Round 19
Adelaide v Port Adelaide, Balfours Showdown XXXV
Sunday, August 4, 2:50pm (SA time)
AAMI Stadium

Ticketing and match day information here

Milestones
Brodie Smith (Adelaide) – 50 AFL games
Daniel Talia (Adelaide) – 50 AFL games

Latest news
News Bites
Port unchanged for Showdown
PORT Adelaide has named an unchanged side to take on Adelaide in Balfours Showdown XXXV. Nathan Blee, Cameron Hitchcock and Campbell Heath are the emergencies.

Out of action (estimates only)
Brad Ebert – cut above eye (available)
Daniel Stewart – hip (available)
Tom Jonas - suspended (Round 21)
Brett Ebert – hamstring (TBC)
Jarrad Redden – hip (season)

Port Adelaide’s recent form
Round 18, Port Adelaide 9.17 (71) d Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62), AAMI Stadium
Round 17, Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) d St Kilda 13.14 (92), Etihad Stadium
Round 16, Hawthorn 19.10 (124) d Port Adelaide 12.7 (79), AAMI Stadium
Round 15, Essendon 18.10 (118) d Port Adelaide 12.16 (88), Etihad Stadium
Round 14, Port Adelaide 13.8 (86) d Collingwood 7.9 (51), AAMI Stadium

Recent form against Adelaide
2013, Round Three, Port Adelaide 17.16 (118) d Adelaide 16.13 (109), AAMI Stadium
2012, Round 15, Adelaide 17.14 (116) d Port Adelaide 8.10 (58), AAMI Stadium
2012, Round Five, Adelaide 16.14 (110) d Port Adelaide 14.7 (91), AAMI Stadium
2011, Round 19, Adelaide 16.15 (111) d Port Adelaide 11.13 (79), AAMI Stadium
2011, Round Four, Port Adelaide 14.14 (98) d Adelaide 9.12 (66), AAMI Stadium

Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting
N/A

Most recent team
B: Cameron O’Shea, Alipate Carlile, Paul Stewart
HB: Matthew Broadbent, Jackson Trengove, Sam Colquhoun
C: Chad Wingard, Travis Boak, Jasper Pittard
HF: Robbie Gray, John Butcher, Angus Monfries
F: Justin Westhoff, Jay Schulz, Hamish Hartlett
Foll: Matthew Lobbe, Brad Ebert, Kane Cornes
Interchange: Oliver Wines, Dom Cassisi, Andrew Moore, Kane Mitchell, 
Emerg: Cam Hitchcock, Nathan Blee, Campbell Heath

In: -
Out: -
 

Stats that matter
The Crows have won three of their past four clashes with Port Adelaide. However, the Power won the most recent battle (Round Three) coming from five goals down to post a nine-point win.

Sunday’s match will be the 35^th and last Showdown at AAMI Stadium. Port Adelaide holds a narrow advantage in the overall ledger, 18-16.

The Adelaide team that took on Fremantle was the fourth-youngest in the competition in Round 18, with an average age of 24 years and 32 days. The Crows side was marginally younger than the Port team (24 years, 48 days) that beat Brisbane.

The Power are one of the best teams at applying pressure on the opposition – ranked No.3 for time in forward half and fourth in tackles and forward 50m tackles.

Defender Kyle Hartigan was the 11^th player to make his Crows debut in coach Brenton Sanderson’s short tenure as coach of Adelaide. The other 10 are: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Sam Kerridge, Luke Brown, Lewis Johnston, Jarryd Lyons, Tim McIntyre, Brad Crouch, Rory Laird and Mitch Grigg.

Port Adelaide like to play with speed, playing on from marks the fourth-most of any team. The Power also like to hit short targets, ranked fourth in handballs and last in long kicks.

News Bites
Port unchanged for Showdown
PORT Adelaide has named an unchanged side to take on Adelaide in Balfours Showdown XXXV. Nathan Blee, Cameron Hitchcock and Campbell Heath are the emergencies.

Port add three to squad
The Power have included Campbell Heath, Cameron Hitchock and Nathan Blee in their 25-man squad for Balfours Showdown XXXV on Sunday. Small forward Jake Neade, who was rested last week, was overlooked for selection and will play in the SANFL.

Port won’t underestimate wounded Crows – AFL.com.au
The Power take on an injury-hit Crows outfit on Sunday in Showdown XXXV. While Patrick Dangerfield and Ben Rutten are significant inclusions, the losses of Josh Jenkins, Rory Sloane and possibly Shaun McKernan hurt. But Schulz said he wouldn't be tricked into underestimating Adelaide. "It's the ones that are coming into the side that you've got to worry about; you can't be worried about who's not playing," he said. "All of a sudden we have to put all of our knowledge into them to find out how to shut down their players coming in."

Career fears for Power veteran – AFL.com.au
PORT Adelaide captain Travis Boak has ordered his troops to rally around Brett Ebert as the forgotten forward faces the end of his AFL career. Ebert, a 166-game stalwart, hasn't played an AFL match this season because of a groin injury.