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Live scores, updates and news from Port Adelaide v Carlton
Port Adelaide veteran Travis Boak will return against Carlton at home on Thursday night as the Power backs in its two-ruck model again at selection. Boak, who has not played at AFL level for three weeks, is among four inclusions off the back of the club's five-day turnaround from the loss to Sydney and a SANFL bye. Key defender Aliir Aliir (knee) is available after a one-game absence, while fellow backman Logan Evans and three-game midfielder Hugh Jackson have been recalled. Utility Miles Bergman (shoulder) has been cleared to play, but Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines (knee) will miss a second consecutive match. Midfielder Jackson Mead has been demoted for the first time in 2025, joined in the omissions by defender Ryan Burton, tall forward Jeremy Finlayson and draftee Christian Moraes. Port will give Dante Visentini and Jordon Sweet another chance to ruck in tandem despite the latter being subbed out during Brodie Grundy's dominant display last Saturday. 'There's some opportunities for people to come into the side because they're fresh, it's a five-day turnaround and also some of the form of our players has been a little less than consistent,' Power coach Ken Hinkley said. 'One week with two rucks was viewed pretty positively, last week not as positively. 'We've got some evidence on both sides, but we're going to back our players.' Recruit Jack Lukosius will feature for the first time in three months – in the SANFL. Lukosius was sidelined with a fractured kneecap, then a back issue. 'That's a really good story for us,' Hinkley said. 'If he progresses the way he should down there, I'd love to think he'll be coming to Brisbane the week after.' Hinkley said he had spoken to Bergman about telling his Swans opponent, Isaac Heeney, during Saturday's defeat that he was sick. 'If Miles had his time again, he might not go exactly the way he went,' he said. 'But it's such a great learning for a young player, so let's not be critical of a player being somewhat honest and knowing there's a time and place to hold some information.' "I was expecting a pretty hard tag... but he said he was pretty crook." 😆 ðŸ'° Watch #AFLPowerSwans on ch. 504 or stream on Kayo: âœ�ï¸� BLOG ðŸ'¢ MATCH CENTRE — Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) June 21, 2025 The Power's finals chances are slim after slipping to a 6-8 record – two wins and 49.4 per cent outside the top eight with nine games remaining. Hinkley said his side would 'stay in the fight', even if the major round became out of reach. 'We'll go right to the end,' he said. 'It doesn't matter what happens in a professional sport, my expectation and our expectation is to turn up and play at our best every chance we get to represent Port Adelaide.' Hinkley forecasted more midfield time for Sam Powell-Pepper against Carlton after finishing in the centre square with Wines out last week. 'He's a ferocious big body and we're coming up against a big-bodied midfield so he'll probably get some time in amongst it,' he said.
The Advertiser
3 days ago
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- The Advertiser
Port recruit on comeback trail to solve forward woes
Port Adelaide hope the state league return of injury-troubled recruit Jack Lukosius is a step to solving a desperate question. The Power host Carlton on Thursday night with both clubs on the brink - two wins outside the top eight. Lukosius will play for Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL in his comeback from a dislocated kneecap. The Power's trump signing from Gold Coast suffered the injury in round two. "Jack will play some minutes with the Maggies on Saturday, which will be great, so he shouldn't be too far away," Port assistant coach Chad Cornes told reporters on Monday. "He has had a long time out. His last month has been really positive but I'm not sure how many minutes he will play." Lukosius' absence and the achilles injury to Todd Marshall have denied Port options for the second tall attacker role next to Mitch Georgiades. Georgiades has impressed with 33 goals but has lacked a reliable foil with Ollie Lord, Jeremy Finlayson and resting rucks failing to fill the vacancy. Port's scoring outout has dropped to fourth-lowest in the competition, averaging only 10.6 a game. "It has been a real issue for us, not having that other tall target forward," Cornes said. "You would have loved someone to step up in