Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley insists he has not been distracted by his controversial $20,000 AFL fine, while also highlighting two key changes to his preliminary squad for the Sydney clash.

Hinkley was fined for conduct unbecoming for taunting Hawthorn players following Port’s three-point semi-final win.

Asked if the fallout from the incident and fine were intended to serve as a distraction in the run-up to Friday night’s SCG preliminary final, Hinkley replied: “No.”

“Everything that happened was sorted out on Sunday night,” he told reporters on Wednesday.

“We’ve moved on. We’ve got a play-off final to play and I don’t have anything to add because I’m not going to let any of that become a problem for us.

“We’ll just get on with preparing for Sydney.”

Key striker Charlie Dixon and striker Ryan Burton, who will undergo fitness tests during Port’s training session at the SCG on Thursday, will play in the preliminary final.

Dixon withdrew late from the semi-final, while Burton was ruled out the day before the match due to calf pain.

“He (Dixon) was supposed to play in the semi-final last week but he was unwell so we are optimistic he will be able to play,” Hinkley said.

“We are optimistic that Burton will also be able to play.

“Ryan’s form in the last three weeks, if he wasn’t one of our top two or three players, he was one of our top four – if he’s fit, he’ll play.

“But we don’t announce the squad until tomorrow night… so there’s still a lot of things to check off.”

The Power, who will be without Todd Marshall who suffered his fifth concussion in three years against Hawthorn, go into the clash with an incredible record in recent games against the Swans.

Port have beaten Sydney in their last eight meetings, including three at the SCG.

“It’s one of the things that happens in football over a period of time, these runs… all these things happen at different stages,” Hinkley said.

“Both teams understand that this has absolutely nothing to do with what happens on Friday night.”

In their last meeting on August 3, the Power crushed the Swans by 112 points at Adelaide Oval.

“We went into two of those games in reverse,” Hinkley said, referring to Port’s 79-point defeat to Brisbane on June 22 and 84-point defeat to Geelong in the qualifying final.

“And we know that sometimes it just gets out of control, but that doesn’t stop you from showing up at the next show knowing that… you have to be ready.”