Port Adelaide can be expected to challenge for the premiership again next year after failing to fire come the 2023 finals series that followed their dominant home and away campaign.
2024 will be a year of optimism at Alberton following a strong season for the Power, with the off-season seeing the club's backline bolstered while their young midfield core will continue on an exciting trajectory.
Ken Hinkley's front third will also be buoyed by its prominent stock of tall forwards, particularly with emerging attacker Mitch Georgiades looking to return from an ACL injury that riddled his 2023 campaign.
Port Adelaide added two rucks to their roster through the trade period, with both talls set to compete for the first-string role.
With a suite of changes through the off-season, here's how Port Adelaide could line-up in 2024...
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Trade recruits Esava Ratugolea and Brandon Zerk-Thatcher will both be expected to be instant starters in the Power's rearguard, with the retirement of Tom Jonas and uncertainty surrounding Trent McKenzie and Tom Clurey bringing the new talls to the front of the selection queue alongside Aliir Aliir.
The trio are set to share the role of combatting the game's best key forwards, which has been a weakness for the club over an albeit strong four-year period for the South Australians.
Trent McKenzie and Tom Clurey provide some experience as reinforcements, while Kyle Marshall and Tom McCallum are waiting in the wings as developing tall defenders.
The Power aren't short on medium/smaller-sized backmen either, with All-Australian Dan Houston set to offer plenty of attacking nous from the back half while sharing his workload with the midfield group.
Dashing defender Miles Bergman added further strings to his bow in 2023 as a capable lockdown and intercept option for Hinkley to call-on, while Ryan Burton, Kane Farrell and Lachie Jones can also offer some run out of the backline.
Jase Burgoyne has shown glimpses across his two years at Alberton, while Dylan Williams and Darcy Byrne-Jones are others who will spend some time across half-back as viable utility players.
The Power are stacked in the engine room that boasts a balance of young stars and senior ball winners.
Zak Butters and Connor Rozee lead the charge through the middle, both earning All-Australian selections this year, with Brownlow Medal winner Ollie Wines often used as the third onballer.
The hard-hitting Willem Drew brings a steady defensive edge to the group, while former No.1 pick Jason Horne-Francis could easily join the echelon that includes Butters and Rozee in the coming years.
Club great Travis Boak is likely to take a back seat in 2024 and could again be best utilised as the sub in providing some fresh legs later into the contest.
Defenders Miles Bergman, Kane Farrell and Dan Houston can all push up onto the wing or run through the middle as utility options, while Darcy Byrne-Jones is likely to split his time across all thirds of the field.
Youngster Josh Sinn will be hoping for an uninterrupted third season with the club as he looks to continue to hone his craft as an explosive ball-winner.
Former Tiger Ivan Soldo will be expected to start as the leading ruckman for the Power, but don't discount Jordon Sweet as a challenger for the role to start the new season. Youngster Dante Visentini got a look at AFL football this year but is likely to require more time developing before being thrust into senior action again.
Port Adelaide aren't short on tall options for their attacking plans, with the returning Mitch Georgiades set to add to a stacked cohort of key forwards.
Georgiades wasn't part of Hinkley's best side when he sustained his season-ending knee injury, with veteran pair Charlie Dixon and Jeremy Finlayson joined by Todd Marshall in earning favouritism.
Injuries to all three opened the door for young Ollie Lord to earn a number of opportunities, with a four-goal outing against Brisbane in the qualifying final at the Gabba giving Hinkley plenty to consider going forward.
Marshall will again spearhead the Power's attack as Dixon and Finlayson look to stay fit also, with Georgiades and Lord to be knocking on the door at selection to give Port Adelaide's selection committee a helpful headache.
Junior Rioli will be called on as the high-volume small forward in the front third, while big-bodied brute Sam Powell-Pepper provides plenty of pressure in attack.
Jed McEntee enjoyed a strong 2023 season and will continue to grow next year while competing with the likes of Francis Evans and Quinton Narkle for one of the small forward spots.
FB: Ryan Burton, Esava Ratugolea, Lachlan Jones
HB: Miles Bergman, Aliir Aliir, Daniel Houston
C: Ollie Wines, Willem Drew, Kane Farrell
HF: Jason Horne-Francis, Todd Marshall, Sam Powell-Pepper
FF: Willie Rioli, Charlie Dixon, Jeremy Finlayson
FO: Ivan Soldo, Zak Butters, Connor Rozee
I/C: Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Darcy Byrne-Jones, Jed McEntee, Dylan Williams
SUB: Travis Boak
Also in the mix: Mitchell Georgiades, Trent McKenzie, Ollie Lord, Francis Evans, Quinton Narkle, Jordon Sweet, Jase Burgoyne, Jackson Mead, Josh Sinn