Pre Game
00:00
Port Adelaide scored seven goals from forward 50 intercepts last week. Prior to that game the Power averaged ten points from this source and had not scored more than four goals from such intercepts.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:10
Gold Coast has been a slow starter this season, winning only three opening quarters. Port Adelaide has been marginally better, winning the first quarter on five occasions.
01:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Ryan Burton)
01:17
The first score of the game to Port Adelaide was sourced from a forward half intercept. The Power averages 29 points per game from this source (ranked fifth).
02:11
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
02:20
The first goal of the game to the Power also came from a forward half intercept. This time it was a forward 50 intercept from which Port Adelaide scored a season-high seven goals last week.
05:07
Port Adelaide has dominated the early exchanges with 83 percent time in forward half while restricting Gold Coast to kicking efficiency of only 33 percent.
05:36
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
06:00
The second goal for the Power was sourced from a forward half stoppage. Port Adelaide averages only 106 points per 100 such clearances this season, which is ranked last.
10:15
A classy kick inside 50 by Connor Rozee set up the last goal for Port Adelaide. Rozee has won at least 20 disposals in nine consecutive games. Prior to this season, Rozee had never had more than two consecutive games with at least 20 disposals.
12:59
The Power have recorded the second-highest pressure applied of any team this season, while the Suns rank third in this measure. The early stages of this game have seen Port Adelaide record a higher pressure rating.
15:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
15:45
Port Adelaide has an early lead in intercept marks (5-0) and forward half intercepts (8-2) with Gold Coast struggling to clear the ball from its defensive half.
16:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
17:38
The first score of the game to the Suns came from a chain started in the defensive 50. Gold Coast averages 11 points per game from such chains this season.
18:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
19:55
The first goal to Gold Coast came from a forward half stoppage. The Suns have won more forward half clearances than any other team this season, and average 8.8 points from forward 50 stoppages (ranked fourth).
22:33
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Lachie Jones)
22:51
Port Adelaide now has a large 12-2 lead in forward half intercepts and also leads 15-0 in points scored from this source.
24:20
Todd Marshall has converted his first shot at goal today. Marshall has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 71.1 percent this season, which is the highest percentage of the top-30 goalkickers. Despite this, the Power are ranked last for shot at goal accuracy in 2022.
26:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (David Swallow)
27:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
28:10
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
28:41
Ben Ainsworth provided the assist on the goal to Mabior Chol. Ainsworth has already recorded three score involvements after having a game-high 12 last week against the Crows.
30:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
32:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Nick Holman)
32:26
Port Adelaide was far more effective with its ball movement in the first term. The Power leads 32-13 in uncontested marks and 73 percent to 55 percent in kicking efficiency. A 14-4 advantage in forward half intercepts was also a big advantage to Port Adelaide.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:12
Gold Coast leads 16-8 in first possession wins at stoppages, but the clearance count is even with the Power midfielders doing well to pressure the Suns into error.
01:36
Suns Interchange - Nick Holman off due to an injury.
02:18
Gold Coast has recorded a kicking efficiency of only 63 percent this season (ranked 17th). Today the Suns have a kicking efficiency of just 55 percent with the Port Adelaide pressure contributing.
03:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Touk Miller)
03:43
In the last four rounds, Gold Coast has won the contested possession count by 20.7 per game (ranked No.1). The Suns currently lead 49-44 in contested possessions.
05:20
Gold Coast has now scored 2.1.13 from forward 50 stoppages with Jarrod Witts proving to be a problem for Port Adelaide. Witts has already contributed eight hitouts to advantage and four clearances including the clearance that led to the last goal to Mabior Chol.
07:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
09:41
In the second quarter, Gold Coast leads the clearances 8-3, and on the back of this clearance dominance, the inside 50 entries 5-1. The Suns have now scored 19 points from forward 50 stoppages (the AFL average is 7.6 per game).
13:01
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)
13:13
The impressive Izak Rankine has given the Suns four goals in a row and nine of the last ten scores. Gold Coast has recorded 81 percent time in forward half this term.
15:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
16:49
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
17:29
An important goal to Mitch Georgiades ends the run of four goals to Gold Coast. The goal followed another uncontested mark, which Port Adelaide leads 35-14.
18:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
19:18
Power Interchange - Xavier Duursma off due to an injury.
21:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Mabior Chol)
24:28
Gold Coast has averaged 27 tackles in the first half of a game this season, with a best return of 35. Today the Suns have already recorded 43 tackles in a very high-pressure game.
25:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
26:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
27:04
Kane Farrell has been prominent today for the Power. Farrell has recorded a game-high six score involvements (averages 3.6 per game) and won three intercepts playing primarily on a wing.
29:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
29:44
Both teams have struggled to convert scoring opportunities today. The two sides have scored a combined 6.10 from set shots and 4.11 from shots at goal beyond 30 metres.
30:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
32:44
A better quarter from the Suns who edged Port Adelaide for clearances (13-9) and time in forward half (58 percent). This provided the opportunity for Gold Coast to score two goals from forward 50 stoppages.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:09
Matt Rowell recorded 61 pressure points in the first half. This equals the most by any player in the first half of a game this season.
