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Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas believes his AFL clubs playing list is still worthy of being considered as a top-four contender.And Thomas says the Power are still in the hunt for a finals berth despite being in ninth spot, two wins outside the top eight with eight games remaining.Thomas concedes injuries have challenged Port this season but says the playing list wont need an overhaul at seasons end.Its not an overhaul, Thomas told reporters on Monday.We like a lot of what were doing and we are certainly believe that this year is well and truly alive so we havent given up on this year at all.But the important thing is you have got to keep building on the things that you learn.And whilst its frustrating at times, its not an exact science, its not easy to win and not easy to win this competition - our club needs to keep building on those lessons we have learnt in the last couple of years and I think we are doing that.Asked if Ports list still had top four or top six credentials, Thomas replied: We have that sort of a list.Clearly our depth has been challenged this year.If you have a look at the sort of injuries we have had, we have had a big part of our backline dismantled ... but I think the backline has held up really, really well.Our forward line is quite young, we had a new entry in Charlie (Dixon) and we are still working our way though that.Thomas pinpointed Ports midfield as problematic this season due to the suspension of ex-Essendon ruckman Paddy Ryder and a knee injury to fellow ruck Matthew Lobbe.Clearly the loss of Ryder and then Matthew Lobbe at the start of the year just changed our thinking in regards to what we needed to do in there, he said.And it has probably taken us a little longer than we would have liked to get that exactly right.But I reckon the last five or six weeks we have seen a lot of significantly better efforts through there and we are starting to hold our own.So my view is a full list at Port Adelaide is highly competitive against everyone in the competition. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Running back Eddie Lacy isnt the only Green Bay Packer who slimmed down in the offseason.While Lacy isnt saying how many pounds he lost in his workouts with fitness expert Tony Horton, a leaner Datone Jones has been forthcoming about his weight loss.Jones said hes shed about 15 pounds since last season in the defensive linemans conversion to playing more at outside linebacker.I dont know what Datone did over the break, but he dropped some more pounds, Winston Moss, the Packers associate head coach/linebackers coach, said this week.Down to 284 pounds, a lighter Jones is hoping to make a greater impact on Green Bays defense after three mostly unproductive seasons since the Packers selected him in the first round of the 2013 draft.His switch to what the Green Bay coaches refer to as an elephant end gives the Packers pass-rush rotation led by Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers another option.So far in training camp, Jones is drawing good reviews in the hybrid role, which has him standing up as a linebacker and also lining up inside on the defensive line.We wanted to look at Datone rushing from the outside, defensive coordinator Dom Capers said about the switch, a move that started the second half of last season.He had been primarily an inside player, an inside rusher, Capers added. We liked his size, his ability to be physical coming off the edge. I thought you saw that show up Friday night.Jones led the Packers with two quarterback hits and had one of their four sacks in the teams first preseason game, a 17-11 win over the Cleveland Browns.He got off to a very good start, had some very good physical plays, had the sack, Capers said.Both Capers and Moss said the 6-foot-4 Jones brings a three-dimensional skillset to the field as a run stopper on the outside, a pass rusher from the outside or inside and being able to drop into pass coverage.Its the NFL, Jones said. Youve got to be able to adjust to the position change quick and be a very quick learner.dddddddddddd.Jones has embraced the full-time change going into this season, saying hes feeling more comfortable with the added responsibilities at linebacker.An abundance of practice reps has eased the adjustment as well with the coaches limiting the work in camp for Matthews and Peppers, whose expertise at the position has been valuable for Jones.Just having Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, two future Hall of Famers to learn from, that elevates our game even more, Jones said.And the former high draft pick out of UCLA knows whats at stake going into the final year of his rookie contract.Jones has started only three games and has just 8+ sacks, including the playoffs.I know what position Im in, Jones said. Its my contract year. Im not blind to that. I love playing football, and at the end of the day, may the best man win. Im out here competing. I have to go out and show what I can do.Game notes QB Aaron Rodgers isnt sure if he will play Thursday night against the Oakland Raiders. Coach Mike McCarthy rested Rodgers in the game Friday and said decisions on playing time wont be made until Wednesday. If I play, it wont be a whole lot, but Im still waiting, Rodgers said Monday. ... WR Jeff Janis had surgery for what he said was a broken right index finger, an injury he suffered in practice last week. The third-year pro was told his recovery timetable would be four to six weeks. ... S Morgan Burnett (back) didnt practice for the second straight day. Veteran guard Josh Sitton was rested Monday, and third-round rookie LB Kyler Fackrell was out with an illness. Sixth-round rookie OT Kyle Murphy practiced for the first time since suffering a concussion Aug. 3.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '