Port Adelaide players feel responsible for the plight of embattled coach Matthew Primus, captain Domenic Cassisi says.

Primus’s position has come under a spotlight amid Port’s six-game losing streak which continued Sunday with a 40-point defeat to Fremantle.

But Cassisi said Port players, not Primus, should be feeling the heat.

“We’re all in this together, the players and the coaches,” Cassisi told reporters on Monday.

“We’re bitterly disappointed at not being able to get a win.

“It’s pretty hard when you see during the week the pressure he (Primus) was under.

“We do feel a sense of responsibility for that, there is no doubt about that.

“We’d love to get a win for him very soon and hopefully it’s on Saturday.”

The Power host North Melbourne with key forward Jay Schulz likely to return from a two-match absence with an eye injury.

Cassisi said Port players were lacking confidence to follow Primus’ instructions to take risks.

“The coach has been really proactive in telling the players to take risks and try and get the ball going our way,” he said.

“A little bit has probably got to do with confidence at the moment, guys aren’t really trusting their kick and having a go.”

Cassisi conceded there was no quick fix to Port’s sloppy skills.

“I don’t think it’s going to be fixed to the level we want overnight,” he said.

“But we’re going to continue to work on it.

“We matched Fremantle for clearances and tackles and all those things you probably judge effort on.

“But at the end of the day, our skill level really hurt us and they got goals from it.”