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Pre Game
00:00
St Kilda posted a season-low pressure factor of 164 last week, down from 189 and 195 in that order over its previous two matches.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
03:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Darcy Wilson)
04:31
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
05:00
St Kilda kicks the opening goal of the game courtesy of a forward half intercept. This season, the Saints have averaged just 14 points per game from this source, the fewest of any side.
08:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Miles Bergman)
09:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
09:59
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall off due to an injury.
10:56
Port Adelaide lead the inside 50 count six to two, but despite generating a score from 67 per cent of its entries, have kicked a wasteful 0.4.4.
11:37
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
12:25
Finally, the Power get their first goal on the board from their seventh inside 50 of the match, courtesy of a forward half intercept. Port Adelaide average 31 points per game form this source, ranked fifth.
14:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
15:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
16:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
17:00
Port Adelaide have generated a score from 80 per cent of its 10 inside 50s, but have registered just the one goal. St Kilda have struggled to exit from its defensive 50, generating just one inside 50 from its first 11 exits.
17:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Darcy Wilson)
17:52
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Bradley Hill)
18:40
In contrast to Port Adelaide, St Kilda has made the most of its limited opportunities. The Saints have generated four scores from five inside 50s, with both of their goals coming from forward half intercepts.
20:30
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
25:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
26:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
26:54
Port Adelaide enjoys an advantage of eight in contested possession at quarter time. This is an advantage borne largely from pre-clearance contested possession, with the Power registering an advantage of six in stoppage first possessions. The Power lead clearances by five at the first change.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
05:45
The Power have five of the first six inside 50s of the second quarter to extend their advantage in this area to 11. Despite this, Port Adelaide has scored a goal form just five per cent of these entries and have yet to register a score this quarter.
06:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
07:33
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
13:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
13:32
The Power continue to apply great heat on the ball carrier, leading the tackle count by eight for the quarter and 21 for the match.
15:36
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
15:52
Port Adelaide have generated four intercepts within its forward 50, kicking 2.1.13 as a result. They average 4.5 forward 50 intercepts per game, ranked third in the competition and generate 11 points per game from this source, ranked fifth.
18:00
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
18:22
All three Port Adelaide goals this quarter have come from St Kilda turnovers in the Saints' defensive 50.
18:30
Power Interchange - Aliir Aliir off due to an injury.
21:35
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
21:42
Last week's Rising Star Darcy Wilson has enjoyed an excellent first half for St Kilda with 11 disposals, including a match-high 10 kicks, four inside 50s and four contested possessions.
25:22
The Saints continue to make their opportunities count. They have scored from 55 per cent of their 18 inside 50s, kicking a goal from 28 per cent of these entries. The Power have generated a score from 48 per cent of their inside 50s, but have a goal from 15 per cent of these entries.
27:04
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
29:44
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
30:47
The game has been one which has been dominated by turnover, with five of Port Adelaide's six goals coming via intercepts and four of St Kilda's five goals coming from this source.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
05:25
Power Interchange - Sam Powell-Pepper and is possibly out for the game.
06:08
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
06:18
Charlie Dixon has been a strong focal point in the Port Adelaide forward line. While he has only been targeted four times inside 50, less than teammates Mitch Georgiades and Todd Marshall, he has taken three marks from these four targets and has kicked three goals.
10:54
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
11:18
St Kilda has kicked 4.3.27 from set shots tonight, while Port Adelaide has kicked a less accurate 3.6.24. Charlie Dixon has all three Port Adelaide goals from a set shot.
12:04
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
12:48
St Kilda has won four of the five clearances this quarter and kicked its first goal of the evening from a centre bounce clearance.
14:29
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
14:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mitch Owens)
16:44
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
17:03
St Kilda have regained the lead on the back of improved contest and stoppage work. The Saints lead contested possession and clearance by five each this quarter, allowing them to gain an advantage of five in the inside 50 count. Two of St Kilda's three goals this term have come from clearance as well.
18:43
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
20:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
22:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jase Burgoyne)
24:40
Since the 18-minute mark of the quarter, Port Adelaide have won nine contested possessions to nil and have generated the last four inside 50s of the match as a result.
28:24
Jordon Sweet has been excellent in his matchup against the more fancied Rowan Marshall. The Power ruckman leads disposals ten to six against his Saints adversary, while he also leads hitouts-to-advantage 12 to five and the Power have won the clearances 20 to nine when the two have been opposed to each other.
28:38
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
29:10
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee and is possibly out for the game.
30:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
30:54
The Power have an advantage of 20 in contested possession tonight. Willem Drew leads all comers with 10 of his 18 disposals coming via a contested possession.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
04:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
07:39
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
07:48
Charlie Dixon has been the difference between the two sides tonight, with the big forward kicking his fourth goal of the match. Port Adelaide have taken 13 marks inside 50 for the match, compared to just six from the Saints.
12:01
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
12:33
Increased midfield time has paid dividends for Jack Sinclair tonight. The Saints star leads his side with 23 disposals, eight contested possessions, seven score involvements and a goal.
16:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
17:01
Port Adelaide leads forward half intercepts 26 to 18 and has outscored the Saints 5.5.35 to 2.1.13 from these intercepts.
17:49
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
22:13
Saints Interchange - Angus Hastie off due to an injury.
22:18
SCORE
GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
23:30
It's fitting for Port Adelaide that the match winner came from a forward half intercept. The Power have won the ball back from St Kilda 27 times in their front half, slightly up on their average of 24 per game. They have generated 41 points from this score source, almost two goals up on their usual output.
25:54
Port Adelaide youngster Jase Burgoyne has played the best game of his short career tonight, registering career-highs in disposals with 27, contested possessions with 11 and clearances with five.
26:21
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Zaine Cordy)
28:16
Port Adelaide's pressure was consistently high throughout the match, recording a pressure rating of 200 to St Kilda's 171. The Power led the tackle count 83 to 55, its best differential since Round 13, 2021.