaders, but equally so for Brisbane - they could rise to 15th win their second win for the year and keep ahead of the Melbournes, Gold Coasts and Carltons of the world.
Brisbane is unchanged from last week, but injury has hit Port Adelaide's defence, with Alipate Carlile forced out with a back problem. Into the team come small runners Jarman Impey and debutant Karl Amon, along with defender Cam O'Shea to take the place of the omitted Aaron Young and Brendon Ah Chee.
THE HISTORY
It's been a great rivalry between these two clubs, having joined the AFL in 1997 following the merger of the Bears and Lions, Port Adelaide's fortunes have dipped and troughed often in tandem with Brisbane's. Having won the last two games, the Power will be looking to keep the trend going this weekend to level the overall ledger.
THE VIBE
Kane Cornes wants two wins to finish his career, his teammates want to deliver.
