As the AFL circus rolls in to Adelaide, Ken Hinkley knows what's coming his way.
The Port coach realises he'll be central to the build-up to his side's Gather Round grudge game against Hawthorn.
And while he's fine with it, Hinkley won't care for it.
"I will do everything we can to try and beat Hawthorn and bring our best game of football, that's all I care about," Hinkley said after Port's 17-point loss to St Kilda on Sunday.
"I don't care about any of the stuff that goes on outside that."
Port defeated Hawthorn by just one point at Adelaide Oval in round 11 last year.
And then after last year's semi-final, when the Power pipped the Hawks by three points, Hinkley was fined $20,000 by the AFL for verbally taunting Hawthorn players.
His sledging will feature prominently ahead of the rematch between the clubs next Sunday at Adelaide Oval, the final game of this Gather Round edition.
"Rivalries in this game are OK," Hinkley said.
"I'm OK that there is a bit of a rivalry.
"We (Port and Hawthorn) had a couple of games last year that were pretty tight and pretty intense.
"Emotions spill over. I have spoken about that enough.
"I am just looking forward to the opportunity for us to turn up next Sunday night and play our way of football.
"And Hawthorn just happens to be the opposition. We're OK with that."
The 12th-placed Power are wobbling with one win and three losses ahead of hosting the table-topping Hawks, who are unbeaten from four games.
