Port pleased with Boak's form as big call looms

Another season would give the 36-year-old the chance to become the seventh player to reach 400 games, but Boak said he had not given the milestone much thought.

If Boak decides he wants to keep playing, it will be a key off-field issue for the Power and their incoming senior coach Josh Carr.

Boak has recovered from injury to play the past three games for Port Adelaide.

Football manager Chris Davies said the club would still have "a fair amount of say" if a decision had to be made, but noted the former captain's return to form.

"Travis has had more battles with injury and fatigue this year - it will be an interesting conversation to have," Davies said.

"Again, he is playing some reasonable footy.

"Clearly, Travis is playing good enough footy at the moment to continue on for the rest of this year, at the very least."

Meanwhile, the bad injury news persists at Alberton, with Jason Horne-Francis undergoing surgery on his broken foot. Davies said it was "highly unlikely" the midfielder would play again this season.

Captain Connor Rozee is nursing a fractured hand out of the win over the Eagles.

"I'm not overly optimistic ... he'll be a test late," Davies said of Rozee ahead of Saturday's game against Hawthorn in Launceston.

"We have a few who are 'grumbling', but that's where we're at."

Port have been hit with an array of different injuries, including bone damage to players such as Horne-Francis and Rozee.

"Ten years ago, the people involved might be saying to our blokes 'drink more milk' - worried about the collision stuff," Davies said.

While they are effectively out of finals contention, Port are bullish about taking on Hawthorn, having won their past four clashes.

"We have a great opportunity against a team who of late we've had a decent record against," Davies said.

Port smashed the Hawks in Gather Round and afterwards, Willie Rioli made his hostility to them clear in a social media post.

Davies was asked whether there would be extra support around Rioli, who has been the target of racist online abuse this season, ahead of the Launceston game.

"I don't think it will be specifically about Willie. Willie is certainly not the only person in our club who has a history with Hawthorn," he said.