At the start of the round six, those players were second-year midfielder Chad Wingard, captain Travis Boak and in-form pair Justin Westhoff and Angus Monfries.
A scoring involvement is a statistic measured by Champion Data to determine the number of scoring chains a player is involved in – through disposals, hit-outs-to-advantage, kick-ins or knock ons.
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Wingard, 19, leads the competition with 53 score involvements, alongside Essendon skipper and Brownlow medallist Jobe Watson.
Power assistant Garry Hocking, who is in charge of the club's forward line, puts Wingard's improvement down to his hard work over the pre-season.
"Of course his running power has improved after another pre-season," Hocking told AFL.com.au.
"One of the big things has been his ability to see out games and continue to run for four quarters."
The superb form of Wingard, pick No. 6 in the 2011 NAB AFL Draft has been a key factor in Port Adelaide's early season resurgence.
His clean hands and his ability to run to dangerous spaces, has allowed him to link up in many of the Power's scoring chains.
Wingard had 69 score involvements in 2012, ranking equal 243rd in the competition.
It comes as little surprise that Wingard is making waves in the League. If you ask any AFL recruiter, the South Australian teen was always among the elite bracket of his draft pool.
"I actually felt that he made a big impact last year, for a first year player in a side that wasn't going very well," one club recruiter told AFL.com.au.
"He was always a chance of becoming a really good player, but he's obviously thriving under the current environment over there.
Port Adelaide players celebrate another goal, something they're getting used to doing in 2013. Picture: AFL Media
"But don't underestimate how good he was last year. He played some very, very good games and kicked some clever goals."
Not only are the Power's high draft picks, like Wingard and Boak (pick No. 5 in the 2006 Draft) playing at a high level, the addition of recruits from other AFL clubs have topped up the depth of their list nicely.
Port Adelaide targeted Monfries in last year's trade period to fill a specific need up forward and through the midfield.
Monfries' experience – he played 155 games with Essendon over eight seasons – has been telling for the Power this year.
He ranked 102nd in score involvements when with the Bombers last season. He sits at number six in the competition with the Power this season.
"He knows where to run on the ground and he knows how to get involved in the game," Hocking said.
The club's numbers tell the story.
In 2012, Port Adelaide averaged 45.9 inside 50s per game to rank 15th in the competition.
So far this season, the Power are averaging 57.3 inside 50s a game to rank third in the League, behind only fellow unbeaten sides Geelong and Essendon.
They are ranked third in the competition for points scored (573) and have allowed the second fewest points (386) of any team.
The club's friendly fixture can be credited for some of these improvements. The Power faced Melbourne, GWS, Gold Coast and a declining Adelaide in the opening four rounds, before last Saturday night's come-from-behind win over West Coast.
Nevertheless, senior coach Ken Hinkley's influence has been profound, adding pace and steel to the side that finished 14th last season with just five wins and a draw.
Hocking said the spike in score involvements boils down to the team's weight of inside 50 entries and winning the ball in clearance situations.
The team is also transitioning much more effectively from defence to attack this year, after setting a clear focus on ball movement over summer.
Kane Cornes' crucial final quarter goal against West Coast, with 15 minutes on the clock, illustrates the Power's potency.
Boak, Monfries and Wingard were all involved in the passage of play.
The ball was slingshot from half back and into the hands of Boak who instantly realised his options were limited further afield. The Power skipper 'tread water' by darting sideways to allow his forwards to get in to position before kicking.
A spillage resulted, before Monfries pounced on the loose ball and, under intense pressure, fed it to Wingard who was charging through the corridor.
Wingard handed the ball to an unmarked Cornes who delivered a team-lifting goal in his 250th game and cut the Eagles' lead to nine points. The Power went on to win the game by five points.
"You've got to take the chance and play bold, and sometimes just run to that spot hoping your teammate will win that ball," Hocking said.
Making the right decisions with the ball and being able to compute the information, particularly under fatigue, is difficult to teach.
Hocking likens that part of the game to unlocking a puzzle.
"If that's the best way to be able to explain it, is to solve the puzzle out on the ground, it makes it easier for them to be able to read the game and understand where the ball's moving to," Hocking said.
"What they've got to be able to do is put the puzzle together."
Stats supplied by Champion Data
Ben Guthrie is a reporter for AFL.com.au. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_BenGuthrie
