The AFL has ordered Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley to explain his taunting of Hawk players after Port’s three-point victory at Adelaide Oval on Friday night. “We are issuing a please explain to Port Adelaide regarding Ken Hinkley’s post-match interaction with Hawthorn players,” an AFL spokesman said on Saturday.

Hinkley directed verbal jibes at polarising forward Jack Ginnivan just minutes after the Power knocked the Hawks out of the finals. Port pipped Hawthorn by three points in a frenetic AFL semi-final to release the pressure on coach Hinkley.

Scores were tied early in a frantic final term on Friday night when Hawk livewire Nick Watson kicked his third goal. But the Power snared the next three majors in a four-minute burst for an 18-point buffer.

Hawthorn rallied again and were within five points when Sicily, with 63 seconds left, marked and had a set shot from 45m out. A goal would have put the Hawks in front by a point but his kick scraped the goal-post, and the Power held on, with the final score reading: 11.9 (75) to 11.6 (72).

Sicily later stepped in to defend his teammate Ginnivan during Hinkley’s post-match spray.

“I can’t recall exactly what was said. He (Hinkley) was talking to our players and said something to Ginni,” Sicily told reporters. “What I do as a leader is I always have my teammates’ back and I will stick up for them regardless of who is in the right or the wrong. It is something I pride myself on and I don’t regret it one bit really.”

Sicily had heated words with Hinkley as players from both clubs formed a guard of honour for Hawthorn’s 300-gamer Luke Bruest as he left the field.

“That’s probably the only thing I am disappointed in, that I wasn’t fully present in that moment,” Sicily said. “But yeah, it’s not the first time that Ken has done that and it won’t be the last. It’s an emotional game and sometimes it gets the better of us.

“Those things are better done behind closed doors, particularly when there was a moment to celebrate Punk (Breust). Instead there was gloss taken off it a little bit.”

Hawthorn’s season finishes while Hinkley, after his tenure was questioned during the week, takes his team to a preliminary final against Sydney at the SCG next weekend.

In his post-game media conference, Hinkley said he was out of line with his comments to Ginnivan who had responded to an Instagram post by Sydney ruckman Brodie Grundy, with the quip: “see u in 14 days”, referring to next weekend’s preliminary finals.

“I regret the comment ... I should have stayed out of that comment but I didn’t,” Hinkley said.“There was stuff said during last week that I certainly didn’t enjoy - but I shouldn’t have let that moment get to me.”

“What was done during the week was done and I responded to it in an emotional state which shouldn’t be the case,” Hinkley said. “We as a footy club found it a little bit disrespectful ... but everyone has their right to speak freely.”

Sicily said Ginnivan was remorseful for giving Port ammunition. “Jack openly admitted during the week to the leaders that he really wished he didn’t do it,” Sicily said. “It was cheeky. I don’t think the game was lost or won on motivation because of it, it wasn’t necessarily a direct attack at Ken, at Port Adelaide.”

Port Adelaide chief executive Matthew Richardson will front the media on Saturday while Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was proud of Sicily standing up for Ginnivan.

“We had a very young player (Ginnivan) who had some aggressive words said to him by a much older man who has been in the game for a long time,” Mitchell said. “And I am really proud of our captain, who would have been just as emotional (as Hinkley), was able to stand up and lead in a way that he could be proud of.”

The victor of Saturday night’s semi between GWS and Brisbane in Sydney will play Geelong at the MCG in the other preliminary final.

The game was a thriller. Port produced a pressure-packed opening quarter which rattled the Hawks. Captain Connor Rozee – one of numerous Port players who received fierce criticism for lacklustre performances in their 84-point qualifying loss to Geelong – sparked the Power with the first goal of the game. Port led 2.3 to 0.2 at quarter-time and skipped further ahead when Georgiades converted a set-shot, but the tide then turned.

