Match

Port Adelaide vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 22 Apr 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has recorded a pressure factor of 186 - ranked second in the AFL.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:23
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
03:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
05:08
Sam Powell-Pepper has started well for the Power with four contested possessions - no other Port Adelaide player has more than one.
05:45
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
06:15
56% of the play has occurred in Port Adelaide's forward half so far with the Power recording the last four inside 50s of the game.
08:51
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
10:06
West Coast's pressure has been strong to start the game with the Eagles recording a pressure factor of 224 compared to 169 for the Power.
11:14
Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to an injury.
14:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jai Culley)
15:15
The Eagles have scored 0.3 (3) from set shots.
16:08
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jai Culley)
18:04
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Lord)
18:16
Third time's a charm for Ollie Lord in his first AFL game. After failing to score from his first two shots on goal, Lord scores his first goal in AFL football.
20:03
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
22:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Junior Rioli)
26:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
26:57
Both teams are struggling with their set shot goal kicking with the Power scoring 2.2 (14) compared to 1.3 (9) for the Eagles.
29:23
Connor Rozee had a strong first quarter for the Power with eight disposals, four score involvements, and three inside 50s.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:29
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
01:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
01:42
Port Adelaide has scored 2.2 (14) from turnovers compared to 0.2 (2) for West Coast.
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Brynn Teakle)
05:00
West Coast has won all five clearances this quarter and leads the overall count by eight.
06:57
Power Interchange - Todd Marshall off due to an injury.
07:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
08:07
The Power have recorded the last four inside 50s of the game and leads the overall count by two.
09:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
09:47
After creating just three forward half turnovers in the first quarter, the Power have generated five already this quarter for a return of 2.1 (13).
11:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
11:50
West Coast has recorded just one disposal in their forward half this quarter compared to 11 for the Power.
15:57
Jeremy Finlayson has been the target inside 50 twice this quarter for a return of 2.0 (12).
17:15
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
17:33
Tom Barrass has taken three intercept marks this quarter after taking zero in the first quarter. Entering the game, Barrass was ranked No.1 at West Coast for intercept marks with 14.
18:13
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
22:49
SCORE GOAL - Power (Junior Rioli)
23:03
Port Adelaide has scored 3.2 (20) from turnovers this quarter.
23:33
Todd Marshall has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Dylan Williams.
24:27
Bailey Williams has won five clearances this quarter and has a game-high eight clearances overall. No other player has won more than three clearances.
25:32
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willem Drew)
27:56
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
28:18
Port Adelaide has scored 5.2 (32) from clearances including 2.1 (13) from centre bounce clearances.
30:08
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
31:45
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
31:55
Eagles Interchange - Jai Culley off due to an injury.
34:26
West Coast has struggled to transition the ball with only two of 18 defensive 50 chains resulting in an inside 50. Despite this, the Eagles have outscored Port Adelaide by five points from the source.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
02:15
The Power have scored 7.2 (44) from set shots.
03:13
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
05:02
Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to an injury.
05:18
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
06:00
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
06:15
West Coast has scored 1.4 (10) from 10 forward half intercepts.
07:37
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Connor West)
08:48
Port Adelaide has lifted their pressure this quarter with a pressure factor of 219. The Power recorded a pressure factor of 181 in the first half.
12:21
Tim Kelly has had a productive quarter for the Eagles with a team-high eight disposals. Kelly recorded 15 disposals in the first half.
13:15
Luke Shuey has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Rhett Bazzo.
13:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jai Culley)
16:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
18:14
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
18:47
After losing the clearance count by seven in the first half, the Power have won eight more clearances this quarter.
21:06
Tom Barrass has taken four contested marks while no other West Coast player has taken more than one.
21:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
22:16
The Eagles have scored 2.0 (12) from defensive 50 chains.
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Power (Junior Rioli)
31:23
The Eagles have scored 3.0 (18) from shots taken within 30 metres of goal compared to 4.3 (27) for the Power.
34:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ryan Burton)
36:47
Port Adelaide gained the ascendancy around the stoppages that quarter, winning the first possession five more times and recording nine more clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:11
Eagles Interchange - Greg Clark off due to the blood rule.
04:19
Tom Barrass has taken eight intercept marks - six more than the next-best Eagles player.
04:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ryan Burton)
06:34
In 55 ruck contests between Bailey Williams and Brynn Teakle, West Coast has won the first possession at a stoppage eight more times and won the clearance four more times.
07:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jai Culley)
07:57
After scoring 1.2 (8) across his first six AFL games, Jai Culley has scored a career-high four goals today.
09:26
Jeremy Finlayson has been the target inside 50 on six occasions for a return of four marks inside 50 and 5.2 (32).
12:23
With Todd Marshall subbed out, Ryan Burton has been moved forward. Prior to this game, Burton had kicked eight goals in four seasons with the Power.
14:21
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
14:32
The Eagles have scored 5.5 (35) from set shots compared to 10.4 (64) for the Power.
15:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
19:47
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
21:27
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
22:12
West Coast has scored 6.6 (42) from turnovers.
23:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Lord)
24:09
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
28:19
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
30:21
Bailey Williams finished with a season-high 21 disposals and a career-high 13 clearances for West Coast. Williams also led the Eagles with 16 contested possessions.