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Tribute ... Ken Hinkley hopes his players can handle their emotions. Source: Sarah Reed / News Limited
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley hopes his players won't be overwhelmed by emotion in their tribute match for former teammate John McCarthy.
But Hinkley admits uncertainty about just how his players will react against Greater Western Sydney on Saturday night.
"It's really hard because the emotional part, you think how long is it going to last?'' Hinkley told reporters on Friday.
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"Once the contest starts, is it influencing the players and their behaviours? We would hope not because we know their behaviours will change their outcomes.
"And that is the most important thing for us, we have got to get the right behaviours.''
McCarthy died, aged 22, after falling from a roof at a Las Vegas casino last September while on an end-of-season trip with some Power teammates.
Some Port players broke down while recording video tributes to McCarthy to be screened at AAMI Stadium before Port's first home game since his accidental death.
Both clubs will run through banners, and wear black arm bands, in McCarthy's honour.
But Hinkley said his task would be to "bring them (his players) back to the focus of playing football as much as we possibly can''.
"Obviously there is some stuff that we won't be able to control,'' he said.
"But we have just got to remind the boys what makes them good players and that is then their job: to go out and produce the sort of form that we want.
"They know it's a significant game for him and the way they want to honour him. Importantly, they know they can do that best by playing football.''
Hinkley called on all Port supporters to come to the match in a show of respect for McCarthy, whose Victorian-based family will attend the game.
Port fullback Alipate Carlile, who was with McCarthy on the ill-fated Las Vegas trip, will return from a hamstring injury to play against the Giants.
Beyond the McCarthy factor, Hinkley said the clash was also important for other reasons as Port seek to back-up their round one demolition of Melbourne.
"We're not fooled by one performance,'' Hinkley said.
"We know that we have to turn up again and play good footy again tomorrow night ... that is what AFL football demands of you.
"There is always opportunities in football to look back. And it's a really dangerous thing to do.''
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