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Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley knows his way around a form guide.And hes well aware the struggling Power could go into Saturdays AFL clash as the biggest underdogs in Showdown history when they take on the third-placed Adelaide Crows, whose performances in recent weeks have been nothing short of menacing.But Hinkley, a self-confessed punter who races greyhounds in his spare time, reckons its not always wise to back favourites, pointing to Australias underwhelming performance at the Rio Olympics.Roughies get up, he said on Friday at the traditional pre-Showdown press conference with Crows coach Don Pyke.Its not unusual. Weve seen that just recently in the Olympic Games, I reckon.Things dont always go to plan.Im sure Don and the boys are hoping it goes to plan. Were going to do everything we can to disrupt that.An upset win for 11th-placed Port would bring some much-needed cheer to supporters after a season in which they have badly underperformed, last weekends 40-point home loss to Melbourne which extinguished their slim finals chances, a case in point.Port will line up without star forward Chad Wingard (hamstring), Hamish Hartlett (calf) and Billy Frampton (groin), who have all been ruled out for the rest of the season.Spearhead Charlie Dixon will also miss as the side manages an ongoing ankle injury but remains a chance for the Powers final game against Gold Coast.Jake Neade and Jimmy Toumpas return, as will veteran forward Jay Schulz for what Hinkley admits could be the 31-year-olds final game at Adelaide Oval.He may look back on this game and say that was his last game, Hinkley said.I hope thats not the case.Its still a list management decision that we wont enter into until the end of the season.Adelaide are firming as premiership contenders, having boosted their percentage with thumping recent wins against Fremantle, Brisbane and Essendon.Pyke said the Crows had earned their favouritism for the Showdown and denied his players were underprepared after winning their past three by a combined 292 points.Every game of AFL footys hard, thats the thing, Pyke said.The results in the last few weeks suggest weve had an easier run but I can guarantee you at times in all three of those games, weve been challenged, weve had to learn some things and weve had to adapt to play the way we want to play.The Crows have recalled 203cm ruckman Sam Jacobs after he missed two games with an ankle complaint, with impressive rookie Reilly OBrien omitted.Fake Air Max 90 Ultra Essential . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. Cheap Air Max 90 White . -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar will be out for roughly four weeks after tearing his left hamstring. http://www.outletairmax90cheap.com/outlet-air-max-90-leather-white-cheap.html . After the whistle, Thornton skated the length of the ice, pulled Orpik to the ice from behind and punched him in the face several times. Wholesale Air Max 90 Essential .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Air Max 90 Womens Clearance . -- The St. Johns IceCaps weathered a wild first period with the help of goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, before finding offensive inroads in the second.SAN DIEGO -- Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell figured it was worth a chance to challenge a play at second base. However, the delay with the appeal might have hampered Junior Guerra on the mound.Guerra had a rare rough second-half outing, allowing four runs and six hits in four innings of the Brewers 12-3 loss to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.The trouble started in the first when Guerra allowed three runs. However, the Brewers argued Will Myers slid toward shortstop Orlando Arica at second to prevent a double play. The umpires checked the replay and didnt agree.Having Guerra wait some five minutes until a verdict was delivered might have contributed to his ineffectiveness.Obviously we would have liked to have the double play in that situation, Guerra said through a translator. But after that I had trouble finding the strike zone.Added Counsell: I wasnt sure we would win the appeal..it was a run so it was worth taking a shot.Guerra (7-3), who had won four of his previous five starts, gave up the four runs in the first two innings.Regardless of the first-inning doings, San Diegos Edwin Jackson was just too tough.Jackson (2-2) retired the first 11 batters he faced, and the Brewers didnt put a runner in scoring position until Kirk Nieuwenhuis doubled in the fifth.He pitched well, Counsell said. The key for him is to keep the ball down. If a guy like that keeps the ball down he can be effective.Jackson signed a minor-leaguee contract with the Padres in June after starting the season in Miamis bullpen.dddddddddddd. He gave up three runs -- two on Ryan Brauns homer -- and eight hits with five strikeouts over eight innings.The Padres made it 8-0 on Yangervis Solartes two-run, two-out homer in the sixth. Blash homered in the two-run seventh.Some days you have good days and some days you have bad days, Guerra said. Unfortunately it was a bad game for me and I have to keep working hard.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder, left ankle) reported no setbacks a day after an abbreviated throwing session off the mound. Theres a chance Ross, who last pitched on opening day, will return before the seasons end.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Chase Anderson (6-10, 5.13) makes his second career start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday as Milwaukee continues its six-game road trip. Anderson, who beat Arizona on July 25, aims for his third straight win despite having no quality starts over his last eight outings.Padres: LHP Christian Friedrich (4-6, 4.72) looks to recapture the form he flashed when winning three straight decisions in May and June as he faces the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Hes coming off a rocky outing, surrendering five runs on six hits in three innings against the Washington Nationals on July 24. ' ' '