Match

Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 14 Jun 2018

Pre Game

00:00
The Bulldogs have scored from only 18 per cent of their inside 50 entries this season, ranked 18th in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:15
Bulldogs Interchange - Toby McLean off due to an injury.
02:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Billy Gowers)
05:18
The Bulldogs are dominating time in possession in the early going, 69 per cent versus 17 per cent for the Power.
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)
08:41
Bulldogs Interchange - Toby McLean off due to an injury.
08:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:49
Charlie Dixon's first goal tonight is his ninth for 2018. In eleven games for the season prior to tonight, Dixon is yet to kick multiple goals in a match.
10:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
11:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
13:03
Port Adelaide has the last five inside 50s.
13:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
16:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
16:13
Robbie Gray's match-leading seven disposals for the Power have come at 86 per cent efficiency.
19:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Lindsay Thomas)
21:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
22:16
The Bulldogs have recorded just the one disposal inside their forward 50, and that came in the third minute of the quarter.
23:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Lindsay Thomas)
28:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
28:56
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
28:57
The Bulldogs have lost the contested possession count by nine per game this season, 17th in the league. This trend is continuing tonight, where the Power won the first term contested possession count 42 to 30, highlighted by seven to Sam Powell-Pepper.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:20
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
00:21
A behind to the Bulldogs' Josh Schache breaks a run of ten consecutive Port Adelaide scores.
03:55
With three intercept marks to his credit, Port Adelaide's Dan Houston is the only player with multiple marks from opposition kicks.
05:35
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
05:36
First-year Bulldog Ed Richards kicks his first goal in his eleventh game in the AFL.
08:04
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
08:25
In the last five minutes, the Bulldogs have won the disposal count 20 to four and outscored the Power two goals to nil.
10:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
10:47
Bulldogs Interchange - Lukas Webb off due to an injury.
12:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Honeychurch)
15:15
Averaging just 1.7 tackles per game over ten matches this season, Port Adelaide forward Chad Wingard has already laid five in the first half tonight.
15:53
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
17:58
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
22:42
After just two disposals in the first term, Bulldogs midfielder Marcus Bontempelli has had a much stronger second quarter. His nine disposals and five contested possessions have played a key role in the Bulldogs currently winning the term 3.3 to 1.0.
23:35
Bulldogs Interchange - Easton Wood and is possibly out for the game.
25:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
25:40
Both of Port Adelaide's goals for the second quarter have been the end result of a disposal chain that began with a Bulldogs turnover.
27:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
28:03
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
31:33
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
33:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
33:32
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
33:33
Since 2014, Port Adelaide has won the inside 50 count by five per game against the Western Bulldogs, the best differential recorded by any side. Staying true to form, the Power are leading this count 32 to 20 at half time.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
00:55
Mitch Wallis opens the third quarter scoring with his sixth goal for 2018 in his eighth match of the season.
04:11
After taking just four intercept marks total in seven matches this season prior to this game, the Bulldogs Hayden Crozier has matched this tally in just over two quarters tonight.
06:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
07:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
09:36
Port Adelaide ruckman Paddy Ryder is dominating the ruck, with 24 hitouts including seven to the advantage of a teammate. The best ruckwork for the Bulldogs has come from Tom Boyd, but just one of his 13 hitouts has been to advantage.
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Tom Rockliff)
13:45
After kicking the ball with 55 per cent efficiency in the first half, Port Adelaide has started the third term disposing of the ball with 76 per cent efficiency by foot.
15:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
16:38
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
19:15
Even though he has kicked just the single goal himself, Robbie Gray has contributed a match high eight score involvements for the Power.
19:22
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
21:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
23:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
23:41
The Power have nine of the last eleven inside 50s, and are winning this measure 13 to seven for the third quarter.
25:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
26:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Billy Gowers)
27:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
28:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
30:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Tom Rockliff)
31:25
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:26
A big third quarter for Power recruit Tom Rockliff. For the term the former Lion contributed eleven disposals at 73 per cent efficiency, five contested possessions, three clearances and kicked two goals.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
Entering the final stanza the Bulldogs Jackson Trengove is the only man to have played 100 per cent game time.
00:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
01:24
Bulldogs Interchange - Marcus Bontempelli off due to an injury.
02:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
04:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
05:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Billy Gowers)
06:00
In his first season of AFL football, Bulldogs forward Billy Gowers has kicked at least one goal in 11 of 12 games.
07:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
09:39
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
11:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Tom Rockliff)
11:13
Of the 22 free kicks conceded by Port Adelaide, the most common indiscretion has been nine times for a push in the back.
12:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:53
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
16:07
Dougal Howard does the little things to help his team. His match-high tally of twelve one-percenters includes four spoils gaining possession.
18:36
Bulldogs Interchange - Roarke Smith off due to an injury.
18:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
20:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
22:08
Chad Wingard has gained the most metres of any player on the ground. His tally of 757 metres gained is well clear of the next best, Marcus Bontempelli with 465.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
25:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)
25:32
Bulldogs Interchange - Tom Boyd off due to the blood rule.
27:40
The Power have won the disposal count by 31 per game this season, second in the AFL. They have dominated this measure again tonight, currently leading 372 to 284.
29:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Tom Rockliff)
31:37
A dominant all-round display from Power onballer Ollie Wines. For the match he has contributed 35 disposals at 80 per cent efficiency, 13 contested possessions, seven tackles, six clearances, and one goal.
32:27
The siren has sounded to end Q4.