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PORT Douglas will fine tune preparations for the AFL Cairns season with a practice match against reigning AFL Townsville premier Hermit Park today.

The Crocs, who have won back-to-back flags, will compete for the inaugural North Queensland Challenge Cup at 3.30pm at Watsons Oval after the match was moved from Cazalys Stadium due to wet conditions.

It was originally booked as the curtain raiser to the highly anticipated AFL Premiership season opener between the Gold Coast Suns and North Melbourne tonight.

It shapes as a dress rehearsal for what the Crocs might look like next week when they launch another premiership defence in a Good Friday blockbuster against South Cairns in Port Douglas.

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The perennial competition powerhouse will have several new faces this afternoon with former Sydney midfielder Brett Meredith and Epping recruit Daniel Moore both named.

Popular Croc Kallum Oates has been named in the ruck and will be eager cement a round one start, while key players Pete Bury, Wes Glass, Adam Gross, Jordan Chapman, Josh Lea and Mitch Bohm will also play.


NORTH QUEENSLAND CHALLENGE CUP
Saturday 24 March, 3.30pm
Port Douglas v Hermit Park 
Cazalys Stadium, Cairns

SELECTED TEAMS:

PORT DOUGLAS
B: Glass, Petch, Chapman
HB: Davidson, Mccullough, Gribbon
C: Lea, Bury, Davidson
HF: Gross, Bohm, Freyling
F: Riley, Moore, Wall
FOLL: Oates, Meredith, Mckeown
INT: Dickson, Hunt, Wollermann, Shiels, Goodman

HERMIT PARK
B: Tink, Chatfield, Smith
HB: Tarlington, Freitas, Agita
C: O'Donnell, Woode, Snook
HF: Webster, Holden, Keyes
F: McClay, Davidson, Dibetta
FOLL: Hall, Lyon Keating, Pywell
INT: Qouling, Jones, Starr, Mason, Owens

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