Match

Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants

Commentary / 12 Jul 2020

Pre Game

00:00
Greater Western Sydney last round was efficient going forward. The Giants had 18 scoring shots from only 26 inside 50s. This season the Giants average 38 inside 50s per game when they win.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:41
Port Adelaide with the early dominance so far. 14 of the Giants' 17 disposals have been recorded in their defensive half. Port Adelaide leads the inside 50 count 5-1.
05:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
10:47
Harry Perryman is continuing his good form this season, already up to five disposals and a game-high, 2 inside 50s and 116 metres gained.
12:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
13:08
Giants Interchange - Daniel Lloyd off due to an injury.
14:27
Giants Interchange - Jeremy Cameron off due to the blood rule.
15:51
Although the Giants haven't scored yet, they have brought the pressure early on. Greater Western Sydney leads the tackle count 16-10. Jacob Hopper leads the game with three tackles at 100% tackle efficiency.
18:20
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
20:33
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Tom Jonas)
22:33
Dan Houston leading the game in disposals with nine, six contested possessions and two inside 50s.
23:41
A low scoring opening term, both teams getting their chances going inside 50. Port Adelaide only scoring one goal from 13 entries. The Giants were ineffective going forward, from 13 defensive 50 chains, only one resulted in an inside 50.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:02
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
03:45
Toby Greene has had eight disposals, but is only going at 50% disposal efficiency and has turned the ball over four times.
04:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
05:39
Ollie Wines has started the second term well. Wines has four disposals, 2 inside 50s and was involved in both Port Adelaide scores this quarter.
06:58
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
07:28
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
08:48
Power Interchange - Karl Amon off due to an injury.
08:55
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
09:17
A good little period of dominance for the Giants, the last four inside 50s have gone the Giants way. Their first goal of the match came from a defensive half intercept.
12:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
13:51
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
14:43
After a quiet opening term, Robbie Gray scores the Power's third goal. Gray has been busy this term, he has three handball receives and a clearance, spending 60% of the time in the midfield this term compared to 100% up forward in the first quarter.
16:26
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
18:12
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
19:03
All five goals from both teams have come from turnovers. Two of the Power's three goals have come from forward half turnovers.
20:48
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Tom Green)
21:54
Travis Boak, who averages 24 disposals and 11.2 contested possessions this season, only has three disposals and zero contested possessions so far.
24:47
Power Interchange - Cam Sutcliffe and is possibly out for the game.
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
26:53
An even match so far. Port Adelaide preferring to move the ball by foot more than the Giants (101 kicks to 85 kicks). The disposal count is even with 162 disposals each but The Power is going better by foot, with a kicking efficiency of 67% compared to the Giants 60%.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:34
Jacob Hopper already up to a game-high 14 contested possessions and a game-high 6 clearances. It's his season-best already in both these statistics.
04:59
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
05:16
The Giants have started well in the contest this term. They lead clearances 4-1 with Jeremy Cameron's goal coming from a stoppage chain.
07:11
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
08:33
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
08:57
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Jeremy Cameron)
14:11
Five of Harry Perryman's six disposals this quarter have come from handball receives.
14:34
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
18:04
The Giants using the ball by hand more frequently this quarter. The Giants have a plus 20 differential for handballs and plus 19 for handball receives this term.
18:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
19:53
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
21:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
23:25
Nic Haynes has been busy this term in defence. Haynes has a quarter-high 10 disposals, five of them being intercept possessions.
24:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
24:39
The Giants controlled more of the ball in the 3rd term (plus 28 in disposals, plus 25 for handballs) but were let down by their foot skills, going at 57% kicking efficiency for the quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:51
Tom Jonas leads the match with nine intercept possessions and an equal career-high five intercept marks.
03:52
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Jeremy Finlayson)
07:49
Lachie Whitfield has stepped up his game after half time. Whitfield leads the second half for disposals (11), uncontested possessions (nine) and score involvements (4).
08:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
10:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
12:47
Port Adelaide is winning the ball at the contest this quarter. The Power lead clearances 7-4, contested possessions 19-15, and tackles 7-3.
14:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brad Ebert)
15:19
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
15:34
It's been all Port Adelaide in the last 10 minutes. 83% of the time the ball has been spent in Port Adelaide's forward half. They also have the past four inside 50s.
17:31
Power Interchange - Steven Motlop off due to an injury.
17:32
SCORE BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
19:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
21:11
Three of Port Adelaide's four goals this quarter have come from forward half turnovers.
22:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
23:09
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
24:40
SCORE GOAL - Giants (Lachie Ash)
26:50
Port Adelaide too strong in the midfield today. The Power won clearances 41-25, lead by Scott Lycett who had a game-high eight clearances and Kane Farrell, who had a game-high eight score involvements.