Young Hawk Calsher Dear kicked the visitors’ first goal in the 14th minute of the quarter and, 90 seconds later, Mabior Chol added another when Port’s Lachie Jones was penalised for a sling tackle. Hawk Dylan Moore kicked another when Burgoyne, like Jones, was penalised for a sling tackle, and then gave away a 50m penalty for dissent, leaving the visitors just three points down.

The Power replied with two more majors to Hawthorn’s one and were nine points up at half-time, 5.6 to 4.3. Hawthorn’s Watson then took centre stage with two goals in two minutes and his side hit the front for the first time since the first minute of the game. But the Hawks held the lead for just 10 minutes as Port crept ahead 7.8 to 7.3 at three quarter-time.

Port’s Mitch Georgiades kicked three goals and fellow forwards Willie Rioli and Darcy Byrne-Jones had two each. Power midfielders Jason Horne-Francis – who left the late in the last term with a leg injury after accruing 19 possessions – and Ollie Wines (23) were influential, while Jase Burgoyne (25, one goal) was superb at halfback.

Watson’s three goals included two in two minutes in the third term, which briefly put his side ahead, but Port kicked six goals to five thereafter. Jai Newcombe (31 possessions), Jack Scrimshaw (22) and Harry Morrison (23) were other standouts but the visitors will rue their slow start, having been down 24-2 midway through the second term.

Watson levelled scores early in the last term before Port created an 18-point break. The gallant Hawks then rallied again before Sicily’s late shot hit the post.

- Australian Associated Press

There was some interesting byplay between Power coach Ken Hinkley and Hawks captain James Sicily in the aftermath of the final siren and as players made their way to form a guard of honour for 300-gamer Luke Breust.

The Power coach came into this semi-final under as much pressure as anyone, perhaps with his own job on the line as well as his side’s season, but that was far from the ideal way to finish a cracking final.

Q4. 1 min remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 11.6 (72) Sicily flies over a pack and takes a huge contested mark with less than two minutes on the clock, but from 50m out he crashes the ball into the post.

Q4. 2 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 11.5 (71) Desperation from both sides and just as the Hawks are about to break clear off half-back there is a diving tackle to stall Impey and earn a Power free kick. Meanwhile, Horne-Francis is helped from the field while grabbing the back of his upper leg.

Q4. 3 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 11.5 (71) Finn Maginness snaps a goal, just his sixth this season, and we’re all set for a grandstand finish.

Q4. 4 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 10.5 (65) Moore hits the post! He had a chance to reduce the margin to less than a goal with a mark near the boundary but his snap bent around too far. The Power are running down the clock with some masterful gamesmanship as well as stoppage after stoppage but the Hawks are still alive.

Q4. 5 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 10.4 (64) The Hawks are trying to chip their way up the field as their run starts to dry up. But desperate scramble after scramble sets up a stoppage inside their forward 50. The Hawks need to find a major soon.

Q4. 7 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 10.4 (64) Sweet chases down Chol as the Hawks forward is streaming towards the 50m arc with teammates in front of him. That was as good as a goal for the Power.

Q4. 8 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) v Hawthorn 10.4 (64) Georgiades snaps his third after an uncontested mark just a couple of metres out from goal. The Hawks need two goals but you could hardly count against there being more twists and turns.

Q4. 10 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) v Hawthorn 10.4 (64) The Hawks have lifted again and are piling on the pressure, with Nash catching Horne-Francis in a tackle in the middle of the park then earning a 50m penalty. He looks for Sicily closer to goal but somehow Evans finds a way out of defence following some deft footwork.

Q4. 11 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) v Hawthorn 10.4 (64) Ginnivan snaps his second and the Hawks are back within a goal. The second half has been filled with back-to-back goals going either way, but can the Hawks match the Power’s three-goal burst at the start of this term to reclaim the lead?

Q4. 12 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) v Hawthorn 9.4 (58) Sicily almost has his second for the term after working his opponent under the ball but panics as he’s out the back to send a dribble through for a behind. The Hawks skipper had more time than he realised, but that’s what pressure does.

