PORT Adelaide's ambitious foray into China will go to the next level if it can have a Victorian club as its opponent next year.

The Victorian State government is keen to have a Victorian club involved to replace Gold Coast, the Power's opponent for the first two years.

St Kilda is considered the frontrunner and would be the home team for the fixture as the Power is contractually obliged to play all 11 of its home games at Adelaide Oval.

"We hope it would be a Victorian club and we think it would be good for the game," Power chairman David Koch told AFL.com.au.

"This year, it was the right thing to do to have Gold Coast back again, they don't have a home ground until June, so it was natural they would come.

"We think it's important to expose other clubs to China and let them leverage off all of our contacts and the networks we've built into China."

The Power invest $2.5 million annually into China, which includes employing six full-time staff, three development coaches and running an Australian football program in Shanghai that will reach 100 schools in the next two years.

Chinese sponsors have jumped on board and the game was estimated to have been watched by up to 10 million people in China, having been shown on three local networks.

"We have not lost a dollar on this game," Koch said.

"The reason we're in China is to make sure we can fully fund our football department, expand our community programs and to have an AFLW team.

"That's the whole reason we think outside the square and do something like China.

"The game hasn't cost us any money whatsoever, so China isn't being a drain, it's an investment for us.

"Hopefully we start to reap the rewards of that investment in years to come."