Match

Port Adelaide vs St Kilda

Commentary / 07 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00
The Saints have taken a mark and immediately played on 39 per cent of the time this season, the highest rate recorded by any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
02:39
Port Adelaide have the first four inside 50s and first two clearances of the match. The Power rank fifth in the AFL for inside 50 differential and fourth in the AFL for clearance differential.
06:11
Saints Interchange - Paddy McCartin off due to an injury.
07:00
Both teams are burning the ball by foot early. Port Adelaide is kicking at an efficiency of 55 per cent, while the Saints are going at just 44 per cent by foot.
07:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
12:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jack Watts)
14:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
15:40
The kicking efficiency hasn't improved with Port Adelaide kicking at 51 per cent and the Saints kicking at 47 per cent.
17:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
17:34
St Kilda leads the tackle count 10 to two and have had the last five inside 50s of the match, but have been wasteful, kicking 0.4.4. They have a goal kicking accuracy of just 51 per cent this season, ranked last in the competition.
18:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
20:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
23:05
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
25:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
25:55
Port Adelaide averages nine more tackles per game than its opposition this season, ranked No.1 in the competition. They have laid just six tackles for the quarter and trail the Saints by seven in this area.
27:16
Port Adelaide converts just 17 per cent of its defensive 50 chains into inside 50s, ranked 17th in the competition. It is a similar story thus far this afternoon with just one of its 18 defensive 50 chains resulting in an inside 50.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
05:28
After laying just five tackles in the opening term, Port Adelaide has already laid seven tackles to start this quarter.
07:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
09:30
It is Port Adelaide's turn to miss shots at goal, kicking 0.3.3 for the quarter, making it a combined 0.8.8 from both sides to the left of screen.
11:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
13:40
The Power finally get a goal on the board. They lead inside 50s 10 to four for the term, including the last nine of the match.
15:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jack Watts)
17:59
Port Adelaide has recorded the last 13 inside 50s of the match and have enjoyed 81 per cent time in forward half for the term.
18:42
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
20:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
23:00
After conceding 13 consecutive inside 50s, the Saints have kicked two goals from the last three entries of the match, both to David Armitage.
26:42
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Billy Longer)
28:03
Port Adelaide holds a narrow advantage in contested possession 77 to 72. Sam Powell-Pepper is relishing the contest, with 10 of his 12 disposals coming via a contested possession, while Tom Rockliff has had nine contested possessions for the Power.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
02:36
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
05:14
Port Adelaide has the first four clearances of the third term with two coming directly from hit-outs-to-advantage by Paddy Ryder.
06:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
07:07
Power Interchange - Tom Jonas and is possibly out for the game.
07:27
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
10:56
Since quarter time the Power have won the tackle count 36 to 24 and inside 50s 25 to 12.
11:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
13:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
14:11
St Kilda's kicking efficiency has been a problem all afternoon, going at just 53 per cent by foot for the match. The Saints rank 12th this season for kicking efficiency, going at 64 per cent by foot this season.
16:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
20:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
21:00
Port Adelaide has generated 17 inside 50s to five this term and have enjoyed 78 per cent time in forward half, but have kicked a wasteful 3.6.24 to 1.0.6 from this dominance, which includes 2.5.17 from intercept possessions.
22:37
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
23:07
Jade Gresham has been important for St Kilda when they have had the ball. He has had 14 disposals, with seven of them being inside 50s. Gresham also has five score involvements and four score assists.
28:06
Port Adelaide dominated contested possession 46 to 33 for the third quarter. Every Power player won a contested possession for the term, led by Chad Wingard who had five contested possessions along with 11 disposals, four inside 50s and 253 metres gained

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
03:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
07:04
Since quarter time Port Adelaide has got the game on their terms off the back of their pressure. They lead the tackle count by 18, contested possession by 15 and inside 50s by 17 over the time period, but have been wasteful kicking 6.12.48 to 5.1.31
09:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
13:38
With the Saints applying the pressure, Justin Westhoff's final quarter to date has been important. He has six disposals for the term, with five of them coming via intercept possessions.
15:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
17:29
The competition average for turnovers per game is 72. Already tonight the Saints have had 83 turnovers and the Power have had 75 turnovers. Port Adelaide has scored 7.11.53 from these intercepts compared to St Kilda's 5.6.36.
17:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Shane Savage)
21:29
Tom Rockliff has played arguably one of his best games in a Port Adelaide jumper, amassing 30 disposals, 15 contested possessions and seven inside 50s.
21:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
23:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
24:41
SCORE GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
25:00
David Armitage can hold his head high for the Saints. He has had 30 disposals, 15 contested possessions, five clearances and three goals.
26:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
26:54
Charlie Dixon has had a big final quarter with six disposals and three goals, all of which have come in the last five minutes of game time. Dixon has 16 disposals and four goals for the match.
27:57
Steven Motlop was a solid contributor for the Power with 28 disposals, seven inside 50s, seven score involvements and a match-high 612 metres gained.