‘We’ve got work to do’: Lobbe

NAB: Port Adelaide's coach Ken Hinkley fronts the media after his side's disappointing 24-point loss to the Crows.

Matthew Lobbe in pursuit of Adelaide youngster Cam Ellis-Yolmen in the NAB Challenge clash at AAMI Stadium. Picture: Morne de Klerk/Getty Images Source: Getty Images

RUCKMAN Matthew Lobbe says Port Adelaide's pre-season derby loss to Adelaide has served as a timely wake-up call ahead of the start of the premiership season.

The Power was upset by the Crows by 24 points in its final NAB Challenge match on Saturday and Lobbe says the club is taking the defeat seriously and has work to do before beginning its home-and-away campaign against Fremantle in Perth on April 5.

"I think that the weekend showed that we've got a bit of work to do,'' said vice-captain Lobbe.

"It showed that we've got to get better at handling pressure, so that's something that we'll work hard on in the next couple of weeks to make sure we're ready to take on Freo.

"We'll up the pressure at training and work on specific drills in the three or four more (main training) runs we've got before we run out (against the Dockers).''

While it was only a pre-season match, Lobbe said coach Ken Hinkley was not happy with the performance and had let the players know.

"Ken is disappointed,'' Lobbe said.

"We've got a certain standard that we want to perform at every time we step out on to the field and we weren't able to do that.''

Port has today been given good news on the injury front, with key injured trio Jackson Trengove (shoulder), Chad Wingard (knee) and Hamish Hartlett (groin) almost certain to be available for the Dockers' clash.

Sore spots will also not stop Andrew Moore, Jack Hombsch and Matt White from being available.

Playmaking defender Sam Colquhoun has also been cleared to resume playing after undergoing a knee reconstruction last April.

He is available for round one selection but might not make his season debut until round two in the SANFL as the Port Magpies have a round one bye.

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