Match

Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 18 Mar 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide's average winning margin of 40 points last season was the biggest of any team.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:42
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
01:57
Port Adelaide score the first goal of the game from their first inside 50. Last season, the Power scored from 30.4% of their kicks into the forward 50 - ranked 16th in the competition.
03:55
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
04:02
Jason Horne-Francis has started well in his first game for the Power with three disposals, two contested possessions, and two clearances.
05:18
The Lions have yet to record a disposal in their forward half.
06:31
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
09:11
Connor Rozee has laid four tackles so far - no other Port Adelaide player has laid more than one. His career-high is eight.
10:16
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
10:47
Power Interchange - Trent McKenzie off due to an injury.
13:12
Harris Andrews has been involved in four one-on-one contests, winning two and drawing two.
13:37
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Junior Rioli)
15:08
Junior Rioli has started well in his first game for the Power with equal team-highs in disposals (5), contested possessions (4), and score involvements (3).
19:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
21:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
21:38
Port Adelaide has been able to force the Lions into 13 turnovers but has failed to capitalise, scoring just three times.
24:09
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
26:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
29:28
The ball has been locked in Port Adelaide's forward half for 64% of the last 10 minutes of play.
30:00
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
30:13
Both of Brisbane's goals have been generated from intercepts starting in their defensive half.
32:38
It was a high-pressure first quarter with the Power recording a pressure factor of 202 compared to 199 for the Lions. The AFL average is 180.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:19
Josh Dunkley has recorded six clearances in his first appearance for the Lions - no other teammate has won more than two.
02:14
A 100m penalty against Charlie Dixon gifts Brisbane's its first inside 50 and goal from a chain starting in their defensive 50.
06:14
The Lions have scored 4.1 (25) from set shots including three goals from beyond 40 metres.
08:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:49
Charlie Dixon and Harris Andrews have been involved in seven one-on-one contests against each other with both players winning two.
11:18
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
12:54
Port Adelaide has recorded a kicking efficiency of 52% this quarter compared to 77% for Brisbane.
14:16
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
14:47
Brisbane has been damaging from their back half this quarter, scoring 3.0 (18) from nine chains starting in this zone.
16:50
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
18:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Junior Rioli)
19:51
Junior Rioli has been involved in a game-high six scores.
22:30
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
23:09
After amassing three fewer contested possessions in the first quarter, the Power have won seven more this quarter.
24:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Conor McKenna)
25:48
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jack Gunston)
25:55
Jack Gunston's first goal for his new club is also the first goal of the game scored from a centre bounce clearance. The Lions have won two more centre bounce clearances than the Power.
28:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
31:20
Aliir Aliir and Trent McKenzie have combined to take nine of Port Adelaide's 12 intercept marks.
32:03
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
33:02
The Lions have scored two goals from forward half intercepts this quarter.
35:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
35:12
Brisbane gained the ascendancy that quarter via its ball movement from its defensive 50, scoring 3.0 (18) from 11 chains starting in this zone. In the first quarter, the Lions failed to score from nine defensive 50 chains.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
01:03
Todd Marshall has been the target inside 50 on four occasions for the Power for a return of two marks inside 50 and 2.0 (12).
03:03
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
03:53
10 of Port Adelaide's 12 disposals this quarter have occurred in the corridor. For the game, the Power have amassed 51 more disposals in this zone.
04:14
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
06:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Lachie Jones)
07:03
The Power have won three more contested possessions and three more clearances this quarter.
08:08
Port Adelaide has won the last seven clearances of the game.
08:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
10:47
Lions Interchange - Eric Hipwood off due to an injury.
10:53
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Darcy Wilmot)
12:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
13:51
After recording a kicking efficiency of 56% in the first half, Port Adelaide is going at 71% by foot this quarter.
15:25
Daniel Rich has amassed 768 metres gained - over 300 metres more than the next-best player. Last season, Rich averaged 462.2 metres gained per game - ranked second in the competition.
16:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
17:53
The Power have gained the ascendancy around the stoppages this quarter, winning 10 more contested possessions, seven more clearances, and scoring 4.0 (24) to 0.0 (0).
18:20
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
21:05
SCORE GOAL - Power (Lachie Jones)
22:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Junior Rioli)
22:39
Port Adelaide has scored three goals from six centre bounce clearances this quarter. In the first half, the Power failed to score from six centre bounce clearances.
26:45
Brisbane has recorded just four disposals in their forward 50 this quarter compared to 17 for the Power.
30:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
30:54
Lincoln McCarthy stops a run of eight Port Adelaide goals going back to the end of the second quarter. McCarthy's first goal is also Brisbane's second from a stoppage clearance.
31:55
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Orazio Fantasia)
34:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
34:12
After recording 10 disposals in the first half, Hugh McCluggage did not record a disposal in the third quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:34
Orazio Fantasia has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Francis Evans.
01:02
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
02:12
Charlie Dixon has been the target inside 50 on 12 occasions for a return of six marks inside 50, 10 score involvements and 2.3 (15).
03:20
The Power have taken 16 contested marks compared to four for the Lions. Charlie Dixon leads the way with five, while Aliir Aliir has taken four and Trent McKenzie three.
06:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
07:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
08:25
Port Adelaide has kicked 12 of the last 13 goals of the game.
09:05
James Tunstill has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Jaxon Prior.
11:05
Since half-time, the Lions have taken just 13 marks compared to 48 for the Power. The Power lead the overall count by 48.
11:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
13:49
Lions Interchange - Keidean Coleman off due to an injury.
18:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
18:35
Port Adelaide has scored 11.8 (74) from set shots including eight goals from within 40 metres of the goal.
19:56
After spending most of his career to date as a forward, Cam Rayner has fitted in well down back for the Lions with a team-high eight intercept possessions.
22:16
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Zac Bailey)
24:25
Port Adelaide has taken 21 marks inside 50, led by Charlie Dixon with seven and Todd Marshall with five.
24:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
25:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
27:03
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
28:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jack Gunston)
31:06
SCORE GOAL - Power (Lachie Jones)
31:12
Conor McKenna was a bright spot for the Lions. In his first game with his new club, McKenna finished with 20 disposals, five intercept possessions, six contested possessions, and 395 metres gained.