50 SPORT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20 2014 Lobbe the lone HAWKS POWER Where: MCG When: 4.15pm,V today TV: Channel 7, , 4pm Radio: Triple M, ABC891, FIVEaa Betting: Hawthorn $1.40, Port Adelaide $3 Head-to-head: Hawthorn 12, Port Adelaide 16 Power ranger Last time: Rd 10, 2014, Port Adelaide 15.10 (100) d Hawthorn 13.8 (86) Coaches: 1, 1 By RICHARD EARLE “I love the opportunity and contemplated the luxury of a tage in 22 games this season. Hawthorn at the MCG: Won 177, Lost 130, Draw 1 to be out there as much as forward/ruck offsider. Now the Eastern Rangers Port Adelaide at the MCG: Won 15, Lost 21, Draw 1 looms as the possible,” he said. “It has been “I am not thinking about export is steeling himself for missing link in a Port Adelaide an enjoyable year working that this weekend. That’s some- two monumental efforts start- WHAT TO WATCH FOR premiership dynasty but Matt with the midfield group. thing that will be looked at fur- ing in today’s preliminary final How will the Power start? It simply can’t afford to give Lobbe has lapped up the hard “Westy and Jacko have ther down the track,” he said. against Hawthorn at the MCG. Hawthorn the flying start it gave Fremantle last week because road as lone Power ruckman been able to come in and play “Westy is rarely versatile The Hawks will rotate David the Hawks won’t let them back in. So many huge match-ups. this season. their roles when they needed to and hard to play on; be damag- Hale and Jon Ceglar in an- on Sam Mitchell, Jack Hombsch on , Port has been walking a which has also been enjoyable.” ing wherever he goes. other formidable assignment going head-to-head with . Port needs ruck tightrope since Jarrad “You can’t be worried about “Jacko is aggressive when for Lobbe. Redden and rookie-listed Brent the ‘what ifs’?” he gets in there, likes being “It is exciting. It will be a big to be on song early. Renouf succumbed to season- Mr Fixit part of the action and doesn’t challenge up against solid ending knee injuries in May. and Trengove offer some relief mind sneaking forward and ruckmen who are also damag- KEY POINT Lobbe, 24, even lost part- but there is no plan b if Lobbe trying to kick a goal.” ing around the ground. You One man could make the difference at the MCG today because time back-stop Jackson Tren- breaks down. Lobbe says he is still ben- need to help each other out there’s very little splitting the Port and Hawthorn forwardlines. gove for two months with an While Ryder is strongly efiting from the platform pro- around the ground and keep Gunston, Roughead and Bruest at one end, Schulz, Wingard ankle injury but says his considering a move to Alber- vided by Port’s pre-season focused,” Lobbe said. and Gray at the other. Enter Justin Westhoff who can deliver at 200cm frame responds best to ton, Brisbane or Greater West- fitness camp in Dubai – the se- “We have a lot of respect for either end and could hold the key. a constant workload. ern Sydney, Lobbe hasn’t cret to 209 hit-outs to advan- the way they play.” FINAL TEAMS HAWKS B: Gibson (6) Lake (17) Birchall (14) HB: Mitchell (5) Stratton (24) Hodge (15) C: Hill (10) Langford (29) Smith (16) HF: Breust (22) Spangher (27) Lewis (3) F: Ceglar (18) Roughead (2) Gunston (19) 1R: Hale (20) Shiels (26) Burgoyne (9) Inter: Duryea (8), Puopolo (28), Suckling (4), Simpkin (32) Emerg: Hartung (40), McEvoy (7), Sewell (12) In: Suckling Out: Sewell (omitted) POWER B: Trengove (12) Carlile (27) Jonas (42) HB: Broadbent (5) Hombsch (36) Pittard (29) C: Cornes (18) Wines (16) Hartlett (8) HF: Gray (9) Westhoff (39) Monfries (6) F: Neade (32) Schulz (28) Wingard (20) 1R: Lobbe (23) Boak (1) Ebert (7) Inter: White (19), Polec (21), Moore (26), O’Shea (13) Emerg: Impey (24), Mitchell (37), Young (40) Unchanged WHO’S HOT (Power) V Average: 121 WHO’S NOT (Hawthorn) Average: 46

All the pressure is on Hawthorn and from what we know about the Hawks, they’re good enough to deliver. Port however has just stars, no pressure and are on a roll. They also showed last week they can win without Travis Boak firing.” Port by 9 points. – REECE HOMFRAY Port Adelaide’s towering talents of Justin Westhoff, Matt Lobbe and at Picture: MATT TURNER JUNIOR TRAINING BEGINS Tough call: Suckling’s gain means Sewell’s pain 23 September 2014 ’s superior po- our footy club. play half-back, wing, half-for- decisions, like we did in terms sitional flexibility won him the Tough deci- ward and we felt the balance of of leaving Sewelly out. vote ahead of more experi- sions have to be the side was better served for “He’s disappointed, I’m dis- enced in Haw- made, but this particular opponent. appointed. He has been an Under 12s & Youth girls 18s & Senior Men’s thorn’s team for today’s AFL Matty Suckling “We’re playing a really for- enormous part of this footy 4:30 at Olouglin Oval Continuing 5:30 at TIO Marrara preliminary final. has played midable opponent in Port Ad- club, he played his 200th game Hawks coach Alastair some really good football for elaide who are in great form, against the Cats. But he’s also Under 14s & 16s Women Clarkson said it was typical of us through the course of the they have played some terrific fully aware it’s all about the at 4:30 TIO Marrara Continuing 5:30 at Olouglin Oval the difficult decisions that have year,’’ Clarkson said. footy the last three or four club and the team and how we All training will be Tuesday and Thursdays to be made, particularly at fi- “It was really about the bal- weeks and we need to be at our can best progress. He’ll hope nals time. ance of our side, we just felt very best. we win a preliminary final and New and existing players are invited to train “He (Sewell) is a very deco- with Matty coming in it gave “That’s why it’s so import- put himself in the selection For further information contact 0409 001 633 rated and respected player of us an extra player who can ant to make the really tough mix for next week’s game.

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