Port Adelaide captain Travis Boak wouldn’t want to be his coach Ken Hinkley.

Ahead of Saturday night’s top-of-the-table AFL game against Adelaide, Boak says his coach has some selection headaches.

The ladder-leading Power have just one player in the injured list, goalsneak Angus Monfries who will miss at least the next three weeks because of a hamstring strain.

So Boak reckons Hinkley will have a hard time picking a side to play the second-placed Crows.

Defender Hamish Hartlett will return from illness, fellow backman Jasper Pittard is pressing for selection after overcoming a hamstring strain.

And another defender, Nathan Krakouer, is pushing for a berth after being suspended for the season-opener.

Krakoeur has been tasked with standing Adelaide’s mercurial forward Eddie Betts in Showdowns past.

“He (Betts) has probably been petty good against us in a lot of the Showdowns and against any side lately – he’s on fire,” Boak said.

“For us it’s going to be about our midfield battle … and really keep it away from it, it will certainly go a long way to stopping him.

“(Krakouer) has shown he can do it in the past and I guess that will be talked about during the week, there’s no doubt, in selection – if Krak comes in and does that role.”

Boak said whether Pittard, who was injured in Port’s initial pre-season game, returned in AFL ranks was another issue for Hinkley to ponder.

“That will be up to Kenny … it will be a tough call,” Boak said.

“We haven’t got too many injuries which is always great … it puts a lot of pressure on our senor group – and that is what you want from any good club.

“Training is really hot when you have got positions up for grabs and guys in really good form.

“It’s a great position to be in, no doubt, and it’s going to be a tough call again for Kenny this week with a couple of guys putting their hand up.”