Match

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 01 Apr 2023

Pre Game

00:00
The Crows have scored 48 points from stoppage clearances in both of their games this season, ranking them first on average in this measure. However, they’ve also conceded 40 points on average from stoppage clearances - ranked 16th overall.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
02:00
Sam Powell-Pepper kicks the first goal of the match - a long set shot from outside 50. Powell-Pepper already has three disposals - the most on the ground through the first three minutes.
04:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
06:52
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to the blood rule.
07:04
The Crows have started mildly with their disposal efficiency, going at only 47% disposal efficiency so far. Their kicking efficiency is worse, hovering at a lowly 38% to start the match.
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
09:23
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
10:05
Izak Rankine kicks the Crows' first goal of the match. It's Rankine's fifth goal for Adelaide since he joined the club for the 2023 season.
12:14
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
13:45
Riley Thilthorpe's goal was the Crows' first from a forward-half intercept possession chain for the night. Adelaide has only averaged 10.5 points per game from this source this year - ranked 17th overall.
14:36
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
16:14
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
17:01
Three of Adelaide's first four goals have come from intercept possession chains. This is in stark contrast to their first two games this year, where 57.8% of their score has come from stoppage clearances - the highest percentage in the league.
18:42
The Power already trail the Crows in contested possessions by 11. Last round, Port lost the contested possession count by 57 - the worst differential ever recorded for the club.
20:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
22:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
23:30
Port Adelaide has managed four goals from just six inside 50s - a goal-scoring rate of 66.6%. The Power average 24.1% for goals per inside 50 in 2023, ranked eighth in the competition.
24:44
Adelaide captain and defender Jordan Dawson has attended four centre bounces in the first quarter tonight. It is the first time he has attended four or more centre bounces since Round 1, 2022.
27:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
28:17
SCORE GOAL - Power (Lachie Jones)
28:41
Lachie Jones kicks the Power's first goal from a centre clearance this match. The concede 25 points per game on average from centre bounces this season - ranked last in the competition.
32:06
Port Adelaide average only 41.5 tackles per game in 2023 - ranked last in the competition. In the first quarter tonight, they have already registered 23.
32:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Xavier Duursma)
33:57
Adelaide trail due to their score leakage at stoppages. The Crows have already conceded 3.1 (19) from clearances in this match - almost half their 2023 average of 40 points, the third-worst total in the AFL.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
00:40
Zak Butters kicks Port's first goal of the second quarter. Six of the Power's seven goals have come from the corridor zone on the ground - effectively directly-in-front.
02:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
02:58
Riley Thilthorpe's second goal comes from just five Adelaide disposals for the quarter. Both teams have been efficient this quarter, with both teams registering a goal from just five touches.
06:07
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
07:43
Jason Horne-Francis has had a stellar start to the second quarter. He has collected three pre-clearance contested possessions - the only player on the ground with more than one this quarter - and all three have been effective.
08:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
09:37
SCORE GOAL - Power (Junior Rioli)
10:37
Two of Port Adeaide's three goals this quarter have now come from centre-bounce clearances. The Crows have now conceded 19 points from this source in less than a half - their average conceded score of 25 points against from centre bounces is the worst in the league.
11:10
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Sholl)
13:32
The two previous Showdown medallists - Jordan Dawson and Connor Rozee - lead all players on the ground for disposals with nine each. Dawson has the most inside-50s with four, while Rozee leads all players with an equal-game-high seven uncontested possessions.
16:29
The Power now have registered ten more clearances than the Crows, with six of the difference coming in this quarter alone. Connor Rozee, Sam Powell-Pepper and Jason Horne-Francis each have four clearances so far tonight.
18:49
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
20:07
Riley Thilthorpe now has three first-half goals for the Crows, two of which have come from marks inside-50. It is just the second time Thilthorpe has kicked three goals in a first-half, and the first time he has achieved it since Round 6, 2021.
22:04
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
24:12
Reilly O'Brien has been the pick of the ruckmen so far tonight, with 17 hitouts, five hitouts-to-advantage, three clearances and four tackles. No other ruckman has had more than one hitout-to-advantage.
24:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
28:06
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
28:31
The Crows have hit the lead thanks to their efficiency inside-50. From four entries this quarter, they've scored three goals straight. The Crows average a score 53.3% of the time they enter their forward-50 in 2023 - ranked first in the league.
31:00
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
31:39
Midway through the second, Port Adelaide earned a solid lead through their scores from stoppages - outscoring Adelaide by 24 from this source so far - but lost their lead on the back of poor ball usage. In the last ten minutes, the Power went at only 42% kicking efficiency, and gave away five forward-half turnovers.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:44
