PORT Adelaide's players are footing the responsibility for their disappointing season and only have themselves to blame if there's an overhaul to the list in the off-season, forward Aaron Young says.

The Power are aiming to get themselves up for their final two games of the season, starting with Saturday night's Showdown with cross-town rivals Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.

It's the second straight year the Power have missed the finals, leading to speculation of substantial changes heading into next year.

"You're great mates with everyone at the club, so those times are pretty testing and obviously it's sad for some guys that will have to move on, but you've got to put the onus on us," Young told reporters on Wednesday.

"If we're playing our best footy, there's minimal changes.

"We haven't performed the way we liked to.

"It's a bit upsetting, but there will be some changes."

The Showdown has the potential to be a lop-sided affair.

The Crows have serious premiership aspirations while the Power are looking towards next year.

"Over the years there's been times where the teams are pretty close and obviously this year they're fairly different on the ladder, but I think the pressure of the occasion for both sides will be the same," Young said.

"Obviously it's a two-team town and both teams want to win the game.

"Through the week you bump into some Port Adelaide supporters, they'll tell you how much they hate the Crows.

"So there's definitely that intense rivalry and I wouldn't expect that to change anytime soon."

Young said it was important the Power used the final two weeks of the season to work on aspects of their game for next year.

"It's going to be really important to finish the season really strong. It can build some momentum into next season," he said.

"Obviously we've had some issues with our skill level.

"If we can clean that up and get a base for the off season and work really hard through the pre-season, we can build off that."

Key forward Charlie Dixon (ankle) is in doubt for the Showdown, while Chad Wingard underwent an operation for a finger injury having already been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Wingard had surgery to correct a dislocation of his right ring finger that he played with during the season.

"He's actually played through a fair bit of pain with it," Port Adelaide's head of high performance Darren Burgess told portadelaidefc.com.au.

"It wasn't bad enough to actually prevent him playing, but certainly it would've given him some grief.

"The problem related to a degenerative joint that needed repair, he's had the surgery now and will be in the splint for about four weeks."