PORT Adelaide assistant coach Josh Carr says his side is ready for the tough challenge of rolling St Kilda on Sunday.

The Power have only beaten the Saints just once in their last five meetings; an 11-point win back in round five, 2010.

Carr admitted the Saints were still blessed with abundant talent, despite talk their premiership window had shut.

"You start from their forward line with [Justin] Koschitzke [Nick] Riewoldt, [Stephen] Milne and then go in the midfield you've got [Brendon] Goddard, [Leigh] Montagna, [Nick] Dal Santo, [Lenny] Hayes and then in the backline you've got [Sam] Fisher and [Sam] Gilbert and all these guys," he said.

"There's a lot of names there that have performed well for a long period of time and we know what's coming at us and we've got to be prepared for that and I think we are."

A 2004 premiership player with the Power, Carr said whatever the result on Sunday, he demanded nothing less than a tough, competitive performance.

"No matter what happens tomorrow I expect the guys to come out and compete, that's what we want from them and the result will look after itself."

Carr re-joined the club as a coach late last year, having retired as a player in July 2010 and said on returning to the club it was clear some players had taken their leadership to another level.

"You had some senior players that left at the end of last year and I think the thing was, what I've seen is some young guys that were just bubbling away underneath the surface have stood out with their leadership," he said.

"I'm probably talking about [Travis] Boak, [Hamish] Hartlett, these guys have taken the next step with their leadership and then you throw in Brad Ebert and Johnny McCarthy who have come from experienced teams.

"That's the thing that's stood out for me, I think some guys have taken the next step."

Harry Thring covers Port Adelaide news for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: AFL_Harry.

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