Power re-signs another four

Port Adelaide key forward John Butcher is one of four players to re-sign. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: The Advertiser

PORT Adelaide has made a massive statement of intent, re-signing four key players.

Key defenders Jackson Trengove and Alipate Carlile, key forward John Butcher and midfielder Andrew Moore have shown their faith in the club by inking new contracts.

Carlile - who was eligible for restricted free agency at the end of the season - has penned a lengthy four-year deal.

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Trengove, Butcher and Moore have all re-signed for two more years, keeping them at the club until the end of the 2015 season.

The re-signings of the four Victorians on the eve of Port's 2013 premiership campaign are further signs the club has turned the corner under new coach Ken Hinkley and new president David Koch.

"With all four of these talented young players committing to the club together, it's just a great show of faith in what we're trying to do and where we're heading,'' Hinkley said.

"We want stability in this club and along with our skipper Travis Boak re-committing last year we're actually building a club where players want to be a part of what we're doing because they see a bright future.''

The quartet's signing before Port's first game is a major coup for the club.

When they were last out of contract in 2011, it took until late in the season - and plenty of media speculation - before they agreed to re-sign.

"We are all confident with where the club is headed and desperately want to be a part of our rise up the ladder,'' Trengove said of the players' commitment.

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