The Adelaide Crows look set to use Andrew McLeod as a forward in Showdown XXV at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.
McLeod, who has spent the past few weeks recovering from a knee clean-out, trained solidly on Thursday and was used in a number of attacking drills.
The talented, rebounding defender may just provide the spark Adelaide's spluttering forward line has been looking for. In the past four weeks the Crows have averaged just 68 points per game.
Team-mate Richard Douglas didn't rule out the move saying the dual Norm Smith Medallist can 'play anywhere on the field'.
"He looked really good out there and we look forward to getting him back this week, a really important player for us and he loves the big stage so he'll be right to go," Douglas said.
"It (McLeod playing in attack) is a possibility. Obviously with 'Bird' (Brett Burton) and 'Porps' (Jason Porplyzia) out, there's an opportunity for some players to step up and play forward this week."
Douglas may also be used as a forward on the weekend.
"Everyone has got to stand up and I'm no exception to that. I'm looking forward to having a bigger impact on the game and probably spending a bit more time up forward and also try and kick a few goals would be nice," he said.
But the 21-year-old, who made his debut against the Power two years ago, said he and McLeod weren't the only players who could help the team kick a winning score.
Douglas said Simon Goodwin, Scott Thompson and Tyson Edwards could keep the scoreboard ticking over.
"I think it's a matter of picking up the slack," he said.
One player that won't be contributing to the cause is the unlucky Trent Hentschel. He's still concerned about a hamstring strain he's been carrying over the last few weeks and didn't complete the Thursday session.
But regardless of the team's forward make up, Douglas said Adelaide was ready for another physical encounter with Port Adelaide.
He said the team had gained a lot of confidence out of beating a fierce Power back in Round 3.
"We expect nothing different this time around and we are up for that and we are going to come back and do the same thing to them," he said.
"I suppose it affects different people in different ways but I think we were pretty committed to be a disciplined group and continue to go very hard at the ball and that's what we did last time and we'll do that again."