Life in an AFL hub has helped propel Port Adelaide to the top of the ladder, Power assistant coach Jarrad Schofield says.
Port have returned to Adelaide with a 4-1 win-loss record after playing the past three games while based at a Gold Coast hub.
Schofield says the hub gifted a chance for Port’s developing playing squad to further bond.
“We embraced the hub experience, it was a wonderful time up there,” Schofield told reporters in Adelaide on Tuesday.
“We were able to bond really well together and we had a really good balance of our work time and our own time.
“We have no complaints whatsoever.
“The hub experience was really good for our fellas … in terms of our growth as a club, and as a team and coaching staff, it was really beneficial for us.”
Port return to the Gold Coast to play GWS on Sunday – they have played just one match in Adelaide this year but expect an extended stretch at home at the back-end of the season.
“You have got to live in the moment – the positive is we’re 4-1,” Schofield said.
“We’re playing away and our turn (at home) will come … it doesn’t matter if you’re at home or away, if you play good football, you’re going to win.
“And that is our mindset … whoever the teams are that are successful sides at the end of the year are going to really have earnt it and deserve it.”