Match

Geelong Cats vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 10 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide has won just one of its last 13 games at GMHBA Stadium, with its only win coming in Round 21, 2007.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:16
Port Adelaide lose the first centre clearance of the night. This season, they have been strong out of the centre, winning 1.4 more centre clearances than their opponent - ranked fourth.
02:07
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willie Rioli)
02:43
Jason Horne-Francis slots through the first goal of the night, with his goal sourcing from a stoppage. The Power outscore their opponents by nine points from stoppages on average - ranked third in the AFL.
04:14
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
04:16
Willie Rioli kicks an impressive goal to make it two in a minute for the Power. Last time the Power took on Geelong, he scored an equal-game-high four goals.
07:23
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
09:16
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
09:25
Port Adelaide has already scored 25 points within the first 10 minutes of the game. Their highest score within 10 minutes of the game starting was 12.
11:56
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
11:57
After conceding the first five inside 50s of the game, the Cats clawed back with three in a row. Gary Rohan's goal sourced from a mark inside 50, which in the last four rounds, the Cats have taken 14.5 marks per game inside 50 – ranked No.1.
13:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
15:55
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Todd Marshall)
16:03
The Power have scored from 46% of their chains tonight. They have been lethal with ball in hand this season and converting chains into scores this year, averaging a chain to score conversion rate of 24% for the season - ranked No.1.
17:13
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
20:09
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
21:46
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
21:49
Another goal from a centre bounce clearance for the Power tonight through Todd Marshall. They are the second-most damaging team from scoring from centre clearances - averaging 14.5 points a game from this source - ranked second behind Geelong.
25:15
Geelong are currently down seven contested possessions but are up three ground ball gets. The Cats rank eighth and sixteenth for groundball and contested possession differential this year.
27:57
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
30:17
Despite a slow start to the game, Geelong's ability to move the ball from their defensive 50 has been impressive. They have launched four inside 50s and three scores from eight chains in this zone. The Cats generate 4.6 scores from their defensive 50 on average - ranked third.
32:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
33:57
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
34:00
50 points in a quarter becomes the most points Geelong has conceded in a quarter since 2012.
36:02
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Atkins)
36:27
Geelong were unable to get any sort of control in the first term. They took four fewer marks and had a time in possession that was almost five minutes fewer than the Powers'. Additionally, they conceded four goals before getting a single inside 50 at the start of the match.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:07
Port Adelaide's pressure has been immense, as they have registered a pressure rating of 195 for the match (they rank sixth for the season). Geelong's has been down based on their usual output, as they have registered a pressure factor of 180 (they rank fifth for the season).
02:36
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
04:43
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
04:53
Willie Rioli's goal becomes the Geelong's fifth goal from turnover conceded for the match. Geelong has been outscored from intercept possessions in just two of its last 20 matches at GMHAB Stadium – winning 16 games and losing four.
05:58
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
06:59
Geelong's defence has capitulated tonight. They have conceded 24 inside 50s and a goal from 42% of those entries. The Cats normally concede a goal from 16% of inside 50s conceded - ranked fourth defensively.
09:44
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
09:58
Port Adelaide's scoring profile has been spread out. They have scored five goals from set shots, four goals on the run and two goals from snaps. Five of their goals have also come from more than 40 metres out.
11:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
12:44
Over the last five seasons, Geelong only gives up nine forward 50 marks on average at GMHBA Stadium for the entire match. Tonight, they've already given up 10 before half-time.
12:53
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Jhye Clark)
14:52
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
18:14
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
18:38
Gryan Miers steps up to kick consecutive goals for Geelong. He has been handy tonight, collecting eight disposals, 12 pressure acts, two clearances and a goal.
22:13
Zak Butters has been electric tonight as he scores his first. He has amassed 14 disposals, of which five were won in a contested manner, five clearances, 329 metres gained and six score involvements.
25:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willie Rioli)
27:01
There have been nine individual goalscorers already for Port Adelaide. No other team this year has had more in a first half.
