Pre Game
00:00
Robbie Gray has kicked 38 goals from 21 Showdowns over his career - ranked second all-time - however, he has been held goalless in his last four matches against Adelaide. His most recent goals against the Crows came in two matches in 2018, when he kicked six and four goals respectively.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:07
Todd Marshall kicks the opener for Port Adelaide in a strong start for the Power. In the opening minutes, the Power have registered 11 uncontested possessions, while the Crows have only managed three touches all up.
03:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
05:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
06:29
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
06:43
Darcy Fogarty kicks his first goal, from an unbroken scoring chain starting from a Jordan Dawson kick-in. Adelaide averages 2.6 points per game from kick-ins, ranked 12th in the league.
08:54
Both teams have started extremely efficiently with their ball movement. Port Adelaide currently has a disposal efficiency of 89%, while Adelaide is going at 79% - both from 27 disposals.
10:09
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Rory Laird)
12:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
12:49
Adelaide is on top in stoppages early, leading clearances 7-1 - including three from centre bounces. Reilly O'Brien is also dominating stoppages, leading 7-1 over Jeremy Finlayson (with five to those to advantage).
14:29
Adelaide is also showing strength without the ball, leading the tackle count 11-5. The Crows average one tackle fewer than their opposition in 2022, ranked 13th overall.
14:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
16:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:15
Both teams are struggling to transition the ball out of their defensive halves currently. From 12 chains, Port Adelaide has only moved the ball inside 50 three times, while Adelaide has made it into their forward 50 twice from 12 chains.
21:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
24:42
Port Adelaide is struggling inside their forward 50, managing only a 30% kicking efficiency and four clangers so far.
27:22
Harry Schoenberg leads the way for Adelaide in contested possessions, with seven so far - three more than any other player on the ground. The Crows lead contested possessions by six.
29:07
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
29:19
Xavier Duursma ends the almost 20-minute stalemate with a goal from a forward 50 stoppage chain. Port Adelaide average 44 points per game from stoppages since Round 15 - ranked first in the league.
32:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
32:27
The second half of the quarter saw Port Adelaide even up the match and take a slim lead into the second quarter. In the last 15 minutes, the Power brought the clearance count back to 13-all, while also taking a strong lead in contested possessions (22-18) and uncontested possessions (37-18).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
01:39
Todd Marshall kicks his 100th career goal, from Port Adelaide's first goal from a defensive-50 intercept chain tonight. The Power average 18.2 points per game from defensive half intercepts in 2022, ranked 15th in the competition.
03:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
04:57
Rory Laird's strong form is continuing so far tonight, leading all players on the ground for inside-50s (four) and tackles (five). Laird averages eight tackles per game in 2022, ranked second in the league behind teammate Sam Berry.
07:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
09:41
Robbie Gray gets on the board with his first goal, in his final career game. It is his first goal against the Crows since 2018. Gray now has 366 career goals, after debuting in 2007.
11:37
Darcy Fogarty immediately responds for the Crows, with his 30th goal since Round 11. Fogarty's 28 goals before tonight since Round 11 place him as the equal-third-highest goal scorer in the competition over this period.
15:08
Port Adelaide are stifling many of Adelaide's ball movement chains. The Power lead intercept possessions 34-26 so far tonight, while also leading marks from opposition kicks 10-6 - with six coming in the second quarter already.
18:07
Connor Rozee leads all players on the ground this quarter with six possessions, for 15 total so far. Rozee has topped 20 disposals in seven of his last eight games at Adelaide Oval.
18:43
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
20:47
Jeremy Finlayson has had minimal impact as a ruckman tonight. Finlayson averages 4.5 clearances a game since he was moved into the ruck in Round 13 - however he is yet to register a clearance tonight.
21:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
23:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
24:36
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)
26:17
From seven kick-ins for the Crows, Jordan Dawson has taken four of them - with three of these kick-ins converting directly into forward 50 entries, and one leading to a goal.
28:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
30:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
31:58
Port Adelaide were able to gain ascendancy in the second quarter through intercept possessions. All three of the Power's goals in the second quarter came from intercept possessions, while Adelaide could only manage one.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:20
Karl Amon leads all players at the half for disposals (19) and uncontested possessions (16). It is the fifth time this year Amon has had more than 15 touches at the half, and the fourth time this year he has had more than 14 uncontested possessions at half time.
