Match

Port Adelaide vs Melbourne

Commentary / 10 Jul 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has conceded 96 points per game against top-eight opposition this season - ranked 14th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
02:30
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
05:32
Three of Port Adelaide's six tackles to start the match have been laid in their forward 50.
05:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)
06:47
James Jordan has started well for Melbourne with a game-high four disposals, three contested possessions, and one clearance.
09:45
Melbourne has registered a kicking efficiency of 47% so far compared to 68% for Port Adelaide.
11:20
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Luke Jackson)
14:10
Steven May has defended four one-on-one contests to start the match and has won two of them while taking two contested intercept marks.
16:40
Melbourne has taken three shots on goal so far that have failed to score, all coming from set shots.
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
19:15
Port Adelaide kick their first goal of the match from a clearance. Entering the match, the Power have outscored their opposition by 5.7 points per game from clearances - ranked third.
21:30
Melbourne is winning post-clearance ground ball gets by seven and leads the overall count by ten.
23:30
Ryan Burton has taken seven marks so far - more than twice as many as the next best. Burton's career-high for marks is 11.
23:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
25:25
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
26:39
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
27:16
Melbourne has scored all three of its goals from forward-half turnovers.
28:50
Ryan Burton had a strong quarter across half-back for Port Adelaide with a team-high ten disposals, seven marks, four intercept possessions and 211 metres gained.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:52
Tom Clurey has been defended six one-on-one contests for the match and has won four of them.
03:01
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
04:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
05:26
Both teams have scored 2.1 (13) from chains starting in their forward 50.
07:12
Harrison Petty has started the second quarter well defensively for Melbourne with four intercept possessions including three intercept marks.
07:42
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
10:28
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
10:57
32 of Melbourne's 33 points have come via an intercept. Entering the match, the Demons have averaged 56.4 points from intercepts - ranked second in the competition.
15:50
The game is being played in Melbourne's half this quarter with a time-in-forward half of 67%. The Demons have recorded the last six inside 50s of the match.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Steven May)
17:11
Christian Petracca has had a productive quarter for Melbourne with a team-high five disposals, three contested possessions, two clearances, and 2.0 (12).
21:59
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
23:00
Fritsch kicks his first goal of the match. Against top eight teams this season, Fritsch had been held goalless just once from five games and has averaged 2.5 goals and 4.7 score involvements.
28:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Trent McKenzie)
28:33
Port Adelaide has scored 12 points so far this quarter. Entering the match, the Power have averaged 24.7 points in the second quarter - ranked fourth in the competition.
31:13
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
33:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
34:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
34:38
Port Adelaide has struggled to transition the ball from their defensive half to forward half with only three of 20 chains (15%) starting in their defensive 50 resulting in an inside 50. The AFL average for defensive 50 to inside 50 conversions is 21.1%.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
05:05
Port Adelaide has taken 12 contested marks for the match, with Aliir taking three and Georgiades taking two.
05:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
06:55
Ollie Wines has started the second half well for Port Adelaide with five disposals, three contested possessions, and two inside 50s.
10:26
From the 22nd minute mark of the second quarter to the present, Melbourne has registered just three disposals in their forward 50 compared to 12 for Port Adelaide. Port Adelaide has outscored Melbourne 3.2 (20) to 1.0 (6) during this time.
11:07
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
13:26
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jayden Hunt)
14:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:07
Power Interchange - Zak Butters off due to an injury.
18:24
Port Adelaide has looked to move the ball quicker this quarter, playing on from 30% of marks taken this quarter. In the second quarter, the Power played on from just 13% of marks.
18:30
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
20:19
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
20:38
Melbourne's tall forwards Tom McDonald and Ben Brown have combined to be the target inside 50 on 11 occasions for a return of one mark inside 50 and 1.1 (7).
21:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
22:21
Mitch Georgiades has been the target inside 50 on three occasions this quarter for a return of three contested marks and 2.1 (13).
23:23
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
23:41
Melbourne has scored 4.3 (27) from set shots for the match, with 1.2 (8) occurring this quarter.
24:52
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ed Langdon)
26:36
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
27:11
Tom McDonald has amassed a game-high eight score involvements.
29:51
Melbourne has laid 14 more tackles than Port Adelaide this quarter and lead the overall count 53-42.
31:27
Zak Butters has been medically subbed out of the game and replaced by Martin Frederick.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:54
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Ed Langdon)
05:11
Melbourne has taken three contested marks this quarter and 12 for the match.
05:45
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Tom McDonald)
06:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
07:33
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
07:43
Ed Langdon has had a strong second half for Melbourne. After registering eight disposals in the first half, Langdon has a team-high 15 disposals in the second half as well as ten uncontested possessions and four score involvements.
09:38
Melbourne leads contested possessions by nine this quarter and leads the overall count by 14.
10:16
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
11:02
The pressure applied by Melbourne this quarter has been high with a pressure rating of 210. The AFL average is 180.
12:28
After laying 33 tackles in the first half, Port Adelaide has laid just 16 in the second. Entering the game, the Power have averaged 60.1 tackles per game - ranked sixth in the competition.
15:38
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
15:49
Port Adelaide has scored 3.4 (22) from set shots for the match.
16:51
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
17:59
Melbourne has scored 6.3 (39) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
19:46
Christian Petracca has had a strong last quarter for Melbourne with a team-high nine disposals at 100% efficiency as well as seven uncontested possessions and three score involvements.
20:32
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
21:27
Jake Lever has taken four intercept marks for the match. Entering the game, Lever had taken 64 intercept marks for the season - ranked second in the competition.
26:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
28:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
28:54
Christian Petracca finishes with a team-high 33 disposals, 13 contested possessions, ten score involvements, and 3.1 (19). It is the first time in Petracca's career that he has amassed 30-plus disposals and kicked three-plus goals.