Match

Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 22 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00

Port Adelaide has averaged 29 more uncontested possessions per game than their opposition in 2018 (ranked first) . Last time the Power played the Giants in Round 4 of 2017, they lost the uncontested possession count by 81

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:53

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)

02:46

SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)

03:32

Brad Ebert, kicking the first goal of the game for Port Adelaide, was sourced from a chain starting with an intercept in their defensive half

05:41

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)

11:07

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Tim Taranto)

12:09

Tim Taranto's first and the Giants' second goal of the game was sourced from a chain starting with an intercept in their defensive 50. Greater Western Sydney has had six intercept possessions inside their defensive 50 within the first 12 minutes

14:10

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rory Lobb)

17:52

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

18:51

Greater Western Sydney has out-tackled the Power overall, 12-6 (4-0 in the defensive 50 zone and 7-3 in the forward half area)

22:24

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)

22:46

Port Adelaide has scored just once from 11 inside forward 50 entries (nine per cent). Their solitary score coming from one of Jack Watts' two forward 50 incursions.

25:34

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

26:01

The Giants have had eight of the last ten inside forward 50 entries, outscoring the Power 2.1 (13) to 0.0 (0) during this period

27:23

Josh Kelly has gained an equal game high 202 metes for the Giants, to go along with seven disposals at 86 per cent efficiency

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

02:17

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

03:40

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)

04:41

Jacob Hopper's first and the Giants' fifth goal of the game, was the matches' first sourced from a clearance. All of the game's previous five goals were sourced from opposition turnovers

07:33

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)

10:10

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)

11:56

SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)

12:23

Travis Boak's first goal was as a result of Port Adelaide's third mark taken inside their forward 50 zone. Greater Western Sydney have taken four marks inside their respective forward 50 area

13:11

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Sam J. Reid)

14:30

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brent Daniels)

15:37

Greater Western Sydney has gained 21 first possessions compared to the Power's eight. Callan Ward from the Giants leading the way individually in this category with four

18:42

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)

20:38

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Lindsay Thomas)

21:47

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)

24:44

SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)

24:54

Port Adelaide has had five of the last six inside forward 50 entries, with Justin Westhoff's goal the only major score for the Power during this period

25:45

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jack Watts)

26:55

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Sam J. Reid)

28:57

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)

31:19

In the last ten minutes of game time in the forward half, the Giants lead the Power in the following categories; hit outs 6-1, clearances 2-1, first possessions 3-1 and tackles 4-1. However Port Adelaide lead Greater Western Sydney 3-2 in intercepts

31:24

Ollie Wines for Port Adelaide leads the game individually with 19 disposals at 74 per cent efficiency, has had an equal team high four score involvements and been involved in an equal game high 15 pressure acts

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

05:16

24 of the Giants' 38 tackles have been laid in their forward half area with Tim Taranto and Stephen Conglio leading individually in this category and zone with four each

07:24

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)

07:58

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)

09:56

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Brett Deledio)

10:49

Greater Western Sydney has had six of the eight clearances in the third quarter, with Jacob Hopper having three of these (has a team high of six for the match in this category)

11:39

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)

12:59

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Lindsay Thomas)

16:44

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

17:02

Robbie Gray's first goal and the first of the third quarter was the Power's first sourced a clearance for the match, their previous three coming from turnovers

18:19

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)

20:04

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)

21:14

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)

21:23

Greater Western Sydney has had 15 of the third quarter's 17 hit outs from 20 ruck contests, with six of these to advantage. Neither of Port Adelaide's two hit outs for the quarter have been to advantage

22:48

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)

24:18

SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)

27:57

SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)

29:00

Charlie Dixon's second goal of the third quarter and for the game was as a result of the Power's second mark inside their forward 50 zone for the period. Both teams have taken two marks inside their respective forward 50 areas for the quarter

30:27

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)

31:46

SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)

31:54

Jared Polec has gained a game high 637 metres for the Power, match high 25 disposals at 80 per cent efficiency, to go with five score involvements and eight contested possessions (321 metres gained and 11 disposals at 91 per cent in the third quarter)

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:01

SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)

02:57

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)

05:20

In the last ten minutes of game time, the Power are the only team to have recorded statistics in their forward 50 area in the following; nine disposals, seven contested possessions, four intercept possessions and leading the Giants in tackles 6-1

10:30

Giants Interchange - Zac Langdon off due to an injury.

12:41

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)

13:01

Port Adelaide has had 46 per cent of time with possession in quarter four, compared to the Giants with 24 per cent. Overall for the match, Port Adelaide lead Greater Western Sydney in this category 43 per cent to 36 per cent

15:31

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Chad Wingard)

18:19

In the final quarter, the Power have out-tackled the Giants 18-17 (7-1 in the forward 50 zone). Overall Greater Western Sydney lead the Power in tackles 69-60, however in the forward 50 area Port Adelaide lead 19-11 in this category

19:22

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Adam Tomlinson)

21:13

SCORE GOAL - Giants (Zac Langdon)

22:34

Greater Western Sydney has had the last 11 clearances in the match, with Stephen Coniglio having five of these individually. For the game, the Giants lead the Power 51-28 in this category (21-10 in the forward half zone)

26:18

Power Interchange - Karl Amon off due to an injury.

26:31

SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Sam J. Reid)

28:04

Greater Western Sydney lead the hit outs 57-30 (21-3 hit outs to advantage) In the last quarter, the Giants lead Power 14-9 (3-0 hit outs to advantage). Individually, Dawson Simpson had 46 hit outs (17 to advantage) for the Giants and two clearances

30:11

Lachie Whitfield for the Giants was the leading disposal winner on the ground with 31 at 74 per cent efficiency, an equal game high six inside forward 50 entries and also gained an equal game high 744 metres for Greater Western Sydney