Port Adelaide skipper Dom Cassisi will be among a host of top-line Port Adelaide players to be rested for the second round of the NAB Cup. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser
PORT Adelaide will rest up to six first-choice players against Melbourne at Renmark on Sunday.
Rather than make a push to win the NAB Cup, the Power is mindful of its six-day break between rounds two and three of the pre-season competition and wants to manage its players' workloads.
"We'll probably rest between four and six regular players," senior assistant coach Alan Richardson said.
"Winning the NAB Cup is not part of our preparation, it's all about preparing our team for the season proper.
"So we'll rest a few guys who have done a lot of the pre-season work and could do with a spell. Those guys will probably play the week after." Port, which has a 1-1 NAB Cup record, plays West Coast in Alice Springs six days after meeting the Demons.
Richardson said the Power had not decided which players would sit out the Dees clash.
"We'll have that discussion over the next couple of days but we'll still be picking a very competitive side," he stressed.
Richardson said ruckman Matthew Lobbe was likely to play his first game of the season after recovering from a minor hamstring strain but former skipper Dom Cassisi would be kept on ice as he recovers from serious illness and a calf strain.
Robbie Gray (knee), John Butcher (hip) and Brent Renouf (knee) remain on the long-term injured list, while ace recruit Angus Monfries will be sidelined for at least two more weeks after straining a hamstring in the Summer Showdown against the Crows.
Heralded first-round draft pick Ollie Wines is expected to be in the 24-man squad, along with fellow exciting recruits Jake Neade and Kane Mitchell.
"We'll give a few of our new guys another crack to play in a high-level game and see how they cope," Richardson said.
"While some guys will rest, the game will provide us with another great opportunity to continue the work we've done over summer under a new coach, including our structures and methodology."
Sunday's game starts at 4pm.
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