PORT ADELAIDE v MELBOURNE
AAMI Stadium, Saturday, August 23, 2.40pm
Head to head Port Adelaide 9 Melbourne 8 Drawn 0
Last time Port Adelaide 25.13 (163) bt Melbourne 11.8 (74) R17 2007, AAMI Stadium
Betting TABSportsbet Port Adelaide $1.38 Melbourne $2.90 Centrebet Port Adelaide $1.37 Melbourne $3.10

Port Adelaide
Backs: Thurstans Carlile Lower
Half-backs: Surjan Chaplin P Burgoyne
Centres: Cassisi K Cornes Boak
Half-forwards: Logan M Westhoff Pearce
Forwards: J Westhoff D Motlop Ebert
Followers: Brogan S Burgoyne
Rover: Rodan
Interchange: Lade M Motlop Stewart White
Emergencies: Bentley Farmer Lonie
In: Brogan D Motlop M Motlop Stewart
Out: Gray (ankle) Pettigrew (shoulder) Farmer Williams
New: Marlon Motlop, 18, NT Wanderers

Melbourne
Backs: Whelan Martin Garland
Half-backs: McDonald Warnock Wheatley
Centres: Buckley Bruce Bate
Half-forwards: Green Sylvia Wonaeamirri
Forwards: White Miller Newton
Followers: Jamar Morton
Rover: Jones
Interchange: Bell Yze Bartram Dunn
Emergencies: Frawley Valenti Maric
In: Dunn Garland White Yze
Out: P Johnson (hip) Maric Frawley Valenti

Summary The most the Demons can take out of this year is the exposure and subsequent obvious potential of the young players they have been forced to call up in the wake of injuries and retirement. The spark of a rebuild can be seen through the likes of Austin Wonaeamirri, Cale Morton and Shane Valenti, but whether that is enough to topple the Power at home is doubtful. One edge the Demons have is the detailed knowledge their coach Dean Bailey has of Port players, from his years there as an assistant coach. But the Power have more experience and class and should be boosted by the return of the eye-catching Daniel Motlop. Both teams have battled to win at AAMI Stadium. This year the Power have lost nine from 11 there.
Key The Burgoyne brothers and Motlop should cause too much damage for the Demons.
Tip Port Adelaide by 25 points