MINOR changes rather than a radical overhaul will be the order of the day for Port Adelaide as the Power aims to avoid missing the finals for a third straight season.
The Power finished 10th on the ladder with a 10-12 win/loss record, a disappointing return for a team many expected to return to the top eight.
Power coach Ken Hinkley said everything was up for review as he prepared to sit down with players and conduct exit interviews this week.
"Our number one priority is to win now … we've got to build a list that is strong enough to win now," Hinkley told reporters on Monday.
"They'll be some change, there has to be, it's just the way it is, and we'll go through that in the next few days.
"When you miss out on the finals two years in a row, to sit here and say our list isn't too far away is wrong."
The Power have already parted ways with experienced forward Jay Schulz.
Hinkley confirmed fellow forward John Butcher – who played only three games this season – could also be on his way out.
"John will be one of those in the discussion, I can't hide from that," Hinkley said.
"There's people that we've made some decisions on either, it's best for them not to be with us because we haven't been able to get the best out of them, or it's a matter of improving our list and that's what we have to do."
As it stands now, the Power have the ninth pick in the draft, but don't have a pick in the second round.
That belongs to Gold Coast as part of the deal to acquire Charlie Dixon at the end of last year.
The Power were guilty of too many basic skill errors this season.
They were last in disposal efficiency (70.7 per cent) and averaged 58 clangers per game, the most in the competition.
"There's some stuff in our game style we need to tinker with and play around with and make some adjustments to it," Hinkley said.
"There's some skill deficiencies we haven't been able to get right over a period of time and we've got to spend a lot of time trying to improve in those areas.
"There's two or three key parts of our game we've got to fix."
The Power will regain Patrick Ryder and Angus Monfries, who missed the entire season after serving bans as part of the 2012 Essendon supplement saga.
They have also unearthed several promising youngsters among six players to debut this year, including NAB AFL Rising Star nominee Darcy Byrne-Jones.
"We've played six first-game players and that gives you some comfort," Hinkley said.
"We've also seen some key development in some players, not just in first-year players.
"We've seen (Jasper) Pittard have a really strong season, we've seen (Jarman) Impey come again, we've seen (Robbie) Gray have another outstanding season and we've had some challenges in some other areas."
