PORT Adelaide coach Matthew Primus concedes his players might be worried about the club's financial plight, but says it won't be a distraction for the team ahead of its clash with Carlton at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

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On Tuesday, the AFL announced it would step in to support the cash-strapped Power ahead of their move to Adelaide Oval, following revelations by the SANFL it had reached the limit on the amount of money it could borrow to underwrite the club.

In a statement, AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the League was "committed to the long-term future" of Port Adelaide.

The Power hierarchy discussed the issue with the players on Wednesday, and Primus said they had been reassured the club's future was certain.

"I'm sure individually [the players] are worried because they probably get asked about it by their parents and that kind of stuff, but they have been reassured all the time by [president] Brett Duncanson and [CEO] Mark Haysman about where we're at as a club," Primus said on Friday.

"Look, things could be better. There's no doubt about that, but we understand where we are going and the support we have from the AFL and the SANFL.

"There are others clubs that are in a very similar situation, but the best thing we can focus on is how we play and how we go about our footy."

Dwindling attendances at AAMI Stadium have contributed to Port Adelaide's so-called 'cash crisis'.

The Power were the least watched team in the competition last season, attracting an average crowd of 23,044 to their home games.

Already this year, the club has attracted its second and third-lowest crowds on record since entering the AFL in 1997.

Attendances for Adelaide games at AAMI Stadium have also dropped, making the impending move to Adelaide Oval pivotal for both SA-based AFL clubs.

Port Adelaide has managed only one win at home this season, against the Crows in round four.

Primus said there was an "onus" on the team to attract supporters back to home games with improved performances on the field.

"The players understand the predicament our club is in and they have an onus on them to some degree to play some very good football and to engage as well as we can with our fans, our supporters and our sponsors," he said.

"We understand where our responsibility is, as in the style of play we want to play and the competitiveness. We also understand what we need to do, as a coaching group to make sure...in a few years time we're a very good team."

Port Adelaide has included experienced players Jacob Surjan and Brett Ebert and also young midfielder Mitch Banner in the 25-man squad to face the Blues.

Primus will be tempted to stick with the same team that delivered the club's second win of the season against Richmond at TIO Stadium last weekend, but concerns over several "sore" players might force changes.

The Power have only won one of their past five games following a trip to Darwin.

The club has put extra emphasis on recovery this week, but Primus said the ideal situation was for a team to have a bye immediately after playing in the energy-sapping conditions, as is the case with the Tigers this weekend.

"The next time we play in Darwin [in round 17] we have a bye after that," he said.

"It is probably ideal to [have a bye] to break it up a bit, but there are a lot of complexities with the draw.

"Last year we came back from Darwin and had a good win [against Adelaide in round 17] so we don't see any reason why it will be different this time."

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