Match

Port Adelaide vs Fremantle

Commentary / 29 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
With the exception of Round 2 where he booted four goals, Charlie Dixon hasn’t recorded more than two goals in any match since.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
01:21
Port Adelaide's first goal comes from a mark inside 50. The Power have taken 13.2 marks inside 50 per game this season – ranked third, while they’ve conceded just 9.6 marks inside 50 per game – ranked fourth defensively.
02:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
04:01
Early dominance for the Power. They have the first 3 centre clearances, all resulting in an inside 50.
05:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
06:02
Karl Amon already has six disposals, three inside 50s and has been involved in three of Port Adelaide's four scores.
06:52
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
07:34
Port Adelaide’s average of 16.8 points per game in first quarters this season is the fewest of any current top-eight team and the fifth-fewest of any side. So far, they already have 20 points.
09:30
Port Adelaide using the corridor early with their ball use. 26 of their 53 disposals has come from the corridor going at 89% efficiency and resulting in three of their eight inside 50 entries.
10:11
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
10:49
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (James Aish)
11:22
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Liam Henry)
12:07
Fremantle with the last three inside 50's for the match. 72% of play has been in Fremantle's forward half in the last five minutes.
13:34
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Adam Cerra)
14:22
All four of Fremantle's scores have come from turnovers.
17:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
17:32
Sam Powell-Pepper's goal breaks Fremantle's run of eight consecutive inside 50's. The Dockers had six shots on goal for only four points scored.
19:04
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
21:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
22:13
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
22:53
Port Adelaide has moved the ball well by hand. The Power lead handball receives 48-14. Port Adelaide are ranked 16th in the AFL for 1st quarter handball receives, averaging 26.6.
23:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
24:14
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
25:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
25:58
Three of the Power's five goals this term has come from turnovers, with all intercept chains coming from their forward half.
27:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
29:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
30:25
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
31:19
Karl Amon finished the term with a career-high 16 1st quarter disposals. Amon had 13 uncontested possessions, 12 handball receives and 243 metres gained, all game-highs.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:40
The Dockers have recorded a pressure factor of 173 this season – the second-lowest pressure factor of any side. So far this match, Fremantle are going at a pressure factor of 166.
03:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
04:49
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
05:24
Port Adelaide has been dominant at the stoppages. The Power lead clearances 12-5 and effective clearances 10-2. Port Adelaide has also scored 28 points from stoppage chains to Fremantle's 1 point.
06:21
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
07:35
Andrew Brayshaw and Sean Darcy have been involved in all three scores this term for the Dockers.
10:30
Power Interchange - Steven Motlop off due to an injury.
10:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
10:49
Port Adelaide has scored six goals and one behind from set shots this match.
12:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
13:16
Kane Farrell kicks Port Adelaide's fourth goal from a forward half turnover.
13:50
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
17:45
Port Adelaide has targeted the corridor from 24.5% of their rebound 50s this season – the second-highest percentage of any side. This match they are going at 40%.
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
19:34
Sam Powell-Pepper kicks his 3rd goal of the match. Powell-Pepper has played 95% of this match up forward.
21:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
22:46
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
24:38
Port Adelaide has scored a goal from 43% of their forward 50 entries this match.
25:34
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Mitch Crowden)
27:24
Ollie Wines has a game-high 10 score involvements. Wines averages 5.4 score involvements a game this season.
28:02
Dockers Interchange - Sam Switkowski and is possibly out for the game.
28:14
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
32:18
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
32:45
Fremantle with the last three goals of the game. The Dockers are going at a score percentage of 45% from defensive 50 chains this quarter.
33:46
Fremantle were more dominant at the contest in the 2nd term. The Dockers won clearances 10-9, hard ball gets 11-5 and contested possessions 36-27. The Dockers scored 13 points from centre bounce stoppages.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
04:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
04:32
Rory Lobb kicks Fremantle's first goal of the term. Lobb has been the target inside 50 on five occasions for two forward 50 marks. Fremantle has taken 13.4 marks inside 50 per game this season – ranked second. This match they have taken eight.
08:01
After laying just six tackles in the 2nd term, Port Adelaide has laid 10 tackles to Fremantle's one early in the 3rd quarter.
11:06
From 44 tackle attempts, Fremantle have laid just 20 tackles, going at 45% tackle efficiency. Fremantle are ranked 17th in the AFL this season in this stat going at an average of 52%.
11:28
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (David Mundy)
14:22
Fremantle winning the territory battle this term. 33 of the Dockers 46 disposals have come in their forward half.
17:48
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
18:26
SCORE GOAL - Power (Peter Ladhams)
20:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
20:54
The Power have conceded 58.6 points per game against teams currently outside the top-eight – ranked second defensively. They have already conceded 60 points this match.
24:23
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
26:05
The Power have struggled to transition the ball from defence this quarter. From 12 defensive 50 chains, Port Adelaide has only gone inside 50 twice.
28:45
The Dockers have recorded a goal from 19.8% of their inside 50s this season – ranked 16th. In the 3rd term, the Dockers went at 14.3%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:15
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
02:58
Port Adelaide had the first three inside 50 entries in the final term but couldn't convert. Fremantle's goal coming from a defensive 50 chain.
02:59
Power Interchange - Ryan Burton and is possibly out for the game.
04:53
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (David Mundy)
06:07
Nat Fyfe has recorded 25.6 pressure acts per game this season – the sixth-most of any player in the AFL. Fyfe has 24 so far tonight, ranked 2nd in the team.
06:59
SCORE GOAL - Power (Peter Ladhams)
09:31
Aliir Aliir has a game-high eight intercept possessions. Aliir Aliir has recorded 30 intercept marks and 75 intercept possessions this season – ranked equal-sixth and 10th respectively of all players in the AFL.
12:29
While Sean Darcy is winning the hit out win rate at 48%, Peter Ladhams leads hit outs to advantage with eight, compared to Darcy with seven. Seven of Darcy's hit outs have been sharked compared to two from Ladhams. Sean Darcy ranks fifth in the competition for hitout win rate (56.9%) and hitout-to-advantage percentage (19.7%) this season.
13:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Miles Bergman)
16:31
Dockers Interchange - Nathan Wilson off due to an injury.
19:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
19:52
The Dockers have won the time in forward half differential by four minutes and 51 seconds per game this season – ranked fourth. They lead the territory battle again tonight with 56%.
20:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
20:44
Dockers Interchange - Nat Fyfe off due to an injury.
21:29
Port Adelaide lead uncontested possessions by 50. The Power have won the uncontested possession count by 21.5 per game this season – ranked third.
23:03
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
25:00
Ollie Wines has been brilliant tonight. Wines leads the match with 33 disposals, 17 contested possessions, seven clearances, 13 score involvements, eight inside 50's, 11 ground ball gets and nine loose ball gets.
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
27:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
28:51
While clearances went Fremantle's way (35-32), the Power were more effective, scoring 52 points to Fremantle's 28 points from stoppages with 32 of them coming from centre clearances.