Crows Interchange - Max Michalanney off due to an injury.
02:48
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
03:01
Luke Pedlar now has an equal-game-high three goals for the match. It is a career-high for Pedlar, who had never kicked multiple goals in a game before tonight.
04:58
Connor Rozee leads all players on the ground for disposals (17) and inside 50s (five). He has continued his form from the previous showdown, where he managed 34 disposals, 25 uncontested possessions and 11 inside-50s (a game-high).
06:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
07:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
10:42
Charlie Dixon kicks his third goal of the game. It's the Power's first goal for the match from a defensive-50 intercept chain, and just their second from a defensive-50 chain for the whole match.
12:50
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
16:16
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Jake Soligo)
16:28
Crows Interchange - Sam Berry off due to an injury.
17:03
Port Adelaide has laid 21 tackles in the first 17 minutes of this quarter - nine more than the Crows in this term. Jason Horne-Francis has seven tackles to his name, which is two more than his previous career-best.
20:38
The Crows have looked especially dangerous forward of centre this quarter, managing a score from all five of their attacking midfield chains. However, their ten inside-50s this quarter have only resulted in two goals.
20:44
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
24:09
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
24:23
Both teams are locked in an arm wrestle, with the Crows leading contested possessions by three and clearances by one for the quarter.
25:44
Despite over 80 kicks between the two teams this quarter, neither team has taken an intercept mark for the whole term. The Crows lead this measure by three for the entirety of the match.
26:37
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Taylor Walker)
27:42
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Josh Rachele)
29:05
Adelaide midfielder Rory Laird has amassed a game-high nine clearances for the match. He is the only Crow with more than three clearances for the match.
30:12
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Luke Pedlar)
31:02
An arm-wrestle of a quarter leads to a three-point lead to the Crows. Adelaide had the run of play for the quarter, managing 12 attacking midfield chains and ten inside-50s from these - disappointingly, however, they could only score 1.2 (8) from these forays forward.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
01:13
A defensive-half intercept leads to Riley Thilthorpe's fourth goal of the night. It is the most goals he has scored in a game since his debut match in Round 6, 2021, where he kicked five goals against Hawthorn.
05:44
Jordan Dawson's 18 centre bounce attendances is 12 more than his previous most in a game. Dawson has amassed ten contested possessions in this new role - his highest contested possession count since Round 17, 2021.
06:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
08:42
Orazio Fantasia makes an immediate impact as substitute, kicking a goal with his first kick of the game. The goal is Port's first from an attacking midfield intercept for the quarter, from their fourth attacking-midfield chain this quarter.
10:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
10:43
Sam Powell-Pepper kicks his third goal of the night for the Power. Powell-Pepper is the only Port player with more than one goal tonight; last week, he had a team-high 21 disposals and 15 uncontested possessions.
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Lachlan Murphy)
15:03
The Crows continue to dominate in scoring from their defensive half, with both goals this quarter coming from defensive midfield intercept chains. Adelaide has now scored 8,1 (49) from defensive-half chains, while Port Adelaide has only managed two goals for the match from the same zone.
17:01
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Rory Laird)
18:33
A ground ball get for Rory Laird leads to another goal for the Crows. Adelaide has amassed 18 ground-ball gets in the forward 50 for the match - ten more than Port Adelaide.
20:53
The Crows have now taken four intercept marks since half-time - two of which have been in their forward half. The Power have not taken one since the second quarter.
23:25
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
24:26
The last two goals for the Crows - from Rory Laird and Izak Rankine - have both come from forward-50 stoppages. It is Adelaide's only two goals from this source for the whole match.
25:40
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
26:08
Riley Thilthorpe kicks his equal-career-best fifth goal to give the Crows a game-high 20-point lead. The Crows have now kicked the last four goals of the match.
28:58
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Chayce Jones)
29:03
Crows Interchange - Josh Rachele off due to an injury.
30:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
31:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
32:55
Luke Pedlar has a game-high eight score involvements for the night. It is an equal-career-best for Pedlar, and the second time he has achieved the number in the last three games.
33:31
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Gollant)
34:34
Izak Rankine puts the finishing touches on the Crows' win with his fourth goal of the night. It is an equal-career-high for Rankine, who kicked four goals for the Gold Coast Suns three times in his career previously.
34:45
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
34:50
The Crows' big Showdown win was built on an utterly dominant seven-goal final quarter. In the final term, Adelaide won the contested possessions by 14, kicked 5.0 (30) from intercepts and 2.1 (13) from stoppage clearances - outscoring Port Adelaide by 16 and 12 points from those measures respectively.