Ken Hinkley was providing no excuses or {qualifications} after Port Adelaide’s club-record AFL successful streak ended with a thud.
Port trailed from the beginning on Saturday at Marvel Stadium and Carlton belted them by 50 factors.
As their streak closed at 15 wins, star onballer Zac Butters additionally went off within the second half with a sore groin.
Port made seven modifications for this match, with key gamers Charlie Dixon and Jason Horne-Francis among the many absentees.
With Darcy Byrne-Jones additionally sidelined on Saturday due to concussion, Port may have wide selection choices for Saturday evening’s house blockbuster in opposition to prime facet Collingwood.
But as he had carried out pre-game, Hinkley refused to place a lot weight on having practically a 3rd of the crew change for Saturday’s match.
“I knew that (team changes) would be among the first questions – they’re not an issue, they’re not part of the problem at all that we had today,” he mentioned.
“We didn’t turn up to play at the level we have for basically the whole season.
“It wasn’t personnel, it was the best way we performed – and the best way we performed was not adequate as we speak.
“Today we got beaten badly.”
Hinkley was additionally not keen on discuss that after such an extended successful streak, this was a loss Port wanted to have with the finals six weeks away.
“Every loss is concerning. We haven’t had one for a while, that doesn’t make it (of) any less importance,” he mentioned.
“People will want to look at ‘you’ve won a lot in a row, you needed this loss’ – I don’t buy into that stuff.”
It is unclear whether or not Butters will get better in time for the Collingwood conflict, however Byrne-Jones is certainly out due to his concussion.
“It’s a very hard game to play if you don’t have any movement,” Hinkley mentioned of Butters’ damage.
Hinkley mentioned there was no single purpose why Port did so badly in opposition to the Blues.
“There were bits of everything – that’s why we got beaten badly,” he mentioned.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
