Match

Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 29 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Gabba for the Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide Round 6 clash.
59:33
Outs for Lions: L.Dawson, C.Cox, R.Bastinac
59:34
Ins for Lions: D.Gardiner, M.Close, T.Cutler
59:35
Outs for Power: T.Boak, A.Johnson
59:36
Ins for Power: J.Hombsch, H.Hartlett
59:40
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00:00
Brisbane has conceded time in possession differential to its opposition by an average of five minutes and 35 seconds per game this season (ranked last), while Port Adelaide has compared more favourably at just 27 seconds per game to the negative.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
02:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
04:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
06:02
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Gardiner)
06:40
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
09:31
A great start for Port Adelaide kicking the first three goals. Before today these sides have been the best two starters in the league, with the Power outscoring their opposition by 32 points and the Lions by 34 points in the first ten minutes of games.
10:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)
11:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
11:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
11:37
Brisbane has already turned the ball over nine times in 51 disposals, compared to Port Adelaide with just four turnovers in 52 disposals. The Power are capitalising on the Lions' mistakes with six scores launched from their nine intercepts.
13:05
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
13:54
The Power is having no troubles scoring on the run, with 4.2 (26) of their 33 points scored from general play. This season Port Adelaide averaged 49 per cent of its total score from shots in general play, the fourth highest proportion in the competition.
14:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
16:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
16:34
Although Brisbane has won four of the six centre clearances, its been one-way traffic towards Port Adelaide's goal after that. The Power have had the ball inside their forward half for 75 per cent of play and have recorded 10 more forward 50 entries.
19:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
19:31
Port Adelaide is in complete control with the first seven goals of the game. The Power has been far more effective in its ball use with a kicking efficiency of 74 per cent, considerably about that of the Lions at just 33 per cent.
22:03
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jackson Trengove)
25:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Michael Close)
26:16
Michael Close has finally put Brisbane on the board with a goal following a 50-metre penalty. This is just the Lions' tenth disposals inside their forward half, compared to 58 amassed by the Power. The league average in first quarters this season is 42.
30:02
Chad Wingard has had an impressive first quarter, winning three clearances, delivering inside 50 on three occasions and leading all players amassing 11 disposals. This tally marks the most disposals Wingard has recorded in a quarter since Round 2 2015.
31:32
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
31:35
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
31:45
Although facing their worst quarter time deficit this year, it wasn't all bad for Brisbane. The Lions steadied in time-on, not conceding a major score from the Power's last seven forward 50 entries but launching two goals from intercepts won in that zone

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
05:03
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
05:07
Brisbane has denied Port Adelaide possession in the early passages this quarter, already registering 33 uncontested possessions in the first five minutes. The Lions only won 71 such possessions for the whole of the first quarter.
06:12
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jarman Impey)
07:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
08:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
09:07
Three consecutive forward half intercepts to Port Adelaide and finally Dixon capitalises. The Lions are struggling to push through the Power's forward press, as the Power has already won 17 intercepts inside their forward half.
09:26
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
10:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
11:02
Two goals in just over a minute to Port Adelaide, as consecutive centre bounce clearances lead directly to goals. Port Adelaide outscore its opposition by 10 points per game from centre clearances this year, ranked first in the league.
12:03
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Aaron Young)
12:59
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
15:13
Robbie Gray only recorded one disposal in the first quarter (a goal) however is making a much bigger impact this term. Gray has already won five disposals, including four kicks, two marks and two goals.
15:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:26
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Ryan Lester)
18:02
Ryan Lester has taken Brisbane's third mark inside forward 50 from just 12 entries, however he misses the resulting shot. Port Adelaide has taken 11 marks from its 33 forward 50 entries, almost matching its season average of 12.6 marks inside 50 per game
21:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
23:22
In the nine minutes since Robbie Gray's second goal, Brisbane has held onto possession and clawed back a goal. In this time the Lions have only conceded two forward 50 entries but recorded 24 more disposals than the Power.
25:02
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
26:26
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
26:45
Port Adelaide has not been as effective converting this quarter with four goals from 11 shots, however five of its seven misses have come from outside 30 metres. In the first term the Power kicked six of their seven goals from within 30 metres of goal.
28:46
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:56
The Lions have not been able to quell Charlie Dixon, with the Port Adelaide forward taking four marks inside 50 (three contested) and winning 10 disposals, with nine in possession chains resulting in a Power score. Three of these have been goals to Dixon