Q4. 14 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) v Hawthorn 9.3 (57) Hawks skipper Sicily has been thrown forward this quarter and finds a goal with a goalsneak-like snap out of a stoppage. There is a score review for a touch off the boot but the footage can’t show a clear touch and the goal is allowed to stand.

Q4. 15 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 10.9 (69) v Hawthorn 8.3 (51) Horne-Francis snaps a goal and the Power are on the brink of breaking this game wide open. Power ruck Jordan Sweet wins the ball off the deck after a throw-in and with quick hands releases the Hornet. That’s three goals in three minutes for the hosts, as the Hawks backline looks particularly rattled.

Q4. 16 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 9.9 (63) v Hawthorn 8.3 (51) Jase Burgoyne puts a dollop of icing on an outstanding personal performance with a quick snap and goal to extend the Power’s lead.

Q4. 17 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 8.9 (57) v Hawthorn 8.3 (51) Georgiades gets on the end of Rioli’s spearing pass then slots the set shot for his second goal of the night.

Q4. 18 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 7.9 (51) v Hawthorn 8.3 (51) The Hawks break forward and kick to a contest on the edge of the centre square, where Watson is standing front and square to collect and then dart within range. The Wizard makes no mistake and we’re all square.

The Power have meanwhile made their sub with Marshall pulled from the action after having little impact since a head knock in a tackle.

Q4. 19 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 7.9 (51) v Hawthorn 7.3 (45) Horne-Francis has gone forward while favouring a quad, but it is Georgiades that finds space on a lead when there was hardly any room to move. Willem Drew deserves much of the credit as Georgiades kicks across the face to make the margin one goal.

Q3. 1 min remaining: Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) v Hawthorn 7.3 (45) The milestone man gets his goal, and it’s hard to tell whether the crowd is say “booo” or “Breust”. The umpire spotted a free kick to Moore at a stoppage and he found Breust on the lead. There was little doubt the sharpshooter would nail the set shot to put the Hawks within a goal on the cusp of three-quarter time.

Q3. 2 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) The Power are holding out for the last change with an 11-point advantage. Players on both sides are looking a little flat after a frenetic 90 minutes.

Q3. 4 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 7.8 (50) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) Byrne-Jones pounces and dribbles a snap through. Hardwick made a costly error trying to kick the ball out of defence but booted it straight into Georgiades’ head just a few metres away, leaving DBJ to pick up the scraps.

Q3. 5 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 6.8 (44) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) The Power have locked the ball forward but the intense pressure closes down any clear attacks. Josh Weddle comes bolting out of the backline and almost finds Chol through the corridor but he takes Bergman a touch high and the opportunity passes.

Q3. 7 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) The Hawks are holding onto the ball without taking much ground. The intensity in this contest is living up to the occasion.

Q3. 9 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 6.7 (43) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) Rioli goals to reclaim the lead. Horne-Francis found the deadly forward over the top with an exquisite kick, while Rioli does the rest from a set shot on a slight angle. The Hawks need to shut down on Rioli and the danger that he presents.

Q3. 10 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.7 (37) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) The Power can’t find a forward with their attacking forays while the Hawks are spilling simple marks to left the hosts off the leash.

Q3. 12 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.7 (37) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) The game is opening up and that suits the Hawks as their slingshot ball movement off half-back looms as a weapon. But they’re also winning more of the ball at stoppages, and it is now the Power looking to slow the play down.

Q3. 14 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.7 (37) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) Rioli busts through a pack and rather than blazing away kicks across the 50m arc to find Narkle for a set shot. The dazzling forward narrowly misses the shot just as the Power really needed a settler. The Hawks have made their sub, with Jack Gunston taking a seat as 300-gamer Luke Breast makes his way into the match.

Q3. 16 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) v Hawthorn 6.3 (39) Two in two minutes for the Wizard as he nails a set shot to give the Hawks the lead. All the momentum – and a dash of good fortune – is with the visitors now.

