Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 14 May 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Jiangwan Sports Stadium for the Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide Round 8 clash.
59:33
Outs for Suns: M.Rosa, D.Swallow, C.Ah Chee
59:34
Ins for Suns: B.Fiorini, R.Thompson, J.Bowes
59:35
Outs for Power: A.Young, D.Houston
59:36
Ins for Power: K.Amon, B.Ah Chee
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:10
After ranking in the bottom four teams in each of the last two years for differential counts in disposals, kicking efficiency, uncontested possessions and inside 50's, through seven rounds the Suns are ranked in the top three of these categories in 2017.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:53
Paddy Ryder has four hitouts to Jarrod Witts one early in this match. Three of Ryder's four hitouts have been to advantage, and Witts one hitout was sharked.
05:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Michael Barlow)
08:52
Michael Barlow gets the first goal of this game to get the Suns on the board. The Suns have a kicking efficiency of 91 per cent early in this match, compared to the Power's 50 per cent.
12:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
13:05
Charlie Dixon gets the Power's first goal after running down Touk Miller from behind to win the free kick. The Suns have conceded 22 goals from free kicks this season, the highest of any side in the competition.
14:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
17:28
Port Adelaide have had the ball locked in their forward half for 71 per cent of this quarter so far. They average just under eight minutes of time in forward half per game more than their opponents, ranked second in the AFL in 2017.
19:09
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Sean Lemmens)
19:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
20:34
Nine Port Adelaide players have gained at least 70 metres in the first term. The Suns have just one, Jarrod Harbrow, who leads all player with 214 metres gained.
21:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)
24:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
26:16
Four goals in a row now to the Power, and their third from general play. The Power are ranked first in the AFL this season for goals from general play, averaging just over seven per game.
30:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
32:27
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
32:37
Tom Lynch was involved in four one-on-one attacking contests in the first quarter, the most of any player on the ground, but didn't win one of them. He was also the only player on the ground that didn't record a disposal in the first term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:10
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)
05:28
It seems the breeze from right-to-left is giving the team running that direction a boost. After losing the inside 50 count by 15 in the first term, the Suns are winning the count three to one early in the second quarter.
06:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
08:18
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
08:42
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Gary Ablett)
09:18
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jarrod Harbrow)
09:51
Three straight inside 50 entries for the Suns but they've only managed three behinds from these entries. The Suns average a goal from 26.1 per cent of inside 50's in the 2017 season, but they have just one goal from 15 entries in this match.
10:46
Power Interchange - Jackson Trengove off due to the blood rule.
12:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
15:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
16:22
Of the three chains launched inside forward 50 for the Power this term, all have resulted in goals, including that goal to Jarman Impey. The Power average 2.5 goals per game launched from this zone, ranked fifth in the AFL.
17:06
After losing the contested possession count by 20 in the first term, the Suns have been much better this quarter, leading this count 30-22 in the second quarter. However their kicking efficiency is half that of the Power's (37 per cent to 78 per cent).
18:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
20:06
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jarryd Lyons)
20:32
Jarryd Lyons gets his first goal and the Suns first since kicking the first of the match, ending the Power's streak of eight. Port Adelaide average 4.9 goals per game more than their opponents despite their 4-3 win-loss record (ranked second in the AFL).
21:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
24:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
24:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jarman Impey)
25:33
Jarman Impey is rewarded for his game-high nine pressure acts this term with his second major. Port Adelaide have kicked three goals from forward half Intercepts in this term. They average 45.1 points per game from this source (ranked first in the AFL).
30:03
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Jesse Joyce)
30:27
That goal to Jesse Joyce comes from just the second effective kick inside their forward 50 this term for the Suns.
31:27
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:37
Port Adelaide were able to outscore the Suns six goals to two despite being in their forward half for only 40 per cent of the second quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:10
Jarman Impey just had the first running bounce of the match. Adam Saad has 40 running bounces in 2017, ranked first in the AFL by 19 to second place, yet has not had one in this match.
03:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
07:03
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:09
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Gary Ablett)
08:44
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Adam Saad)
09:08
After recording just three disposals in the second term, Aaron Hall already has 10 to start the third quarter. He is also being efficient in his disposals this term going at 80 per cent efficiency, including 75 per cent kicking efficiency.
09:42
Neither team can seem to get the ball to go through the goal posts, combining for five behinds from 11 forward 50 entries. Both the Suns and the Power are ranked in the top eight teams in 2017 for scoring efficiency.
14:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
15:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brendon Ah Chee)
15:17
Finally Brendon Ah Chee is able to put it through for a goal after 12 inside 50 entries for the Power, including the last six in a row. That kick for goal is the only effective kick inside forward 50 for either team so far this term.
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
17:39
Travis Boak has a team-high 10 disposals, eight kicks and five inside 50's this quarter, however he also has the most turnovers of any player on the ground this quarter with four.
17:59
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brendon Ah Chee)
19:00
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Hall)
21:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
22:44
SCORE GOAL - Suns (Kade Kolodjashnij)
23:53
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)
24:25
Kade Kolodjashnij gets the Suns first goal for the third term, and their second goal to be launched from their defensive half. Gold Coast average just over seven goals per game from this zone, ranked equal first in the AFL this season.
27:29
Aaron Hall has set a new career-best number of disposals in a quarter, surpassing the 14 disposals he recorded in the third quarter against Carlton in Round 3 last year.
29:15
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
29:25
Gary Ablett had his best quarter of play in this match in the third term. He recorded nine disposals, seven pressure acts, three contested possessions, two tackles, two clearances and two score involvements.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
02:47
Travis Boak extends the Power's lead to 61 points with the first goal of the last quarter. The largest winning margin between these two teams was 48 points when the Power beat the Suns in Round 9, 2012.
03:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
05:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
06:10
With that behind Justin Westhoff has 1.2 (8) for the match. The last time he had those figures against the Suns, he'd just missed a potentially match-winning shot at goal to give the Suns their first win of their AFL history in Round 5, 2011.
07:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brendon Ah Chee)
08:29
Brendon Ah Chee has equalled his career-best mark of three goals, which he recorded against GWS in Round 20, 2015. He also has 12 disposals, seven contested possessions, and three Intercept possessions, all of which have resulted in scores.
10:09
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
11:02
For the first time in this match, the Suns are leading the hitout count for this quarter 3-2, however they are down 1-5 in the stoppage clearances this term.
12:54
Gold Coast finally record an inside 50 entry after surrendering 10 straight and 11 of the last 12 to the Power. The Suns average 57.4 inside 50's per game, ranked third in the AFL this season.
12:58
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jack Martin)
14:45
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jarrod Witts)
15:28
Port Adelaide have laid 40 tackles in their forward half to just 14 for the Suns in this match.
17:10
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
17:52
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
18:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
19:43
The Suns have kicked just 2.8 (20) from shots at goal in general play, compared to the Power's 11.5 (71) from this source.
20:55
SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Peter Wright)
23:12
Jarryd Lyons has won nine first possessions and six clearances from stoppages, both game-high marks in this match. He averages six per game, ranked second at the Gold Cost behind Gary Ablett in his first season at the Suns.
25:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
26:14
Gold Coast have won nine of their defensive one-on-one contests compared to the Power's eight wins from such contests. However the Suns have also lost seven defensive contests to the Power's one loss.
27:25
The Power have won this match off the back of their eight goals launched from stoppages to the Suns one. Paddy Ryder was instrumental in allowing the Power to achieve this, winning 34 hitouts, 17 to-advantage, as well as recording seven clearances.
28:45
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:55
The Power have won the first premiership points to be awarded in China, after scoring 12 more goals from 28 more inside 50's, 21 more contested possessions and 25 more pressure acts.