Match

Port Adelaide vs Richmond

Commentary / 09 Apr 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has scored a goal from 28 per cent of inside 50 entries this season - ranked No.1. Richmond has scored a goal from 20 per cent of entries - ranked 15th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
04:26
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
05:31
Jack Riewoldt has had an impact without having a disposal. He recorded the first smother of the night, followed by a knock-on and the Tigers first goal assist of the game.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
09:35
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
11:47
Trent Cotchin has won four of the Tiger's eight groundball-gets so far tonight.
11:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
15:07
Marlion Pickett has had four disposals to start the game, but has also committed a game-high four turnovers.
15:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:54
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
17:57
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
18:27
The Tigers have launched 19 of their 20 points from defensive half intercepts.
21:22
Zac Butters has been one of Port Adelaide's best so far with seven disposals, two tackles, one goal and two score involvements.
21:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
22:56
Port Adelaide are on top at the stoppages, winning the clearance count 9-3 so far.
23:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
25:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
25:13
Port Adelaide has had four chains starting inside its forward 50 - three clearances and one intercept possession. It has kicked two goals from these. Richmond is yet to create a forward 50 chain so far tonight.
26:58
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jayden Short)
29:12
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Scott Lycett)
30:46
Steven Motlop won four of his five disposals in the final 10 minutes of the first quarter. He also kicked a goal in that time.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
02:47
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
03:37
Toby Nankervis has grabbed three of the Tigers nine intercept marks so far tonight.
06:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
07:24
Port Adelaide hit the lead. It has kicked three of the past four goals of the game.
08:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
08:49
The Tigers will need to improve their tackling going forward. They currently have a tackle efficiency of 46% - 19% below Port Adelaide.
10:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
10:42
Port Adelaide continue to stay on top of the stoppage game, leading the clearance count 14-7 and the scores from clearance count five to zer0, scoring 2.3 from clearances so far.
14:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
14:24
Jack Riewoldt kicks his second goal from just his fourth disposal. He has had a team-high four score involvements so far.
16:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
16:44
In the second quarter, Port Adelaide has won the contested possession count 19-7, the inside 50 count 10-5 and lead on the scoreboard 3.2 to 1.1.
19:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)
19:43
Power Interchange - Orazio Fantasia off due to an injury.
20:19
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
20:49
Jayden Short has had a team-high 14 disposals. He has gained a match-high 488 metres - 228 more than any other player.
23:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
25:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
26:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
26:55
Port Adelaide has grabbed 12 marks inside 50 so far compared to Richmond's four. The Power has scored 3.5 from marks while Richmond has scored 3.1.
28:42
Travis Boak has had 12 disposals in the second quarter, twice as many as any other Port Adelaide player.
28:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
29:04
Zac Butters has been the best on the ground so far with 15 disposals, 11 pressure acts, seven groundball-gets, five tackles, four intercept possessions and one goal.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:20
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
06:17
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:59
Tigers Interchange - Jack Graham off due to an injury.
08:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
08:32
The Tigers are lifting the intensity. They had 19 tackles in the first half but have had seven in the first eight minutes of this quarter.
12:11
The Tigers have had eight of the past nine inside 50s of the game.
16:09
Richmond has outscored the Power 2.2 (14) to 0.0 (0) in this third quarter. The Tigers lead the disposals 77 - 50, the uncontested possessions 56 - 29 and the inside 50 count 12 - 4.,
17:40
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
18:08
Port Adelaide has forced Richmond into six defensive 50 turnovers so far tonight, scoring 14 points from these so far. The Power have committed just one defensive 50 turnover, but has not conceded a score from this source.
19:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
22:00
Port Adelaide continue to stay on top in the contested possessions, leading the count by five this quarter and 27 across the game.
22:58
SCORE GOAL - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
23:48
Port Adelaide has kicked three goals in a row, which each of those goals coming directly from a Richmond disposal clanger in the defensive half.
24:29
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
25:27
Power Interchange - Zak Butters off due to an injury.
26:51
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Graham)
27:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
27:40
Port Adelaide goes end-to-end to score a behind from a kick-in chain - the first of the game. The ball has not moved freely from end-to-end with the teams combining for just nine inside 50s created from 61 defensive 50 chains.
29:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
29:21
Kane Lambert has had 19 disposals and a team-high eight score involvements so far tonight.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:07
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
02:54
Trent Cotchin leading the way on the inside for the Tigers. He has had 14 contested possessions - five more than any other Richmond player and he also leads the side with 22 pressure acts.
04:45
Jayden Short continues to be the leading territory player across the game with 704 metres gained - the only player above 400 metres gained for the night.
05:53
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
06:09
The Power get back to an 11-point lead. They lead the contested possession count by 27, the clearance count by 11 and have had 10 more shots at goal than the Tigers so far tonight.
07:48
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)
07:54
Port Adelaide leads the inside 50 count 7-1 across the quarter, but lead it on the scoreboard 1.1 (7) to 1.0 (6).
08:41
Power Interchange - Zak Butters and is possibly out for the game.
09:45
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
10:04
The Tigers kick their second goal of the quarter. That's two inside 50s for two goals so far this quarter.
12:06
Zac Butters has been medically-subbed out of the game replaced by Sam Mayes.
14:53
Will Martyn has had a tough debut. He has had 10 disposals and six turnovers which have included three holding the ball free kicks.
14:56
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
16:15
Port Adelaide has had 31 more contested possessions than the Tigers. Trent Cotchin is the only Richmond player in double figures for disposals with a game-high 17.
18:15
Toby Nankervis has taken six intercept marks for the game - only the second time in a game he has reached this figure.
19:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jake Aarts)
20:18
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Kane Lambert)
20:35
Shai Bolton wins the clearance and Kane Lambert kicks a go-ahead goal. Bolton has had a team-high six disposals this quarter as well as two clearances and two intercept possessions.
23:00
Dan Houston had led the Power with nine disposals and three inside 50s so far in the fourth term. He has also had a team-high two shots at goal, but has kicked just one behind from these.
24:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
24:30
Robbie Gray kicks his first of the night and the Power are back in front with the eighth lead change of the game.
26:44
In his first game of the season, Bachar Houli has had 25 disposals and recorded team-highs of 11 marks and 21 uncontested possessions.
27:12
Power Interchange - Xavier Duursma and is possibly out for the game.
28:46
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
30:23
Port Adelaide holds on for the victory. Dan Hoiuston took an intercept mark in the final minute to save the game. He has a big final quarter with 11 disposals, five groundball-gets, three inside 50s and two intercept possessions.