Q3. 17 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) v Hawthorn 5.3 (33) The Wizard pulls one out of the bag from the boundary line with a snap after a staying low to earn a free kick. While the tackle was clumsy to hand Nick Watson a set shot, there are strong claims that the ball had trickled out of bounds in the lead up to the contest.

Q3. 18 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) v Hawthorn 4.3 (27) Neither side can make much headway to start the second half with a succession of stoppages and a lack of clean clearances.

Q3. 19 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) v Hawthorn 4.3 (27) We’re back under way at Adelaide Oval and Todd Marshall has returned to the field for the Power after being assessed for a head knock.

Butters has brushed off any concern with his ribs to help win the ball at stoppage with six clearances amid 10 disposals, as well as laying six tackles. Power captain Rozee has responded to his disappointing display last week to gather 11 touches, while Ollie Wines has also been busy with 12 disposals.

That very late major will annoy the Hawks who had worked their way back to almost even up the score despite being outplayed for much of the opening quarter-and-a-half. A trio of free kicks that led to goals got the Hawks going but they were much better from there as the contest tightened up.

The Power have done well to continue to slow the Hawks ball movement out of defence, and prevent the switch of play and short chipping that tends to set up the visitors’ attacks. Scrimshaw has got his hands on the ball for 14 disposals but captain Sicily has had little impact.

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Q2. 1 min remaining: Port Adelaide 4.6 (30) v Hawthorn 4.3 (27) Byrne-Jones almost finds Rioli in space near the boundary line but just as the Power forward is about to collect the ball bounces out for a throw-in. Horne-Francis wins the ball at a stoppage but his snap is marked on the line.

Q2. 3 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 4.6 (30) v Hawthorn 4.3 (27) Jack Ginnivan goals and the outragerati are hopefully incensed. It took a fantastic pick up and quick hands from Morrison to find the small forward, but Ginnivan had work to do before snapping the ball through. Jack turns to the crowd to celebrate in his won special way, and gets some firm feedback that he’s sure to enjoy.

Q2. 4 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 4.6 (30) v Hawthorn 3.3 (21) Horne-Francis works his magic at a stoppage at half-back, finds Francis Evans on the overlap and following a chain of handballs there is a long bomb into the Power’s forward 50. Jack Scrimshaw cleans up for the Hawks and they work the ball back the other way.

Q2. 5 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 4.6 (30) v Hawthorn 3.3 (21) Worpel bursts from a stoppage and tries his luck from the edge of the centre square. But the shot never looked likely and it sneaks in for a behind.

Q2. 6 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 4.6 (30) v Hawthorn 3.2 (20) Byrne-Jones responds with a sublime goal for the Power. Lachie Jones wins the ball back on the wing, Rioli finds Byrne-Jones running past and he goals without breaking stride.

Q2. 7 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.6 (24) v Hawthorn 3.2 (20) Dylan Moore makes the most of a dubious free kick and a follow-up 50m penalty. Jase Burgoyne, who has been excellent, is penalised for a dangerous tackle but it looked like Moore more than contributed to that. Horne-Francis was quickly involved in some push and shove but it wasn’t clear who the 50m penalty went against.

Q2. 8 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.6 (24) v Hawthorn 2.2 (14) The Hawks are up and running now as they look to attack through the corridor. And after they appeared to be on the ropes for a solid 20 minutes, the intensity has lifted on both sides and this is most certainly Game On!

Q2. 10 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.6 (24) v Hawthorn 2.2 (14) Goal to Chol! Byrne-Jones chases down the Hawks forward just as he’s streaming towards the big sticks, but the umpire says he brought him down too heavily and pays a free kick. The arms were pinned, Chol’s head certainly touched the ground in the tackle, but there wasn’t a lot in that.

