Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley vowed his barnstorming crew will “always hunt” and by no means be the hunted after his membership entered the bye on a record-breaking profitable streak and with a premiership tilt to return.
The Power shot to the highest of the ladder, and made it 11 wins in a row, with a formidable 38-point consequence towards Geelong on Thursday evening, that Hinkley labelled “a nice way to go into the bye”.
Asked if the beautiful profitable streak would produce other groups concentrating on the Power, Hinkley stated his aspect‘s philosophy wouldn’t change.
“We always hunt, we‘re used to hunting, I think it’s what we’ve always had to do in my time here,” Hinkley stated.
“You by no means get comfy.
“You simply know that you just‘ve got to keep going and working really hard.
“You get belief and that helps you continue to hunt.”
In a warning to the rest of the competition, Hinkley will use the break to tinker with his 12-2 side that he believes is capable of getting even better.
“We haven‘t played perfectly, no one has, and you’re all the time attempting to construct,” he stated.
“I believe there‘s good opportunities for us to improve.
“We‘ve got some players who can potentially play better, we’ve obtained some elements of our recreation that we will maximise.
“We‘re not quite maximising all parts of our game, which gives you great optimism.”
After three six-day breaks in succession, Hinkley said the bye had come at just the right time for his players, who need a mental and physical break before a premiership assault.
Hinkley said his team‘s goals remain the same as they were at the start of the year, despite the impressive run of winning form.
“At the start of the season you want to win as many as you can,” he said.
“It‘s a great run that we’re on, it helps, nevertheless it doesn’t do something simply now.
“So, our purpose initially of the 12 months was the identical as it’s at the moment.
“We‘re going to try and win a premiership, but first of all, we have to qualify as high as we can.
“Sometimes it builds more pressure in some ways, you‘re going well so you need to keep going well.
“There‘s no limit to how many wins in a row, but I’m completely satisfied simply to maintain banking wins if we will.”
Port will look to make it 12 wins in a row when it takes on Essendon on the MCG in a Saturday evening conflict in Round 16.
Originally printed as Port Adelaide lengthen membership document profitable streak with promise of extra
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
