GLENELG
Glenelg could elevate former Magpie Jack Haarsma to play his first IGA League match for the club against Sturt at Gliderol Stadium on Sunday.
Haarsma – who crossed to Brighton Road during summer with close mate Ben Sawford – has banked two strong performances in the Reserves in the past fortnight.
The 20-year-old – who measures in at 177cm and 73kg – played four League matches for Port, including last year’s dramatic Round 17 win against the Bays in which he kicked the sealing goal.
Haarsma has been joined by midfielder Lachlan Earl, wingman Brad Merrett and utility Max Proud in the 23-man squad.
Key defender Michael Galley and midfielder Bryce Woolard have been sent back to the Reserves after the Tigers’ 74-point loss to North on Monday.
League
F: Rioli, Milera, B. Merrett
HF: Koster, Scott, Snook
C: McFarlane, Sawford, Sumner
HB: Joseph, Sellar, Nicholson
B: Proud, Agnew, Howard
R: McGinty, Johansen, Woodall
INT: Raikiwasa, Haarsma, Earl, Reinbrecht, Alleway
IN: Earl, B. Merrett, Proud, Haarsma
OUT: Galley, Woolard
Reserves
B. Edwards, Boyle, Chalmers, Christopher, Galley, Hampton, Hill, Hosie, J. Edwards, J. Pitt, Kennedy, Kirkby, Kenny, M. Merrett, May, Montgomery, Trembath, Vitkunas, Redden, Woolard, Yates.
STURT
Sturt is likely to take an unchanged outfit into its game against Glenelg at Gliderol Stadium on Sunday.
Currently enjoying an eight-game winning streak under coach Martin Mattner, the Double Blues have included James Paprotny and Brad Coulson on their five-man extended interchange bench.
But Mattner appears unlikely to make any adjustment to his settled side, which accounted for Port Adelaide at Alberton in Round 11.
Sturt currently sits at the top of the IGA League ladder, one match clear of its closest rivals Woodville-West Torrens and South Adelaide.
League
F: Hansen, M. Evans, Greenslade
HF: Hone, K. Beard, Martin
C: Crocker, Riley, Jonas
HB: Page, Stephens, P. Wilson
B: McMahon, F. Evans, Harms
R: Gilfoy, Battersby, Kirkwood
INT: Lienert, Coulson, Parrella, Paprotny, Wildman
IN: Paprotny, Coulson
Reserves
Campbell, Carey, Coombe, Coombes, Elms, Gamble, Habljak, Hargreaves, Haren, Hayden, Hayes, Langridge, Musolino, Penfold, Powell, Samblich, Stark, Telford, Thiele, Voigt, Wiech, Young.