Q2. 11 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.6 (24) v Hawthorn 1.2 (8) Calsher Dear gets the Hawks on the board! The Hawks get a clean break from a stoppage and blast the ball forward at express pace. Aliir Aliir can’t help but grasp at the young key forward and he nails the free kick from inside the 50m arc. The margin feels like a lot more than 16 points, but the Hawks won’t mind that.

Q2. 13 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.6 (24) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Darcy Byrne-Jones pounces on a bouncing ball in the goalsquare that would have given Hawks fans flashbacks to the dying stages of their clash in round 10. But this the soccer shot slams into the post. The Power would hope to be up by more with a 22-9 inside-50 advantage.

Q2. 13 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.5 (23) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The Power have isolated Willie Rioli inside their forward 50 but Jarman Impey is more than comfortable competing one-on-one under a high ball. The ball finds Rioli at the stoppage soon after, but he gets under his kick that sails out for a throw-in.

Q2. 15 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.5 (23) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The Hawks are hanging on desperately but have at least taken some of the sting out of the game. Gaps are opening up for the visitors to chip the ball around but there isn’t much forward movement.

Q2. 17 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.5 (23) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The Hawks can’t find a way out of their defensive half as the Power pressure proves to be too much. The ball is rushed through for a behind and the Hawks will want to hold onto the ball here if only to take back some control.

Q2. 18 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.4 (22) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The Power surge the ball forward out of the centre bounce and a mis-kicks finds Rioli within range. The crafty forward has been threating to make a huge impact all night but slices this kick for a behind.

Q2. 19 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 3.3 (21) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Georgiades leads hard and fast and gobbles up a peach from Horne-Francis. The Power key forward goes back and slots the set shot. The Power have picked up where they left off.

Q1. 2 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 2.3 (15) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Josh Weddle tries to ignite the Hawks, carrying the ball around the wing with a couple of bounces but rather than sending it towards the goalsquare he instead cuts inside and is caught. The costly little mistakes are mounting up for the Hawks.

Q1. 3 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 2.3 (15) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Marshall takes another grab, this one a strong take just inside the 50m arc. The key forward dishes off quickly to Horne-Francis who wastes the opportunity with a behind. To make matters worse, the midfielder scraps at Hawks defender Jarman Impey and gives away a 50m penalty from the kick-in.

Q1. 4 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 2.2 (14) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Comeback kid Todd Marshall marks and goals. The key forward hasn’t played since being subbed out in round 22 but has made his mark early on his recall. There are hint of ominous signs brewing for the Hawks with the Power on top early.

Q1. 6 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.2 (8) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Zak Butters tests the ribs in the ideal way, stopping Dylan Moore dead in his tracks to earn a free kick in the middle of the park. That should fill the midfielder with confidence.

Q1. 7 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.2 (8) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Mitch Georgiades marks on the lead and takes a difficult set shot from just inside the boundary and about 40m out. He makes the distance comfortably but pulls it slightly for a behind.

Q1. 7 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Hawthorn skipper James Sicily reads the drop of the ball best and is about to make in the middle of a pack before being taken out by a Power forward. No free kick, and no doubt the supposedly reformed firebrand will be incensed with that.

Q1. 9 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The ball is bouncing from end to end and Josh Weddle collects inside 50. A quick handball to Conor Nash could have set up a simple shot, but Weddle takes it himself and kicks the ball out on the full.

Q1. 11 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Quinton Narkle snaps a shot from just inside 50 and it looks like sailing through. The ball drops on the goal line and is cleared by the Hawks, but the Power have settled the better so far.

Q1. 13 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The Power move the ball back into their forward half with ease, but the Hawks’ defence are set up well. The visitors haven’t quick been able to get their rapid transitions up and running yet.

Q1. 14 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) Blake Hardwick has the enviable job of trying to contain the Power’s dangerman Rioli who looks ready to cut loose.

Q1. 15 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.2 (2) The Hawks get the ball forward to Mabior Chol who marks on the 50m arc but slices his set shot and the ball is knocked over the line for a behind.

