That's the assessment of Showdown Medallist Hamish Hartlett following the Power's emphatic 58-point turnaround at the Adelaide Oval in the historic first derby at the redeveloped ground.
Port Adelaide surrendered an early lead to the Crows 14 minutes into the third quarter, but then turned its fortunes around with a fist-pumping final term performance to seal a 55-point win.
Match report: Power surges to historic win
Hartlett credited the club's faithful supporters for spurring the team on when the chips were down.
"We really call upon our supporters when things aren't going well for us - the momentum swings, which occur in games of football," said Hartlett.
"The crowd really got behind us, got us back track and we started to play our own way again."
But it was the noise generated by the crowd all day, not just when the club was behind, that Hartlett found inspirational.
The crowd clapped in time with the run-out song as the players came onto the field for the first time.
"It's obviously something a lot of us have never experienced before," Hartlett said of the first game at the redeveloped ground.
"It's funny, when we were about to run through the banner, I turned around and had a look at a few of the boys and they literally couldn't wipe the grin off their faces.
"We were that excited, just that pumped to get out there with that crowd noise.
"The supporters are unbelievable."
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Hartlett's words were echoed by those of his senior coach Ken Hinkley
"I thought the game was played at a high tempo early on ... but there were parts of the game we handle as well as we want," Hinkley said.
"For us, the momentum we got from our supporters, our fans out there tonight - and I don't feel it that much in the coaches' box - while our boys were out there feeling [the pressure] - but it just makes a big difference to them.
Port Adelaide was awarded first Showdown and game at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval - a blessing for the opportunity it presented, but equally a challenge to produce an entertainment spectacle which met several expectations.
Those were the expectations of a watching football public, those set by the club's high-profile chairman David Koch - a mission statement to 'bring the fun back to footy' - and its own internal expectations to set a new standard for sports entertainment.
It achieved those on several fronts.
The 50,000-strong crowd was treated to a carnival-like atmosphere at the ground, with numerous marquees and entertainment opportunities in place around the spectacular Southern Plaza, in Cresswell Gardens adjacent to the East Gate and the picturesque northern end of the venue.
Its centerpiece was the ambitious March from the Mall, where the club's faithful supporters marched to the ground en masse from the main shopping precinct of the city across the new Riverbank Bridge before the game.
An estimated gathering of 10,000 supporters participated in the event.
The club also launched several new social interactions including KFC's #kickinforchicken, where fans kicked a football into a giant KFC bucket for the chance to win a dinner for 10 with their favourite Power player, Kiss Cam and a Best 'Banner' competition.
Port Adelaide will continue to develop several new and exciting fan engagement and gameday initiatives, particularly around theme rounds during the 2014 season.
The club will update its gameday page at membership website weareportadelaide.com.au in the leadup to each home game at the Adelaide Oval in 2014.
Join the club at weareportadelaide.com.au or call 1300 GO PAFC (1300 467 232).
But it was the noise generated by the crowd all day, not just when the club was behind, that Hartlett found inspirational.
The crowd clapped in time with the run-out song as the players came onto the field for the first time.
"It's obviously something a lot of us have never experienced before," Hartlett said of the first game at the redeveloped ground.
"It's funny, when we were about to run through the banner, I turned around and had a look at a few of the boys and they literally couldn't wipe the grin off their faces.
"We were that excited, just that pumped to get out there with that crowd noise.
"The supporters are unbelievable."
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Hartlett's words were echoed by those of his senior coach Ken Hinkley
"I thought the game was played at a high tempo early on ... but there were parts of the game we handle as well as we want," Hinkley said.
"For us, the momentum we got from our supporters, our fans out there tonight - and I don't feel it that much in the coaches' box - while our boys were out there feeling [the pressure] - but it just makes a big difference to them.
Port Adelaide was awarded first Showdown and game at the redeveloped Adelaide Oval - a blessing for the opportunity it presented, but equally a challenge to produce an entertainment spectacle which met several expectations.
Those were the expectations of a watching football public, those set by the club's high-profile chairman David Koch - a mission statement to 'bring the fun back to footy' - and its own internal expectations to set a new standard for sports entertainment.
It achieved those on several fronts.
The 50,000-strong crowd was treated to a carnival-like atmosphere at the ground, with numerous marquees and entertainment opportunities in place around the spectacular Southern Plaza, in Cresswell Gardens adjacent to the East Gate and the picturesque northern end of the venue.
Its centerpiece was the ambitious March from the Mall, where the club's faithful supporters marched to the ground en masse from the main shopping precinct of the city across the new Riverbank Bridge before the game.
An estimated gathering of 10,000 supporters participated in the event.
The club also launched several new social interactions including KFC's #kickinforchicken, where fans kicked a football into a giant KFC bucket for the chance to win a dinner for 10 with their favourite Power player, Kiss Cam and a Best 'Banner' competition.
Port Adelaide will continue to develop several new and exciting fan engagement and gameday initiatives, particularly around theme rounds during the 2014 season.
The club will update its gameday page at membership website weareportadelaide.com.au in the leadup to each home game at the Adelaide Oval in 2014.
Join the club at weareportadelaide.com.au or call 1300 GO PAFC (1300 467 232).