27:15
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
28:22
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
32:51
Port Adelaide only had two more inside 50s in the second term compared to Geelong, but again were able to score far to easily, scoring a goal from 12% more of their entries compared to the Cats.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willie Rioli)
01:32
Although Rhys Stanley is leading the hitouts 9-7 against Dante Visentini, Visentini leads the hitouts-to-advantage 4-1, as well as the Power leading the clearance count 12-6 and score four goals from stoppage when these two have been rucking opponents.
05:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
06:56
The Cats look reignited as they start to get a handle on the game. They have had nine of the last 11 inside 50s, the last five inside 50s and have scored four of the last five goals.
09:23
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
09:56
The quarter has spent 70% of time in Geelong's forward half. Geelong has already found eight marks and generated two scores in this zone.
10:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Kane Farrell)
14:16
Cats Interchange - Max Holmes off due to an injury.
14:32
Geelong have come out with real intent in the third term. They have had 11 more contested possessions after losing this stat in the first half, as well as taking four forward 50 marks - the same amount they took in the entire first half.
16:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
17:15
Jeremy Cameron slots through his first to give the Cats hope. His output tonight has been impressive, as he has collected 14 disposals, 439 metres gained and five inside 50s. His kicks inside 50 have led to 3.1 (19) on the scoreboard - the most of any player tonight.
22:23
After having two disposals and one intercept possession in the entire first half, Esava Ratugolea has stepped up in the third term. He has collected six disposals, six intercept possessions, two intercept marks and 122 metres gained.
22:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
24:31
Willie Rioli has kicked a game-high four goals from seven shots at goal tonight. Of the top 50 players with the most goals on average this season, he ranks 44th for score conversion this season.
25:21
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
26:54
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
27:06
Another repeat entry goal for Geelong through Brad Close. Geelong has kicked 4.2 (26) from 15 repeat inside 50s, while the Power have kicked 2.1 (13) from eight repeat entries.
29:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Zach Guthrie)
29:45
A double 50-metre penalty sees Geelong bring the margin down to its lowest since 32:47 into the first term.
31:07
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Oliver Dempsey)
32:14
The Power had 10 fewer inside 50s in comparison to Geelong for the term. They coughed up 20 inside 50s in the third term after only giving up 21 in the entire first half.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:55
The Power have won four of their five games this season when they have been in front at three-quarter-time, with their only loss coming against Melbourne in Round 3.
03:25
Cats Interchange - Max Holmes off due to an injury.
04:49
Cameron Guthrie has sharked four of Port Adelaide's hitouts tonight - the most of any player.
06:17
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
07:38
Mitch Georgiades scores to stop a run of three goals from the Cats. The Power have had three inside 50s in this term but have only retained one - their most recent which led to a goal.
09:24
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
09:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
10:22
Geelong responds with a goal from a kick-in. The Power have conceded 6.8 points per game from kick-ins – ranked last defensively.
12:05
Port Adelaide's pressure in their forward 50 has been huge. They have already laid four tackles in this zone in this term and have laid 18 for the game. The Power average 13.8 forward 50 tackles per game this season - ranked second behind Carlton.
13:28
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Gryan Miers)
14:35
Tom Stewart and Zak Butters have both launched four scores for their team resulting in 25 points on the scoreboard tonight. Neither of these two average more than two score launches per game this year.
17:23
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Gary Rohan)
17:38
A game-high lead of 49 points from the Power is trimmed down to just 11 with eight minutes to go. Gary Rohan has only had seven disposals tonight but has been involved in five scores.
18:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
20:05
Geelong has been strong in the air tonight, winning 28% of all one vs one marking contests in comparison to Port Adelaide's 11%. The Cats rank eleventh and the Power rank first for one vs one marking contests this season.
21:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
24:00
The clock ticks down as the Cats search for goals late. The Cats rank third for the season for scores after the 20-minute mark in quarters.
25:20
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
25:33
Tyson Stengle keeps the Cats alive as he kicks his fourth for the game. Geelong has now kicked six of the last seven goals as they hunt down a seven-point deficit with less than three minutes remaining.
27:51
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Henry)
31:08
A terrible start for Geelong put them 41 points down at the main break, but the second half saw them rejuvenated. They were able to claw back to get on top in key measures, having 10 more contested possessions, 11 more inside 50s and three more goals from stoppages in the second half.