Match

Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn

Commentary / 13 Sep 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Power conceded 75 points from clearance chains last week - their third-most since 2010. They concede 29.4 points per game on average in 2024, ranked fifth in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Nick Watson)
03:42
Port Adelaide captain Connor Rozee lays an important early marker with a strong inside-50 tackle and goal to open proceedings. It's the only tackle Port have registered so far in this match.
05:43
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
07:01
The Power have responded early in the midfield after last week, registering five of the first six clearances so far.
09:42
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Rushed)
10:27
The Hawks have been forced to play much of the game in their defensive half to start this match. 20 of their 27 disposals have come in their defensive half in the first 10 minutes, with only four kicks in this zone registering as effective.
13:32
The Power are content to play controlled football so far, preferring ball movement by foot. From their 38 disposals, 28 have been kicks - with 15 coming in their defensive half.
15:31
The Power currently have a pressure rating of 2.00 - significantly higher than the Hawks' paltry 1.43. This has led to the Hawks registering just one effective kick in their forward half so far.
19:53
Port Adelaide has amassed nine defensive midfield ball movement chains so far, converting these into six inside-50s in just 20 minutes. However, these chains have only led to a score of a single behind.
23:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Todd Marshall)
23:08
Todd Marshall slots an important goal for the Power, finally converting an intercept chain into a goal. The Power have scored from just 14.7% of their intercept chains over the last four rounds, ranked 16th overall.
24:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
27:19
The Hawks have been caught holding the ball five times this quarter, with four occurring in the last four minutes. The Power have only been caught holding the ball once so far.
28:30
The Hawks' ball movement has not stood up under the cauldron of finals football. From 19 defensive-half ball-movement chains, Hawthorn has only managed four inside-50s, with these chains leading to just a single behind for the term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:15
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
01:24
Mitch Georgiades converts to extend Port Adelaide's lead early in the second. The Power now have a shot-at-goal percentage of 50% tonight - up on their season average of 42.5%, the worst in the competition.
02:57
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willie Rioli)
04:30
Jack Scrimshaw leads all players on the ground for intercept possessions, with four so far - three of which have come in the defensive-50. Scrimshaw has won 48.3% of his one-on-one defensive contests this season - the third-best percentage of the top-75 to defend a contest.
05:09
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
08:54
Connor Rozee, Zak Butters and Ollie Wines have amassed eight clearances between them - equal to the total of the entire Hawks team so far tonight.
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
11:33
The Hawks mark and play on immediately from 25.5% of their marks this season, ranked first in the league. Tonight, they have only played on from 18% of their marks, none of which have come in their forward half.
13:26
Power Interchange - Todd Marshall off due to an injury.
13:34
Rookie Calsher Dear finally gets the Hawks off the mark with their first goal of the game. Dear has kicked 11 goals in his last four games, including three hauls of three goals.
16:03
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Mabior Chol)
16:29
Two goals in three minutes for the Hawks represent a change in momentum in the game. In the last five minutes, the Hawks lead contested possessions seven to four, clearances two to one, tackles four to three and inside-50s two to zero.
20:06
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
21:22
Despite the rapid change in momentum, Port Adelaide have amassed 13 tackles in the last four minutes, with Zak Butters and Connor Rozee amassing seven of these tackles between them.
22:21
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
22:34
The Power convert another defensive-midfield intercept possession into a desperately-needed Darcy Byrne-Jones goal. Port Adelaide averages 45.5 points from intercept possessions this season, ranked 12th in the competition.
23:43
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Worpel)
27:58
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
28:15
Jack Ginnivan kicks the Hawks' fourth goal of the quarter (and third from a stoppage chain) to draw the margin back to three points. The Hawks have now registered seven of the last nine clearances.
32:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
32:06
A last-gasp goal from Willie Rioli restored some breathing space for the Power after a ferocious second term. The Power managed two goals from defensive-midfield intercept chains in the term - a source the Hawks are yet to score from.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:41
The ruck battle between Lloyd Meek and Jordon Sweet has been tightly-fought so far, with Sweet taking the honours thanks to a lead in hitouts (24-18), hitouts-to-advantage (five to two) and stoppage first-possessions (six to three).
02:47
Jai Newcombe has been immense in the midfield for the Hawks, amassing 20 touches so far - six more than anyone else on the ground. Newcombe is coming off collecting 30 disposals in his last three games for the first time in his career.
04:30
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Nick Watson)
05:31
Nick Watson gets on the board to bring the margin back to three points. Four of the last five Hawks goals have now come from stoppage scoring chains.
06:33
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Nick Watson)
07:12
Nick Watson kicks a second goal in a row off the back of the Hawks' strong start to the second term. The Hawks lead contested possessions nine to four and clearances four to one over the first seven minutes of the term.
08:30
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Quinton Narkle)
10:41
Ollie Wines has lifted for Port Adelaide, leading his side for disposals (with 15), contested possessions (ten) and tackles (with seven). Wines averages 24.6 disposals and 11.7 tackles in his last seven finals games - ranked first for the Power in both measures for players playing three or more finals.
14:33
The Power's forward-50 entries have been poor all night, averaging a paltry inside-50 retention rate of just 39% for the match. This has fallen further this term, hovering at just 25% for the quarter.
16:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
16:17
Willie Rioli's second goal puts the Power back in front. Port Adelaide has now outscored Hawthorn by 20 points from intercept possession chains this match - they average a differential of just one point this season.
19:45
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
20:57
After kicking a career-high five goals against Port Adelaide in Round 10, Blake Hardwick has returned to and excelled in his customary defensive role this match. Hardwick has registered four intercept possessions and three tackles in the defensive-50 so far tonight.
22:38
SCORE GOAL - Power (Darcy Byrne-Jones)
25:36
The Power have taken command of the corridor this quarter, amassing 20 kicks at 85% efficiency - compared to the Hawks' lowly four effective kicks through the same zone.
28:31
In his 300th game and record 12th as a substitute this season, Luke Breust kicks an important goal to bring the Hawks back within six points. Breust has now started as sub in six games in a row.
30:04
The Hawks continue to fight towards a fairytale preliminary final. Hawthorn registered 11 intercept possessions in their defensive-50 for the term; their defence holding resolute as they also registered five spoils in the same zone.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:24
After three intense quarters of football, both teams currently sit at a pressure factor of 1.92 - unable to be split over 90 minutes of game time.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
02:12
Nick Watson kicks his third goal to bring the scores level once again. Watson has now kicked 18.8 in his last seven games, after kicking 7.19 in his first 10 (at just 21.2% accuracy)
04:07
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
04:54
Mitch Georgiades has now kicked two goals from four marks inside-50. Georgiades averages 2.8 marks inside-50 per game in 2024 - ranked first out of all Port Adelaide players.
06:24
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jase Burgoyne)
06:54
The Power have now registered 3.3 (21) from forward-50 scoring chains; conversely, the Hawks have only managed a single goal from the same sources.
08:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
08:55
Three-in-a-row in four minutes for the Power threatens to break the game wide open. The Power have amassed five of the last six clearances; tellingly, the Hawks are yet to register a tackle in this quarter.
12:05
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (James Sicily)
15:50
In the absence of Dan Houston, Kane Farrell and Ryan Burton - the three players with the most rebound-50s for the Power this year - Jase Burgoyne has stood tall, leading the team for rebound-50s (with five) as well as total disposals (with 23). It is the 11th time this season he has passed 20 touches.
16:39
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
16:50
Power Interchange - Lachie Jones off due to an injury.
17:15
Hawks Interchange - Lloyd Meek off due to an injury.
17:58
SCORE GOAL - Hawks (Jack Ginnivan)
20:47
On the back of the last two goals, the Hawks have lifted once again, registering the last three inside 50s of the match, as well as four of the last five tackles.
22:00
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
25:54
Jordon Sweet has stood strong in the fourth quarter, leading all players for stoppage first possessions (with four), clearances (with three), contested possessions (with five) and score involvements (with four).
29:17
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (Dylan Moore)
30:15
Finn Maginness kicks an immense goal to bring the Hawks back within a goal with three minutes left. The Hawks have now kicked two goals from stoppage chains this term.
32:23
Power Interchange - Jason Horne-Francis off due to an injury.
34:40
SCORE BEHIND - Hawks (James Sicily)
35:39
An inspired move forward for James Sicily has fallen short, with the Hawks captain kicking 1.2 for the term - missing a chance to hit the front with just a minute left to play.
36:23
The fairytale run of Hawthorn comes to an end with a gallant loss at the Semi-Final stage of the season. The Hawks were unable to replicate their turnover-scoring heroics of last week - after scoring 73 points from intercept possessions in the Elimination Final, they could only manage 14 points tonight from the same source - their lowest total since 2020.