Match

Fremantle vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 25 Aug 2024

Pre Game

00:00

Port Adelaide has won five of its last six matches against Fremantle – most recently a three-point win in Round 6 this year.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

02:33

SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)

02:57

Port Adelaide with early possession dominance leading uncontested marks 6-0. The Power are 9-1 when they take 90-plus uncontested marks – but are 6-6 when taking less than 90 uncontested marks.

06:00

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)

07:22

SCORE GOAL - Power (Willem Drew)

07:32

The Power have won their last home-and-away match of the season in each of the last five years – with an average winning margin of 30 points.

10:56

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)

11:15

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

15:26

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)

16:18

Fremantle's run from their defensive half has been effective so far this match. The Dockers have scored 13 of 14 points from defensive half chains. This season, Fremantle average 20 points per game from their defensive midfield, ranked 3rd.

18:08

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nathan O'Driscoll)

19:01

Fremantle is the No.1 team in the competition for handball receives – averaging 132.8. So far this match they lead handball receives 23-10.

19:44

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)

21:46

SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)

26:08

Luke Ryan needs just five uncontested marks to break the record for the most uncontested marks in a home-and-away season. So far Luke Ryan has one uncontested mark.

31:15

Fremantle managed to win the quarter while going down in inside 50's 18-11. Port Adelaide had three scoring shots for 18 entries going at a 17% score rate. This season Port Adelaide averages a score from 37% of inside 50's, ranked 4th.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:08

The Power had zero marks in their forward 50 in the 1st term. This season, Port Adelaide averages 11.4 marks inside 50 per game, ranked 1st in the competition.

04:04

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)

04:34

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)

06:22

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jeremy Sharp)

07:42

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)

07:57

Even though Andrew Brayshaw is playing predominately in the midfield, 11 of his 13 disposals have been recorded in his defensive half.

09:09

SCORE GOAL - Power (Dante Visentini)

09:40

Port Adelaide score their second goal from a kick-in. This season, the Power average six points per game from this source, ranked 1st.

10:31

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ryan Burton)

12:08

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)

13:35

Hayden Young has been dominant in the middle with a game-high four clearances and has also had an impact going forward with a game-high three score assists, four inside 50's and five score involvements.

13:45

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)

15:01

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jackson Mead)

18:07

Power Interchange - Aliir Aliir off due to an injury.

19:38

SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)

24:16

Fremantle struggling to convert from their 13 inside 50's. The Dockers have had seven scoring shots but only one goal. Fremantle also lead ground ball gets 13-10 and contested possessions 17-14 in their forward half zone.

25:05

Power Interchange - Kane Farrell and is possibly out for the game.

26:23

SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)

27:27

Three of Port Adelaide's four goals have come from defensive half chains this quarter. Port Adelaide has also taken four marks inside 50.

28:06

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)

29:13

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)

29:17

Fremantle dominated play at the contest in the second term but couldn't quite capitalise. The Dockers won ground ball gets 30-21, contested possessions 37-29, clearances 8-5 and scored eight points from clearance chains.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:11

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)

03:10

SCORE GOAL - Power (Francis Evans)

03:53

Early momentum going Port Adelaide's way with the Power recording the first four inside 50's for the quarter. Port Adelaide's first goal came from a intercept chain. Fremantle ranks second for scores from intercept possessions against this season.

05:06

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)

06:14

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)

07:21

Fremantle has turned the ball over five times in their defensive midfield zone in which Port Adelaide has scored 13 points from this zone in turnover chains.

08:07

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)

09:15

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)

10:38

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jordon Sweet)

11:28

Port Adelaide's pressure factor is at 2.08 in the third quarter to Fremantle's 1.62. The Power lead tackles 10-3. This season, Port Adelaide average a pressure factor of 1.87, ranked 1st.

13:37

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Luke Jackson)

17:54

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Young)

19:13

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)

21:10

Fremantle struggling to transition from their defence this term. From 17 defensive half chains, Fremantle has only gone inside on four occasions for one point.

21:43

Dockers Interchange - Corey Wagner off due to an injury.

24:00

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jase Burgoyne)

24:46

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)

25:09

All three Port Adelaide goals this term have come from forward half turnovers. The Power average 46 points from turnovers, ranked 11th.

26:04

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Sturt)

29:10

Fremantle's Hayden Young was the standout for the Dockers in the 3rd term. Young was involved in all five of Fremantle's scores.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:38

The Dockers have applied a pressure factor of just 161 in its forward 50 this season – ranked 17th. So far this game, the Dockers have applied a pressure factor of just 137 in this zone.

05:53

Ollie Wines leads the match in disposals with 25. Ollie Wines has had at least 25 disposals in each of his last eight matches against Fremantle – averaging 27.7 against them over his whole career.

06:30

Dockers Interchange - Hayden Young off due to an injury.

07:33

SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)

08:28

The Dockers have been dominating the territory battle leading inside 50's 5-2 and time in possession 42% to Port Adelaide's 30% this final term.

10:55

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)

11:30

This term the Dockers lead uncontested possessions 23-8, inside 50's 7-2 and handball receives 17-5.

12:19

SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jase Burgoyne)

14:52

SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)

17:56

SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)

19:47

Zac Butters having a big final term, leading in ground ball gets (5) and contested possessions (5). In Round 23, Zak Butters became just the fifth player to have 40 disposals, 20 contested possessions, 10 clearances, 10 score involvements, and 700 metres gained in a match.

19:50

Dockers Interchange - Hayden Young and is possibly out for the game.

22:07

Fremantle have scored just the one goal from 11 inside 50's this term - 11% for goals per inside 50. In last quarters, Fremantle is ranked 4th in the competition for goals from inside 50's going at 21.6%.

22:56

SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)

25:03

Port Adelaide are leading clearances 14-9 in the final term and have scored 13 points from this source to Fremantle's one point.

26:18

Jason Horne-Francis up to 20 disposals. Jason Horne-Francis is one of just four players to average at least 20 disposals, 10 contested possessions, and one goal a game this season.

29:05

SCORE GOAL - Power (Jordon Sweet)

30:35

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

30:47

It was a game that was even across the stat sheet. However, Port Adelaide scored 35 points from clearances to Fremantle's 23 points and won the inside 50 count 56-48.