PORT Adelaide will resist the urge to dwell on Saturday's 58-point drubbing at the hands of Adelaide.
Coach Ken Hinkley believes his side got too dark on itself after poor performances last season and says he will keep faith in his squad and move on from the match quickly.
However, the Port mentor admitted the match exposed a host of issues across the ground which needed addressing.
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"We were just in there talking as coaches and (we said), 'you know what, we're going to believe in the group we've got'," Hinkley said in his post-match press conference at Adelaide Oval.
"They're the ones we've been working really hard with, and you know what we had a really poor day there's no hiding from that.
"We had a poor day, but we're going to bounce back."
One of the greatest concerns for Hinkley must be the fact his side has become easy to score against.
Port conceded 14 goals to three-quarter time against St Kilda last week many of them transition scores we're the Saints went coast-to-coast with little pressure.
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Facing a 2015 finalist, Port's inability to pressure the opposition and stop the speed of its ball movement was spectacularly exposed.
The Crows took the ball from their back half and isolated their dangerous forwards at will, and Hinkley's efforts to play a loose man in defence became almost irrelevant.
Adelaide kicked 19 goals to three-quarter time and had 11 goals by the 12-minute mark of the second term.
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"The concern is that they (oppositions) have been able to get through us and have been able to penetrate,” Hinkley said.
"We understand that everybody is talking about, ‘Has (Port's) offence caught up to (its) defence'?
"With the way that we played today we'd have to question ourselves on ‘Are we aggressive enough with our defence, or are we a bit cautious?’
"If you get cautious the results we've got in the past two weeks is what we've got.
"(We) have just got to make sure that we're coaching the right stuff, and the players are delivering the right stuff."
Hinkley also bristled at suggestions skipper Travis Boak was not fully fit.
Boak finished with 23 possessions but his influence was minimal after a quiet 17-possession game in the season opener against St Kilda.
"There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Travis,’" Hinkley said.
"He would be insulted by the fact you thought his performance was the result of him being unfit, (if he was injured) he wouldn’t take the field.
"He’s as fit as he needs to be. He’s just not performing at the level we’re used to and that happens."
