Match

Brisbane Lions vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 01 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Since 2018, Brisbane has averaged 95.2 points against Port Adelaide - ranked number one.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:38
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
04:52
Willem Drew has averaged 3.5 clearances in 2021. He has won two clearances already for Port Adelaide who lead the clearances 3-0.
05:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)
05:57
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willem Drew)
06:28
Daniel Rich is second in the competition in kicks, going at 76.5% efficiency. His clanger coming out of defense led to Port Adelaide's first goal of the evening for Willem Drew.
08:45
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
11:58
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
12:32
Both of Scott Lycett's hitouts have been to the advantage of his team. He averages nine hitouts to advantage this year.
14:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
15:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
16:50
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
18:16
Brisbane has held Port Adelaide to a kicking efficiency of 59% in this first quarter. In Brisbane's three wins this season their opponent has averaged a kicking efficiency of 61% compared to 66% when the Lions lose.
20:43
Hugh McCluggage leads all players on the ground with eight disposals, seven of which have been uncontested. He leads the Lions this year in uncontested possessions.
20:53
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Zac Bailey)
22:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
23:20
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
25:53
Harris Andrews has had seven intercept possessions in this first quarter, four more than the next best, Irishman James Madden in his debut.
27:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
28:09
Zac Bailey kicks his first of the game to give Brisbane a 21 point lead. Bailey has the most score involvements on the ground with five.
29:25
The Power had nine chains begin in their attacking midfield. Seven of these resulted in inside 50's, however, they were unable to convert any of these into scores. They lead the inside 50 count 18-11.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
02:06
Brisbane has been able to control the ball, leading the uncontested possession count 72-47. Port Adelaide is ranked second in the competition for uncontested possessions while Brisbane rank last.
03:54
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Callum Ah Chee)
06:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:08
Ollie wines leads the Power with 12 disposals and 216 metres gained. Only four of his 12 disposals however have been effective.
08:56
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
10:13
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Boyd Woodcock)
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
12:57
Robbie Gray just kicked the Power's second goal of the night from their 23rd inside 50. They rank second this year with a goal every 3.8 inside 50's.
13:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
17:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
20:08
Mitch Robinson has had eight disposals this quarter, three contested possessions, three score involvements, and a team-high 120 metres gained.
23:47
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jaxon Prior)
24:42
Jaxon Prior converts after a 50 metre penalty, just the third goal of his career in his fifth game. He kicked two goals against Essendon in round 5 this year.
25:44
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
27:30
Brisbane leads the centre bounce clearances 5-1 this quarter. One of their four goals this quarter came from a centre bounce win.
28:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Hamish Hartlett)
31:08
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
31:32
Joe Daniher had a strong half for the Lions recording 11 kicks at 73% efficiency, six marks, including two contested marks, six score involvements, and two goals.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
05:13
Port Adelaide has only had 44 marks for the game. They average 107 - ranked third. From their 44 marks, they have only played on 9% of the time compared to the Lion's 28%.
06:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
08:00
Ollie Wines continues to try and lift Port Adelaide, kicking their third for the game and his first goal for the year. He has the most disposals on the ground with 22.
08:34
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
11:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
13:56
After recording 23 disposals in his debut last week, Martin Frederick has found the going tougher against the Lion's gathering seven disposals. He has recorded a team-high 16 pressure acts, however.
14:13
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
17:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
17:53
Charlie Cameron has kicked three behinds this quarter from his three kicks. He has been the inside 50 target for the Lions six times in the game, the most of any player.
20:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
22:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
23:07
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
24:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
26:24
Port Adelaide have had six more inside 50's than Brisbane from chains starting in their respective attacking midfields. Brisbane however has scored 5.5 (35) to 1.3 (9).
28:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
29:56
Charlie Cameron outscored the Power 2.3 (15) to 1.3 (9) in that quarter. He had six disposals, two marks, and two contested possessions to go along with his two goals.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
05:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
07:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
07:14
Willem Drew has been a positive in the midfield for Port Adelaide. He has already recorded a new personal best of 28 disposals as well as nine contested possessions and seven score involvements.
09:51
12 of the 14 goals kicked in the match have come as a result of turnovers. The Lions have scored 5.6 (36) from turnovers in their forward half.
12:28
The last behind from Steven Motlop was his first score of the game. In his last three outings against Brisbane, he had finished scoreless.
12:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)
13:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
17:17
Orazio Fantasia has averaged 7.7 score involvements this year - ranked one for Port Adelaide. He has not recorded any tonight and has only recorded four disposals, his season-low is 11.
21:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Boyd Woodcock)
21:32
In the last 10 minutes, Port Adelaide lead handball receives 37-9, uncontested possessions 66-21, and has kicked 1.4 (10) to 0.0 (0).
23:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Miles Bergman)
24:09
Miles Bergman kicks his first AFL goal for the Power and their fifth for the game. Bergman has had six disposals for the quarter and 114 metres gained which is the second most for Port in the fourth term.
24:43
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
26:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
28:38
For the third week in a row, Hugh McCluggage has recorded over 30 disposals. He finished with a team-high 31 disposals and game-high 532 metres gained.
29:19
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
30:27
Ollie wines finished with the most disposals on the ground with 37, a team-high 13 contested possessions, and nine score involvements for the Power.