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Screamer ... Jamie Elliott climbs over three Power players to take the mark. Source: Simon Cross / News Limited
Port Adelaide decked another AFL heavyweight with a 35-point belting of Collingwood at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.
| 4.2 (26) | Q1 | 2.3 (15) |
| 7.3 (45) | Q2 | 4.5 (29) |
| 8.6 (54) | Q3 | 5.6 (36) |
| 13.8 (86) | Q4 | 7.9 (51) |
| Jay Schulz 3 | Travis Cloke 2 |
| Justin Westhoff 3 | Sam Dwyer 2 |
| Angus Monfries 2 | Jamie Elliott 1 |
| Chad Wingard 2 | Ben Kennedy 1 |
| Travis Boak 1 | Nick Maxwell 1 |
| Brad Ebert 1 | |
| Oliver Wines 1 |
A week after downing Sydney, the Power entrenched their spot in the top eight with a 13.8 (86) to 7.9 (51) triumph before 31,121 spectators.
Port's Justin Westhoff and Jay Schulz both kicked three goals while midfielder Brad Ebert was outstanding with 30 disposals.
Power captain Travis Boak (28 possessions) and sweeping backman Matthew Broadbent (34 touches) were influential as Port restricted Collingwood to just three goals after halftime.
Port are on track for a return to finals, with eight wins this season - the same number they managed in the two bleak previous years.
Power coach Ken Hinkley was full of praise for his team but was careful not to look too far ahead.
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"For all the Port fans ... be proud of the boys, be really pumped for what they have been able to do,'' he said.
"But understand it's still a journey. I'm not trying to hose that (excitement) down in any way - other than to say this is a young team still with lots to learn.''
They rose above Collingwood on the ladder as the Magpies cracked under the relentless Port pressure.
Magpies defenders Paul Seedsman, Harry O'Brien and skipper Nick Maxwell were among the visitors' best while Travis Cloke booted two goals.
Port won every quarter in a performance which drew praise from Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley, who said the Power's intensity was "finals-like''.
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"It was definitely top eight pressure,'' Buckley said.
"That young side will win a lot of games.''
Cloke and Maxwell scored early goals for a 13-0 break and a perfect start for the Pies.
But Port responded with a four-goal burst in 11 minutes, with Ebert's classy 50m bomb on the run creating a 4.2 to 2.3 quarter-time lead.
Port lost Dom Cassisi to a leg injury early in the second quarter with the former captain substituted for Ollie Wines.
Despite missing Cassisi's midfield grunt, Port controlled the second term with impressive 19-year-old Wingard kicking two goals.
Port stretched their lead to 7.3 to 4.5 with a sluggish Collingwood provided an opening half highlight provided by Jamie Elliott, who leapt onto Ebert's shoulders for a spectacular mark and then slotted a goal.
Collingwood pressed and when Cloke kicked his second goal just two minutes into the third term, the visitors were within 10 points.
But Port took everything the Magpies could throw before Angus Monfries slotted his second for a handy 18-point buffer at the last break, 8.6 to 5.6.
The Power then accelerated from a sagging Magpie line-up, kicking five unanswered goals before two token late goals for Collingwood, who meet arch foe Carlton on Friday night.
Port travel to play Essendon next Sunday.
The Power have eight wins this season and it's not just the wider AFL community that is surprised.
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"From the day we got here, I don't think we quite realised the ability of the group to want to play tough,'' said first-year coach Hinkley.
"They went through some horrible times last year.
"We have come in and they have been in a really good space but they have been in a really demanding space of each other. And so far they have got the results they deserve.''
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