Brett Ratten has joined Rodney Eade in pulling out of the field for the senior coaching job at AFL club Port Adelaide.

The Power confirmed media reports on Thursday that Ratten had told them he was no longer interested.

Eade did the same on Wednesday.

At the start of this week, the pair were considered the leading candidates for the job.

Losing Ratten and Eade is another massive blow for the Power and they will now most likely appoint a first-time senior coach.

Carlton sacked Ratten as coach late last month and then installed Mick Malthouse as his replacement.

Since his axing at Carlton, Ratten had expressed a strong interest in going to the Power and had met with club officials.

He could now take on a senior assistant coaching role at another AFL club.

Eade, the former Sydney and Western Bulldogs senior coach, joined Collingwood this season in a football and coaching strategy position.

While Eade had also given the Port Adelaide job strong consideration, it is well known that he has enjoyed his new role with the Magpies.

Port sacked Matthew Primus at the start of last month and Garry Hocking coached them for the rest of the season.

Hocking decided against applying for the full-time role, while Gold Coast assistant coach Ken Hinkley and outgoing Carlton assistant Alan Richardson are among those understood to be in contention.

They finished 14th and were second-bottom last season.

Port have not made the finals since Geelong beat them by a record margin in the 2007 grand final.

Along with their sustained on-field slump, they have massive financial problems.