Port power on in hope for finals

PORT Adelaide midfielder Brad Ebert says Power players are still giving themselves a slight chance for finals it prepares for Essendon in its final home-and-away season match at Adelaide Oval tonight.

The Power’s chances all but evaporated as it lost to Collingwood in an ugly last-quarter fade-out at the MCG last Saturday that has been slammed by Carlton great Mark Maclure as “pathetic” but the club is hanging on the slim hope that it can beat the Bombers and the Gold Coast can defeat Geelong at Kardinia Park tomorrow.

The bookmakers say it’s not a chance that scenario will play out: Ladbrokes is offering just $1.01 for the Cats to win and $21 for the Suns.

The line has been set at 75.5 points.

But Ebert said Port’s main focus was still to put itself in the position to have that slight chance of playing in September and had not closed the door on the season.

“We have this week to go and we’re pretty keen to finish off the regular season well,” Ebert said.

“And who knows? We’re not losing sight of (the fact) that obviously it is going to be tough to make the finals but hey, there’s still a chance.

“So for us, we’re not just giving up the season.

“We had a tough session yesterday.”