Port Adelaide speedster Kane Mitchell ready for AFL debut on MCG Sandover medallist Kane Mitchell has joined Port Adelaide's senior list Picture: Nicholas Wrankmore Source: The Advertiser SANDOVER Medallist Kane Mitchell is hours away from having his life-long dream - playing AFL football on the MCG - confirmed. Mitchell, 23, has been elevated to Port Adelaide's senior list to cover for the long-term absence by injury of Nick Salter. And such a move, with the expense it incurs, is highly unlikely to have been made by the Power unless Mitchell is a certain starter against Melbourne on Easter Sunday. But that's not how it has been presented to the pacy midfielder by Port coach Ken Hinkley yesterday. "He told me I'd been elevated (to the senior list)... and in the next breath said there is no guarantees," said Mitchell. And there is no guarantee I will stay on the senior list either with Nick on the mend (from a recurring foot injury). I'm hopeful I take my opportunities while they last. I put my head down and bum up during the pre-season - and I still am. Mitchell, a stand-out in Port's pre-season for his stunning speed and endurance, knows his chances of surviving in the AFL hinge on how quickly he keeps developing his game, in particular his disposal skills. "I've improved a lot in the short time I've been at the Power - my skills have got a lot better, my running capacity is a lot better," said Mitchell. And I think I've got a lot of improvement left in me. It is no secret that everyone has that stigma attached to me and I've been working extremely hard - and hopefully (my skills) will be up to scratch. To play on the MCG would be a life-long goal. An AFL game, on the MCG and in round one - that would be mindblowing. Hopefully, it will happen.