PORT Adelaide Coach Ken Hinkley believes it's impossible to replicate the Power's eight-goal blitz in the first quarter for the whole match.

The Hawks were shell-shocked in the first 30 minutes as the Power streaked to a 42-point lead at quarter time which ultimately won them the match.

"It was an outstanding first quarter of football against the best opposition you can play against," Hinkley said. "We'd love to be able to do it for four quarters but it's nearly impossible."

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Hinkley admitted that when Hawthorn defender Brian Lake injured his knee early in the match, Port immediately tried to exploit it by throwing Paddy Ryder up forward.

"We were able to put real goalsquare pressure on when Lake went down," Hinkley revealed. "We went after that, I'll make no bones about that, we went after that in the box."

After trailing by 58 points during the second quarter, Hawthorn inevitably fought back. In the last quarter they had 28 inside-50s to five, but just fell short by eight points.

"We had lots of things in the second half we lost, but in the end we won the contested part of the game," Hinkley remarked.

"The coach and the players probably got a little bit spooked in the last bit, we just weren't brave enough and that's not something you say about us too often.

"Sometimes you just have to find a way and we found a way and that's what I'm most proud of."

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Travis Boak again won the Peter Badcoe medal. He was outstanding with 30 possessions and eight clearances and had great support from Brad Ebert and Aaron Young, especially with the absence of Ollie Wines and Robbie Gray, who is expected back next week.

Jay Schulz kicked five goals and Alipate Carlile was also brilliant in defence, keeping Jarryd Roughead goalless and exceeding Hinkley's pre-game demands.

"Don't let Roughy kick six," Hinkley said jokingly. "Carlile has been in good form, [he's] been in very aggressive and attacking form winning crucial balls for us."

Hinkley also revealed he'd rested veteran Kane Cornes last week so he could play a role in stopping Sam Mitchell.

There is little reprieve for Port who face cross-town rivals Adelaide next Sunday in a blockbuster Showdown.

"The significance of it to put us 2-2 gives us an opportunity to keep building," Hinkley stated. "I'd like to see other teams go through the last month we've been through and end up where we are.

"I just want to worry about tonight, don't even want to worry about next week.

"We've had a pretty good month of footy, very tough, [I'd like to] take a few hours to enjoy the win."