Power to start afresh

JACK Trengove was sitting on his couch pondering his future late last year when he received an unexpected lifeline.

The SA-born midfielder (pictured) had been delisted by Melbourne after seven seasons at the club and had started to consider life beyond football before Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley called.

“The longer the off-season goes and you’re not getting that phone call, your mind starts to go towards ‘all right, well, what’s next?’” he said.

“I was probably just about at that point where I was thinking: ‘What am I going to do for some money next year?’

“I was certainly sitting on my couch that day thinking ‘I just want one more opportunity to prove myself in a fresh environment’.

“Then an opportunity came and I jumped at it.”

The 26-year-old flew to Adelaide the next day to meet Hinkley and verbally agree to join the Power as a free agent.

Trengove, who was taken at No.2 by the Demons from Sturt in the 2009 National Draft, said it was an opportunity to rebuild his career.

“I feel like I’m a rookie coming in my first year and literally starting at the bottom,” the 185cm recruit said.

“To come to a club like Port, who have got the most passionate supporters in the comp ... I’m just so excited to get into it and get games coming around.”

The Power squad returned to training at Alberton yesterday after the Christmas break.