PORT ADELAIDE has demolished Collingwood by 67 points in difficult conditions at the MCG.

Depending on the result of the Crows-Saints clash later this afternoon, the Power will either sit inside the top eight or just outside of the competition's front runners.

It is the Power's biggest victory over Collingwood, its previous mark coming back in 1997 when it brushed the Victorian Magpies aside by 53 points in Round 16 at Football Park.

Many matches - some close - have come since then, but this was one of the truly emphatic efforts by the Power.

With a depleted back six devoid of seasoned heads Alipate Carlile, Jack Hombsch and Tom Jonas (and with Jackson Trengove now as a dedicated ruck) the Power's defenders performed well. 

And with its best running attacker Matt White and key full-forward Jay Schulz out of the team, it was the rest of the Power's attack who worked hard all over the ground.

Aside from a slow start, it was a clinical performance from the Power, who conceded two early goals but quickly turned their fortunes with a five-goal opening quarter.

They booted five goals in both the second and third terms as well, and defended well enough to keep the Pies to seven for the game.

Undaunted by the stage it found itself upon, the Power was led by fresh faces.

In attack, it was Charlie Dixon's unselfish performance as a playmaking big man which aided the Power's drive forward.

His big body revelled in the conditions, laying big tackles and using his size to belt the ball to advantage.

Often, it was the advantage of Chad Wingard (three goals) and Aaron Young (four).

Jake Neade was exciting in his role as Port's small pressure forward, claiming a personal-best four majors.

It was the Power's ability to run cohesively out of the middle and square options in attack that was key.

Wines (24 touches, nine score assists) and Jarman Impey (10 score assists, 645 metres gained) were instrumental all afternoon for the Power, while senior heads Travis Boak and Robbie Gray were important in the middle.

Port's win builds on its solid Round 10 performance against Melbourne - a 45-point win in Alice Springs - ahead of critical games against the Western Bulldogs next Saturday and Fremantle the following week.

Port Adelaide plays the Bulldogs at the Adelaide Oval at 1.10pm (ACST) on Saturday 11 June.

A superb performance, just not on the scoresheet

He tackled, he set up better options, he played the conditions and took advantage of his size.

He didn't score a goal.

On the balance of things, it must surely be one of the great performances by a key-position forward to not damage the scoreboard.

Dixon, and his coaches, would agree his job is to impact the scoresheet, and he did that - just not by his own name.

Six score assists and a genuine, unselfish presence all over the ground exemplified the team-first approach Dixon has taken to his football all year.

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SCOREBOARD

PORT ADELAIDE   5.2     10.5     15.9       19.11 (125)
COLLINGWOOD    3.3     5.10      6.13      7.16   (58)

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Wines, Impey, Dixon, Neade, Young, Westhoff, Boak

GOALS
Neade, Young 4, Wingard 3, Westhoff, Trengove, Boak, R. Gray, Hartlett, Polec, Impey, S. Gray

INJURIES
nil

REPORTS
nil

CROWD
28,567 at the MCG