KANGAROOS coach Dean Laidley is considering more tinkering with his AFL attack, this time to combat Port Adelaide's deadly ruck duo at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

The Roos used David Hale predominantly as a forward in the round one loss to Collingwood, but the presence of Port's Brendon Lade and Dean Brogan might prompt a re-think.

Brogan was instrumental in helping curb Fremantle giant Aaron Sandilands and taking the Power to an upset over the Dockers, and with Lade, the 2006 All-Australian ruckman, forms a strong combination.

Laidley is yet to decide whether to back young ruckman Hamish McIntosh against the Port pair after his great effort against Collingwood's Josh Fraser, but might have to use Hale more around the ground as support.

That will mean more re-jigging of the Kangaroos' attack, which Laidley admitted was likely to be a weekly occurrence with full-forward Nathan Thompson was sidelined for the season.

"That's something we're throwing around," Laidley said.

"Since Nathan's gone down we've got to keep throwing up and having a look at some scenarios each week, depending on the opponents we play."

Recruit Aaron Edwards, a century goalkicker in the VFL last year, and versatile tall player Jonathan Moran are set to be included in the squad to give Laidley more options.

Port's storming finish over the Dockers was a contrast to the Kangaroos' inability to put Collingwood away, with Laidley's side managing only 3.9 after half-time to lose the game by three points.

But he was certain fade-outs were not a problem at Arden Street.

"If we had kicked 9.3 would you be asking that question? No," he said.

"It wouldn't be fatigue and it wouldn't be form.

"We were not overrun ... just (out-possessed)."

The Kangaroos boast a fine 13-3 record against Port, but Laidley said his side would have to be playing at their peak to maintain that dominance.

"They've got some very good players," he said.

"Last week they were saying before the game who was going to kick the goals and they kicked 19.7.

"We'll have to play at our best over there and we understand where we're at.

"We'll field another young side, but it's exciting to coach and I'm sure our supporters will think it's exciting to watch."