The club - founded in 2003 - has five senior premierships to its name. It already looks like adding another to its trophy cabinet in 2021.

Let's examine its list. Potentially more exciting than its legion of experienced talent, which includes Geelong Football League-calibre half-back Nick Bourke and veterans Joel Moloney, Jason Moloney and Ben Fraser, is its youth.

Normally when clubs blood lots of youth at once it's a sign of a rebuild. It's potentially a sign of an exodus of senior players and it's a way clubs keep the faith with supporters, from AFL level right down to community footy.

Clubs who can draft in young talent when they're on top reap benefits. Six-time Hampden league premier Koroit is an example of that.

But so often the conundrum facing youngsters is that they can't quite match the output of senior heads. On merit, they haven't developed enough to match what the older guys can do.

Another factor is that often when a "good kid" is urged to take the step to senior footy, they're expected to be a gun and a star player.

The thing about the Power's youth - Nick Hoare, Luke McConnell and Sam Kenna among them - is that they're already very, very good Warrnambool and District league senior players.

On top of that, they can play without the pressure to perform week-in, week-out and just worry about performing their role and getting a kick.

McConnell and Hoare are being trusted as bona fide inside midfielders and coach Ben Walsh has genuine competition for spots in the engine room.

Their ceiling is uncapped. How good they can become is really open for speculation as they're in a position whereby they're contributing significantly to a side which appears to be head and shoulders above the rest of the competition.

It's not often clubs find themselves in this position. How many clubs have early 20-something players and teenagers mixing it with their best?

That might be going the early crow, given we're only on the cusp of round three. But the Power's 69-point triumph over Merrivale this past Saturday - a side many thought would be Kolora-Noorat's biggest premiership rival - was a big statement.

It remains to be seen if another club can push the Power - Panmure and Nirranda appear the most capable so far - but as stated before, there's only been a small sample size of games to analyse.

The Power will face Russells Creek away from home which will see some top-end talent lock horns.

Potentially Hoare and McConnell will get the chance to run with Creek gun Dan Nicholson. Either way, they'll be backed in.

Walsh has full confidence in their ability to develop, get the job done, and make an impact.

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