Pre Game
00:00
In the last four rounds, the Power have scored just 3.8 points per game from defensive 50 chains, ranked last in the AFL. In this same period, Port Adelaide has also averaged 10.8 ineffective kicks in the defensive 50 - the highest average in the league.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:50
Daniel Rioli kicks the first goal of the match after a minute-and-a-half of play. The Tigers have had 10 disposals so far - all in the forward half, and all effective.
05:56
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
06:30
Charlie Dixon kicks his first goal, from Port Adelaide's first mark inside 50 for the match. The Power average 12.5 marks inside 50 per game this year - ranked second in the league.
07:52
The Power have started as the better pressure team so far, leading the tackle count seven to one. Five of these tackles have taken place in Port Adelaide's forward half.
08:18
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
10:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
10:11
Tom Lynch takes his first contested mark of the match but fails to convert a goal. Lynch averages 2.9 contested marks per game this year - ranked first in the league.
14:07
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
14:40
The Tigers are moving the ball into their forward 50 with ease from the midfield. From nine midfield chains, the Tigers have entered forward 50 six times and kicked their entire score.
15:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
16:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
17:49
Although both kicks were behinds, Shai Bolton has looked dangerous inside the Tigers' forward 50. He has two score involvements so far and currently averages 8.1 per game in 2022 - ranked seventh in the league.
18:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
19:10
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Ross)
20:18
Port Adelaide average nine more contested possessions than their opposition in wins. In the first twenty minutes tonight, the Power already trail the Tigers in contested possesions by 12.
22:02
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
23:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
24:42
Richmond has taken command of the corridor in this match so far, registering 25 uncontested possessions and 12 marks in this zone - alongside scoring two goals.
29:51
Port Adelaide has registered 18 tackles in the first quarter. It is the sixth time the Power have passed this match in a first quarter this season.
30:15
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
30:21
Port Adelaide continues to struggle moving the ball out of defensive 50. Over the last four rounds, the Power have averaged 3.8 points per game from defensive 50 chains. So far tonight, from 12 attempts, the Power have entered forward 50 just once, and have not registered a score.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:33
The Power continues to struggle in their defensive half. Another defensive half clanger means that Port Adelaide has now registered 10 defensive-half turnovers - while Richmond has only registered two so far.
01:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jayden Short)
03:05
After kicking five goals last week in a breakout game for the Tigers, Noah Cumberland, in his sixth game, is yet to register a statistic on the stats sheet.
05:39
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
05:53
Jeremy Finlayson catches Dion Prestia holding the ball and converts a goal for the Power. It is the Power's third goal for the match from a stoppage clearance chain and their first in the forward 50 for the match.
07:29
Dion Prestia leads all players on the ground with 13 disposals. He has been especially effective at stoppages, registering six stoppage first possessions - four more than any other player on the ground.
08:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
12:22
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BEHIND - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
12:56
Richmond have now scored six behinds, with three coming directly from set shots. The Tigers have recorded shot at goal accuracy of 40% in the last four rounds - the second-worst percentage in the league.
13:48
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
14:19
Robbie Gray's goal is Port Adelaide's first goal from a defensive 50 chain this match. It is only the second time from 21 attempts that the Power have successfully moved the ball from defensive 50 to inside 50.
17:13
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Daniel Rioli)
17:59
Daniel Rioli puts Richmond back in front as Richmond score a goal from another Port Adelaide turnover in the midfield. The Tigers have outscored the Power by 13 from intercept possesion chains so far tonight; they average 15 points more than their opposition in 2022, ranked fourth in the league.
19:51
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
20:40
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
21:43
Toby Nankervis is taking advantage of an inexperienced Port Adelaide ruck brigade. Nankervis leads all players with 17 hitouts - 10 more than Brynn Teakle, his closest competitor - and has also amassed five hitouts-to-advantage, compared to Teakle's two.
23:39
The Tigers continue to push forward, leading the inside 50 count 12-5 for the quarter, and 28-14 for the entire match. 64% of ther entries into forward 50 have been retained by a teammate.
25:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
26:33
Richmond has now taken 11 intercept marks so far tonight. The Tigers average 17.4 intercept marks this year - ranked second in the league.
28:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
29:22
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GOAL - Power (Jase Burgoyne)
29:39
Port Adelaide capitalise on their last five minutes through a Jase Burgoyne goal. In the last five minutes, the Power have entered forward 50 five times while Richmond haven't registered a single entry.
32:34
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
33:35
While Richmond still have the lead, they began to suffer under Port Adelaide's pressure in the last 10 minutes of the second quarter. The Tigers registered eight clangers and only entered forward 50 twice in this time period - and more worringly, only registered four kicks in their forward half in that same time period.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:26
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Miles Bergman)
00:53
Tigers Interchange - Nick Vlastuin off due to an injury.
