Connor Rozee has praised Todd Marshall's character both on and off the field, confident his teammate will continue his strong form against the Demons. Image: AFL Photos.

CONNOR Rozee this time will be loading up the Port Adelaide attack that has a score to rewrite against AFL premier Melbourne this weekend.

And midfielder Rozee also expects very different reviews of Port Adelaide key forward Todd Marshall who was the focal point of attention of the Monday reviews on the AFL television panel shows after the round 4 clash at Adelaide Oval.

Much has changed since that Thursday night game in which Port Adelaide's quarter-by-quarter scoreline against Melbourne was 0.3, 0.5, 1.8 and 4.12 in the 32-point loss. Marshall had nine disposals - and no score - and his roles in the Port Adelaide attack were heavily criticised by former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon.

"We not only had different personnel - we also were playing different at that point in the season," said Rozee who was part of the Port Adelaide forward group in round 4. "We rushed things a little bit - and played into their strengths (with the Melbourne defence well noted for the intercept marking of key defenders Steven May and Jake Lever).

"They have a lot of tall, strong players - and we struggled in that area.

"There will be things we are focusing on this week to combat that, such as changing our ball movement a little bit and using different options."

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Connor Rozee press conference - 14 July 2022 | PTV

Connor Rozee speaks with the media at Alberton Oval.

But there is not one theme that assures a different result against Melbourne at Alice Springs on Sunday.

"There is a healthy balance (between putting speed on the ball movement to beat the Melbourne defence and working the slower, more measured entries inside the forward-50 arc)," said Rozee who scored four goals from the midfield in last weekend's home win against Greater Western Sydney.

"You just can't go crazy from the start of the game and think everything is going to be perfect all the way through. There are times when we will take the game on and go quick - when they don't have extra defenders behind the ball. But we also cannot bomb it down there when (ruckman) Max Gawn and Jake Lever are sitting there.

"There is a healthy balance. Hopefully, we can find that.

"Last time, we did not use enough options. We mucked around with the ball a little bit and then did not take the ball forward. And when we did, they had enough time to reset their numbers and clogged it up. We need to try to keep them on their toes a little more, try bringing them up the ground ... a few different things."

Since the round four clash, Marshall has scored 28.10 to rewrite the reviews of his importance to the Port Adelaide line-up. This was not in doubt with Rozee.

Todd Marshall will look to have a more impactful game in Port Adelaide's second match up with the reigning premiers this season. Image: AFL Photos.

"Todd is an outstanding character," Rozee said. "Not only on the field ... he is our most selfless player. When everyone was having a go at him, there were so many edits (of the match vision) that we would go through to see Todd was helping someone else to make them a better player - even when he was not playing so good.

"Todd has been so good - and he is one of our most-loved characters because of that selfless approach to his team-mates. I am really happy to see him doing well. The whole club is right behind him and it is nice to see some positive comments about him finally. He deserves it. He works really hard and is a great, loveable guy."