Match

Port Adelaide vs Carlton

Commentary / 21 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Port Adelaide v Carlton Round 5 clash.
59:33
Outs for Power: H.Hartlett, M.White
59:34
Ins for Power: P.Ryder, A.Johnson
59:35
Outs for Blues: D.Thomas, M.Kreuzer
59:36
Ins for Blues: C.Polson, A.Phillips
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 has won 36 per cent of its defensive one-on-one contests this season, ranked second in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
01:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
02:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
04:37
Port Adelaide are on fire early, with 23 disposals to Carlton's seven, nine contested possessions to three, five inside 50s to one and the first four scores of the match from 75 per cent time in forward half.
08:55
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aidyn Johnson)
09:14
Port Adelaide have been ruthless on the turnover, kicking all three goals from this score source to begin the match. The Power have generated five scoring shots from six inside 50s.
12:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:42
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
14:31
Port Adelaide is bringing the pressure, having laid 13 tackles to Carlton's three. The Power have averaged 66 tackles per game this season, ranked 11th.
17:19
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Marc Murphy)
20:29
Carlton has a kicking efficiency of 50 per cent for the match, with this efficiency dropping to 32 per cent by foot forward of centre.
23:12
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
24:27
Outside of the contest, Port Adelaide is well on top, amassing 69 uncontested possessions to 39 thus far.
25:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
27:27
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
29:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
29:54
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Plowman)
31:09
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:19
With contested possession, inside 50s and clearances basically all square at quarter time, it has been Carlton's inefficiency up forward that has been the difference, kicking at an efficiency of 45 per cent forward of centre.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
04:46
Power Interchange - Tom Clurey off due to the blood rule.
04:55
In an obvious tactical adjustment, Carlton is going far shorter with their kicking in the forward half to begin the second term, registering 12 short kicks, to just three long and kicking at an efficiency of 88 per cent to start the term.
08:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
14:00
Carlton have been hemmed into its back half for the past 10 minutes with Port Adelaide enjoying 97 per cent time in forward half from the five-minute mark of the term.
16:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)
16:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
18:17
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Bryce Gibbs)
19:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
20:59
Carlton has launched 11 possession chains from its defensive 50 this quarter, but none of these have resulted in an inside 50.
21:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom Williamson)
22:48
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Petrevski-Seton)
25:53
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Levi Casboult)
27:25
In the story of the first half, Carlton kicks five consecutive behinds and Port Adelaide then takes the ball forward and kicks a goal. Carlton has just two goals from 26 inside 50 entries for the match, a strike rate of just eight per cent.
28:44
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:54
Carlton has launched 22 chains from forward of centre, but has scored 0.6.6 from these chains. Port Adelaide has 20 forward half chains for 3.4.22.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:31
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
01:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
02:01
Port Adelaide has kicked a goal within the first two minutes in each of the first three quarters.
03:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
04:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
07:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
07:47
Robbie Gray has been a handful forward of centre, with 13 disposals, eight score involvements and two goals.
07:49
Power Interchange - Travis Boak and is possibly out for the game.
08:58
Much like the first quarter, it has been a powerful display by Port Adelaide to start the third term, leading disposals 42 to 18, contested possessions 16 to eight and inside 50s eight to zero for the term, kicking 3.2.20 to 0.0.0
10:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
11:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Aaron Young)
13:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
14:03
Port Adelaide now has the only 12 inside 50 entries for the quarter and has enjoyed 92 per cent time in forward half. Robbie Gray has been prolific with eight disposals, five contested possessions, six score involvements and 2.3.15 for the term.
14:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
16:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jackson Trengove)
17:04
Port Adelaide leads the clearances nine to one for the quarter, kicking 2.4.16 to nil from this score source for the term.
17:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
18:37
As with every other statistic this term, Port Adelaide is dominating contested possession 27 to 11 and now leads inside 50s 16 to two. The only thing letting the Power down is their accuracy, kicking a wasteful 4.8.32 for the quarter.
18:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
23:54
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
26:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
27:13
Port Adelaide now leads inside 50s 22 to two for the quarter, the worst differential Carlton has ever recorded in a quarter of football, eclipsing their previous worst recorded in Round 7, 2015 against GWS.
27:26
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
28:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aidyn Johnson)
28:53
Port Adelaide has launched 17 chains from its attacking midfield zone this quarter, resulting in 5.7.37. The Power have won the ball off Carlton with ease, scoring 4.6.30 from Carlton turnovers for the term.
30:03
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:13
Carlton lost the inside 50 count two to 24 for the term, the lowest inside 50 tally that Carlton has ever recorded in a quarter. Carlton's 59 disposals was its lowest recorded tally in a quarter since Round 20, 2015 against Brisbane.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:09
Remarkably, Levi Casboult has all three of Carlton's goals for the match.
03:50
Stung into action, Carlton has 29 of the first 31 disposals of the final term.
04:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Cameron Polson)
05:35
Make that 38 disposals to two for Carlton for the term.
07:17
Carlton has 51 disposals for one goal. Port Adelaide has 11 disposals for one goal.
08:53
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
10:40
Carlton has already recorded more disposals this quarter than it did for the entire third term.
11:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
13:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Bryce Gibbs)
15:55
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aaron Young)
17:37
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jasper Pittard)
20:13
Power Interchange - Aaron Young off due to an injury.
20:25
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
21:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
21:45
Port Adelaide has outscored Carlton 11.11.77 to 4.6.30 from turnovers and 6.6.42 to 1.5.11 from stoppages.
22:06
Power Interchange - Sam Powell-Pepper off due to an injury.
25:03
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
27:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
29:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
29:17
Robbie Gray has been in everything tonight with 22 disposals, 10 contested possessions, 14 score involvements and 5.4.34
30:22
Ollie Wines has been equally superb for the Power, with 35 disposals, 15 contested possessions, six clearances and 12 score involvements.
32:27
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
32:37
Patrick Cripps was valiant for the Blues, finishing the match with 37 disposals, 18 contested possessions, seven clearances and five tackles.