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January 6, 2024 admin Port Adelaide 0

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SAD NEWS: Port Adelaide player is expected to depart the team because of…

Port Adelaide have made the “significant call” to play captain Tom Jonas in the reserves after serving his one-game suspension.

Jonas missed last week’s win over Richmond at the MCG after being hit with a ban for a dangerous tackle against Melbourne

But the Power have made the bold decision to ease Jonas back through the SANFL with the Port Adelaide Magpies instead of in Saturday’s clash with Hawthorn.

Port coach Ken Hinkley acknowledged how rare it is to leave a captain out of the team when fit and available.

Port Adelaide have made the “significant call” to play captain Tom Jonas in the reserves after serving his one-game suspension. Mark Brake/Getty Images

“It is a big call, a significant call, but it’s a call for a team in really good form,” Hinkley told reporters on Thursday.

“Really consistent with our behaviours and we don’t separate, whether it be the captain or a first-year player.”

Hinkley said the key defender accepted the news with humility and was prepared to play his role with Port’s reserves team.

“We’re in really good form, Tom’s missed a bit of footy now over the last month,” the coach said.

“As a good leader of our football club, he understands the players who came in played really well.

“He understands the team’s going really well and he would never put himself in front of the team regardless of his position. He’s very accepting of what’s going on.”

Hinkley failed to guarantee Jonas would return for Port’s Round 13 match, a Friday night blockbuster against the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on June 9.

Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines and defender Darcy Byrne-Jones are Port’s vice-captains.

Sam Mitchell is expected to make a full recovery from a bout of pneumonia but the Hawthorn coach will remain in a New York hospital for several more days.

Mitchell, 41, was travelling in the United States with his family when he started feeling ill last week.

He was admitted to New York University Hospital over the weekend and spent Christmas there, having been diagnosed with pneumonia.

Hawthorn chief executive Ashley Klein said the club has been in regular contact with the Mitchell family.

Sam Mitchell is expected to make a full recovery from a bout of pneumonia but the Hawthorn coach will remain in a New York hospital for several more days. Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

“Importantly, Sam is improving and recovering well,” Klein said in a statement on Tuesday.

“The club has been in regular contact with (Sam’s wife) Lyndall, and we will obviously continue to provide support in any way we can.

“We would like to express our thanks to the NYU hospital and its medical team for their care and support.”

Mitchell has a 15-30 record in his two seasons at the helm of Hawthorn since taking over from Alastair Clarkson.

He was a four-time premiership player with the Hawks before finishing his glittering 329-game playing career with West Coast in 2017.

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