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Former Crow Kurt Tippett arriving at Adelaide Airport before his Sydney Swans debut against Port Adelaide. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser

LATE CHANGES:
Port Adelaide: John Butcher out, replaced by Andrew Moore
Sydney: Nil

SUBSTITUTES:
Port Adelaide: Jasper Pittard
Sydney: Jed Lamb

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WET conditions in Adelaide have prompted Port Adelaide to drop John Butcher from its line-up to play Sydney today.

The tall forward has been replaced in the 22 by Andrew Moore.

"The conditions probably favour us playing a little smaller so we've brought Moorey in and taken a tall (Butcher) out," Port football manager Peter Rohde said.

Port's starting bench has been named as Dom Cassisi, Oliver Wines and Paul Stewart with Jasper Pittard acting as the team's substitute.

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But all the pre-game hype surrounds Kurt Tippett, who returns to the field for the first time since last year's preliminary final.

- Jai Bednall

PORT ADELAIDE v SYDNEY
Saturday, 1.10pm, AAMI Stadium

Port Adelaide
B: Matthew Broadbent, Alipate Carlile, Jack Hombsch
HB: Cameron O'Shea, Thomas Jonas, Tom Logan
C: Matt Thomas, Brad Ebert, Kane Cornes
HF: Robbie Gray, Justin Westhoff, Paul Stewart
F: Jake Neade, Jay Schulz, Angus Monfries
Foll: Matthew Lobbe, Chad Wingard, Hamish Hartlett
Int: Oliver Wines, Jasper Pittard (SUB), Andrew Moore, Domenic Cassisi

In: D.Cassisi, J.Pittard, A Moore
Out: T.Boak (finger), C.Hitchcock (ankle), J Butcher

Sydney
B: Tony Armstrong, Ted Richards, Dane Rampe
HB: Nick Smith, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Daniel Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Luke Parker, Kurt Tippett, Craig Bird
F: Jude Bolton, Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Mike Pyke, Ryan O'Keefe, Kieren Jack
Int: Tom Mitchell, Jed Lamb (SUB), Jesse White, Mitch Morton

In: T.Armstrong, K.Tippett, J.Lamb
Out: A.Everitt (Achilles), S.Mumford (cheekbone), B.Jack

SUPERCOACH NOTES:
Justin Westhoff has averaged 105 points a match at AAMI Stadium this season – ranked third at the club. Adam Goodes struggled in his last outing at the venue in Round 11, managing a season-low 36 points.
 

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