those guys' absence." Key defender Aliir Aliir (knee) was rated by Cornes as a "good chance" to face the Blues but Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines was only "50-50" to return. The Adelaide Oval encounter is high stakes for both clubs - both have six wins and eight losses and pressure is mounting on Carlton coach Michael Voss, a former assistant at Port. "I reckon he probably reads less than what I do," said Cornes, who digests no AFL media at all. "So I don't reckon he would let that influence what he's doing at all. "But we do know he would be pushing pretty hard for a strong response, so expecting a pretty competitive opening quarter I would think." Port Adelaide hope the state league return of injury-troubled recruit Jack Lukosius is a step to solving a desperate question. The Power host Carlton on Thursday night with both clubs on the brink - two wins outside the top eight. Lukosius will play for Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL in his comeback from a dislocated kneecap. The Power's trump signing from Gold Coast suffered the injury in round two. "Jack will play some minutes with the Maggies on Saturday, which will be great, so he shouldn't be too far away," Port assistant coach Chad Cornes told reporters on Monday. "He has had a long time out. His last month has been really positive but I'm not sure how many minutes he will play." Lukosius' absence and the achilles injury to Todd Marshall have denied Port options for the second tall attacker role next to Mitch Georgiades. Georgiades has impressed with 33 goals but has lacked a reliable foil with Ollie Lord, Jeremy Finlayson and resting rucks failing to fill the vacancy. Port's scoring outout has dropped to fourth-lowest in the competition, averaging only 10.6 a game. "It has been a real issue for us, not having that other tall target forward," Cornes said. "You would have loved someone to step up in those guys' absence." Key defender Aliir Aliir (knee) was rated by Cornes as a "good chance" to face the Blues but Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines was only "50-50" to return. The Adelaide Oval encounter is high stakes for both clubs - both have six wins and eight losses and pressure is mounting on Carlton coach Michael Voss, a former assistant at Port. "I reckon he probably reads less than what I do," said Cornes, who digests no AFL media at all. "So I don't reckon he would let that influence what he's doing at all. "But we do know he would be pushing pretty hard for a strong response, so expecting a pretty competitive opening quarter I would think." Port Adelaide hope the state league return of injury-troubled recruit Jack Lukosius is a step to solving a desperate question. The Power host Carlton on Thursday night with both clubs on the brink - two wins outside the top eight. Lukosius will play for Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL in his comeback from a dislocated kneecap. The Power's trump signing from Gold Coast suffered the injury in round two. "Jack will play some minutes with the Maggies on Saturday, which will be great, so he shouldn't be too far away," Port assistant coach Chad Cornes told reporters on Monday. "He has had a long time out. His last month has been really positive but I'm not sure how many minutes he will play." Lukosius' absence and the achilles injury to Todd Marshall have denied Port options for the second tall attacker role next to Mitch Georgiades. Georgiades has impressed with 33 goals but has lacked a reliable foil with Ollie Lord, Jeremy Finlayson and resting rucks failing to fill the vacancy. Port's scoring outout has dropped to fourth-lowest in the competition, averaging only 10.6 a game. "It has been a real issue for us, not having that other tall target forward," Cornes said. "You would have loved someone to step up in those guys' absence." Key defender Aliir Aliir (knee) was rated by Cornes as a "good chance" to face the Blues but Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines was only "50-50" to return. The Adelaide Oval encounter is high stakes for both clubs - both have six wins and eight losses and pressure is mounting on Carlton coach Michael Voss, a former assistant at Port. "I reckon he probably reads less than what I do," said Cornes, who digests no AFL media at all. "So I don't reckon he would let that influence what he's doing at all. "But we do know he would be pushing pretty hard for a strong response, so expecting a pretty competitive opening quarter I would think."