00:36
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
00:49
A great start to the third quarter for the Power with Charlie Dixon kicking career goal No.300. Dixon has scored 2.3 goals per game against the Suns, which is his best return against any team.
02:20
A centre bounce goal each to start the third quarter following the goal to Levi Casboult. Port Adelaide leads centre bounce clearances 10-5 and averages only 5.6 points per game from this source (ranked last).
04:01
Gold Coast leads 14-7 in forward 50 tackles with 12 different players contributing in this area. The Suns average 11 such tackles per game (ranked fourth).
04:34
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
05:09
The goal to Ben Ainsworth was sourced from a forward half intercept. Port Adelaide leads 20-12 in such intercepts and 18-15 in points scored from this source.
07:37
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
07:45
Port Adelaide leads 13-4 in contested marks, with the last of these marks leading to the scoring opportunity for Todd Marshall.
09:53
Port Adelaide also has a 13-6 edge in one-on-one contest wins, with Aliir Aliir contributing four of these. Gold Coast has lost only 25 percent of such contests this season (ranked second).
10:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
12:41
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
13:00
Gold Coast leads 10-6 in forward 50 marks following the last such mark and goal to Brandon Ellis. The goal was again sourced from a forward half stoppage, and the Suns lead 25-14 in points scored from this source.
14:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
16:02
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)
16:20
Another special goal to Izak Rankine gives the Suns their biggest lead of the game. Rankine has recorded a shot at goal accuracy of just 39.5 percent this season, which is the lowest percentage of the top-30 goalkickers but has two goals from two shots today.
17:11
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
17:50
Port Adelaide has had eight games this season where it has not scored a goal from a centre bounce. Tonight the Power have now scored three such goals.
19:12
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
19:25
A pair of goals to Connor Rozee gives the Power the lead again. Rozee has attended more centre bounces than any teammate tonight, which is a big change from early in the season when he did not attend a centre bounce in Rounds 3 or 4.
21:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
23:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Steven Motlop)
24:34
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
25:27
In the last ten minutes, Port Adelaide has scored 3.2.20 from just six inside 50 entries and won the clearances 5-2.
29:00
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
29:06
Ben Ainsworth and Izak Rankine continue to cause problems for the Power with both involved in the last scoring chain. Ainsworth now has an equal game-high seven score involvements which include two assists and one goal.
31:28
An errant kick from Jarrod Witts led to the last scoring opportunity for Todd Marshall. Port Adelaide now leads 26-17 in forward half intercepts and has scored 4.9.33 to 4.3.27 from this source.
33:19
An outstanding third quarter, with Port Adelaide edging Gold Coast 6.3.39 to 5.1.31. Charlie Dixon had team-highs that quarter for contested possessions (6), score involvements (4) and metres gained (237) spending more time in the ruck.
33:21
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:28
Gold Coast has only once come from more than 13 points behind at three-quarter time to win, and that was in Round 5, 2011 against Port Adelaide for its first-ever win (when trailing by 28 points).
00:43
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)
01:26
A great start to the final quarter for the Suns with a third goal to Izak Rankine. It was a rare goal to come from a defensive half chain. Gold Coast leads 17-12 in points scored from such chains.
03:41
The most pressure points recorded in a game this season is 102 by Jack Graham for Richmond against Carlton in Round 14. Matt Rowell has already recorded 98 pressure points with almost a full quarter remaining.
06:00
Port Adelaide has had the better of aerial contests tonight. The Power lead 16-8 in intercept marks and 18-10 in contested marks, but it was a courageous mark that led to the last score for Chris Burgess and the Suns.
08:08
Suns Interchange - Alex Davies off due to an injury.
08:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
09:06
The mercurial Izak Rankine and Ben Ainsworth combined again in the last score for Gold Coast. The Suns have now scored 6.8 from set shots at goal and hit the post three times with some big chances missed.
11:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
11:23
Suns Interchange - Izak Rankine off due to an injury.
11:35
Power Interchange - Tom Jonas off due to an injury.
12:28
Two of the Port young guns in Lachie Jones and Todd Marshall combined for the last goal. Jones has now contributed a career-high three score assists, and as has been the case this season Marshall has kicked accurately (4.0 from set shots) while others have missed.
14:27
SCORE
GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
14:52
Gold Coast now leads 31-20 in points scored from forward half stoppages with Jarrod Witts a big part of this. Witts has recorded 17 hitouts to advantage and 17 contested possessions in a powerful stoppage performance.
16:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
19:52
Since Round 8, the Suns rank No.1 in the competition for post-clearance contested possession differential and points scored from intercept possessions differential. The Power have matched the Suns in both measures so far tonight.
20:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
22:27
Charlie Dixon has won 15 contested possessions tonight which is the most he has had since the 2017 Elimination Final when he recorded a career-high 16. Dixon has been used in the ruck for 24 percent of the game tonight.
22:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
23:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
25:01
Some excellent forward pressure from David Swallow led to the goal to Nick Holman. The Suns now lead 19-8 in forward 50 tackles and 28-18 in points scored from forward 50 chains.
28:53
Port Adelaide has managed to hang on for a two-point win in a classic game. The Power finished with a lead of 82-45 in uncontested marks and used some of these to run down the clock late. Sam Powell-Pepper with a team-high ten score involvements and a crucial late tackle was again important for the Power.