Match

Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 27 Apr 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:59
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jackson Sheringham)
04:50
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Steve Johnson)
09:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew Lobbe)
14:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
15:36
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
17:29
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
18:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
20:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
23:36
SCORE GOAL - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
25:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Walker)
28:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew White)
30:18
SCORE GOAL - Cats (George Horlin-Smith)
30:23
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:42
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (George Horlin-Smith)
02:36
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
07:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
10:37
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
12:50
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew White)
14:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
17:03
Cats Interchange - Steve Johnson off due to an injury.
18:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
22:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
25:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
27:26
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
03:18
Cats Interchange - Joel Selwood off due to the blood rule.
03:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jackson Trengove)
16:06
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
16:28
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
18:17
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Josh Walker)
20:07
Power Interchange - Aaron Young off due to an injury.
22:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
26:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew Lobbe)
28:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Matthew Broadbent)
29:10
With just over 2 minutes remaining in the quarter the Cats desperately need a late goal.
30:25
BEHIND PORT - Hartlett unloads with a LONG BOMB but his kick fades away to the left for another minor score.
30:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
31:51
3/4 TIME - What another blitzing quarter by Port, they were too quick & too polished for the Cats. Port added 5 goals to Geelong's 2 & lead by 38 points.
31:52
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:05
We are underway in the final term, Port lead by 38 points & Selwood eventually wins the ball out of the middle.
01:15
GOAL CATS - Hunt with the snap from the forward pocket & it falls perfectly for Hawkins who takes the chest mark, he lines up 15 out on the slightest of angles & drills it!
03:20
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Travis Varcoe)
03:25
BEHIND CATS - Hawkins with his left squares it up & finds Varcoe, he lines up 40 out directly in front but his kick starts right & stays right a disappointing result for the Cats.
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
04:00
BEHIND CATS - The ball is deep in the Cats forward line, Stokes attempts the snap on goal but it is taken over for a rushed behind by Carlile.
05:20
SUB PORT: Impey has replaced Sam Gray.
06:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
06:25
GOAL PORT - Gray unselfishly squares it up to Wingard, he lines up 25 out on the slightest of angles & drills it!
07:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
07:40
GOAL PORT - A BIG kick out of the middle by Ebert & Wingard is alone in the goal square, he takes the grab & goes BANG to put the Power 7 goals up!
08:00
Wingard has kick 2 in a minute to put the game beyond Geelong.
09:40
Carlile has also done the job on Hawkins, he has kept him to 6 possession & just 2 goals. Each time the Cats looked to gain some momentum Carlile has managed to deny Hawkins an opportunity.
10:45
BEHIND PORT - White with the long bomb, he has the distance but not the accuracy as he sprays it to the right.
11:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
11:20
BEHIND PORT - Wingard does well to win the ball, he has a hurried snap but his kick is offline. Port lead by 44 points.
12:40
Varcoe lines up 40 out just inside the boundary line, he unloads but the kick goes out on the full to the near side.
13:50
Despite being 44 points up the Port players continue to run hard & are doing everything they can to tackle hard & win the contested ball.
15:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
15:25
GOAL PORT - Schulz has the ball 35 out but he spots Boak heading towards goal so chips it over the top to him, Boak lines up from the top of the goal square & goes BANG!
16:00
A massive performance by Port, they lead by a whopping 50 points!
17:45
The Cats will have their first loss of the season & Port will be sitting pretty on top of the ladder after this match.
19:25
GOAL CATS - Selwood with the inside 50 & Bartell takes the grab on the lead, he lines up 40 out on a 45 degree angle & sneaks it home.
19:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jimmy Bartel)
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
20:45
BEHIND CATS - Bartell with the shot on goal, the ball falls short & Taylor can't complete the grab & it is rushed through for a behind.
22:00
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
22:05
GOAL CATS - Hunt with the inside 50 finds Hawkins on the edge of the goal square, he lines up 10m out on a slight angle & threads through his 3rd.
23:40
Boak has had an impressive match picking up 32 disposals, kicking 2 goals & taking 5 marks.
24:10
Hawkins has limped off the field with what appears to be a corky.
24:40
Cats Interchange - Tom Hawkins off due to an injury.
25:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Aaron Young)
25:55
BEHIND PORT - Young on the run, he has Wingard running for him but Young opts to keep going & he unloads from the top of the goal square but he HITS THE POST!
26:25
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
27:10
BEHIND PORT - Polec unloads 45 out on a slight angle but he sprays the kick to the near side.
27:47
Port are now sitting on top of the ladder whilst the Cats have fallen to 3rd on percentage.