Match

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 12 May 2018

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Port Adelaide v Adelaide Crows Round 8 clash.

59:33

Outs for Power: J.Pittard, K.Amon, A.Johnson, D.Barry

59:34

Ins for Power: T.Clurey, C.Wingard, S.Powell-Pepper, T.Rockliff

59:35

Outs for Crows: W.Milera, D.Fogarty

59:36

Ins for Crows: T.Walker, M.Poholke

59:40

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

00:00

Cameron Ellis-Yolmen has forced the opposition to commit 40 turnovers as a result of his pressure acts, best in the competition this season.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:20

SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)

01:21

Paddy Ryder opens proceedings with just his second goal for the season.

04:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Atkins)

07:15

Port Adelaide's disposal efficiency is significantly better than the Crows in the early going, 69 per cent to 53.

09:15

Power Interchange - Sam Gray off due to the blood rule.

13:02

Port Adelaide's Darcy Byrne-Jones is averaging a career-best 19.4 disposals per game this year in his third season of AFL. His six disposals so far in the opening stanza tonight have come at 67 per cent efficiency.

14:04

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

14:05

With his first major tonight, Josh Jenkins has scored at least one goal in six of eight games this season.

16:43

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

16:55

Dougal Howard's five spoils for the Power matches the tally of the entire Crows team.

19:02

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

21:03

Adelaide has seven of the last eight inside 50s and six of the last seven clearances.

21:16

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

22:40

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)

23:37

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)

28:13

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)

29:29

Port Adelaide has produced the last four inside 50s, but have kicked just the 0.2 from these entries.

31:01

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)

31:26

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

31:27

In the last five minutes of the opening term Port Adelaide won the disposals 22-13, marks 5-2, and contested possessions 10-4, but could not produce a goal.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:53

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jake Neade)

03:00

Of the six frees that Adelaide has conceded, three have been for holding the ball.

04:17

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Richard Douglas)

04:18

Four of Adelaide's five goals have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Power turnover.

06:36

SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)

07:56

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Paul Seedsman)

09:04

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Jenkins)

10:16

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)

11:06

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)

13:10

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)

13:11

Cam Ellis-Yolman is yet to kick a behind in 2018. His personal goal tally now sits at 5.0 from eight games.

16:07

SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)

16:44

Adelaide captain Taylor Walker has been targeted a game-high six times inside forward 50. Even though he has kicked the one goal, he is yet to take a mark.

18:34

Port Adelaide's disposal efficiency for the second term compares favourably to Adelaide's 73 per cent versus 62. However, their conversion in front of goal has been poorer, meaning they have been outscored 3.1 to 2.3.

20:04

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Tom Lynch)

21:37

The Crows have won the last five clearances after Port Adelaide had claimed three straight.

29:05

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

30:51

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

30:52

Averaging a career-worst 12 disposals per game in his first season at Port Adelaide, Tom Rockliff may have turned the corner tonight. His 17 first-half disposals have come at 76 per cent efficiency and he has also contributed two clearances.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

03:23

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)

03:42

Paddy Ryder holds a clear edge in the ruck. He has 22 hitouts, compared to 13 for Adelaide's Sam Jacobs. This dominance extends to hitouts to advantage, where Ryder also holds sway, five to one.

03:51

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)

05:19

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

05:20

Port Adelaide has outscored its opposition by a total of 102 points in the third quarter this season, the best in the AFL. With the opening goal of the term tonight, the Power are continuing this trend.

10:10

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Bryce Gibbs)

11:01

The two leaders on the ground in terms of metres gained are both Crows, Rory Atkins and Rory Laird, with 409 and 384 metres gained respectively. Most metres gained by a Power player is 334 for Jared Polec.

11:17

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)

12:24

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)

12:53

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

15:04

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Cameron Ellis-Yolmen)

15:05

In spite of not scoring himself, Adelaide's Hugh Greenwood has contributed an equal team-high five score involvements.

19:12

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

21:47

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

22:55

SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)

23:35

In the past five minutes the Power have won four clearances to one, been inside 50 three times to once, and kicked two goals to one.

24:30

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)

27:56

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

29:25

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

30:43

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)

32:21

SCORE GOAL - Power (Chad Wingard)

33:33

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

33:37

Robbie Gray's third quarter consisted of seven disposals at 100 per efficiency, three clearances, four contested possessions and five goals.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:57

Seven tackles from Port Adelaide's Ollie Wines is a season-high, with almost an entire quarter still to play.

01:59

SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)

04:37

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

06:14

Power defender Dougal Howard does the little things to help his team. His 14 one percenters are the most of any player on the ground. Next best is a tally of ten for his fellow defender Tom Clurey.

07:43

SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)

09:03

The disposal count since half time favours the Power 145 to 86. This dominance is reflected in the second half score, where Port Adelaide has outscored the Crows 9.5 to 3.2.

10:01

SCORE BEHIND - Crows (David Mackay)

13:05

Port Adelaide has conceded five frees for holding the man, while the Crows have infringed in this manner on only one occasion.

18:30

Five intercept marks from Port Adelaide's Tom Jonas is the most of any man on the ground. However, the Crows hold the overall advantage in this measure 18 to 11.

23:32

Since 2015, the Power have lost the clearance count by six per game against the Crows. This poor performance has been remedied tonight, where the clearance count favours the Power 42 to 33, including 24 to 14 in the second half.

24:18

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Eddie Betts)

26:04

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)

28:00

SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitch McGovern)

28:01

In the last five minutes, the Crows have kicked the ball 12 times at 100 per cent efficiency, and kicked three goals.

29:14

SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)

30:41

The siren has sounded to end Q4.