Brothers John and Mark Noble will battle each other when South Adelaide takes on West Adelaide

THERE won’t be any brotherly love when twins Mark and John Noble face each other for the first time in the SANFL clash between the Panthers and Bloods.

Twins John and Mark Noble face off in Tuesday night’s SANFL clash. Picture Sarah Reed

THERE have been a few jibes in the Noble house in the past week, nothing serious, just a little mickey-take.

That will all change at Richmond Oval on Tuesday night, however, when twins Mark and John Noble lock horns for the first time and the competitive spirit emerges as they focus on the challenge for the vital two premiership points.

Teammates at West Adelaide for four seasons, Mark will be wearing the navy blue jumper of South Adelaide after moving his game to Noarlunga this year seeking increased opportunities.

And brotherly love will definitely be cast aside as the sons of former Adelaide head of football David Noble, now in a similar role with Brisbane, seek family bragging rights.

“The competitiveness between us is second to none,” Mark said. “It’s always a brother thing, you want to beat him.

“I’m pretty excited about the game. If the ball is there to attack I’m sure we will go our hardest.

“I’m also playing against the club I was at for four years where I had a lot of help from Jarrod Meers in my junior years. It will feel weird, but I’m proud to represent South Adelaide.”

Mark admits it was difficult to watch his brother get promoted to the Bloods league side last year when he felt he was playing well.

While he was fully supportive of John, he was disappointed he had not taken his opportunities.

“I had to keep myself in check and focus on my game,” Mark said. “I was looking to go to the next level so spoke with South.

“I’m really enjoying it. I had a chat with (Panthers coach) Jarrad (Wright) near Christmas as to what he is looking for. He just wanted me to take the game on, that was the main message.”

As for getting to the game, there will be no sharing transport.

“We like to keep out space,” Mark said. “We have extremely high standards, dad taught us a lot, and we need to keep it as professional as we can.”