01:48
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Robbie Gray)
03:08
Robbie Gray kicks his second goal of the night, and his 40th goal against Port Adelaide in his showdown career. Gray has had four score involvements so far tonight in the forward-50 - equal most on the ground with teammate Todd Marshall.
04:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
05:54
The Power have won the uncontested possesion count by 36.3 on average this season - ranked first in the AFL. Currently, Port Adelaide lead the uncontested possession count by 48.
07:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
09:54
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)
10:19
Jed McEntee kicks the Power's second goal from a forward 50 stoppage of the night, opening up the biggest lead of the match so far. Port Adelaide has kicked 2.4 (16) from forward 50 stoppages, while Adelaide has only kicked two behinds.
13:09
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Karl Amon)
14:00
Karl Amon kicks a goal directly from a Robbie Gray score assist. Gray now leads all players on the ground with seven score invovlements, which is his best return since Round Nine this year.
16:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Robbie Gray)
18:30
Power Interchange - Charlie Dixon off due to an injury.
18:49
Port Adelaide is now well on top around the ground this quarter, leading disposals by 24, uncontested possessions by 18, inside 50s by 10 and tackles by six this quarter alone.
20:34
Ben Keays' behind comes from only Adelaide's second attacking midfield chain this quarter. Port Adelaide, meanwhile, has managed seven inside-50 chains from their attacking midfield this quarter.
23:04
Aliir Aliir is making the most of Adelaide's 42% kicking efficiency for the term, managing six intercept possessions this quarter for nine overall - the most on the ground.
23:43
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
26:12
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Sam Berry)
27:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
29:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
30:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
30:44
Port Adelaide's inaccuracy in front of goal was the only blemish on a dominant quarter all around. The Power took control of clearances in the third - from seven midfield stoppage chains, the Power entered their forward 50 all seven times - stemming from their 9-6 clearance lead and their 21-11 tackle advantage for the term.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
02:29
Reilly O'Brien now has 16 hitouts-to-advantage so far tonight. It is the fifth time O'Brien has tallied more than 15 hitouts-to-advantage this year.
03:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jase Burgoyne)
04:20
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
04:32
Connor Rozee has started the fourth term on fire, leading all players on the ground with four touches, two inside 50s and a goal assist all within the first five minutes.
04:54
Power Interchange - Mitch Georgiades off due to an injury.
06:57
Adelaide are now trailing the disposal count by 93, just three short of their worst differential of -96 this year (against Sydney in Round 19). The Crows are also losing the uncontested possession count by 91 - their worst differential of the year.
09:10
Crows Interchange - Mitchell Hinge off due to an injury.
09:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
10:50
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Reilly O'Brien)
12:01
Despite being resoundly beaten in total disposals, the Crows lead contested possessions by six tonight, for a total of 128. Adelaide averages 143 contested possessions in 2022, ranked third in the league.
12:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
13:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
15:57
Adelaide youngster Jake Soligo has continued his stellar first year, registering 17 disposals for the seventh time this year. Soligo has also added three clearances and three tackles to his total for the night.
17:07
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
19:58
Port Adelaide have now had 30 inside 50s since half time, for a total score of 8.8 (56). Since half time, the Crows have only managed 13 inside 50s for 2.5 (17).
20:32
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
22:17
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
22:42
The Power are motoring home now, having kicked five of the last six goals. Two of Port Adelaide's goals have come from forward 50 stoppages this quarter, while Adelaide haven't managed one goal from this source all match.
23:45
Power Interchange - Jeremy Finlayson off due to an injury.
25:33
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
26:12
In his final game, Robbie Gray now has three goal assists - the most on the ground tonight. His assist leads to Todd Marshall's fourth goal of the night.
26:51
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
29:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
30:32
Connor Rozee has had a night to remember, registering 34 disposals (his second-best total of his career) alongside 25 uncontested possesssions (a career-high), 11 inside-50s (a career-high) and eight tackles (a career-high).
32:39
SCORE
GOAL - Crows (Taylor Walker)
33:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Crows (Chayce Jones)
33:46
Port Adelaide farewells Robbie Gray with a dominant Showdown victory, led by medal-winner Connor Rozee. After half-time, the Power managed 7.2 (44) from stoppage clearances, while the Crows could only manage 1.4 (10). Port Adelaide averaged 44 points from stoppages since Round 15, ranked first in the league, and continued that strength in their final match of the year.