Hindsight is a beautiful thing, and in the world of football, we as fans tend to get caught up in the events of days gone by.
Every footy fanatic has that one player that they long to see take the field, however long gone their days of handling a Sherrin may be.
Whether it be Daicos or Doull, Ricciuto or Richardson, fans can usually point to a single figure that captured their imagination during their formative years of watching AFL football.
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Similar to ourย 'If your club could steal one player...'ย series, this trio of pieces will go through all 18 teams in the league, pointing at the weak spots in their best 22 and picking one of four past players to slot into their lineup and remedy their club's ailments.
We conclude today with the last six teams of the competition based on alphabetical order.
Port Adelaideย
Option 1: Gavin Wanganeenย
One of the most revered Power players of all time, Gavin Wanganeen lit up the field wherever he went across the course of his 300 game AFL career.
The utility moved back to Port Adelaide upon their entry to the AFL in 1997 where he captained the side before winning a flag with his hometown side in 2004.
A Brownlow medallist in 1993 with Essendon, Wanganeen was a five-time All-Australian with his exciting brand of footy springboarding plenty an attack for his teammates to feed off.
His move back to the club's SANFL side in 2006 coincided with his retirement, ending his illustrious 13-year career.
Option 2: Warren Tredrea
Arguably the greatest forward Port's AFL side has ever seen, Warren Tredrea was incredibly lethal on his day.
Playing 255 games and booting 549 goals over a 13-year period with the club, the key forward leads the club's all-time goalkicking tally off the back of his fantastic efforts.
Tredrea finished his career as a premiership skipper and four-time All-Australian, with his best campaign coming within Port's 2004 premiership season where he finished with 81 goals from 25 games.
The 42-year-old was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame as a result of his four John Cahill Medals, cementing himself as a certified great at Alberton.
Option 3: Kane Cornes
Despite being a polarising media figure in the present day, Kane Cornes had a stonking career with his beloved Power side
Cornes earned his stripes as a tagging midfielder, often blanketing the competition's best on a weekly basis. The South Australian was a part of Port's 2004 flag win and never really lost his place up until his final season in 2015.
The midfielder was a fantastic distance runner, meaning his stamina could allow him to stay with his opposite number constantly, never giving them a moment's rest as he hassled and harried them all game.
Cornes finished his time at Alberton as the player with the most games played for Port Adelaide with 300, winning four John Cahill Medals and two All-Australian selections to cap off a successful career.
Option 4: Shaun Burgoyne
'Silk' Burgoyne was one of a rare kind who managed to crack the 400-game barrier over the course of his bumper 19-year career.
The utility cemented his spot in the Port Adelaide side primarily as a forward before switching to defence as time wore on. He was a part of the 2004 breakthrough premiership crew and never surrendered his spot in the side off the back of poor performance.
Despite requesting a trade to Victoria in 2010, Burgoyne finished with 157 games and 171 goals for the Power, winning one All-Australian blazer in 2006 and proving himself as an incredibly reliable presence wherever he played.
Verdict
It's hard to pinpoint exactly where Port Adelaide need to improve, with their undoing over the past two seasons coming as a result of not being able to make it stick when it mattered.
With Todd Marshall not totally living up to expectations as of yet, maybe it should be spearhead Warren Tredrea who comes in to help the Power's current-day attack.
His ability to kick big bags on a consistent basis means that he can win games off his own boot on his day - especially with the likes of Ollie Wines and Travis Boak providing service to him from midfield.
