Match

West Coast Eagles vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 09 Jul 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Port Adelaide Round 16 clash.
59:33
Outs for Eagles: S.Butler, C.Masten, J.Redden, T.Cole
59:34
Ins for Eagles: S.Hurn, M.Priddis, M.LeCras, S.Lycett
59:35
Outs for Power: J.Neade, M.Broadbent
59:36
Ins for Power: J.Hombsch, J.Atley
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
Since 2012, West Coast has scored from 51 per cent of its forward 50 entries against the Power. This is third highest percentage against the Power in this time.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
03:26
Port Adelaide has won the first 2 clearances, 3 inside 50's and created one goal from a forward half intercept to start the game.
05:44
All four clearances of this game; 3 to Port and 1 to West Coast have been directly intercepted by the opposing team.
07:50
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
09:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)
10:08
Since Round 11, West Coast has averaged the 3rd most points per game from centre clearances. Their first score to Jeremy McGovern was generated from this source.
10:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
12:30
SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)
13:01
Port Adelaise has won 7 of the first 9 clearances and have launched 5 inside 50's from this source. Three of there 1st four goals have come from this source.
16:07
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
16:49
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
17:49
West Coast has found a mark inside 50 from 4 of their 7 entries inside 50 and have converted 50 per cent of their set shots on goal.
19:30
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
19:51
West Coast is dominating the last 5 minutes, winning all 3 centre bounce clearances, creating 3 inside 50's and launching two goals from stoppages.
23:50
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)
25:14
The Eagles have now created two goals from 6 attacking midfield intercepts. Luke Shuey has been instrumental in this time with 5 disposals, 3 inside 50's and 3 score involvements.
28:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Duggan)
30:10
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:21
In a battle of momentum, Port Adelaide kicked the first 4 goals including 3 from forward 50 stoppages However from the 13th minute onward, West Coast won the clearances by 5, inside 50's by 5 and launched 4 goals from forward half chains.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jackson Trengove)
03:23
West Coast pressure has increased dramatically since Port's 4th goal, applying 16 tackles to 5.
04:16
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
05:33
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
06:33
West Coast now has the last six goals, including three from attacking midfield intercepts. They have launched an inside 50 from 80 per cent of these chains and converted 50 per cent into a score.
08:40
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
09:39
The Eagles have won the time in forward half by 40 per cent this quarter, creating 4 more inside 50's and launching a goal from 50 per cent of these entries.
12:37
Andrew Gaff is relishing in the open spaces of Domain with a game-high 12 uncontested possessions at 92 per cent efficiency. In the forward line, Jack Darling has 3 marks inside 50 and 3.1.19.
13:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
14:03
Power Interchange - Brad Ebert off due to an injury.
14:36
Power Interchange - Sam Powell-Pepper off due to an injury.
16:49
Luke Shuey has four clearances for the quarter and West Coast lead the count by 4. They have launched 9 more inside 50's this quarter and converted 27 per cent of these into a goal.
18:11
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
18:42
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
20:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
20:30
That goal came from Port Adelaide's 4th inside 50 of the quarter and their first from a kick-in. In contrast, West Coast has created 17 intercepts and launched 9 inside 50's from this source.
22:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
25:36
West Coast have struggled to convert their opportunities from the left side of goal with a goal kicking efficiency of just 16 per cent. Whilst, Port Adelaide have been more efficient in front of goal with an efficiency of 71 per cent.
26:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
27:57
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:07
Both teams have relied on territory dominance to generate scores with 10 out of the 12 goals sourced from forward half chains.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:27
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
03:02
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
05:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
05:49
Charlie Dixon and Jack Darling have both been effective up forward with 3 marks inside 50 each, however Darling has 4 goals to Dixon's 2.
07:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Drew Petrie)
07:40
Both of the Eagles goals have been sourced from defensive half intercepts. They have been extremely effective at creating turnovers in this zone with 16 intercept marks.
10:49
SCORE GOAL - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
11:15
Three of Port Adelaide's last four goals have been sourced from attacking midfield intercepts. The Power have launched the third most goals from this zone in the competition.
13:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
15:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
16:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
16:59
Liam Duggan has been extremely influential with a game-high 395 metres gained, 5 intercepts and four inside 50's.
18:54
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
19:20
Port Adelaide lead the inside 50's (10-4) and clearances (7-5) this quarter. As a result, they have launched 2.1.13 to 0.0.0 from stoppages this quarter.
20:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
21:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
24:34
Port Adelaide lead the tackle count 18 to 5 this quarter and with this pressure, the Eagles kicking efficiency has dropped to 62 per cent.
25:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
27:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
27:55
Chad Wingard has had an influential quarter with a game-high 9 disposals, 4 clearances and 4 score involvements.
29:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)
31:51
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
05:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
05:53
In contrast to the first half, West Coast has launched three of their four second half goals from their defensive half.
06:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
07:30
That was the 8th goal from a stoppage for Port Adelaide. They are ranked number one in the competition for generating scores from this source.
09:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
09:34
Justin Westhoff has arguably been the best player on the ground since half time. He has had a game-high 6 score involvements, two marks inside 50 and two goals.
11:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nathan Vardy)
17:10
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
17:24
In the second half, Port Adelaide leads the time in forward half by 40nd inside 50's by 19. Subsequently, they have created 4.4.28 from attacking midfield chains to West Coast's 0.0.0
18:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
20:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Sharrod Wellingham)
21:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
22:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
24:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
25:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
25:18
Port Adelaide has now created 20 forward half intercepts in this half to the Eagles 3. From these chains they have generated 5.5.35 to 0.1.1
26:56
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
28:50
Charlie Dixon has 7 marks inside 50, 8 score involvements and 5 goals today.
31:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Trengove)
33:28
A dominate second half has enabled Port Adelaide to run away with this game. They have won the contested possessions by 11, clearances by 4 and inside 50's by 19; resulting in 10 more scores.
35:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
35:38
The siren has sounded to end Q4.