PORT Adelaide ruckman Dean Brogan says his side is confident it can give the top eight a shake despite some patchy form and a mounting injury list.

Only two sides - St Kilda and North Melbourne - came from outside the eight after the halfway point of last season to contest the finals.

Brogan said the inconsistent Power were remaining positive going into the break despite losing three of their past four games including a record 93-point loss to the Western Bulldogs.

“We’re 6-6 and middle of the road. We’ve played some good games, we’ve played some bad games and we’ve played some average games,” Brogan said on Thursday.

“There are a lot of good teams on 6-6 that are still trying to find their way and we’re one of them. We’ve got the break this week and Geelong the week after but after that we’ve got a lot of home games.

“We’ve got another 10 games to go and as disappointed as we are about the games we lost and the way we lost last week, we’re moving on and we feel we’ve got a good enough group to make the finals.”

The Power endured a gruelling session at Alberton on Monday but Thursday’s training was very different.

Coach Mark Williams, inspired by the Socceroos’ 2-1 win over Japan, put his players through their paces with the round ball.

The players didn’t touch the Sherrin for the opening hour and instead participated in a variety of drills including a mock penalty shoot out.

Williams took his players for a hit of golf last week and Brogan said it was important the coaches came up with different activities to help boost morale.

“As leaders we’ve got to remind the players that we’re 6-6 and it’s not the end of the world,” Brogan said.

“This week we’re trying a lot of different things. I don’t think we’ll be hitting golf balls, but we’re doing a lot of games and competitive work.

“It’s just about staying positive and to go away and have a good weekend, refresh their minds and come back fresh because we’ve got a tough 10 weeks ahead.”