Delegates from both the Power and SANFL met with AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou and chairman Mike Fitzpatrick in Melbourne this week to outline the club's business strategy, and put forward its request for financial backing ahead of the anticipated move to Adelaide Oval.
The talks follow an announcement last month the AFL would be required to step in and support Port Adelaide after the SANFL - the club's license holder - declared it had reached its borrowing limits and couldn't afford to bankroll the club's cash shortfall this season.
Speaking in Adelaide on Friday, Duncanson declined to reveal the sum of money the Power had requested from the AFL, but said he was confident the League and SANFL Commissions would work together to "deliver" on what the club was seeking.
Talks Deliver Key Support
"We took a business plan to the AFL. The AFL is very confident in that business plan along with the SANFL," Duncanson said.
"It will be up to the AFL and the SANFL Commission now. The AFL Commission meets the week after next and we believe there will be a decision out of that Commission meeting.
"We've put our case forward. It's a very strong case and we're very confident they'll deliver on what we've asked for."
Port Adelaide has a core debt of $3 million and has forecast a loss of $2 million this year.
The move to Adelaide Oval is expected to generate upwards of an extra $3 million a season for both South Australian-based AFL clubs, but the Power needs assistance in the interim to help counter dwindling attendances and a disadvantageous stadium deal at AAMI Stadium.
Duncanson said the plan presented to the AFL on Thursday reflected the best interests of football in South Australia.
"There's no issue about keeping the club afloat ... this is about creating a business model that creates a sustainable football club leading up to Adelaide Oval," he said.
"We've approached this in a collaborative manner with the SANFL. We walked into that meeting with the SANFL and walked out with solutions with the SANFL and AFL.
"We know what's in the best interest of the Port Adelaide Football Club is ultimately what's in the best interest of football in South Australia."
Duncanson denied there was a rift between the Port Adelaide hierarchy and the SANFL, stemming from the issue of yield at AAMI Stadium and also thanked the 16 other AFL club presidents for their "fantastic" support.
There was good news for the Power on the field as well, with skipper Domenic Cassisi, who will make his return from a knee/leg injury in the SANFL this weekend, expected to play in the club's next game against West Coast at Subiaco in round 13.
PTV: Focus Unaffected
Katrina Gill covers Port Adelaide news for afl.com.au. Follow her on Twitter: @AFL_KatrinaGill
