Cassisi reign could be over at Port

New Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley wants to push his players to be better this pre-season campaign.

Port's Dom Cassisi may not be skipper next year as the club looks to the future. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: Herald Sun

Cassisi can equal former coach Matthew Primus's record of five years captaining the Power next season. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: Herald Sun

DOM Cassisi's four-year reign as Port Adelaide captain could be over, with new coach Ken Hinkley refusing to guarantee he will be skipper next year.

Hinkley declared the race for the Power captaincy wide open, saying he will use the next four months of pre-season training to select his first leadership group.

"It's like every pre-season with every AFL club, you have an existing captain, Dom's that right now, but we'll go through the pre-season and make those (leadership) decisions in February/March," Hinkley said. "I may be a little silly but I think every player gets an opportunity to show over the pre-season that they've got some leadership skills and we look forward to seeing who all those players are."

Cassisi, 30, can next season equal former coach Matthew Primus's record of five years captaining the Power. But he knows he is under pressure to retain the job, with young guns Travis Boak, Brad Ebert, Hamish Hartlett and Jackson Trengove breathing down his neck.

All four have shown strong leadership qualities and Port is understood to be seriously considering a change of on-field leader as it begins a new era under Hinkley.

Boak or Ebert would be the favourites to replace Cassisi, whose best finish as skipper was 10th in 2009 and 2010.

Hinkley said the captaincy decision wouldn't be completely his, with the playing group to also have a big say.

"You certainly love to have the players' involvement and their input as to who are the players they respect the most," he said.

The respected Cassisi wants to captain Port again but has repeatedly said he would happily hand over the position if the club wants to make a change.

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