The Port Adelaide Football Club has thrown its support behind the Adelaide Crows’ bid to host the first SANFL ‘Showdown’, which will be played in Clare next year.



The game will be played in memory of six-year-old, Max Redden.



Max was killed in playground accident at Farrell Flat near Clare last month. Port Adelaide’s chief operating officer Stephen Dawes told portadelaidefc.com.au the club supports the Crows’ initiative to get behind the Redden family and the Clare community as part of the match.



“Our club was saddened by the news of Max’s passing and we’ll do whatever we can in helping the Crows to get behind his family and the community by playing this match in Clare,” said Mr Dawes.



Port Adelaide anticipates hosting Adelaide at Alberton Oval in the second SANFL encounter between the two sides later in the year.



“Alberton is the spiritual home of our club and that where we’ll be playing all of our home games in the SANFL – it’s something we know our people will really get behind,” said Mr Dawes.



That includes our home SANFL ‘showdowns’ later in the year.”



The SANFL is expected to announce its 2014 fixture in early-to-mid December. Port Adelaide commenced its pre-season training for all players last week, including its new Elite Football Academy for SANFL aspirants. From 2014, every Port Adelaide AFL-listed player will play for the club in the SANFL League competition.



The league team will be supported by a pool of 15 prescribed Academy players on a needs basis.

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