Match

Port Adelaide vs Carlton

Commentary / 14 Aug 2021

Pre Game

00:00
The Blues have been out-tackled by 8.4 per game this season - ranked 17th in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:25
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
02:58
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)
03:06
Carlton has started well at stoppages winning two of the first three clearances of the game. The Blues have lost the clearance count by 3.4 per game this season - ranked 16th.
08:18
Port Adelaide kick the first goal of the match via an intercept possession. For the season, the Power have averaged 49.2 points per game from intercepts - ranked No.6 in the competition.
12:01
Marc Murphy has had a productive start in his 300th and final game with a game-high five disposals, four contested possessions, and two clearances.
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
14:20
The Power leads the centre bounce clearances 3-0 early but trail around the ground stoppages 2-5.
15:53
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)
16:12
Carlton's pressure has been strong to start the match with a pressure rating of 219 compared to 155 for Port Adelaide. Entering the game, Carlton's average pressure rating has been 176 - ranked No.16 in the competition.
17:36
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
19:26
Aliir Aliir has taken two intercept marks to start the game. Last round, Aliir took 10 intercept marks - the equal-most of any player on record.
20:46
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
21:03
Carlton has recorded the last six inside 50s of the match and lead the overall count by five.
24:49
SCORE GOAL - Power (Miles Bergman)
25:50
Both Port Adelaide's goals have been generated from forward half chains with no score generated from a defensive half chain.
26:16
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
27:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
30:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
31:43
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
32:43
Port Adelaide struggled to transition the ball from its defensive 50 to attacking 50 that quarter. Of 14 chains starting in their defensive 50, only one went inside 50 for a conversion rate of 7%. The AFL average for defensive 50 to attacking 50 transition is 21%.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:52
Aliir Aliir is up to five intercept possessions for the game. Aliir has averaged 7.4 intercept possessions per game for the season - ranked No.5 in the competition.
03:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
07:35
Carlton leads ground ball gets this quarter by four and leads the overall count for the game by five.
07:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Levi Casboult)
08:25
Carlton has taken four marks inside 50 so far compared to one for Port Adelaide.
09:11
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Josh Honey)
09:45
After conceding the first three centre bounce clearances of the game, Carlton has won the past four and have scored 1.1 (7) from the source.
09:48
Power Interchange - Scott Lycett off due to an injury.
10:35
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
11:15
Ed Curnow has had a strong quarter for Carlton with a team-high seven disposals after recording just two disposals in the first quarter.
12:41
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
13:48
After losing the contested possession count by eight in the first quarter, Carlton leads the count by eight this quarter.
13:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Josh Honey)
14:53
With his second goal, Josh Honey has now scored multiple goals in his first three AFL games.
16:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Xavier Duursma)
17:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
17:50
Port Adelaide has scored 3.2 (20) from 13 forward-half intercepts for the game.
18:52
The Power have won the last four clearances of the game but trail in the overall count by five.
19:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
20:15
Over the last five minutes of the game, Port Adelaide leads disposals (21-6), clearances (3-0), and inside 50s (4-0).
21:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Scott Lycett)
22:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
22:46
Port Adelaide has controlled the territory for the last 10 minutes with a time-in-forward half of 83%. In this time the Power also leads the inside 50s by five and contested possessions by six.
25:37
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
26:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
27:01
Port Adelaide has recorded the last 10 inside 50s of the game with Carlton's last entry occurring at the 13th-minute mark of this quarter.
31:05
SCORE GOAL - Power (Scott Lycett)
31:11
Port Adelaide has kicked 3.3 (21) from set shots.
33:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
35:05
Port Adelaide has scored 26 points during the time-on period of the second quarter. For the season, the Power have averaged 29.8 points per game during the time-on period.
35:16
Blues Interchange - Jack Newnes off due to an injury.
36:55
Carlton struggled to transition the ball that quarter with only one of 19 defensive half chains resulting in an inside 50. In the first quarter, the Blues were able to convert five of 18 defensive half chains into an inside 50.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Xavier Duursma)
02:08
Aliir Aliir has recorded nine intercept possessions for the game - more than double any other teammate.
03:12
Port Adelaide has scored 2.1 (13) from stoppages for the game. Entering the game, the Power have averaged 31 points from stoppages - ranked No.8 in the competition.
03:30
Blues Interchange - Lachie Plowman off due to an injury.
06:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
06:34
Port Adelaide has scored 8.4 (52) from forward half chains compared to 2.2 (14) from defensive half chains.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
08:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Scott Lycett)
08:36
The Power have controlled the ball in their forward half so far this quarter with a time-in-forward half of 65%.
13:03
Carlton has yet to register a disposal in their forward half this quarter while Port Adelaide has registered 13 in their forward half.
13:55
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Josh Honey)
14:20
The Blues have scored 3.2 (20) from set shots.
15:39
Liam Stocker has registered five intercept possessions this quarter for Carlton - no other teammate has registered more than one.
17:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
17:34
Charlie Dixon has been the target inside 50 on 15 occasions for Port Adelaide for a return of five score involvements and 2.0 (12).
19:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lochie O'Brien)
20:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Peter Ladhams)
22:15
Since quarter-time, Port Adelaide has won contested possessions by nine and uncontested possessions by 47.
23:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
25:07
Aliir Aliir has defended five one-on-one contests for the match and won three of them.
25:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Peter Ladhams)
26:05
Port Adelaide has kicked the last 10 goals of the game with Carlton's last goal occurring at the 14th-minute mark of the second quarter.
27:05
Carlton has missed 14 tackles for the game compared to seven for Port Adelaide.
28:30
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
28:58
After scoring 1.1 (7) from stoppages in the first half, Port Adelaide scored 3.1 (19) from stoppages in the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:04
Scott Lycett has been medically subbed out of the game and replaced by Sam Mayes.
03:16
Carlton has scored 3.4 (22) from set shots.
04:54
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
05:01
The Power have scored 83 of their 89 points from beyond 15 metres of goal while Carlton has scored 24 of their 43 points from within 15 metres of goal.
07:56
Port Adelaide has laid nine tackles inside 50 for the game compared to three for Carlton.
08:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
09:47
Travis Boak is up to a game-high 31 disposals but has a kicking efficiency of 23%.
11:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
11:16
Port Adelaide has scored 4.0 (24) from chains starting with an Aliir Aliir intercept. Aliir has amassed a game-high 14 intercept possessions including eight intercept marks.
14:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
14:17
The Power have scored 11.8 (74) from intercept possessions for the match.
16:10
Port Adelaide leads contested possessions by 31 and ground ball gets by 11.
16:12
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
17:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Mayes)
17:42
Port Adelaide has taken 14 contested marks for the game with Aliir Aliir leading the way with three.
19:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
21:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
22:22
The Power have kicked 7.2 (44) from 10 inside 50s this quarter.
23:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Miles Bergman)
26:16
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
29:01
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
30:12
SCORE GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
30:40
Blues Interchange - Adam Saad off due to an injury.
31:49
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Levi Casboult)
32:09
In his final game, Marc Murphy finishes with 24 disposals, 10 contested possessions, five tackles, and 324 metres gained.