Match

Port Adelaide vs Richmond

Commentary / 13 Apr 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Richmond has lost the tackle count by ten per game this season, the second-worst differential recorded by any side, and it has recorded a tackle efficiency of just 56 per cent, the lowest percentage in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:00
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
02:50
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
03:00
Port boot the first goal for the game, sourced from an intercept won in defensive 50. Port Adelaide has launched 13 per cent of its score from this zone this season, the fifth-lowest percentage in the competition.
06:33
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Scott Lycett)
07:25
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
07:35
Josh Caddy is playing his first game for the season. He recorded a scoreboard impact of 16 points per game in 2018, ranked third at the club.
09:33
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
11:59
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
12:49
The Tigers have applied 11 tackles at 73 per cent efficiency.
13:33
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
14:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
14:52
Port has generated all three of its scores from intercepts.Darcy Byrne-Jones has won an equal game-high three intercepts with the third launching that goal to Robbie Gray.
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
16:39
Both teams have won one centre clearance with Port kicking the only goal from this source. Port Adelaide has scored 10 points per game from centre clearances in 2019, ranked 13th.
21:05
Shane Edwards has won a game-high five intercept possessions, two more than any other player.
22:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
22:41
Port have recorded 41 effective kicks, with 18 of these in the forward half. Richmond has recorded just 20 effective kicks across all zones.
24:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
25:06
Richmond has scored three behinds from set shots while Port have booted four goals from this source.
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
26:11
Noah Balta has won three intercept possessions with two of these launching scores for his team, including that goal to Josh Caddy.
26:28
Power Interchange - Dougal Howard off due to an injury.
29:07
Port Adelaide recorded 40 more uncontested possessions in the opening term. It has averaged 57 more uncontested possessions per game than its opposition this season, ranked No.1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:27
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
02:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Justin Westhoff)
02:57
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dion Prestia)
03:07
The Tigers have won two clearances this quarter, launching a score from both.
07:49
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
07:59
Port have now scored 25 points from intercepts. They have scored 48 points per game from this source in 2019, ranked 10th.
09:54
Shane Edwards has won 10 possessions with seven of these coming from opposition disposals. No other player has won more than three intercepts.
11:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
11:45
Port Adelaide has won two forward half intercepts this quarter with both launching goals. Port have scored 23 points per game from this source so far this season, ranked 13th.
14:37
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
16:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
17:49
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
17:59
Richmond lead the clearance count 8-3 this quarter and it has outscored the Power by 18 points from this source.
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
21:15
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
21:25
Jack Ross is enjoying an impressive debut. He is up to 10 disposals, four contested possessions, three intercept possessions, three score involvements, two clearances and two inside 50s this term, all quarter-highs.
24:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
24:56
Port Adelaide has now scored 25 points from forward half intercepts, two points more than its season average from this source.
28:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Brandon Ellis)
31:04
Richmond lead the inside 50 count by seven this quarter, but has scored just one more goal than the Power.
31:19
The Tigers got on top around the stoppages in the second term, winning six more clearances and outscoring Port Adelaide by 17 points from this source.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:03
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
03:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Paddy Ryder)
03:51
Port have gone inside 50 twice this quarter and scored from both entries. They have scored from 50 per cent of their entries for the game, 10 per cent higher than their season average.
08:30
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
09:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
09:17
Tom Lynch has recorded five disposals with each resulting in a score.
10:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
12:58
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
13:08
With that goal to Liam Baker, the Tigers have now scored 28 points from clearances. Richmond scored 23 points per game from this source in the first three rounds, ranked 18th.
14:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
14:48
Another goal from a clearance to the Tigers. Half of their score is from this source.
19:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Gray)
19:45
Port Adelaide has scored 20 points from forward 50 intercepts, its most in a game since Round 23, 2017.
21:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ryan Burton)
21:41
Both teams have won seven clearances this quarter and kicked two goals from this source.
24:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
24:18
Port have conceded five goals from 12 inside 50s this quarter. They have conceded a goal from 24 per cent of opposition entries this season, the fifth-worst percentage of any side.
27:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Paddy Ryder)
30:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
30:56
Both teams have kicked two goals from free kicks this quarter. They combined to kick 11 goals from this source in the first three rounds.
33:47
Jack Higgins has attended 14 centre bounces for the game, four more than he attended in the first three rounds. He finished the third term with nine dispoals, gaining a quarter-high 253 metres, an equal quarter-high three tackles and three inside 50s.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
06:06
Port Adelaide has failed to score from eight inside 50s this quarter.
06:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
07:05
Richmond has gone inside 50 twice this quarter and scored from both entries.
08:31
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
11:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willem Drew)
11:55
Port leads the clearance count 4-1 this quarter and have generated the only two scores from this source.
13:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
16:59
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Josh Caddy)
17:09
Port lead the inside 50 count 12-5 this quarter, however both teams have scored 2.1(13).
19:10
Brad Ebert has recorded a quarter-high eight disposals as well as four contested possessions, two clearances, two inside 50s and two score involvements, all equal quarter-highs.
22:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
23:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kamdyn McIntosh)
23:49
Richmond has scored 19 points from defensive half chains this quarter to double its score from this source for the game.
26:33
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Xavier Duursma)
27:16
Dylan Grimes has grabbed four intercept marks this quarter, two more than any other player and one less than Port Adelaide.
28:23
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
30:09
Richmond conceded 11 more inside 50s in the final term, but led by Dylan Grimes who won a quarter-high six intercept possessions, were able to absorb the Power''s attack.