Match

St Kilda vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 20 Jul 2013

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the match between St Kilda and Port Adelaide. There are no late changes for either side. The subs are Curren for the Saints and Mitchell for the Power.
00:01
The ball is bounced in the middle of the ground, we are under way.
01:19
SCORE GOAL - Power (John Butcher)
01:20
GOAL POWER - Butcher marks inside 50, has a shot at goal and it is through. The Power draw first blood!
03:15
GOAL POWER - Butcher does it again, kicking his second goal of the game. The Power lead by two goals.
03:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (John Butcher)
05:00
The Saints do not look switched on tonight. They must do something and do it quickly!
06:20
GOAL SAINTS - Riewoldt comes out and takes the mark, 45m from goal, he kicks a much needed captain's goal and the Saints are finally on the scoreboard.
06:48
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
07:45
The Saints are starting to fight back after a slow start. They are starting to get more possession around the ground.
09:20
GOAL SAINTS - McEvoy marks just inside 50 and just like that, he levels the scores after kicking a goal.
11:15
The Saints work rate has definitely lifted, but it would be great, to make more of an effect onto the scoreboard.
13:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:40
BEHIND POWER - Gray with a wild shot on goal and he is offline, as the Power re-claim the lead to lead by the solitary point.
14:12
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jasper Pittard)
14:15
GOAL POWER - Pittard comes out and gathers the ball, has a kick at goal and gives the Power some breathing space, leading by seven points.
16:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew Lobbe)
16:10
GOAL POWER - Lobbe shouts out to McEvoy saying that he too can be a goal kicking ruckman, as he slots one through the middle for a goal. The Power are running away with it.
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
17:10
GOAL POWER - Another centre clearance for the Power as Westhoff kicks another running goal. The Power lead by 19 points.
19:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
19:30
GOAL POWER - Schulz gathers it inside 50, he comes in and kicks the Power's fourth unanswered goal in a row. The Saints must stop this run!
21:00
It is all going wrong in the middle for the Saints, they need to re-jig their midfield, if they are to stand a chance in this contest.
21:39
Power Interchange - Chad Wingard off due to an injury.
21:55
Milne must be getting used to having a chorus of boos every time he takes possession of the ball.
22:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (John Butcher)
23:00
BEHIND POWER - Butcher kicks it around the corner, but he clips the top of the post for a point.
24:25
BEHIND SAINTS - Dennis-Lane marks 45m from goal on a slight angle, he comes in and hooks it away to the right for a point.
25:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jay Schulz)
26:00
BEHIND POWER - Schulz marks 50m from goal, near the boundary, he has a shot at goal and just can't get it to swing around enough.
27:10
With a 26 point lead in their favour, the Power can go into the first break feeling comfortable about the way that they are playing today.
28:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
28:25
BEHIND POWER - The ball comes off hands and through for a rushed behind for the Power.
29:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
29:20
GOAL POWER - Wingard marks inside 50, he has a shot at goal and kicks truly. The Power continue to go further ahead.
31:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)
33:09
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Paul Stewart)
01:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Angus Monfries)
04:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
11:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben McEvoy)
13:14
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
15:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
19:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
20:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jasper Pittard)
22:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Lenny Hayes)
24:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Trent Dennis-Lane)
28:05
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
28:06
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
03:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
06:07
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Thomas Lee)
08:00
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
09:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
10:55
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben McEvoy)
13:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
15:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Saunders)
20:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Mitchell)
22:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
26:10
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tom Hickey)
26:52
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Stephen Milne)
28:36
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)
04:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
05:23
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Lenny Hayes)
06:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Trent Dennis-Lane)
07:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
07:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
09:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
10:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (John Butcher)
11:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
12:24
Saints Interchange - David Armitage off due to an injury.
13:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
14:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Thomas Lee)
17:10
Power Interchange - Brad Ebert off due to an injury.
18:31
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tom Curren)
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jasper Pittard)
24:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
27:44
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
33:00
The siren has sounded to end Q4.