Q1. 16 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.1 (1) A skirmish breaks out on the Power’s half-forward flank as Zac Butters enters the fray and is set upon by fired-up Hawks at his first contest. Willie Rioli looks dangerous whether in attack or around some heated push ‘n shove. Electrifying opening this!

Q1. 17 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.1 (7) v Hawthorn 0.1 (1) The Power proper the ball forward again but it is rushed through for a behind. The Hawks are pushing the boundaries with their physicality.

Q1. 18 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 1.0 (6) v Hawthorn 0.1 (1) Power captain Connor Rozee snaps the opening goal of the night, igniting his teammates as much as the crowd. The Power had locked the ball inside their forward 50 with a couple of stoppages, James Worpel thought he had escaped one before Willie Rioli wrapped him up and Rozee finished the job to earn a free kick.

Q1. 19 mins remaining: Port Adelaide 0.0 (0) v Hawthorn 0.1 (1) Hawthorn win the first centre clearance and their first-year forward Nick Watson surges inside 50. The small forward is taken high and takes a set shot but it drifts wide for a behind. The Hawks would love an early goal to quieten the crowd who are full of voice.

Port Adelaide fans take the mic for an inevitably rousing rendition of Never Tear Us Apart, this time sung with extra gusto. Jason Horne-Francis starts in the middle, Zak Butters is on the bench for the Power, and we’re about to get under way.

This is the first of two semi-finals with GWS Giants to host Brisbane in the second at Engie Stadium tomorrow night. Jack Snape has looked into what the lack of finals footy at the MCG this weekend, after only one match at the venue last week, means for attendance records:

We’re 10 minutes away from the first bounce, more than enough time to sign up to From the Pocket, our free weekly AFL email newsletter, written by Jonathan Horn:

Jonathan Horn has liked what he’s seen from the Hollywood Hawks and their coach Sam Mitchell. He’s hardly alone with that.

“This is a team that has adapted after losing its full-back James Blanck and full-forward Mitch Lewis to long-term knee injuries, and whose best midfielder Will Day is still unavailable for the finals. You can see it in individual passages of play – in their violent, full ground switches, in their appetite for risk, in the relish and speed with which they attack using every inch of the ground, in the freedom they’ve clearly been granted. You see it in the way their hybrid forwards rearrange themselves and open up space.

“They’ve found the perfect balance of strengths and limitations, of talent and application, of fun and work.”

The Hawks will be celebrating a pair of milestones tonight, most significantly Luke Breust becoming the first player to start his AFL career as a rookie and go on to play 300 games. The 33-year-old is the ninth player to reach the mark in brown and gold, amid an enviable career that has included three premierships, two All-Australian blazers and five club goalkicking awards. Not bad for a player who was originally selected with pick 47 in the 2009 rookie draft and has since booted 548 majors as a sublime small forward.

Dylan Moore has been a slower burn after being selected by the Hawks with pick 67 in the 2017 national draft and reaches 100 games after receiving a first All-Australian nod this year.

Final teams are in with Port Adelaide making one change. Charlie Dixon comes out of the side due to illness, with Will Lorenz his replacement and will start as sub. There are no surprises for Hawthorn as milestone man Luke Breust is named as sub for the sixth match in a row. It is the 12th time that Breust has started as the sub this year, the equal most of any player in the one season.

The Power have selected tall forward Todd Marshall to try to stretch the Hawks’ undersized defence that has lost full-back Sam Frost to a season-ending foot injury. Jai Serong has taken his place for just his fifth match of the season, and 10th overall, after last running out for the Hawks when these sides met in round 10. Josh Sinn is the other addition for the Power, who have lost Ryan Burton to a calf injury and omitted Jed McEntee.

Zak Butters has been under an injury cloud all week after being subbed out of the Power’s qualifying final against the Cats due to sore ribs, but the gun midfielder has been included for this do-or-die clash even if he is sure to be physically tested by the Hawks.