Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas will stay within the reserves for one more week regardless of coach Ken Hinkley saying the defender was best-on-ground in his current SANFL look.
Jonas will spend a third-straight recreation with the Port Adelaide Magpies because the Power search to increase their membership report 10-game successful streak in a blockbuster conflict with Geelong on Thursday evening.
The 32-year-old has been a sufferer of Hinkley’s ruthless strategy to choice this yr.
But dropping the captain has not backfired, with Port in a position to quickly exchange Collingwood on high of the ladder in the event that they defeat the Cats.
Hinkley mentioned he didn’t take into account choosing Jonas for the Geelong conflict, regardless of the participant’s spectacular efficiency in Port’s win towards Central District.
“Not this week, no … we think the team’s playing really well with the balance that we had,” Hinkley mentioned on Wednesday.
“He played really, really well in the SANFL last week. If anyone saw the SANFL last week, Tom was our best player.
“Tom’s advantageous. The commentary round Tom I get, he is captain of the membership.
“He knows exactly where he’s at and knows exactly what the team’s doing. He’s quite proud of the team.”
Hinkley confirmed Ryan Burton can be recalled for the injured Lachie Jones (jaw) after the previous Hawthorn participant was additionally surprisingly axed for final week’s win towards the Western Bulldogs.
Port’s mid-season recruit Quinton Narkle is closing in on a debut for the membership after starring with 33 possessions within the SANFL.
Hinkley mentioned the previous Geelong midfielder was near choice however mentioned Narkle was nonetheless adapting to Port’s fashion of play.
Narkle performed 41 video games for the Cats from 2018 earlier than he was delisted on the finish of final season.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