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
00:45
Jarman Impey has now kicked three goals in a game for only the second time in his 60-game career. The first time the Power forward kicked three in a game was in Round 6 last season against Richmond.
03:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
04:02
Now a career-high for Impey as he kicks his fourth goal for the match. Three of his goals have come from inside 30 metres, as Port Adelaide has kicked 10.2 (62) from within this distance and 3.8 (26) from outside this range.
04:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jasper Pittard)
06:08
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
06:42
Brisbane has capitalised on the Pittard miss, directly taking the ball from the kick-in to convert via Round 5 Rising Star nomination Eric Hipwood. The Lions have scored from 7.6 per cent of kick-ins this season, ranked 14th of all teams in the league.
07:55
Both teams have now won 22 clearances apiece, however Port Adelaide has been far more effective on the spread, converting six of the resulting possession chains into scores (for 26 points) compared to just a result of three behinds by Brisbane.
08:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Schache)
10:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
12:31
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lewis Taylor)
14:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
16:11
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Claye Beams)
16:58
Brisbane is hanging in there this term, matching Port Adelaide with four goals apiece. The Lions have improved their kicking efficiency to 67 per cent so far this term after only 58 per cent of their kicks were effective in the first half.
17:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
19:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lewis Taylor)
22:19
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
23:26
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
24:41
Two goals in a minute for Jackson Trengove as Port Adelaide takes the lead to a game-high 68 points. Spending more time forward this year, Trengove has now kicked seven goals this season, his most in any season back to his debut in 2010.
25:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
25:47
Three goals in three minutes to the Power, each launched directly from an intercept. Brisbane has turned the ball over on 50 occasions and Port Adelaide has taken advantage, launching 83 points from the resulting intercepts.
28:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
30:48
Port Adelaide has now led by 75 points or greater in consecutive rounds for the first time in its history. In the third quarter the Power took six contested marks and have 13 for the match. In contrast, the Lions have taken just one for the game.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
04:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
04:57
Robbie Gray has kicked his fourth goal, with three coming from general play. Playing a large proportion of the match inside 50, Gray has recorded seven of his 11 disposals within that zone, with all but one resulting in a score.
05:41
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
06:14
Mitch Robinson has been one of Brisbane's better performers in what will be a heavy defeat. The Lions midfielder has now kicked two of his team's eight goals, amassed 19 disposals and won an equal team-high five clearances.
07:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
09:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
12:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
13:47
In trying to limit the damage, amazingly Brisbane has currently accumulated nine more disposals than Port Adelaide. The Lions are averaging 27 disposals per scoring shot compared to the efficient Power who have averaged nine disposals per score.
15:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
15:37
Brisbane has won three more centre clearances than Port Adelaide but the latest is just the first that has launched a goal, with Zorko kicking his ninth of the season. The Power have been able to launch four goals from centre clearance wins.
19:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
20:02
Jared Polec has kicked Port Adelaide's 17th behind for the match, however five of these have hit the post. One of Brisbane's six behinds came from hitting the post.
26:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
26:38
Charlie Dixon has now recorded 17 score involvements from his 20 disposals, the highest number by any player so far this season. The Port Adelaide forward has taken 12 marks (four contested) and has kicked 4.3 (27) from seven shots.
26:48
Brisbane has turned the ball over on 68 occasions and Port Adelaide has converted 29 of the resulting possession chains into scores, for a return of 99 points. This is the Power's largest score launched from intercepts since Round 23 2015.
28:02
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Cutler)
29:36
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Michael Close)
29:38
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:48
For the third time in five matches, Port Adelaide has kicked more than 20 goals and enjoyed a win by over 80 points. The Power recorded 14 fewer disposals than the Lions but took the ball inside 50 on 29 more occasions, creating 23 extra scoring shots.