Match

Port Adelaide vs Adelaide Crows

Commentary / 17 Aug 2024

Pre Game

00:00
Port Adelaide won last round by scoring just 53 points – the third-lowest winning score in its history.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:00
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
04:17
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Ben Keays)
05:24
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
06:02
Izak Rankine has kicked three-plus goals in each of his last three games against the Power – averaging seven score involvements. He breaks through for the first major score in tonight's match.
07:57
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
08:57
Adelaide has brought the pressure early in this match with a massive pressure factor of 224, compared to Port Adelaide's 161. Adelaide is the highest-pressure team this season.
09:47
Crows Interchange - Riley Thilthorpe off due to an injury.
10:47
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
13:11
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
13:30
Jordon Sweet has had a dominant start in the ruck battle with 10 hitouts to just one hitout for Reilly O'Brien. This is a surprising outcome given O'Brien leads the league in hitouts per match this season with 43 - six more than the next highest.
19:04
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
20:09
Adelaide is leading contested possession by eight between the arcs. However, they are level for groundballs through this midfield area - the difference is largely accounted for by free kicks.
20:58
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
21:52
The Power have generated a clearance from 86% of Jason Horne-Francis’ centre bounce first possessions – ranked second of the top-25 first-possession players. Horne-Francis has also kicked 22 goals this season - including one to put the Power in front during this match.
22:26
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
26:10
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Kane Farrell)
28:08
In the last five minutes, the Power have a pressure factor of 280.
28:27
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
28:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
30:03
The first term lived up to the hype of a Showdown match. Both sides have struggled with accuracy in front of goal, registering a collective four goals from 12 shots at goal.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
01:56
Jason Horne-Francis kicks the first major of the second term from clearance. Port Adelaide leads the clearance count 13 to six, but more importantly, it leads the effective clearance count 11 to zero.
04:44
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
07:56
Power Interchange - Jordon Sweet off due to an injury.
08:07
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
09:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
10:09
Both sides have entered this second quarter with the same level of intensity that they provided in the first quarter. Adelaide has a pressure factor of 202 and Port Adelaide is at 194.
11:09
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Izak Rankine)
12:52
For the 10th time this season, Izak Rankine has recorded multiple goals in a match.
13:27
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ryan Burton)
13:48
SCORE GOAL - Power (Travis Boak)
14:35
Power Interchange - Lachie Jones off due to an injury.
15:41
With his goal, Travis Boak has now kicked four goals for the season - the equal least goals he has kicked in a season. The other season in which Boak kicked only four goals was his debut season in 2007.
16:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
21:04
It has been a quiet night thus far for Rory Laird who has just five disposals. His lowest disposals tally this season is 22 and he has recorded 25 or more in all but five matches.
21:15
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Josh Rachele)
22:34
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Darcy Fogarty)
23:04
Power Interchange - Jordon Sweet off due to the blood rule.
23:55
Adelaide has kicked its last two goals from clearance. Despite being down five to 15 in the effective clearance count throughout this match, it has scored only three fewer points from clearance.
24:38
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
28:32
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Francis Evans)
30:55
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Riley Thilthorpe)
31:43
The Crows have kicked the last three goals of the match. They have found their forward half-game in this quarter with three goals generated from the forward half.
33:08
In the last 10 minutes of the first half, the Crows brought a pressure factor of 259 in comparison to the Power's pressure of 199. The big question entering the second half will be whether both sides can maintain this level of defensive intent or if the play will open up and become a shootout on the scoreboard.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
06:33
Power Interchange - Lachie Jones off due to an injury.
06:56
It's been a poor night by foot for a few of Port Adelaide's leading midfielders. Zak Butters and Connor Rozee both have a kicking efficiency of 46%, while Willem Drew is going at 25% by foot.
08:53
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Jordan Dawson)
10:58
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
12:38
The Crows conceded 19 points from intercept possessions in the Round 8 Showdown – their second-fewest this year. Tonight they have conceded 15 points from intercept possessions thus far.
12:45
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Rushed)
13:31
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
19:05
The Power have conceded a mark from 16.5% of their opponents inside 50s – ranked No.1 defensively. Tonight they have allowed just five marks from 33 inside 50s.
21:35
Crows Interchange - Izak Rankine and is possibly out for the game.
22:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
25:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)
26:04
Amid the remonstration from Adelaide, Port Adelaide has now regained the lead. It has been a relatively even third term, with Port Adelaide marginally leading time in forward half with 56%.
27:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
28:28
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
30:15
Matt Crouch is averaging 29.7 disposals, 11.0 contested possessions, and 7.7 clearances in his last three Showdowns. Crouch has maintained this form tonight with 25 disposals thus far, nine more than his next-highest teammate.
32:59
SCORE BEHIND - Crows (Lachlan Gollant)
33:59
Adelaide has a 6-0 win-loss record when it has outscored its opponents by at least 10 points from clearances. In the 10 games it has been outscored via that source it boasts a 2-1-7 record. Heading into the final quarter Adelaide has been outscored by five points from clearance and Port Adelaide currently holds the lead.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
01:25
Willie Rioli has averaged 2.1 goals in each of the last two seasons at Adelaide Oval and was last goalless there in Round 5 last season. He kicks a crucial goal to start the final quarter.
05:11
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jase Burgoyne)
06:33
In a breakout season for Jase Burgoyne, he comes through with a valuable fourth-quarter goal. Burgoyne has accumulated 20 disposals or more in three of his last four games.
10:29
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
11:04
It has been a commanding fourth quarter from the Power, they lead clearances (nine to three), inside 50s (five to one), and have put three goals on the scoreboard to no score for the Crows.
13:38
Almost halfway through the final term, the Power have a pressure rating of 247 for the quarter.
14:28
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Ben Keays)
14:42
Crows Interchange - Josh Worrell off due to an injury.
22:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willie Rioli)
22:34
Crows Interchange - Nick Murray off due to an injury.
22:52
Power Interchange - Jackson Mead off due to an injury.
24:13
Port Adelaide has won six of its seven games that have been decided by 1-10 points this season – the best win ratio of any side. If the margin continues to get closer, Port Adelaide has strong evidence to suggest it might be able to hold on to the lead.
25:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
27:51
Jordan Dawson is doing his best in a move to half-back to keep Adelaide in this contest through the final term with nine disposals and five intercept possessions.
29:23
SCORE GOAL - Crows (Mitchell Hinge)
32:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Charlie Dixon)
33:25
SCORE GOAL - Power (Zak Butters)
35:27
Zak Butters finished the night on a high with a goal and recording his 42nd disposal to set a new Showdown disposal record. His 20 contested possessions, 10 clearances, and 745 metres gained played a major part in securing the win.