Pre Game
00:00
Port Adelaide has lost the contested possession differential by 9.6 per game this season - ranked 15th. It won this measure by an average of 5.3 per game last season - ranked fourth.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
00:56
West Coast wins the opening centre clearance and kicks a goal from it. The Eagles average 18 points per game from this source - ranked No.1 in the competition.
05:53
The Eagles are well on top at stoppages, winning all five clearances for the game, allowing them to play the game in their forward half. They have lost the time in forward half differential by 13 minutes and 33 seconds per game - ranked last.
05:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
11:15
Port Adelaide has not scored from two inside 50s. It has kicked a goal from just 18.4% of its entries this season - ranked last.
13:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
13:25
The Power have been more competitive at stoppages, winning three of the last five clearances, with that behind to Mitch Georgiades coming from this source.
14:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
15:50
Alex Witherden has recorded 10 disposals, three marks, and three intercept possessions - all game-highs. He is averaging an equal career-high 24 disposals this season. He's also averaging a career-high eight marks, 469 metres gained, and eight intercept possessions.
21:21
Port kicks their first goal with their 82nd disposal. They are averaging 40 disposals per goal this season - ranked last in the competition.
23:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
26:39
Port Adelaide outtackled the Eagles in the first quarter, applying 21 tackles to nine. West Coast has lost the tackle differential by 5.8 per game this season - ranked 15th.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:40
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
01:50
That goal to Jeremy Finlayson was sourced from an intercept won in Port's attacking midfield. The Power scored just one behind from seven intercepts won in this zone in the first quarter.
06:08
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
06:18
Another goal from an intercept to the Power. All three of their goals are from this source.
07:26
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
07:36
Port Adelaide has won both centre clearances this quarter, with that goal to Robbie Gray coming from this source.
08:40
Tom Barrass has grabbed three marks this quarter, all from opposition kicks. West Coast has taken just four total marks.
11:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Riley Bonner)
12:41
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
12:51
The Power lead by 25 points and have outscored West Coast by this figure from intercepts. Port Adelaide has outscored its opponents from intercept possessions just once this season, in Round 5 against Carlton.
15:06
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
15:16
Port have scored 13 points from defensive 50 chains. They have recorded 17.2 points per game from defensive half chains this season - ranked last.
17:44
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
17:55
Todd Marshall has grabbed three marks inside 50 this quarter - an equal season-high and booted a goal from all of them.
20:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
20:41
West Coast has scored one behind from five inside 50s this quarter. It scored just 69 points in this period across the first five rounds - ranked last in the AFL and 23 points fewer than any other team.
21:06
Power Interchange - Todd Marshall off due to the blood rule.
21:09
Eagles Interchange - Elliot Yeo off due to an injury.
22:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
25:05
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
25:15
Tom Jonas has won two intercept possessions with both launching goals for his team. Port Adelaide generated a score from 12.1% of Jonas' intercepts in the first five rounds.
29:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Dan Houston)
31:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
33:14
Port Adelaide controlled the second term. It beat West Coast to the ball, winning the contested possession count by 16 (43-27), and disrupted the Eagles' offence, applying a pressure factor of 209, 29 above the AFL average. Port also used the ball better, recording a kicking efficiency of 82% while the Eagles went at 59%.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Zac Langdon)
02:33
Sam Hayes is giving his team first use of the ball, winning 10 hitouts-to-advantage. He recorded a hitout-to-advantage rate of 55% last round on his AFL debut - ranked second in the AFL.
06:31
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
06:41
The Power have grabbed 12 marks inside 50. They averaged 8.4 across the first five rounds - the second-fewest in the competition.
07:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
07:48
Port Adelaide is now well on top at stoppages, leading the clearance count 18-10 since quarter-time, including 4-1 this quarter, and outscoring the Eagles by 13 points (14-1) from these.
09:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
11:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
14:25
The Eagles are exerting more pressure this quarter, laying nine tackles to four. They applied just 21 tackles to half-time.
17:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
18:21
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
18:31
Jeremy Finlayson has recorded a game-high nine score involvements, including five scores and three score assists. No other player has been involved in more than six scores.
21:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
22:31
The Eagles have generated five inside 50s from 36 defensive 50 chains (14%) and scored one behind from these chains (3%). Port Adelaide has scored 3.1 from its 28 defensive 50 chains.
25:35
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
25:45
The Power have grabbed 15 marks inside 50. West Coast has allowed its opponents to take 14.6 marks inside 50 per game this season - ranked 17th defensively.
27:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
27:51
West Coast generated one more inside 50 in the third term (12-11) but lost it by 17 points (4-21). All three Power goals were sourced from defensive half intercepts.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:15
Connor Rozee has won a game-high six clearances. He won five total from rounds 1-5.
02:36
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
02:46
Josh Kennedy kicks his team's first goal since the first minute of the game, ending a streak of 28 goalless inside 50s.
07:22
The Eagles have been able to absorb the Power's attack this quarter, conceding no score from seven Port Adelaide entries.
07:54
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
08:04
West Coast has generated two inside 50s this quarter and kicked a goal from both.
10:25
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
10:35
Both teams have won four clearances this quarter, with all three of the Eagles' goals coming from this source.
15:48
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
15:58
Jeremy Finlayson has now kicked five goals in a game four times in his 70-game career.
18:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
19:51
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
22:05
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
22:15
Another goal from a turnover to the Power. They have kicked 11 goals and outscored the Eagles by 67 points from this source.
24:18
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
26:32
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Dan Houston)
26:42
The Power have kicked the last five goals from nine inside 50s.
29:07
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
29:17
Todd Marshall has now kicked five goals twice in his last four games. He did not reach this mark in his first 57 games.
31:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Strnadica)
32:35
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Steven Motlop)
34:58
Port Adelaide has recorded its first win this season. It kicked the last seven goals of the game, but its win was set up in the second quarter when it also booted seven goals.