The Bulldogs handled the windy conditions far better than their opponents to secure a third consecutive victory with their stunning 20.11 (131) to 5.11 (41) triumph at Mars Stadium on Saturday.
Luke Beveridge's men weathered an early storm and took control after quarter-time as English (27 disposals, three goals) asserted his authority on the contest opposed to former teammate Jordon Sweet.
"Tim's had a really good month and he's given us the impetus at the stoppage, but today was his best game on the turnover game and it was great for him to hit the scoreboard," Bulldogs coach Beveridge said.
"He came with a focus on getting a little bit of pride back (because) Jordon was quite good against us last time.
"I think Tim owned that a bit and wanted to fly the flag and be quite assertive in his role.
"He definitely did that and he's such an important player for us."
Zak Butters worked tirelessly for Port with 24 disposals, six clearances and nine tackles but had his influence restricted by Tom Liberatore after a blistering opening term.
The Power had led clearances 12-5 at quarter-time - four of those through Butters - but were thrashed 49-35 overall, including a 17-8 smashing at centre bounces.
It led to a lopsided inside-50 count (67-41) and the Bulldogs piled on 18 goals to two after the first change.
"They just got dominance around the ball and their ruck certainly got dominant," Port coach Ken Hinkley said.
"It wasn't so much hitouts, it was his workrate around the ground.
"Then they were able to restrict us ... and they were able to get ascendancy, they got territory and they dominated the game."
It was the Bulldogs' (5-3) ninth win from their last 11 outings at their second home and strengthened their hold on a top-eight spot, while handing Port (4-4) their first loss in a month.
The fallout could get worse for the Power, with Willie Rioli facing scrutiny after appearing to strike Bailey Dale high in an off-the-ball incident during the third quarter.
Hinkley lamented his side's inability to arrest momentum when the Dogs kicked six goals to one in the second quarter and ran all over their opponents with seven goals to two into the strong breeze in the third term.
"It started OK but once the game got away from us they grew in confidence," Hinkley said.
"They looked like they couldn't do anything wrong and we looked like we nearly couldn't do anything right.
"The disappointing thing is we lost badly. It's not a surprise that the Bulldogs were able to beat us, it's a surprise to me that we got beat so badly."
Ed Richards (30 touches, five clearances) and Matt Kennedy (26, 11) were strong contributors in the midfield for the Bulldogs and All-Australian ball-winner Adam Treloar (27 disposals, one goal) made a smooth return from a calf injury in his first game of the season.
Rory Lobb was influential in defence, often repelling Port's attacking raids, while Dale (31 disposals) shone across half-back.
Captain Marcus Bontempelli finished with 23 touches and three goals, including arguably the best major of the day - though Richards and Joel Freijah both had claims.
Dogs spearhead Aaron Naughton also booted three majors.
Power captain Connor Rozee (29 disposals) again started at half-back and was moved into the middle when the game started slipping away in the third quarter
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