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PORT Adelaide's new slogan is "No Fear" - and Power captain Travis Boak is sure his players will live up to the theme as they confront their club's greatest demons from Geelong at the MCG on Friday night.
A week after successfully taking on the finals-hardened Collingwood with a "No Limits" campaign, Boak on Monday delivered the "bold and brave" approach demanded by coach Ken Hinkley by reflecting no fear of the smarting Cats.
This is despite the Power having lost its past nine games against Geelong, starting with the record 119-point thrashing from the Cats in the 2007 grand final at the MCG when Boak was playing his 14th AFL game.
"We've got no fears," said Boak on Monday.
"We go into the game with nothing to lose. That is the style we had against Collingwood - and we will have the same attitude this week."
Asked if Geelong still has the Power players spooked from 2007 and the nine-game winning run, Boak insisted: "No, not at all."
Geelong's rise as an AFL powerhouse coincided - or triggered in the 2007 grand final horror show - the collapse of the Port Adelaide Football Club.
In the past nine meetings, Geelong has won by an average margin of 56 points.
"But we are a completely different side now ... and they are a different side," said Boak suggesting a swing in dominance between the two teams is underway. Port did outscore the Cats by 26 points in the second half of their last clash, on August 10 at Kardinia Park.
"We are going into the game with a lot of confidence. We are confident we can get the job done. We can take them on with our run and braveness."
Port's campaign to rebuild respect - for a club that on Monday was described nationally as having held the image of "the village idiot of SA football" - is far from finished with the players.
"We're in the top six of the competition now and that deserves a little bit of respect," said Boak. "We're also playing some pretty respectful footy. But we don't want to stop now. We just want to keep going."
Port's drive to succeed was further emphasised at Alberton yesterday as the players not only had to deal with the mental scars of repeat losses to Geelong but again the loss of team-mate John McCarthy.
Monday marked a year since the Port squad, in particular the 10 on the trip, learned of McCarthy's death during an end-of-season holiday in Las Vegas.
"We've spoken about J-Mac all year and obviously it is a pretty big moment today," said Boak. "It is good we are around each other today because it is a hard moment.
"All year we have played with J-Mac and we will continue to play with J-Mac."
Port again has no injury concern leading to selection on Thursday. Teenager Sam Colquhoun trained at Alberton on Monday easing concerns about his sore right hamstring.
Travis Boak says Port don't fear the Cats.
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