Power joins battle for Prismall

Delisted Essendon midfielder Brent Prismall will now train with Port Adelaide. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

FOR the second consecutive year, Port Adelaide is poised to beat a rival for a mature-age player.

One year after the Power drafted John McCarthy from under the noses of Richmond, it is set to pinch Brent Prismall from Essendon.

Just days after Bombers coach James Hird vowed to re-draft the 26-year-old midfielder - who he delisted this month - at the December 11 pre-season draft, Prismall yesterday trained with Port.

He will spend the next two weeks trying to impress new Power coach Ken Hinkley, who was an assistant coach at Geelong when Prismall started his career in 2006.

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Prismall has played 61 games for the Cats (25) and Bombers (36) but did not play an AFL match this year as he recovered from a knee reconstruction.

"He's an experienced, strong-bodied midfielder who offers some ball winning ability and leadership to our group," Rohde said.

"So he's certainly in the mix for our pre-season draft pick. We'll look at him for a couple of weeks to see what he's got to offer.

"Clearly we've got a lot of young players, we're an inexperienced group, so Brent has some appeal for us. Hopefully he trains well."

Port picks before Essendon in the pre-season draft but it is understood another club, the Western Bulldogs, also are eyeing Prismall.

The Dogs have the selection before Port.

Prismall is the second mature-age player the Power has invited to pre-season training, joining former Demon Liam Jurrah.

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Jurrah, who is living in Adelaide after walking out on Melbourne, is expected to train with Port for the first time tomorrow.

He has told the club he wants to resurrect his AFL career but it is understood his fitness has fallen away, adding to the Power's concern over recruiting him.

Rohde said Central District teenager Sam Colquhoun, surprisingly overlooked at last Thursday's national draft, and "four or five" Port Magpies players would also train with the club tomorrow in search of rookie-list spots.
 

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