Match

Port Adelaide vs Essendon

Commentary / 05 Jul 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:30
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
03:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Matthew White)
05:54
Bombers Interchange - Heath Hocking off due to an injury.
13:12
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
14:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
17:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
18:12
Bombers Interchange - Jake Melksham off due to an injury.
19:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
21:12
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
23:41
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
26:25
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jackson Merrett)
29:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Matthew Lobbe)
30:47
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
30:54
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:05
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
02:42
Power Interchange - Brad Ebert off due to an injury.
04:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
05:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
08:04
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
09:06
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Myers)
10:50
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
14:55
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
16:31
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Brendon Goddard)
18:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
18:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
19:58
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Patrick Ambrose)
22:37
Power Interchange - Matthew White off due to an injury.
24:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
26:53
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
29:53
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
04:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew White)
07:43
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
09:49
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
11:33
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
13:09
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
14:46
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
15:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
18:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
24:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
25:03
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
28:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Ben Howlett)
29:10
With 30 seconds remaining the ball is locked deep in Port's forward 50.
29:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
29:50
BEHIND PORT - Westhoff attempts to create something but Hocking gets there in time to force it through for a rushed behind.
30:01
3/4 TIME - The Bombers lead by 16 points at the final changes, they are trying hard to hold on to the lead but Port are coming & looked very dangerous in that quarter.
30:04
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 get the ball out of the middle.
00:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jay Schulz)
00:45
GOAL PORT - Schulz receives a free for being taken out of the contest & he lines up 40 out directly in front & he gets Port off to the dream start for the quarter!
01:00
SUB PORT & BOMBERS - Both teams activated their subs at the break. Young has come on for Cassisi and Hardingham has replaced Ambrose.
03:00
BEHIND PORT - Wingard takes the grab & lines up 35 out on a tight angle, he unloads but his kick goes across the face for a minor score.
03:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
04:44
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
04:45
BEHIND PORT - Again Port work the ball inside 50 & Westhoff takes the chest mark, he lines up just inside 50 on a 45 degree angle, the kick looks good but it skims the post!
06:15
Port are using the ball much better in the early stages of this quarter. They have all the momentum & the home crowd are finding plenty of voice.
06:37
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
06:40
BEHIND PORT - Gray on the lead takes the grab 15 out on a tight angle, he comes around as he has his shot but again the ball slams into the wood work.
08:15
Port are finding plenty of space & are generating a lot more run this quarter.
09:40
Port have had 8 of the last 10 inside 50s & have trimmed the margin to just 7 points after the Bombers lead by 4 goals.
11:05
Hurley with the inside 50 & Daniher takes the grab 40 out on a tight angle, he looks for some options but his pass is met by a wall of Port defenders who clear from defence.
12:21
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
12:35
BEHIND BOMBERS - Stanton takes the free for out on the full, he unloads from 50 out on the boundary but his kick starts left & stays left.
13:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
13:45
GOAL PORT - Great transition by Port from defence, they work it inside 50 & Boak takes the uncontested grab, he lines up 30 out directly in front & brings Port within 2 points!
14:00
Port have kicked 4 of the last 5 goals & have narrowed the margin to 2 points. Port are doing all the attacking at the moment.
16:05
Hardingham has a lot more time than he realises but he rushes the kick as he runs to 50 & it goes out on the full.
17:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
17:40
GOAL BOMBERS - Heppell shows composure 40 out from goal, he is forced to hurry the kick off the standing start & he sneaks it home!
19:10
The Bombers are trying to keep it inside their forward 50 to try & steal a goal against the momentum.
20:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
20:40
BEHIND BOMBERS - Goddard with the short kick inside 50 finds Zaharakis, he unloads from just inside 50 directly in front but he hooks the kick to the left.
22:25
The Bombers are trying to slow the match down... there's 4 minutes remaining, perhaps a little too early to slow it down.
24:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Mitchell)
24:10
BEHIND PORT - The handball comes out to Mitchell, he has plenty of time as he unloads from 30 out directly in front but the kick JUST misses to the right!
25:00
What a tight finish, there's just over 2 minutes remaining & Port are doing all the attacking!
25:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Mitchell)
25:40
GOAL PORT - Monfries is caught HOLDING THE BALL in front of goal but the umpire does not pay it! The ball spills free to Mitchell who goals from the goal square!
26:00
Thompson is filthy is the coaches box with the last result.
27:15
It's a hot ball with just 60 seconds remaining...
27:50
The Bombers lead by 2 points with 25 seconds remaining... can they hold on?
29:00
Stoppage after stoppage but the Bombers manage to move it further from Port's goal.
29:25
FULL TIME - Massive celebrations in the coaches box with just seconds remaining, the Bombers are elated as they hold on by 2 points after a Power surge in that final term.
29:27
The siren has sounded to end Q4.