Why Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley doesn't fear for his future despite three-game losing streak - 'if it was too fatiguing, I wouldn't be here'

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has declared he will wear the intense criticism from footy fans as he looks to revive his team's stuttering AFL campaign.

Hinkley admitted the constant scrutiny surrounding his future isn't pleasant, but insists his voice still resonates with the Power playing group.

'I have been brought up a fighter,' he told reporters ahead of Sunday's clash with St Kilda at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

'And that's what I will do.'

Hinkley then dismissed any talk of burn out in his 12th season at the helm, believing reasons for the current slump run deeper.

'If it was too fatiguing, I wouldn't be here,' he said. 'It's OK. I deal with it [criticism]. I know it's part of the territory.

'The reality is, I understand that the amount of time that I've been here, the pressure will continue to come my way if we drop off in any way, shape or form.

'Is that right or wrong? It's not for me to judge.'

Hinkley's fighting words follow Port's meek 79-point loss to Brisbane last start and a three-game losing streak.

'It is fair and reasonable to talk about it,' he said. 'But it is not a one-man show.

'But, yeah, I get the attention turns to me as the head coach and I accept and I deal with that responsibility.'

But despite the recent gloom, Hinkley's team sit in ninth spot, two wins shy of second-placed Carlton.

'It's hard because everyone talks around the outside noise,' Hinkley said.

'And we do our absolute best to block that out, sometimes it's nearly impossible to block it entirely out.

'We are really calm about what we need to do.'