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The heat has come on Ken Hinkley this week, most notably from Port Adelaide fans. Pressure naturally falls on the senior coach before anyone when a football club falls in a rut. Port Adelaide topped up in the trade period after last year’s straight-sets finals exit — a year it won a club record 13-straight games — with defensive reinforcements Esava Ratugolea and Brandon Zerk-Thatcher plus ruckman Ivan Soldo.
“You’ve got three young midfielders in Rozee, Butters and Horne-Francis and I reckon Houston is a really talented player. No other class jumps out at you.preliminary discussions from the All-Australian selection panelAs Dunstall highlighted, beyond Port’s midfield trio, there’s question marks on the rest of the list — key position players in particular — which creates problems when that threesome isn’t up and firing.
And with Dixon no longer a reliable option in Port’s forward half, big responsibility has been put on the shoulders of Mitch Georgiades and Todd Marshall to carry the torch. It’s perhaps shown the pair are better suited to being No. 2 or No. 3 forward options, at least right now, with Georgiades just 22 and in his first year back from an ACL injury, while Marshall is still only 25.
Of the current top eight sides, only Fremantle has scored less points than Port Adelaide in a showing that Hinkley’s offence lacks the same firepower of the best sides.At the other end of the ground, Port Adelaide’s defence has been such a focus. And rightfully so. While other clubs like Collingwood, Essendon and Sydney have had success in topping up with role players to fill specific needs, the same can’t be said for Port given its defence hasn’t improved in a meaningful way from 2023.With that in mind, the Power’s defensive system as a whole warrants equal scrutiny.
As mentioned, both last year’s draft and the previous year’s — the off-season they brought in Horne-Francis and Rioli — were compromised by the Power due to their aggressiveness on the trade front.
Home Loss Football Club TRADE ADDITIONS Miles Bergman Horne-Francis Club Record Brisbane Jason Dunstall Port Adelaide Power Trade Period Gold Coast Straight-Sets Finals Charlie Dixon Darcy Byrne-Jones Kane Farrell Midfield Trio List Analysis Trade Recruits Logan Evans Elite Key Defender Premier Key Defenders Port Adelaide Solid Seasons Selection Panel Class Jumps Todd Marshall Melbourne Demons Oceania South Australia Period Defensive Additions Hugh Jackson Jon Ralph Scar Tissue Irritation Travis Boak Ben Cotton Flag Contenders Christian Petracca Willie Rioli Preliminary Discussions Australia And New Zealand Lachie Jones Ruck Mantle Daniel Rioli Team Debates Ruck Role Role Players Football Club Falls Defensive Reinforcements Exit Looming Key Position Players Brandon Zerk-Thatcher Dylan Williams Australia Mitch Georgiades Queensland
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