Match

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 20 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows Round 22 clash.
59:33
Outs for Power: L.Austin, C.Wingard, C.Dixon
59:34
Ins for Power: J.Neade, J.Schulz, J.Toumpas
59:35
Outs for Crows: R.O'Brien
59:36
Ins for Crows: S.Jacobs
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Adelaide have the opportunity to climb up to the top of the ladder tonight and strengthen their chances of a top-two finish. They have finished the home and away season in the top-two on three occasions since their inclusion in 1991.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
04:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
06:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jay Schulz)
07:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jesse Palmer)
08:27
Jesse Palmer kicks the first goal of his career to give the Power an early 14 point advantage. Port Adelaide have had seven of the first eight inside 50s to start the match.
10:22
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
11:09
In his 250th game, Eddie Betts kicks the Crows first goal of the match following a clearance from a ball up in the Crows attacking 50. He now has 61 goals for the year, just two off his best season haul.
13:50
Port Adelaide are winning the ball at the stoppage, leading clearances eight to three and have had eight more contested possessions. The Power are ranked fifth in clearances per game this year.
14:16
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
15:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jesse Palmer)
15:39
Power Interchange - Jay Schulz off due to the blood rule.
18:01
Crows Interchange - Daniel Talia off due to the blood rule.
18:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
20:09
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
23:49
Power Interchange - Nathan Krakouer off due to the blood rule.
24:44
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
26:39
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Sam Jacobs)
26:55
Cam O'Shea has had nine disposals as well as three intercept possessions to lead the way for the Power. This equals the most first quarter disposals in a match for O'Shea in his career.
28:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
29:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
29:42
Aaron Young kicks his 34th goal for the season to take his career goal tally to 48. In a breakout season for Young, he has collected over 31 per cent of his disposals in the forward 50.
31:20
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:30
A high intensity quarter ends with Port Adelaide in front by one point. They have laid eight more tackles than Adelaide, with Ollie Wines laying six effective tackles.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
01:47
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
02:26
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
03:51
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Tom Lynch)
04:04
Adelaide have had five consecutive inside 50s to start the second quarter, resulting in four behinds. Port Adelaide are yet to get the ball in their attacking half this quarter.
07:40
Crows Interchange - Brodie Smith and is possibly out for the game.
08:15
In just five minutes of playing time in the second quarter, Brodie Smith had recorded three intercept possessions, two inside 50s and two score involvements before receiving an unfortunate head knock.
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
16:16
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
17:08
Adelaide have now had 12 inside 50s for the quarter but are yet to kick a goal from these opportunities. They have had the ball in their attacking half for 92 per cent of the quarter.
18:15
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
20:00
Tom Lynch finally boots the first goal for the quarter for Adelaide after a Matt Crouch intercept in their attacking midfield. The Crows have had five of their scores this quarter from turnovers in this zone.
20:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
22:15
Adelaide continue to dominate the quarter in all the key stats. They are up by 12 in contested possessions, have had four more clearances and lead the disposal count by 28.
24:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
26:01
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)
27:22
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
28:33
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
28:47
Adelaide have had 12 scoring shots this quarter whilst Port Adelaide are yet to register any. Adelaide lead the inside 50 differential by 20 in the quarter.
30:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jake Neade)
32:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jake Neade)
34:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
36:14
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
36:24
Despite having had 16 more inside 50s that quarter, the Crows only kicked one more goal than Port. Poor kicking at goal was costly for Adelaide who kicked nine behinds that quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:25
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
04:18
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
04:20
Taylor Walker boots his first goal of the night from a chain originating in the Crows defensive 50. This is their first goal of the night launched from a chain beginning in this zone.
06:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
07:19
Westhoff boots home the third goal for the Power coming from a stoppage. Port Adelaide are winning the clearances by four.
08:48
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Brown)
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
12:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
13:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
15:59
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)
16:42
Lynch boots the second goal of the night for the Crows from a kick off the ground. This is now the eleventh time this season that Lynch has kicked multiple goals in a match.
18:41
Power Interchange - Brad Ebert off due to the blood rule.
19:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jimmy Toumpas)
21:50
Adelaide has grabbed 13 marks inside forward 50 resulting in six goals. They average just over 14 marks per match this season, ranked second in the league.
22:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
24:25
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
26:33
Port Adelaide are ranked third in the league for tackles this season, averaging 77 per match and have laid two more tackles than the Crows tonight. Only Byrne-Jones, Broadbent and Westhoff are yet to lay a tackle for the Power tonight.
27:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
28:59
An inspirational smother deep in the forward 50 for Port by their captain Travis Boak, results in a Jake Neade goal to bring the margin within 8 points. The Power now have booted eight goals from turnovers.
30:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
31:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
32:49
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
32:59
Port Adelaide has all the momentum going into the final quarter, launching 14 of the last 15 inside 50s. They had the ball in their forward line for 51 per cent of the last 10 minutes of the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:02
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Scott Thompson)
03:46
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
04:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jay Schulz)
05:18
Crows kick another goal following a poor Port Adelaide turnover in their defensive midfield. Adelaide have now had 22 scoring shots from turnovers compared to the Power who have only had 10 scores from the same source.
06:05
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)
07:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)
08:05
Matt Crouch has had the most disposals in the match collecting 29 to go along with his five marks and nine scoring involvements. He has had a great season averaging 27 disposals per match, the second most of any Crow behind Rory Laird.
13:27
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
14:38
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (David Mackay)
14:46
Port Adelaide continue to benefit from poor accuracy in front of goals by the Crows. Adelaide have had 11 more scoring shots than the Power yet they both have booted 12 goals. The Crows have kicked five behinds this quarter.
15:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
18:47
Port Adelaide have had the last five inside 50s but are yet to kick a goal from these as the Crows absorb the pressure. Adelaide have taken 4 intercept marks this quarter.
18:49
Power Interchange - Jackson Trengove off due to an injury.
21:40
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)
22:18
Nine of the Crows 13 goals have been a result of Port Adelaide turnovers in their defensive half. Port Adelaide has turned the ball over 15 more times than Adelaide.
22:59
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
24:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Matthew Broadbent)
26:20
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
26:37
Taylor Walker takes a strong contested mark to put the Crows 15 points up. The Crows have taken 13 contested marks tonight whilst the Power have only grabbed nine.
27:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Matthew Broadbent)
28:55
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)
29:13
Eddie Betts fittingly boots his fifth goal for the night to seal the Crows win and send them into the top-two on the ladder. Betts has kicked five goals or more on 23 occasions now in his 250 games.
30:29
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:39
Matt Crouch wins the Showdown Medal after his dominant performance collecting 33 disposals. He also grabbed six marks to compliment his five clearances, six tackles and a team-high nine score involvements.