Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 14 Jul 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Suns have won 38.5% of its offensive one-on-one over the last four rounds, ranked first in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
06:22
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Wines)
06:33
Port Adelaide score their first goal from a stoppage clearance. They average 10.5 score launches from this source in 2024, ranked fourth in the competition.
09:50
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
11:04
The Suns lead the inside 50 count 8-4 and lead the clearance count 4-3.
12:04
Power Interchange - Lachie Jones off due to an injury.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
17:03
Port Adelaide lead the pressure factor 211 to 178. The competition average is 181.
18:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
20:06
The Suns lead the centre bounce clearance count 3-0.
21:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Mead)
21:48
Jackson Mead converts Port Adelaide's first goal from an attacking midfield chain. The Power have scored 26.8% of their scores from this zone in 2024, ranked 18th in the competition.
24:11
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Jed Walter)
25:13
Port Adelaide lead disposals in defensive 50 32-13. They have taken 11 marks to Gold Coast's four, and recorded 22-10 uncontested possessions in this zone.
25:32
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben King)
27:35
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Noah Anderson)
27:50
Noah Anderson has a game-high three clearances, eight disposals, three contested possessions and two score involvements.
28:17
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Long)
30:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Ollie Lord)
30:42
The Suns have scored 2.3 to 1.1 from intercepts, while the Power have scored 2.1 to 0.1 from stoppages in the first term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:02
Port Adelaide have recorded the first four ground ball gets of the second term.
04:56
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Sam Flanders)
06:24
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Lloyd Johnston)
08:50
The Power lead inside 50s 7-4 in the second term, but have a 0% scoring rate compared to the Suns' 50%.
08:52
Power Interchange - Todd Marshall and is possibly out for the game.
09:22
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Quinton Narkle)
13:35
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Jack Lukosius)
13:53
The Suns have scored 4.3 to 1.1 from intercepts.
16:49
Connor Rozee has a game-high five clearances, five contested possessions and eight disposals in the second term.
19:47
The Power lead inside 50s 13-8, but have scored just 0.1 to 3.0 in the second term. They have conceded six intercept marks in their forward 50, and have taken just one in their defensive 50.
20:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
21:19
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
22:49
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
23:02
The Suns have scored 2.0 from defensive 50 chains. 14.1% of their scores in 2024 have come from this zone, ranked 16th in the competition for an average of 14.5 points per game.
24:05
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jackson Mead)
25:55
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben Ainsworth)
28:09
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
28:38
Zak Butters has a game-high 14 disposals, 247 metres gained, five marks and four inside 50s in the second term.
29:28
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
29:52
Power Interchange - Miles Bergman off due to an injury.
31:25
The Suns have scored 4.1 from 13 attacking midfield chains, with an inside 50 rate of 85%. The Power have scored just 1.0 from 12 chains, despite an inside 50 rate of 83%.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Quinton Narkle)
02:30
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
02:51
Port Adelaide score their first goal of the second half from a centre bounce clearance. 15.5% of their scores in 2024 have been launched from this zone, ranked second in the competition.
04:04
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
06:28
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
06:52
Power Interchange - Logan Evans off due to an injury.
08:20
Ben King converts Gold Coast's first goal from a forward 50 chain of the match. 23.1% of Gold Coast's score launches in 2024 have been from this zone, ranked second in the competition.
10:41
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
11:26
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jordon Sweet)
12:35
Port Adelaide convert their first goal from a snap shot, for a total scoreline of 1.1 to Gold Coast's 3.1.
13:59
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Noah Anderson)
17:34
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Francis Evans)
18:36
The Power have kicked all three of their third-quarter goals from the right side of the ground.
18:52
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Ben Long)
22:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
24:06
The Suns have won the past three clearances, but trail the post-clearance contested possession count 2-4 during this period.
25:32
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Wil Powell)
26:55
The Suns have kicked 2.0 to the Power's 1.1 from two to three forward 50 intercepts.
29:17
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Bodhi Uwland)
30:02
Bodhi Uwland has a game-high eight disposals, 283 metres gained, three score involvements and three marks in the third term.
30:41
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
32:12
The Suns kicked 5.0 to 3.2 from intercepts in the third term, and have kicked 11.3 to 5.5 from this source for the match, despite having 52 to 53 intercept chains. They have also kicked 5.1 to 1.1 from snap shots.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:33
SCORE GOAL - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
03:03
The Suns lead the contested possession count 9-0, ground balls count 6-0, clearance count 3-0 and inside 50 count 3-0.
04:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Charlie Dixon)
08:08
Gold Coast have recorded a time in forward half of 70% in the final term.
08:43
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben King)
10:38
Port Adelaide have recorded 103-67 short kicks today.
10:39
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Ben Long)
11:47
Power Interchange - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher off due to an injury.
13:14
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Nick Holman)
14:56
The Suns lead the clearance count 6-0 and the inside 50 count 12-2 in the final term.
15:09
SUNS Interchange - Nick Holman off due to the blood rule.
17:32
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Rushed)
17:48
The Suns have kicked 0.3 to 1.0 from set shots in the final term.
18:37
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Bailey Humphrey)
20:17
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Travis Boak)
21:18
Alex Davies has a career-high eight clearances, 10 first possessions, and 12 tackles.
21:36
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Francis Evans)
22:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
25:00
SCORE BEHIND - SUNS (Malcolm Rosas)
26:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jeremy Finlayson)
27:46
Zak Butters has a game-high 35 disposals, eight score involvements, five inside 50s and one goal.
28:17
Connor Rozee had a team-high eight clearances, with Ollie Wines recording three clearances as the second-highest. Rozee also had an equal team-high 10 contested possessions, 29 disposals and five inside 50s.