PORT Adelaide expects to bolster its football department and eliminate the need for part-time coaches, as a result of the $9 million in additional funding it will receive from the AFL and SA Football Commission over the next three years.

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On Thursday, it was announced the AFL would grant the Power $1 million in each of the next three years ahead of the move to Adelaide Oval in 2014, which is expected to generate up to an extra $3 million a season for both Port Adelaide and Adelaide.

The AFL will also loan the SA Football Commission another $2 million per year for each of the next three years, which is in turn to be handed on to the Power as three separate grants.

Power bosses Brett Duncanson and Mark Haysman said coach Matthew Primus would have some of the requests on his "wish list" met as a result of the AFL's cash injection. The list includes new players and full-time assistant coaches.

Primus told FIVEaa the club would be active at the trade table this year.

The first-year coach has already indicated the Power could be in the market for an experienced ruckman, following the retirement of veteran Dean Brogan.

He said it was unlikely the Power could afford a marquee player like Brownlow medallist Chris Judd, but said the club was on the lookout for "very capable" players.

"There are a few areas we need to improve on. Does that come from inside out list or outside the list? We're going to have to make those hard decisions and see what other clubs have got and who is out of contract there," he said.

"As for the superstars, we wouldn't be in a position to do anything like that, but let's say very capable players, or players you think are going to be capable I think we're in the right frame of mind to do that.

"We'll be in the market place."

It appears one wish has already been granted with assistant coach Jason Cripps set to take up the newly-created position of list manager at the club next season.

Football manager Peter Rohde said Cripps' transition from the coach's box to an off-field role had been planned for a while, adding the position was likely to require the former St Kilda defender return to Melbourne.

"We've been looking at creating this position for a couple of years. I suppose finding the money has been the hard bit, but it's one of the things we've been hell-bent on with free agency coming in at the end of next year," Rohde told afl.com.au.

"Next year, we need to spend a lot of time looking at other club's lists. A lot of clubs have appointed a list manager over the last few years and we're noticing a few more this year.

"It'll be good to have someone up and going when free agency begins."

Port Adelaide will have to replace Cripps, who is in charge of the club's defence (in the back half and around the ground).

The Power are also likely to issue an ultimatum to part-time midfield coach Dean Laidley.

Laidley joined the club as a full-time assistant coach under former coach Mark Williams last year, but moved into a part-time role this season, commuting between Adelaide and Melbourne, where his family remains.

Laidley is responsible for the midfield at Port Adelaide, and is supported by the club's former data analyst, Ryan McMillan, who is also part-time in the role.

Rohde said he expected the club's assistant coaches to be employed on a full-time basis from next season.

"We'll have a couple of positions available. We'll have to replace Jason … and we're also creating another full-time position as well, so I'd think we'll be looking for two assistant coaches for next season," Rohde said.

"At the end of the year, we'll be talking to Dean about whether he can become full-time or not. We'll sort that out over the next few weeks. We're very pleased to have Dean with us, but part-time just isn't ideal.

"We're actively working our way through an assistant coaching panel for next year.

"It's a bit like when you trade players, a lot goes on in the background but it's difficult to address it too far until you get to close to the end of the season."

Katrina Gill covers Port Adelaide news for afl.com.au. Follow her on Twitter: @AFL_KatrinaGill