Scott said Lawson Humphries (calf) and Tom Stewart (hamstring) would play but was coy on which role Sam De Koning would play.

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De Koning played in the ruck against Werribee on Saturday as he returned from the knee injury that forced him to miss the final three home and away rounds. Scott said there was no guarantee, however, the premiership defender would play the same role against Port Adelaide.

He said the decision on who would play in the ruck was up for debate, with premiership ruckman Rhys Stanley, who has played in the past four matches, the other candidate.

Stanley was subbed out of the game at half-time the last time the Cats played Port Adelaide, but Scott was emphatic after that match that the decision was related to the need for his team to try something radical to change the game’s direction rather than because he thought Stanley had played badly.

Premiership Demon Neal-Bullen wants to join the Crows

Melbourne utility Alex Neal-Bullen has nominated Adelaide as the club he would like to be traded to after choosing to return to South Australia for family reasons.

The 28-year-old premiership Demon played in the final two matches after The Age revealed that he had told the club he wanted to be traded. Senior coach Simon Goodwin has said the Demons would be happy to help Neal-Bullen facilitate a trade, given his circumstances and the contribution he had made to the club.

The Crows released a statement confirming Neal-Bullen wanted to join them, saying they would work to finalise a deal in this year’s trade period.