Power skipper Travis Boak conceded that Geelong at the MCG on Friday night posed a huge hurdle but that wouldn’t' stop him entertaining thoughts of winning his first premiership since he was 14 years old.
Boak said the Power believed they had the game to upset the Cats, as long as they brought the same defensive pressure on Friday night that they produced against Collingwood.
"I'm always dreaming of a flag and we set no limits – why not this year?" Boak said.
"We have to get over this week and it's going to be a pretty big challenge.
"Our defensive stuff's going to be crucial.
"We know that we're up against a big challenge again, we're under no illusions there, but if we can bring our best footy and just embrace it and take the game on, we think we'll be right."
Boak said the Power had learned from their two losses to the Cats in 2013, the first by 48 points in round nine and the second by 25 at Simonds Stadium in round 20.
Geelong led by as many as 63 points early in the final term in round 20 before Port stormed home with Angus Monfries booting seven goals.
"They might have thought they had the game done and [eased up in the last term]…but we played some pretty good footy in that last quarter and that's what we'll take out of it," Boak said.
"Our run and carry, we think we can get them with our run and our braveness to take it on."
A year to the day since John McCarthy's tragic death, Boak also insisted his late teammate's memory would continue live on through the club.
McCarthy died in Las Vegas on September 9 last year while on an end-of-season holiday with his teammates.
Vice-captain Brad Ebert, who was particularly close to McCarthy, said last week he thought about 'J-Mac' before every game.
Boak said the Power would "play with" him on Friday night, as they had all season.
"We've spoken about it in parts all year. Obviously it's a pretty big moment today and we'll be together as a group, it's good we're in the club and around each other today because it's a hard moment," Boak said.
"It's something that we didn't wish we were in, but we're in it and we're in it together and that's the way we're going to get through it.
"All year we've played with J-Mac and we'll continue to play with J-Mac."
The Power emerged from their elimination final win with a clean bill of health and with several players excelling in the SANFL, Boak said he was thankful he wasn't in charge of selection.
Paul Stewart played his first game since breaking his wrist in round 19 and shone for Woodville/West Torrens, racking up 26 possessions and laying five tackles.
Boak said if somebody deserved a place in the team, they would be picked.
"'Stewy' (Stewart) was great again on the weekend and Matty Thomas played a great game so it's going to be another tough one at selection," he said.
"It's going to be pretty tough to knock anyone out…there were no passengers on Saturday night.
"If someone deserves a spot they'll come in…I'm glad I'm a player and not a coach."
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