Ken Hinkley has been coaching the Power since 2013 and in that time has shown himself to be a master coach, reinventing the team on a number of occasions and playing in a total of seven final series.
The Power have made it into the preliminary final on three occasions Including this year when they lost to Sydney by six goals but have yet to make it to the grand final under Hinkley’s reign, giving him the unwanted distinction of having coached more games than any other coach who has failed to make the big dance.
Port Adelaide seem to have broken even over the trade period with the loss of four prominent, ageing players being replaced by three with potential to fill trouble spots.
It will be another testing year for the Power’s longest serving coach.
Top 100 Game Players Lost: 4.
Amongst the four players lost, there is no doubt that Dan Houston (No.19) who was traded to Collingwood was the biggest loss.
Charlie Dixon (No.26) gave the Power good service after a career at Gold Coast where he still remains No.40 on the Top 100 game players list, and No.9 on the Top 100 Goal Scorers list. Trent McKenzie (No.85) also served Gold Coast well and ranks No.7 games and No.44 goals at the Suns but neither he nor Tom Clurey (No.44) played a game for the Power in 2024.
Top 100 Players recruited from other clubs: 2
Jack Lukosius (Gold Coast No.14) and Rory Atkins (Gold Coast No.60) will be handy players for the Power without being match winners. Joe Richards (Collingwood) is just nine games into his fledging AFL career.
Current Top 100 Game Players: 15
Travis Boak (No.1), Ollie Wines (6) and Darcy Byrne-Jones (No.12) are the three players in the Top 20 of Port Adelaide’s all-time Top 100 list and there are another 12 members.
Players who no longer qualify as Top 100 Game Players: 2
Dougal Howard – now an established player at St Kilda – and Matt White no longer qualify for Top 100 listing as a game player.
Top 100 Goal Scorers Lost: 3.
Charlie Dixon (No.5) was the leading current goal scorer at the Power. Dan Houston (equal No.61) was much lower down the list, and Francis Evans (equal No.87) also made the goal scoring list but not the games played list.
Top 100 Goal Scorers recruited from other clubs: 2.
Both Jack Lukosius (No.13) and Rory Atkins (equal No.81) were Top 100 goal scorers as well as game players at Gold Coast.
Current Top 100 Goal Scorers: 17.
With the departure of Charlie Dixon, Travis Boak (No.8) is now the current leading goal scorer at the club with Todd Marshall (No.13), Connor Rozee (No.16), Mitch Georgiades (No.17) and Sam Powell-Pepper (No.20) also all within the Top 20.
Potential Top 100 Goal Scorers in 2025: 0.
No one stands out as a likely candidate for Goal Scoring honours next year.
Travis Boak (No.1), Ollie Wines (6) and Darcy Byrne-Jones (No.12) are the three players in the Top 20 of Port Adelaide’s all-time Top 100 list and there are another 12 members.
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Potential New Top 100 Players in 2025: 5.
Jason Horne-Francis, Jed McEntee, Jackson Mead, Willie Rioli and Jase Burgoyne with injury free runs could all make the Top 100 list in 2025.
Players who no longer qualify as Top 100 Game Players: 2
Dougal Howard – now an established player at St Kilda – and Matt White no longer qualify for Top 100 listing as a game player.
Top 100 Goal Scorers Lost: 3.
Charlie Dixon (No.5) was the leading current goal scorer at the Power. Dan Houston (equal No.61) was much lower down the list, and Francis Evans (equal No.87) also made the goal scoring list but not the games played list.
Top 100 Goal Scorers recruited from other clubs: 2.
Both Jack Lukosius (No.13) and Rory Atkins (equal No.81) were Top 100 goal scorers as well as game players at Gold Coast.
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