Port Adelaide captain Connor Rozee has overcome a hamstring scare and is a confirmed starter for Thursday night’s AFL Showdown against Adelaide.
Rozee didn’t finish last Friday night’s win against St Kilda, but has cleared all medical tests ahead of the South Australian grudge game at Adelaide Oval.
“There’s always a risk with any injury to a hamstring of any type,” Power coach Ken Hinkley told reporters on Wednesday.
“So you know the challenge with that is whenever they play, there’s always going to be a little bit of a risk.
“So for those people who are sitting there with the doomsday saying ‘you’re taking a big risk’ – we’re taking a normal risk with an injury like this.”
Hinkley kept his selections cards close to his chest, but he must replace Aliir Aliir (concussion) and Sam Powell-Pepper (knee reconstruction).
Utility Jeremy Finlayon has served his three-game ban for making a homophobic slur against an opponent.
“Jeremy has had to do a lot of work over the last month and he’s done as much as he can possibly do,” Hinkley said.
“He’s ready emotionally to take on the next part of that challenge and that’s something he’s just going to have to work through and we’ll support him all the way through that.
“He is a resilient fella, he has been through a fair bit.
“And this is his own doing, but we expect that he’ll be able to handle most of the stuff that comes his way.”