Ultimate finals form guide: Every club’s premiership profile rating… and there’s a shock No.1
“This is their M.O. – they are happy to go long down the line, get an even contest. Their big forwards have been good, get it to ground, surround the contest and out the back. They’ve developed it . They want to be a multi-threat. At times they would go down the line too much – they’ve become two-dimensional which has helped their football, helped them move the ball. I think they’ve got the belief now … I think in previous years they were hopeful.
The Power are playing a front half game – a brand that’s generally successful come September – and more importantly, maximising their territory dominance. It all starts at the coalface, with Port ranked in the top third of sides in clearance differential. Ken Hinkley’s side is then trapping it in its attacking zone – the No. 1 rated team in time in forward half – and scoring, sitting first in points from stoppages and third in overall points for.