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Hinkley confident Port is up to speed

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 07 Januari 2014 | 18.35

Chad Wingard, Jarman Impey and Campbell Heath lead Port Adelaide in a running drill. Source: News Limited

PORT Adelaide is confident it has made up the head-start given to its rivals after last year's finals appearance forced a delayed start to pre-season.

Coach Ken Hinkley said yesterday's impressive 3km time-trial times were "confirmation" his players were determined not to let their work ethic drop off, and their December training camp to Dubai was a success.

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"It's confirmation that physically we're in good shape and we now give ourselves a chance to really attack January knowing we've got some miles in our legs. The camp to Dubai and all those things have been really positive because we're getting times as good as we were getting last year, and in a lot of cases better," he said.

"That was the importance of Dubai for us, we physically knew we went there to try to catch up a little bit of ground."

But despite the delayed start to summer, Hinkley said his players must still improve on last year's fitness levels.

"We know we're 12 months advanced, so to say we're going to catch up - if we run the same times we ran last year we probably haven't caught up anything," he said.

Port Adelaide resume full training at the University oval. Kane Cornes (centre) showing the way in the time trial. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: News Limited

"We need to make sure we improve and our times today suggest we've improved in our running ability, so that puts us in a positive for the start of January.

Speaking yesterday as training resumed after the Christmas break, Hinkley:

PRAISED the performance of Jake Neade, who won the first of two waves in yesterday's time trial.

CONFIRMED he would stick with his defence-first mantra in 2014.

"I said last year 'as long as we set up really strong defensively, restrict sides, our brave use of the ball going forward will give us a chance in every game we play in'."

DESCRIBED Brisbane recruit Jared Polec's effort in slicing more than one minute off his previous time around the course as "outstanding".

"I think some people thought we were joking when we said he was crook on the first day (of pre-season) but he actually was crook. He'd had tonselitistonsillitis, so to make up a significant amount of time, that's impressive, but he also did have some health issues that were holding him back.

"He's embraced the training methods we want to enforce at Port Adelaide and really had a crack at them.

"He's fit and that's not a reflection of where he's come from or anything, it's a reflection that he's physically in good shape for the first time in three years and that gives him a chance to complete more sessions, and when you complete more sessions you get better times, it's a simple message."


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THE NAB Challenge is just 36 days away and we're into the New Year. Time to shelve the countdowns and look to the future as we make 10 bold predictions about the 2014 AFL season. And yes, there's even some SuperCoach advice at the end.

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CLUBS down south travel the globe in search of it, but new Lions boss Justin Leppitsch says having Queensland's sticky weather in his backyard provides the perfect leg-up to his senior coaching career.

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Reid returns to the Bombers

Essendon doctor Bruce Reid leaves AFL House last year. Source: News Limited

ESSENDON doctor Bruce Reid is back at work after a three-month leave period that followed the AFL's dismissal of misconduct charges against him over the supplements saga.

The league dropped charges against Reid in September after he applied to the Supreme Court to have his case heard by a body independent of the AFL Commission.

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The commission had earlier dealt penalties to the club and three other officials - coach James Hird, assistant coach Mark Thompson and football boss Danny Corcoran - for governance failings related to the 2012 supplements program.

A joint statement between Reid and the league that said "Dr Reid will take leave and will return to the club in January 2014" prompted reports that Reid's leave was an informal punishment.

Asked on radio if that was the case, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou said at the time: "You can interpret that any way you want".

In December, Essendon announced Corcoran would not return to the club while Hird remains suspended until late August. Thompson is coaching the side in his absence.

Getting back to business yesterday, Reid told the club's website that star midfielder Brendon Goddard would likely resume full training next week as he recovered from a calf strain.

"He is now running really well at top speed and he is at four and a half weeks (since the injury) so he will be in full training after six weeks," Reid said

"All of the list will be in full training, there is a couple of shoulder reconstruction's from the off-season that we will keep out of full contact.

"The important thing is they are all out on the track, there is no one now that is not back in full training."

"We are very happy with our injury situation at the moment as we were last year at the same time of year."


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