Match

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 13 Jun 2020

Pre Game

00:00
The Power won the inside 50 count by 31 in Round 1 against the Suns, their equal-fifth-best differential in any game since 2016.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:40
It has been a scrappy opening from both sides to start the match, with Port Adelaide going at a kicking efficiency of 50 per cent and Adelaide going at just 38 per cent efficiency by foot.
04:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Sloane)
05:57
Crows Interchange - Jake Kelly and is possibly out for the game.
07:16
Adelaide has been able to generate repeat inside 50s through forward half intercepts, already recording four intercepts in its attacking midfield zone, resulting in three inside 50s and the first goal of the match to Rory Sloane.
08:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
10:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
12:53
Tom Clurey leads Port Adelaide with five disposals, all of which have come via intercepts.
16:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
16:49
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
17:58
Port Adelaide lead the contested possession count by seven, but are suffering due to a kicking efficiency of 45 per cent, compared to Adelaide's 59 per cent.
18:37
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
20:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
23:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
24:42
From the 17-minute mark of the quarter, Port Adelaide have totalled 21 disposals to Adelaide's five, kicking three goals from three inside 50 entries.
26:27
The Power wrestled the ascendancy from the Crows as the first quarter wore on, winning the contested possession count by 13 and clearances by five for the term. The mercurial Connor Rozee led Port Adelaide with seven disposals at 86 per cent efficiency, four contested possessions, four clearances and a goal.

Quarter 2

00:00
Both sides applied excellent pressure in a hot opening term, Port Adelaide leading the tackle count 21 to 17. Both sides applied pressure well above the AFL average for the term.
01:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
04:09
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
05:52
Port Adelaide have won five of the first six clearances of the second term, leading this area by nine for the match. Connor Rozee already has a career-high five clearances for the Power.
09:32
Reilly O'Brien has supported his defenders well, often dropping back into the Port Adelaide forward line to thwart Power attacks. He leads the Crows with five intercept possessions, from his eight disposals.
10:20
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brodie Smith)
10:58
Port Adelaide recorded the first nine inside 50s of the term for just two behinds. Adelaide absorbed these attacks well and scored a goal from its first and only inside 50 of the term.
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
15:49
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
16:08
The stoppages are a massive issue for the Crows. Port Adelaide leads the clearances 22 to 11 and have outscored Adelaide 4.3.27 to nil from this score source.
18:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Brad Ebert)
18:58
All three of Port Adelaide's goals from turnovers have come from forward 50 intercept possessions.
22:59
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ned McHenry)
24:08
The Power have kicked the last two goals of the match via 50m penalties as undiscipline starts to creep in to Adelaide's game.
27:53
Port Adelaide controlled the footy and the territory in the second quarter, winning uncontested possession by 23, contested possession by seven and inside 50s by 14, enjoying 77 per cent time in forward half for the term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:57
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane off due to an injury.
01:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
03:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
05:49
The Power have picked up where they left off at halftime, kicking the first two goals of the third quarter, one from a clearance and one from an intercept, generating three of the first four inside 50s of the term.
08:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
13:32
Crows Interchange - Rory Sloane and is possibly out for the game.
13:40
Steven Motlop is starting to turn it on. First a mark of the week contender, then two classy goals. Motlop only managed 14 games last season, his lowest tally since 2011, averaging 16 disposals per game. He already has 14 disposals at 93 per cent efficiency tonight.
16:29
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Brodie Smith)
17:54
Port Adelaide has the last nine goals of the match. Over this period of dominance, they have led uncontested possession by 48 and inside 50s by 14, kicking a goal from 45 per cent of its inside 50 entries over the time period.
19:38
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
22:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
22:57
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Crocker)
25:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
25:50
Power Interchange - Ryan Burton off due to an injury.
26:01
Xavier Duursma kicks his third goal for the Power - a career-best haul.
27:50
The Power continue to hold complete ascendancy from stoppages. They lead clearances by 12 and have scored 7.4.46 to 0.1.1 from this score source.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Brad Crouch)
04:09
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Xavier Duursma)
08:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:28
The Power have outscored Adelaide 6.3.39 to 4.1.25 from intercepts tonight. They lead forward half intercepts 20 to 12 and midfield intercepts 34 to 24.
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Crocker)
16:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
21:03
Port Adelaide has dominated just about every area tonight, but over the course of the game they have improved their kicking efficiency. After going at just 55 per cent by foot in the first quarter, they are now at 70 per cent kicking efficiency for the match. Adelaide has gone at 51 per cent by foot.
23:37
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ned McHenry)
24:02
It was a very even contribution from Port Adelaide. Fourteen players had 15 or more disposals, with Darcy Byrne-Jones leading the side with 25 disposals.