Port Adelaide assistant coach Tyson Goldsack says going to Geelong should hold no fears for the club.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Goldsack said the venue, occasion or opponent should not matter if the side stuck to its processes and executed on gameday.

Goldsack also discussed the review of Thursday’s Showdown loss, plans to continue to work on the side’s goal kicking, and how key defender Aliir Aliir is tracking through the concussion protocols ahead of the trip across the border.

Tyson Goldsack on the review of Thursday night’s loss:

“Obviously, it was a day where we didn't play the way that we wanted to play. There were some okay things, but there's some areas of concern that just didn't feel like us. We allowed them to play the brand of footy that they enjoy playing, which is a fast get out the back and execute going inside their front 50.

“Especially in the first quarter, they were scoring, every second time they went in their front 50 and often it was straight, which doesn't help. I think we pulled it back there and kind of got those middle quarters on our terms a bit more, but we still couldn't really move the footy with ease. And we've shown that we can do it but you know, I think potentially we went into our shells a bit when the going got tough.”

Tyson Goldsack on the club’s goalkicking so far this season:

“We reviewed it as coaches. We haven't gone through it with the players yet. But we believe in the process. It's just kind of how we're going about it from week to week. We think the process is right. Are we taking it into the games and actually executing it in the games like we are at training, because at training, it works, but there's no pressure so it's just trying to make sure it does transfer from training to games. And we think if we believe in the process, continue with the process that it should turn itself around. But we'll make some slight changes just to make sure that what we're doing is the best thing for the players.

“(We’ll involve) elements of fatigue or if it's pressure - so trying to stimulate them so that they feel like they're under pressure, that there's something on the line of training that might make that transition easier. These are all little things that we're thinking about even, are we replicating the same shots that are getting in the game here at training. Little things like that where the data says we're falling down in a certain area we'll try and implement that.

“Chad's been running the program – the goal kicking program - and he's put a mountain of work into it, and so have the players. It's almost unjust that it hasn't transferred into the games, considering how much focus they've put on it, and how much commitment they've shown in that space. We're hoping almost for their benefit, they start to see some reward for their effort.”

Tyson Goldsack on what his side can do to limit the damage caused by Geelong’s twin tall forwards Jeremy Cameron and Tom Hawkins, and how former Cats Esava Ratugolea and Francis Evans will help:

“We can not let them take marks at the top of the goal square. We know their strengths. We know what works for us. And we know that they are serious threats - even the way they use the ball around the arcs to give them better shots is generally pretty good.

(Esava) knows them better than anyone else. We’ve also got Frankie Evans as well who was at the Cats as well. And then the data analysts do a mountain of work on opposition. So, we'll go through all of that.”

Tyson Goldsack on Port Adelaide’s record in Geelong:

“It's funny because it's not too dissimilar to Adelaide Oval, really, (the oval is) a little bit skinnier. Obviously, you have to travel to get there. But it's just more about if we do what we say we're going to do from Monday to Friday and execute that on Friday night then we think it should work and doesn't matter what ground we’re at, what team we’re playing against, where they are on the ladder, whether it’s a Showdown or not a Showdown, we think that the process should take care of itself. It's just finding out a way to make sure we do it consistently when the pressure is right on.”

Tyson Goldsack on the decision to play captain Connor Rozee in the Showdown:

“He did what he could from a fitness testing perspective, and thought he was ready to go and it’s just he wasn't so it's not a blight on the person. It's just a situation where he thought he could play and we trust a guy to make that decision. But evidently, it was the wrong call and we'll live with that as a team and as a club and, and we'll push on.

“It wasn't solely left up to him to make the call - it was on the on the back of the medical advice. It was just a combination of things that had to get ticked off that did, that will be considered probably a little bit differently next time.”

Tyson Goldsack on Aliir Aliir’s progression through the concussion protocols:

“He’s feeling really good. I spoke to him this morning and he's pretty confident that he'll be right to go. I love him, I love the way he operates, I love that energy he brings. He is always a glass half full kind of guy. So, it'd be a nice injection to the culture, the group.”

Tyson Goldsack on forwards Ollie Lord and Jeremy Finlayson:

“Ollie Lord almost played last week so he's looking to play this week, which would be a great return for us and for him, and I’m looking forward to seeing him go out there and hopefully, move well and do what he has to and compete well. Jeremy was obviously disappointed he didn't come straight into the team, but it didn't allow that to stop him from performing. He went out there and kicked a bunch of goals and looked really lively so he's put himself in a really good spot for this week.”