Match

Port Adelaide vs Essendon

Commentary / 24 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has generated an inside 50 from 42 per cent of its defensive midfield chains this season, the highest percentage of any side, and it has launched 27 per cent of its score from this zone, also ranked No.1.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
03:42
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
03:52
The game is being played in the Dons' forward half with the Bombers leading the disposal count 20-0 in this zone.
07:54
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
09:12
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
09:22
Essendon has won the only six clearances for the game and it has launched its last two goals from this source.
10:52
The Bombers have generated the first 10 inside 50s for the game, kicking a goal from 30 per cent of the these. The Power have allowed their opposition to score a goal from 20 per cent of their forward 50 entries, the fourth-lowest percentage in the AFL.
11:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
17:00
The Dons lead the tackle count 13-3. Kyle Langford has applied five tackles, three more than any other player and two more than Port Adelaide.
17:58
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
19:03
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
20:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
20:30
Kane Farrell boots his team's first goal, launched from defensive midfield.
22:05
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
22:15
Port Adelaide has applied just six tackles from 18 attempts (33 per cent). The Power have recorded a tackle efficiency of 67 per cent this season, the second-highest percentage in the competition.
23:48
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mark Baguley)
25:18
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
29:54
Essendon dominated the opening term. The Bombers won the ball at the source, winning the centre clearance count 5-2, which allowed them to win the time in forward half differential by six minutes and 57 seconds.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
00:53
The Power have applied four tackles to start the second term, just four less than they applied in the first quarter.
02:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jake Neade)
04:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Stringer)
06:27
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
06:37
Port Adelaide has won three intercepts this quarter and launched a goal from two of these.
08:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
08:32
The Power lead the clearance count 5-1 this term and has generated the only two scores from this source.
09:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Paddy Ryder)
11:43
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
11:53
Aaron Francis has won five intercepts for the game, including two marks, with two of these launching scores for his team, all game-highs.
14:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
14:19
Another goal from an intercept to the Power. All four of Port Adelaide's goals and 93 per cent of its score is from this source.
18:18
Travis Boak is up to eight disposals, six contested possessions and four clearances this term, all quarter-highs.
20:28
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
21:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jared Polec)
22:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
22:49
The Heppell goal was the Dons' second from a centre clearance. Essendon has scored 10 points per game from this source this season, the fourth-most in the competition.
23:50
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
24:00
Another goal from a clearance to the Bombers. Five of their eight goals are from this source.
26:31
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
26:41
The Dons have recorded the last three inside 50s, kicking a goal from each entry.
28:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Billy Frampton)
29:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Gray)
30:28
The momentum changed in the second term with the Power winning the contested possession (41-30) and clearance (11-6) counts as well as kicking the first four goals.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:45
Bombers Interchange - Matthew Leuenberger and is possibly out for the game.
02:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
03:01
The Brown goal was his team's sixth from clearances. Essendon has now kicked six or more goals in a game from clearances four times this season.
04:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Devon Smith)
06:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Billy Frampton)
09:48
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
09:58
David Zaharakis is up to nine score involvements for the game, two more than any other player
13:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
13:41
The Dons lead the inside 50 count by three (8-5) this quarter with both teams scoring two goals.
18:07
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti)
18:17
Essendon has won 26 more uncontested possessions this quarter. Brendon Goddard leads all players with seven.
19:47
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
21:28
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Myers)
21:38
The Dons have recorded the last three inside 50s, kicking a goal from each entry for the second time in the game.
22:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
25:55
The Ebert goal was his team's first from a clearance. Port Adelaide has scored 28 points per game from clearances this season.
28:06
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Mitch Brown)
28:16
The Robbie Gray centre clearance makes it five clearances in a row for the Power, with two goals coming from these.
29:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
29:53
Eight Bombers have kicked a goal to three-quarter time. Essendon has average 8.29 goal kickers per game in 2018, the second-most in the AFL.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Billy Frampton)
07:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
07:28
Justin Westhoff has kicked four goals for the game, his highest tally since Round 1, 2014.
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
12:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
12:44
Justin Westhoff equals his career high, booting five goals in a game for the third time.
13:39
Aaron Francis has now grabbed six intercept marks two weeks in a row.
14:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
14:42
Port has kicked four goals in a row for the second time tonight.
17:17
Make that seven intercept marks for Aaron Francis, a career-high and the most by a Don since Round 15, 2017.
18:41
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Kyle Langford)
20:35
Devon Smith has applied seven tackles this quarter, five more than any other player and two more than Port Adelaide.
21:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
21:33
The Power lead the hitout (22-2) and clearance (11-4) counts this quarter, launching three scores to one from this source, including that goal to Travis Boak.
22:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jayden Laverde)
23:26
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
26:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jake Neade)
29:41
Kyle Langford has applied a career-high 11 tackles as well as kicking an equal career-high three goals.
31:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jared Polec)
32:32
Paddy Ryder won 14 hitouts-to-advantage in the final term and 21 for the game, a career-high.