Pre Game
00:00
In the first five rounds, Melbourne had the second-highest play on percentage following a mark of any team (31%). In rounds six to eight, they have only played on 18% of the time following a mark, the second-lowest in the competition during this period.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:18
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
05:50
Melbourne has won the first four clearances of the game. Christian Petracca has had two of these.
07:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
08:21
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
08:47
Port Adelaide has scored three times from four inside 50's. Melbourne has had five inside 50's but are yet to register a score.
10:38
Port Adelaide is using the ball better early in this contest. The Power is disposing of the ball at 86% disposal efficiency. Ollie Wines has had six disposals at 100% disposal efficiency.
14:12
Max Gawn has had seven hit-outs so far, but only one of these has been a hit out to advantage. Gawn averages 11 hit-outs to advantage per game this season.
15:38
Jay Lockhart's behind is Melbourne's first score from their ninth inside 50.
16:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
16:51
Karl Amon has started well for the Power. Amon has had nine disposals, five contested possessions, five intercept disposals, and has generated one of Port Adelaide's first two goals.
19:41
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
20:08
Port Adelaide have kicked all three of their goals from turnovers so far. Melbourne has had eight clangers in the opening term.
21:58
Port Adelaide has the best pressure differential in the competition. So far they have a pressure factor of 2.06 and lead tackles 14-10. Zak Butters has had a team-high six pressure acts this term.
23:57
Clayton Oliver hits the post from the boundary line after the siren. While Oliver has had nine disposals and three clearances, he is yet to register an effective kick.
24:04
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:20
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Justin Westhoff)
04:00
After playing in defence last week, Justin Westhoff has returned to the forward line. Westhoff has already taken two contested marks and has been the Power's forward 50 target on three occasions.
06:05
Ollie Wines has been the dominant player on the ground so far. Wines has had a game-high 215 metres gained and 12 disposals.
07:42
Port Adelaide was ranked 16th in the competition for goalkicking accuracy heading into round nine. Tonight they have kicked five goals straight from set shots.
09:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
11:15
Port Adelaide has won six of the last seven clearances. They lead contested possessions 16-9 and are dominating this match.
13:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
14:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
16:50
Port Adelaide is plus 18 in uncontested possessions. Ollie Wines and Karl Amon have combined for 18 uncontested possessions.
18:52
Steven May and Jake Lever are doing their best to keep the Power forwards at bay. They have combined for seven spoils and six intercept possessions.
19:47
Port Adelaide has kicked the first six goals of the match in a dominant display. Sam Mayes kicks his first goal of the season in his third game. Mayes has had 11 disposals, three tackles, and two inside 50's.
21:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Peter Ladhams)
21:58
Port Adelaide are dominating this quarter. The Power lead clearances (12-2) and inside 50's (11-3). Six different Port Adelaide players have had two or more clearances in this match.
23:49
Melbourne finally registers their first goal of the match from a forward 50 stoppage. Petracca's goal is his 7th of the season. He has had 12 disposals, three tackles, three clearances and four inside 50's so far tonight.
26:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
27:15
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
02:56
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
03:30
Port Adelaide continue their accurate goal kicking so far tonight. The Power have kicked 7.1 from set shots, with four of those being kicked from 40-50 meters out.
05:05
Despite Max Gawn having 21 hit-outs to Ladhams' seven, they are equal in hit-outs to advantage with two each. Ladhams has launched three scores to Gawn's zero.
07:01
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
08:40
Clayton Oliver has won all three of Melbourne's clearances this quarter. Melbourne leads clearances 3-2 this term after losing this stat heavily in the second quarter.
10:33
Travis Boak averages four inside 50's per match this season. Boak has already had four inside 50's early in the third term.
11:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Luke Jackson)
12:21
Kane Farrell takes Port Adelaide's sixth mark inside forward 50 and kicks his first goal from his third shot. Melbourne has only managed one mark inside 50 tonight.
12:40
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
15:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
16:26
Zak Butters averages five score involvements per game this season and has already had six score involvements so far tonight.
16:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
18:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Mayes)
19:30
Clayton Oliver has only completed five of his 11 tackle attempts. He has a game-high 24 pressure acts in a team that has been soundly beaten.
21:45
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
23:04
The Power lead by a game-high 58 points. They have continued to control the game in the third quarter. They lead inside 50's (11-3), disposals (73-49) and uncontested possessions (47-27) in this term.
23:44
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jake Melksham)
26:32
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
26:51
Melbourne kicks consecutive goals for the first time in the match. Jake Melksham kicked one of those goals and assisted the other.
27:48
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:00
Tom Sparrow has had a career-high 15 disposals in his first game of 2020. He has also had three clearances and two rebound 50's.
02:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
04:43
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
05:00
Despite battling a shoulder injury, Travis Boak has had three of the first five clearances of the final quarter. Boak and Dan Houston have combined for seven of Port Adelaide's 15 disposals in the final term.
07:39
Mitch Hannan has only had four disposals for the entire match. He has spent 32 minutes on the bench, more than any other player on the field.
09:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
11:10
Travis Boak has been the best player on the ground tonight. He has had a game-high 25 disposals, 13 contested possessions, eight clearances, four inside 50's and has topped off his game with a final quarter goal from the boundary.
14:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
16:07
While Charlie Dixon has had a quiet night, Mitch Georgiades has stepped up. Georgiades has kicked three goals from his five shots and has had seven score involvements.
16:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jay Lockhart)
18:10
Steven May has had a game-high 10 rebound 50's and 564 metres gained.
19:18
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
22:26
Port Adelaide has been the better side from start to finish and cements their place at the top of the ladder. The Power were plus 30 in uncontested possessions, plus 17 for inside 50’s and disposed of the ball at 78% disposal efficiency to Melbourne’s 66%.
22:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
22:42
The siren has sounded to end Q4.