PORT ADELAIDE had the largest list turnovers prior to Trade Week with a massive four retirements and a further four players being delisted or self-delisted. Former Rising Star Hannah Ewings crossed to Adelaide, with Sydney defender Ella Heads the sole inclusion alongside five current list spots and four new picks.

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2024 RECORD: 6th, 7-4, 118.4% | Eliminated: Preliminary Final
2024 PICKS: 17, 33, 40, 47, 53

LIST CHANGES:
IN: Ella Heads (Sydney), Pick 17, Pick 40, Pick 47, Pick 53
OUT: Hannah Ewings (Adelaide), Ange Foley, Maddy Keryk, Hannah Dunn, Olivia Levicki (retired), Alex Ballard, Jo Miller, Jasmine Simmons (delisted), Georgie Jaques (self-delisted), Pick 15, Pick 51

FIRST PICK:
Pick 17

In an ideal scenario, Port Adelaide would scoop up Poppy Scholz to pair with sister Matilda, or get fellow tall Charlotte Riggs to Alberton. Both seem near impossible to be available, which means the Power will turn their attention to other talent be it local or abroad. From the former, Central District skilled midfielder/forward Jasmine Evans would be around the mark, as would talented small forward Georgia McKee if left on the board by the Crows.

Outside of South Australia, adding a player of Sarah Poustie‘s quality would be helpful for Port Adelaide given her running capacity, while rebounding talls such as Taya Chambers and Mackenzie Williams might come into the Power’s thought process at the selection which will be bumped back at least two spots with bids on Academy and father-daughter prospects.

REMAINING CROP:
Picks 33, 40, 47, 53

The remaining four selections will all take place from late in the second round and then throughout the third round, meaning Port’s recruitment team will need to get to work. A readymade key defensive option is South Adelaide’s Tiffany King, while the Power have no qualms looking further west for readymade mature-age options, with South Fremantle’s Poppy Stockwell able to play a similar forward role to Ewings.

The likes of Laela Ebert and Ruby Ballard add points of difference to the side, while project key forward Chloe Gaunt is a player who could be developed into something special and is a like-for-like for Georgie Jaques. Is this the year a SANFLW mature-age player such as Jess Bates, Tahlita Buethke or Emily Brockhurst gets a chance? It will be fascinating to see if the preliminary finalists go down that route.

KEY QUESTIONS:

– Will Port Adelaide snatch up a local with its first selection or look further afield?
– Do the Power opt for best available at each selection, or fill with needs?
– Could mature-age selections be on the cards at some point?