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PORT Adelaide defender Alipate Carlile says he knows how to stop Gold Coast superstar Gary Ablett when the sides lock horns at Metricon Stadium on Saturday.
Since returning from an injured knee two weeks ago, Ablett has been as prolific as ever for the Suns, collecting 62 possessions, but Carlile said there was one player who could stop him.
"I think I'll play on him," the light-hearted defender joked.
In reality, Carlile said, the Power could only hope to minimise Ablett's impact.
"I don't think you can actually stop him, you've just got to try and quell his influence," he said.
"If the pressure across the board can make him kick long and high then that’s going to help us out as backs."
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Veteran midfielder Kane Cornes is another option for the job on Ablett, after blanketing North Melbourne's Brent Harvey last weekend.
Harvey was restricted to just 12 disposals in his side's two point loss and Carlile said Cornes had the discipline needed to perform a similar role on Ablett.
"He did a fantastic job on 'Boomer' and his game was pretty much spotless," he said.
"Maybe he gets the job this week, I'm not sure, otherwise we'll just back our structure to do the job defensively."
Saturday's match against the Suns will hold extra significance for Carlile, who will become just the second Fijian-born player to play 100 AFL games behind his teammate and cousin, David Rodan.
Carlile said it was the fulfillment of a long-held dream to reach the milestone.
"Everyone comes to the club and sees all the names on the lockers and that sort of stuff, so that's been a massive goal of mine from the outset," he said.
"To get that sort of recognition is pretty good."
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Carlile said that while his side was thoroughly outplayed for most of last Saturday's contest, there were plenty of positives to take out of their last quarter comeback.
The Power were 32 points down early in the last term, but stole the lead with less than a minute to go.
"The way the boys just stuck at it and the mental strength they showed was pretty good," he said.
"We've just got to go about it the same way this week and bring that for four quarters instead of the last 10 minutes."
Harry Thring covers Port Adelaide news for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Harry.
