Port Adelaide dealt massive triple injury blow during 10-point AFL Round 7 win over St Kilda

Port Adelaide suffered a significant triple injury blow during their 10-point AFL Round 7 victory over St Kilda on Friday, April 27. The Power produced a hard-fought 82-72 victory over the Saints but lost three players to injury.

Captain Connor Rozee, forward Sam Powell-Pepper and defender Alir Alir suffered knocks and had to be substituted. Rozee went off during the third quarter after a hamstring injury. Powell-Pepper ruptured his ACL after landing awkwardly on his right leg and could be out for the rest of the season.

Meanwhile, Alir was on the receiving end of a reckless tackle, which made him concussed. The 29-year-old defender went down hard after a challenge from St Kilda's Jack Higgins. The Saints forward has subsequently been handed a three-game suspension for rough conduct.

Rozee, Alir and Powell-Pepper will likely miss the Power's next game against Adelaide on Thursday, May 2. Adelaide lost to Collingwood in Round 6 but held on against St Kilda, registering a fifth win of the season.

With a 5-2 record, the Power are fifth in the league and have accumulated 20 points.

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Port Adelaide's Sam Powell-Pepper out for remainder of 2024 AFL season

Port Adelaide Power will be without forward Sam Powell-Pepper for the rest of the 2024 AFL season.

The 26-year-old ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the win over St Kilda on Friday, April 27. He landed badly on his right leg during the third quarter of the Power's 82-72 win over the Saints.

As per the club's website, Powell-Pepper will undergo surgery on his ligament shortly. Before his injury, he made three appearances for the Power, registering three goals, nine marks and 28 disposals.

Port Adelaide next play Adelaide Crows in Round 8. Aside from Powell-Pepper, the Power will be without captain Connor Rozee and defender Alir Alir who also suffered injuries against St Kilda