01:14
Miles Bergman kicks Port Adelaide's first goal of the second half. The Power took only six disposals to kick the goal from the centre bounce - while Richmond have not yet registered a statistic this quarter.
02:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
05:00
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:26
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
06:36
Tom Lynch kicks his second goal in a row to put Richmond ahead by 15 - the biggest lead of the match. Lynch averages 2.9 goals per game in 2022 - ranked 2nd in the league.
08:10
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
09:14
Port Adelaide have registered 39 tackles from 55 attempts - a conversion rate of 71%. The Power's season conversion rate of 66.7% is the third-best conversion rate in the league.
10:11
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Maurice Rioli)
11:45
The Tigers have continued their intercepting prowess, scoring 2.1 (13) from intercept possessions this quarter, while the Power have not scored from this source. The Tigers have now outscored the Power from this source by 30 points.
12:29
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
14:33
The Power average 19.3 more kicks than their opposition in 2022 - ranked 2nd in the league - however trail Richmond by 16 in kicks tonight. Two Port Adelaide players are yet to register a kick tonight - Jed McEntee and Kane Farrell.
14:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Ross)
16:17
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GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
17:29
Dion Prestia continues to show his stoppage dominance, having now registered 12 stoppage first possessions - five more than any other player, and only two short of career best of 14.
17:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Karl Amon)
20:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
22:53
Richmond's lead comes from superiority in a significant number of statistical measures this quarter, including contested possessions (29-21), clearances (12-6), inside 50s (12-6) and tackles (16-15). From the 12 entries into the Tigers' forward 50, they have scored nine times.
22:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
23:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Connor Rozee)
29:48
The Power, despite averaging the second-highest amount of marks inside forward 50 in 2022 (12.5), have only registered four marks inside 50 for the entire night - and have not managed a single mark inside 50 this quarter.
30:08
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
31:05
Shai Bolton has now registered three score involvements this quarter, to take his total to seven for the match - just one short of his 2022 average of 8.1 (ranked seventh in the league).
31:26
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
32:50
Tigers Interchange - Jack Graham off due to an injury.
32:54
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
35:10
Richmond raised their game to a level that Port Adelaide could not in the third. The Tigers, a team that averages 3.6 fewer clearances than their opposition this year (ranked 15th), registered 14 more clearances than the Power in a single quarter - with 11 of them coming from midfield stalwarts Dion Prestia and Trent Cotchin between them.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:21
Toby Nankervis has now collected 24 disposals against Port Adelaide's makeshift ruck department. This is Nankervis' highest disposal count of the year, and his third-highest overall. He has also registered seven inside 50s - the equal-second highest total of his career.
02:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
06:11
Power Interchange - Darcy Byrne-Jones off due to an injury.
06:13
The rain has brought the game into a stalemate this quarter, with neither team able to register a goal so far. The Power have, however, turned the clearance game around, leading clearances 5-1 for the quarter.
07:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
08:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jed McEntee)
09:44
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GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
10:18
Connor Rozee takes a strong pack mark in the forward 50 to score the first goal of the fourth quarter. The mark is only the Power's sixth mark inside 50 for the match - well down on their average of 12.5 for the year.
12:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
13:21
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
13:53
Shai Bolton kicks his fourth goal, to go with his four behinds for the night. It is Bolton's highest goal tally for the year so far, and his most in a game since 2019.
15:46
Richmond now leads the contested possession count by 26 for the match. This is the highest contested possession differential for the Tigers this year, and their highest differential since Round 13, 2020.
16:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
18:23
Power Interchange - Darcy Byrne-Jones off due to an injury.
21:34
SCORE
GOAL - Tigers (Marlion Pickett)
22:03
Despite a slow start, Ollie Wines has put up a fight for the power, collecting 30 disposals (a game-high) for the eighth time this year. Wines also has six tackles and four clearances to go with his disposal count.
24:14
Dion Prestia's 23 contested possessions so far tonight is a career-high for him and is also the fourth-highest total of any player in any match this year. Meanwhile, his 17 stoppage first possessions is also a career-high, and an equal season-high competition-wide.
25:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Cumberland)
26:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
28:34
Port Adelaide have been able to get the ball into their forward 50 this quarter, converting 16 midfield chains into 11 forward 50 entries - however, they have only converted these entries into one goal for the quarter.
29:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
32:09
Richmond's convincing win came about from stoppage domination - something not normally associated with the Tigers this year. The Tigers collected 173 contested possessions and won the stat by 33 - both season-highs. Richmond turned this into stoppage-scoring domination, outscoring Port Adelaide from stoppages by 27 points - their second-best differential of the year.