JUSTIN Westhoff let his teammates down by getting suspended, says Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley.

Westhoff was suspended for one match for striking Essendon's Cale Hooker and will miss Saturday's clash against Hawthorn.

Hinkley didn't sugarcoat his views of the incident, labeling it a selfish act.

"An individual should never put himself in front of the team," Hinkley said.

"We're disappointed he's gone and got himself suspended. It's not something we want to accept.

"It's not something that I want to happen in our team - that the players can live in their own moment for too long and hurt the side.

"'Westy' got told that straight after the game and I told him again this morning… we miss him and that hurts our team."

Hinkley said John Butcher was likely to replace Westhoff if the weather remained dry in Adelaide.

Butcher didn't play last weekend as the Port Adelaide Magpies had the bye in the SANFL.

Rather than a lack of match practice hurting the forward, Hinkley said it could assist his preparation.

"It makes sense that we would replace 'Hoff' with 'Butch'," he said.

"Sometimes it's a real bonus to have a bit of a freshen up coming into a game of footy."

Hinkley attended Hawthorn's latest loss to Geelong last weekend in Melbourne, along with other Power coaches and several players.

"All the coaches went to the game, we took some players to the game last week because we were in Melbourne; I think we can learn a lot about from the way Geelong played," Hinkley said.

"There's been sides throughout the year that have caused Hawthorn some issues in quarters and in halves so we've got to look at that.

"Most importantly, in any game, is you've just got to be in the contest, you've got to be willing to commit your body."

The coach also declared Jasper Pittard fit, hosing down injury concerns after the 22-year-old attended a post-match recovery session on crutches on Monday morning.

Pittard injured a ligament in his foot last Sunday against Essendon but Hinkley insisted the complaint was one "that can be managed really easily".

"We wouldn't be taking the risk at all if there was anything structurally wrong," he said.

Harry Thring is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry.