Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has embraced the hype around this week’s blockbuster clash with Collingwood – a side he says is “very clear” by its own admission that it’s the best team in the competition.
The second-placed Power will host the top-of-the-table Pies on Saturday night in a match that could well play out again in September.
Pies defender Brayden Maynard added to the anticipation for the clash when he said post-game last week his side was “sitting on top of the ladder for a reason”.
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Maynard’s words didn’t appear to miss Hinkley, when the Power coach fronted the media on Friday.
“We’re playing the best team in the competition, by their admission,” he said.
“They are the…