Perth Now
3 days ago
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- Perth Now
Port recruit on comeback trail to solve forward woes
Port Adelaide hope the state league return of injury-troubled recruit Jack Lukosius is a step to solving a desperate question. The Power host Carlton on Thursday night with both clubs on the brink - two wins outside the top eight. Lukosius will play for Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL in his comeback from a dislocated kneecap. The Power's trump signing from Gold Coast suffered the injury in round two. "Jack will play some minutes with the Maggies on Saturday, which will be great, so he shouldn't be too far away," Port assistant coach Chad Cornes told reporters on Monday. "He has had a long time out. His last month has been really positive but I'm not sure how many minutes he will play." Lukosius' absence and the achilles injury to Todd Marshall have denied Port options for the second tall attacker role next to Mitch Georgiades. Georgiades has impressed with 33 goals but has lacked a reliable foil with Ollie Lord, Jeremy Finlayson and resting rucks failing to fill the vacancy. Port's scoring outout has dropped to fourth-lowest in the competition, averaging only 10.6 a game. "It has been a real issue for us, not having that other tall target forward," Cornes said. "You would have loved someone to step up in those guys' absence." Key defender Aliir Aliir (knee) was rated by Cornes as a "good chance" to face the Blues but Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines was only "50-50" to return. The Adelaide Oval encounter is high stakes for both clubs - both have six wins and eight losses and pressure is mounting on Carlton coach Michael Voss, a former assistant at Port. "I reckon he probably reads less than what I do," said Cornes, who digests no AFL media at all. "So I don't reckon he would let that influence what he's doing at all. "But we do know he would be pushing pretty hard for a strong response, so expecting a pretty competitive opening quarter I would think."
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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- Yahoo
No problems for Houston as Magpies destroy Power
All-Australian defender Dan Houston has returned to haunt his former side as Collingwood emphatically opened their account for the AFL season with a 91-point thrashing of Port Adelaide. After being run ragged by GWS in the opening round, the rampant Magpies were full of energy in a 21.10 (136) to 6.9 (45) win over the Power at the MCG on Saturday night. It was the Pies' biggest winning margin of premiership coach Craig McRae's five-season tenure and Port's heaviest defeat in 275 games under Ken Hinkley. All eyes were on Houston, who forced a trade out of Port Adelaide last October and made his belated Collingwood debut after completing a lengthy suspension. The 27-year-old half-back was up to the task as one of the Magpies' best afield with 27 disposals, 10 intercept possessions and six score involvements. Steele Sidebottom (31 disposals), Patrick Lipinski (24) and Jack Crisp (26) were also influential in a dominant team display, while Tim Membrey (four), Brody Mihocek and Dan McStay (three each) were the best of the goal-kickers. Nick Daicos gradually wore down Willem Drew's tag to finish with 26 disposals and a goal. Flat six days earlier against the Giants, Collingwood dialled up their tackle pressure and dominated contested possession and clearances when it mattered early in the match. The Pies also enjoyed a landslide 65-47 advantage in inside-50s. Port captain Connor Rozee (35 disposals) and Ollie Wines (34 touches, 10 clearances) never stopped working but were part of a midfield unit that was comprehensively beaten. Collingwood managed just six goals for the entire game against GWS but piled on that many in the first quarter against Port. Former Gold Coast utility Jack Lukosius's first kick as Power player was a goal - the first of the game - but Membrey kicked the next three in a hot start for the home side. Jack Lukosius is on the scoreboard in his new colours 👊#AFLPiesPower — AFL (@AFL) March 15, 2025 Lachie Sullivan was helped off after a bone-crunching bump from Darcy Byrne-Jones and Houston had a rare bad moment when he was caught holding the ball right in front of his defensive goal, leading to a Jordon Sweet major. But the Pies led by 21 points at the first break, having dominated clearances (16-7) and inside-50s (21-9) to that point. Port veteran Travis Boak booted the first goal of the second term just 38 seconds after the restart, but the visitors didn't kick another major for almost an hour. Collingwood piled on 10 consecutive goals in that time to break the game wide open and went into party mode after the main break. Even defender Brayden Maynard got in on the scoring act, kicking two goals in as many minutes during the third term. Houston bombed a long goal from a Lachie Schultz hand-off early in the final term but it was disallowed because the umpire was still setting the mark, much to the disappointment of Pies fans in the crowd.
