Power answer Hinkley's challenge

Power coach Ken Hinkley called on his leaders to lift against West Coast. Picture: Getty Source: The Advertiser

KEN Hinkley's promise that his Port Adelaide players will never give in held up again last night as the Power extended its best-ever start to an AFL season to five wins.

Port overcame a 41-point deficit in the third term - 10 points more than it gave Adelaide at the same stage of the Showdown a fortnight ago - to beat West Coast by five points at AAMI Stadium.

Hinkley last night paid tribute to his team's leaders - best-afield Hamish Hartlett and captain Travis Boak - for carrying the Power to an extraordinary victory with their superb second-half efforts.

"I challenged Hamish at three-quarter time because I felt there was something there that he was going to deliver," said Hinkley. "I challenge my leaders really hard all the time; I demand things from them. I can't shy away from that.

"Hamish, Travis and Brad Ebert and Robbie Gray, Jay Schulz - our team leaders - they kept fighting, wanting to find a way. I know this group of young men want to do everyone proud ... they won't give up.

"I have a group that are just willing to give everything they've got. The message at half-time was to make sure we did not give up. And they did not give up."

At 5-0, Port will be considered a contender to reach the AFL finals for the first time since 2007. But Hinley says his "no limits" theme will not change at Alberton.

"No limits, no restrictions," said Hinkley. "People will want to make more of it, but we just need to make sure we stay focused. As I said on Friday, we will not get ahead of ourselves. If you step ahead of yourself, you'll be in
trouble. We're not going to do that."

Hinkley cleared his whiteboard at half-time to remove all the technical issues exposed in statistical sheets, such as the Eagles' dominance in contested football.

"We had some things written on the board - things I thought were hurting us - but I ended up rubbing them off; that was not our biggest problem," said Hinkley. "Our biggest problem was getting some effort. And if we had some effort we would put ourselves in the contest.

"In the end, you get what you deserve."

Port reported one injury with key defender Jackson Trengove, who was subbed for Robbie Gray after showing the signs of a sore foot. Key forward Jay Schulz also was nursing a sore foot after the game.

Neither is considered in doubt for next weekend's clash with North Melbourne in Hobart.

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