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PORT Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines is reliving the spirit of AFL coaching great John Kennedy by calling on his teammates to act rather than talk to end the Power's slow-start syndrome.
"When it happens in the first quarter we need a defining moment," Wines said. "Someone needs to step up or we need to find a trigger.
"When we see things are not going our way we don't need to just encourage - sometimes that can be wrong. Instead of encouraging you probably need to do something ... instead of saying something, put your head over the ball or make a hard-ball get.
"That would steady the team and get things going."
Wines' version of the Kennedy "Do! Don't think" mantra will appeal to coach Ken Hinkley's wish for the Power to develop a stronger emphasis on contested football and tackling.
Port's slow starts from last year have continued in all of the Power's pre-season games against Adelaide, Essendon and St Kilda in the past month. Each game also has reaffirmed the Port players are prepared for strong finishes built on out-running rivals.
But Wines - and Hinkley - attribute the poor starts to a mindset that needs to change at Alberton.
"We addressed it after the slow start against St Kilda (on Saturday at Alberton) and think it is a mindset thing," Wines said. "It is not physical. It was one of our deficiencies last season in first quarters and to have it happen again this year is something we can hopefully rectify.
"We do need to get on top of it."
Wines, 19, yesterday highlighted the transformation at Alberton where he arrived as the No. 7 pick from the 2012 national draft eager to run after serving his standard first-up, two-year contract. Halfway through that deal, Wines has extended his contract to the end of the 2016 season without asking his manager of the options in his home state of Victoria.
"The first few hours after the draft, I was waiting for the two years to be up and - to be honest - thinking of going home to Victoria," Wines said. "But that has changed .... (since last season's on-field revival) there was never a point where I said I was going to leave (Port Adelaide).
"The remarkable turnaround the club has made is a big reason for why I signed on. I could not be at a better place or a better club."
Port opens its AFL premiership-season campaign against Carlton at Etihad Stadium on Sunday night. Hinkley has declared first-choice players Jay Schulz (bruised foot), defenders Alipate Carlile (quad) and Jackson Trengove (knee bone bruising) and midfielder Robbie Gray will be available for selection.
But it is doubtful Hinkley can recall all four at selection on Thursday, particularly Trengove who has worked mainly indoors since late January and not played in any pre-season game.
Forward-midfielder Paul Stewart (calf) is the only injured player from Saturday's trial considered unlikely to pass a fitness test by Thursday. Midfielders Andrew Moore (shoulder) and Matt White (knee) should be fit.
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