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The Advertiser
03-07-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Port regain pair for Gabba test, Sicily back for Hawks
Jack Lukosius will play his first AFL game since round two as Port Adelaide are boosted for their big Gabba test. Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines will also return to the Power midfield for Saturday night's away match against second-placed Brisbane. The Power are two games plus percentage outside the top eight and badly need a big scalp if they are to press for the finals. Lukosius fractured his kneecap in round two and starred last week in the SANFL, while Wines has been out of action for the last two games with a knee injury. Defender Darcy Gardiner and premiership player Callum Ah Chee are important inclusions for the Lions. Hawthorn captain James Sicily will return from his hip injury on Saturday night against St Kilda, with midfielder James Worpel (quad) also back. The Hawks were rocked this week with the news that in-form defender Josh Weddle is out for several weeks with a stress reaction in his back, while Sam Butler is also sidelined because of soreness. Injury-plagued Essendon have recalled Jordan Ridley, Sam Durham and veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein for Saturday's match against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium. Among their outs is Darcy Parish (calf), one of the players hurt on the weekend at a training session as their run of soft-tissue injuries continues. Ned Moyle will return for the Suns and go up against Goldstein in the ruck. Geelong are unchanged for their Saturday home twilight match against Richmond, who regained Sam Lalor from a hamstring injury. Richmond defender Josh Gibcus, a top-10 draft pick in 2021, will make his return to action in the VFL after a 15-month lay-off with a knee injury. Meanwhile, slumping Carlton made a whopping six changes for Friday night's match against arch-rivals Collingwood. The Blues dropped Jordan Boyd, Alex Cincotta, Billy Wilson and Lewis Young, while Adam Saad and Jack Silvagni are injured. Brownlow Medallist Tom Mitchell is among four Collingwood inclusions, for his first AFL game in more than a year after recovering from a foot injury. Veteran Magpies onballer Steele Sidebottom is out because of illness among four changes. Jack Lukosius will play his first AFL game since round two as Port Adelaide are boosted for their big Gabba test. Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines will also return to the Power midfield for Saturday night's away match against second-placed Brisbane. The Power are two games plus percentage outside the top eight and badly need a big scalp if they are to press for the finals. Lukosius fractured his kneecap in round two and starred last week in the SANFL, while Wines has been out of action for the last two games with a knee injury. Defender Darcy Gardiner and premiership player Callum Ah Chee are important inclusions for the Lions. Hawthorn captain James Sicily will return from his hip injury on Saturday night against St Kilda, with midfielder James Worpel (quad) also back. The Hawks were rocked this week with the news that in-form defender Josh Weddle is out for several weeks with a stress reaction in his back, while Sam Butler is also sidelined because of soreness. Injury-plagued Essendon have recalled Jordan Ridley, Sam Durham and veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein for Saturday's match against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium. Among their outs is Darcy Parish (calf), one of the players hurt on the weekend at a training session as their run of soft-tissue injuries continues. Ned Moyle will return for the Suns and go up against Goldstein in the ruck. Geelong are unchanged for their Saturday home twilight match against Richmond, who regained Sam Lalor from a hamstring injury. Richmond defender Josh Gibcus, a top-10 draft pick in 2021, will make his return to action in the VFL after a 15-month lay-off with a knee injury. Meanwhile, slumping Carlton made a whopping six changes for Friday night's match against arch-rivals Collingwood. The Blues dropped Jordan Boyd, Alex Cincotta, Billy Wilson and Lewis Young, while Adam Saad and Jack Silvagni are injured. Brownlow Medallist Tom Mitchell is among four Collingwood inclusions, for his first AFL game in more than a year after recovering from a foot injury. Veteran Magpies onballer Steele Sidebottom is out because of illness among four changes. Jack Lukosius will play his first AFL game since round two as Port Adelaide are boosted for their big Gabba test. Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines will also return to the Power midfield for Saturday night's away match against second-placed Brisbane. The Power are two games plus percentage outside the top eight and badly need a big scalp if they are to press for the finals. Lukosius fractured his kneecap in round two and starred last week in the SANFL, while Wines has been out of action for the last two games with a knee injury. Defender Darcy Gardiner and premiership player Callum Ah Chee are important inclusions for the Lions. Hawthorn captain James Sicily will return from his hip injury on Saturday night against St Kilda, with midfielder James Worpel (quad) also back. The Hawks were rocked this week with the news that in-form defender Josh Weddle is out for several weeks with a stress reaction in his back, while Sam Butler is also sidelined because of soreness. Injury-plagued Essendon have recalled Jordan Ridley, Sam Durham and veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein for Saturday's match against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium. Among their outs is Darcy Parish (calf), one of the players hurt on the weekend at a training session as their run of soft-tissue injuries continues. Ned Moyle will return for the Suns and go up against Goldstein in the ruck. Geelong are unchanged for their Saturday home twilight match against Richmond, who regained Sam Lalor from a hamstring injury. Richmond defender Josh Gibcus, a top-10 draft pick in 2021, will make his return to action in the VFL after a 15-month lay-off with a knee injury. Meanwhile, slumping Carlton made a whopping six changes for Friday night's match against arch-rivals Collingwood. The Blues dropped Jordan Boyd, Alex Cincotta, Billy Wilson and Lewis Young, while Adam Saad and Jack Silvagni are injured. Brownlow Medallist Tom Mitchell is among four Collingwood inclusions, for his first AFL game in more than a year after recovering from a foot injury. Veteran Magpies onballer Steele Sidebottom is out because of illness among four changes.
Perth Now
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Port regain pair for Gabba test, Sicily back for Hawks
Jack Lukosius will play his first AFL game since round two as Port Adelaide are boosted for their big Gabba test. Brownlow Medallist Ollie Wines will also return to the Power midfield for Saturday night's away match against second-placed Brisbane. The Power are two games plus percentage outside the top eight and badly need a big scalp if they are to press for the finals. Lukosius fractured his kneecap in round two and starred last week in the SANFL, while Wines has been out of action for the last two games with a knee injury. Defender Darcy Gardiner and premiership player Callum Ah Chee are important inclusions for the Lions. Hawthorn captain James Sicily will return from his hip injury on Saturday night against St Kilda, with midfielder James Worpel (quad) also back. The Hawks were rocked this week with the news that in-form defender Josh Weddle is out for several weeks with a stress reaction in his back, while Sam Butler is also sidelined because of soreness. Injury-plagued Essendon have recalled Jordan Ridley, Sam Durham and veteran ruckman Todd Goldstein for Saturday's match against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium. Among their outs is Darcy Parish (calf), one of the players hurt on the weekend at a training session as their run of soft-tissue injuries continues. Ned Moyle will return for the Suns and go up against Goldstein in the ruck. Geelong are unchanged for their Saturday home twilight match against Richmond, who regained Sam Lalor from a hamstring injury. Richmond defender Josh Gibcus, a top-10 draft pick in 2021, will make his return to action in the VFL after a 15-month lay-off with a knee injury. Meanwhile, slumping Carlton made a whopping six changes for Friday night's match against arch-rivals Collingwood. The Blues dropped Jordan Boyd, Alex Cincotta, Billy Wilson and Lewis Young, while Adam Saad and Jack Silvagni are injured. Brownlow Medallist Tom Mitchell is among four Collingwood inclusions, for his first AFL game in more than a year after recovering from a foot injury. Veteran Magpies onballer Steele Sidebottom is out because of illness among four changes.
News.com.au
25-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
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
23-06-2025
- Sport
- 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
23-06-2025
- Sport
- 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."
