{"id":387973,"date":"2024-04-25T09:29:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T09:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387973"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:04:20","slug":"port-gun-gifted-lifeline-by-teammates-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387973","title":{"rendered":"Port gun gifted lifeline by teammate's injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port Adelaide<\/a> will have to do without ruckman Ivan Soldo as the team fronts St Kilda<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Instead, Jordon Sweet, who was subbed off in last week's catastrophe against Collingwood<\/a>, will have the chance to prove he can shoulder the load.<\/p>\n

Power coach Ken Hinkley<\/a> said Sweet had shown he was "just too good" to be playing below AFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Jordon<\/p>\n

"He's been really strong for us, we think he needs an opportunity to show what he can do at AFL level consistently," he said.<\/p>\n

"He played last week, had a taste, and gets another opportunity this week to get some confidence that he's out there doing it."<\/p>\n

Soldo is scheduled to undergo knee surgery on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No timeline has been given for his return, but early indications suggest he will be off for at least a month.<\/p>\n

The club is also grappling with concerning statistics related to its stoppage time, with the team conceding more points than any other after the 20-minute mark of each quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"That's our challenge," Hinkley said.<\/p>\n

\"Jeremy<\/p>\n

"It's certainly not a fitness thing, so it's obviously a fitness thing at the end of quarters."<\/p>\n

St Kilda will also be seeking to make amends for a heavy loss last week.<\/p>\n

"[St Kilda] didn't have their greatest week, and we didn't have our greatest week, both teams will be really keen to show we're better than that," Hinkley said.<\/p>\n

This article was produced with the assistance of<\/em> 9ExPress<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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