Match

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 08 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows Round 3 clash.

59:33

Outs for Power: J.Hombsch

59:34

Ins for Power: H.Hartlett

59:35

Outs for Crows: J.Jenkins

59:36

Ins for Crows: J.Lever

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

Port Adelaide had 20 inside forward 50 entries in the first quarter last week versus Fremantle, the most of any side in any quarter last round. In 2016 the Power averaged 12.8 inside forward 50 entries in first quarters (ranked 12th)

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:04

Crows Interchange - Luke Brown off due to the blood rule.

07:28

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)

07:43

Sam Gray's behind was Port Adelaide's first disposal inside their forward 50 zone, the Crows have had just the two disposals in their forward 50

09:25

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)

10:00

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

11:10

SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)

11:28

The Power have had six of the last seven inside forward 50 entries, the game's entire score has been recorded during this period

13:12

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)

14:27

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)

14:48

Impey's goal means that Port Adelaide has scored goals both times tonight from kick-in chains following Crow behinds

18:15

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)

19:00

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

19:33

Betts' goal was Adelaide's first and was the game's first score sourced from an opposition turnover

21:12

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)

23:05

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)

25:17

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

26:54

SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)

28:22

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

28:48

Adelaide leads forward half disposals 49-22, but the inside forward 50 entries are in the Power's favour 12-11

29:08

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

32:25

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Paddy Ryder)

33:07

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)

33:30

Ryder has had 22 of the Power's 23 hitouts, whilst Jacobs has had nine of the Crows 10, but Jacobs leads hitouts to advantage 4-3

35:16

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

03:07

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rory Sloane)

04:21

SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)

07:37

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Andy Otten)

07:48

Otten's goal for the Crows was his first since round 23 in 2013

08:39

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Richard Douglas)

10:25

SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)

11:46

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

14:30

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Charles Cameron)

15:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (David Mackay)

16:58

Adelaide are leading the ground-ball get category 54-37 and in the forward-half 42-31. Otten and Sloane are the leaders in ground-ball gets individually with five each

17:41

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

18:08

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Andy Otten)

21:09

Adelaide has had 10 of the last 11 inside forward 50 entries, outscoring the Power 3.4 (22) to 1.0 (6) during this period

24:18

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

28:16

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Eddie Betts)

28:57

Brodie Smith leads the disposal winners on the ground with 16, 4 inside forward 50s and has gained a game high 400 metres for the Crows

28:59

The Crows have won 4 of the last 5 clearances and lead 20-17 in effective clearances (9-6 for the second quarter)

29:53

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:58

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)

04:15

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Knight)

06:17

Port Adelaide has had five of the first seven inside forward 50 entries in the third quarter, but have scored only a rushed behind to one goal from the Crows

06:36

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

10:16

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)

14:57

Port Adelaide has had 14 intercept possessions in the Crows forward 50, whilst Adelaide has had just the one in this zone

18:05

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)

18:42

Sloane's first goal is Adelaide's sixth in succession and seven of the last eight in the match

19:08

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)

19:43

SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)

22:18

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

23:07

Walker's second goal was from Betts' kick inside forward 50, which broke a run of four Power inside forward 50 entries. Port Adelaide leads 13-11 in this category for the quarter

26:10

SCORE GOAL - Power (Brett Eddy)

27:22

SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)

31:09

Since quarter time the Power lead defensive half disposals 113-94, but the Crows lead forward half disposals 113-58

31:13

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:42

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)

03:51

SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)

04:45

Port Adelaide has had the last six and seven of the last eight clearances around the ground. The Power has also won all six effective centre bounce clearances in the second half (13-7 overall)

07:17

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)

10:18

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

12:15

Crows Interchange - Mitch McGovern and is possibly out for the game.

14:46

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

18:49

SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)

19:04

Powell-Pepper's first goal was the Power's third for the game from a chain originating in their defensive 50

24:42

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

25:49

Sloane leads the disposal winners on the ground with 31 and has had a career high 24 contested possessions (previous best 22 against Gold Coast in round 11 of 2014)

29:09

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Knight)

29:34

Adelaide leads disposals in the midfield zone in the last quarter 60 to the Power's 44

30:22

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)

32:42

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

33:38

Port Adelaide has dominated the inside forward 50s in the last quarter 15-10, but has been outscored by the Crows 4.0 (24) to 3.3 (21)

33:40

The siren has sounded to end Q4.