Match

Port Adelaide vs Fremantle

Commentary / 09 Aug 2025

Pre Game

00:00
An intriguing contest awaits around stoppages tonight. Port Adelaide and Fremantle have been dominant at these events recently, ranking 1st and 2nd for clearances over the last month.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shai Bolton)
01:53
Shai Bolton has sharked a hitout at a forward 50 stoppage and scored the opening goal of the match. Bolton has won 44 groundballs inside 50 this season – ranked equal-second in the AFL.
02:56
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jack Whitlock)
05:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Karl Worner)
07:08
A positional change for Port Adelaide, with usual key forward Ollie Lord lining up in the defensive 50 for his team in the absence of Lachie Jones. Lord has only ever registered two disposals in defensive 50 throughout his career since debuting in 2023.
07:49
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
11:38
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Shai Bolton)
12:02
Fremantle has done a great job of capitalising when they start matches out strongly. The Dockers have won 12 of their 13 matches when leading at quarter-time this season. Their only loss when leading at the first break came back in Round 2 against the Swans, narrowly losing the match by three points.
13:14
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shai Bolton)
14:56
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Karl Worner)
16:41
Fremantle has missed its first two set shots of the match, both coming off the boot of Karl Worner. Fremantle kicked 10.0 from set shots without having a missed shot at goal last round – the equal sixth-best record by any team.
17:14
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jed McEntee)
18:59
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
19:53
Fremantle's efficiency inside 50 has been a standout of the first quarter. The Dockers have scored six times from their seven entries - an 86% conversion compared to 30% conversion for the Power from their respective forward 50 entries.
21:26
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
22:37
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Isaiah Dudley)
23:15
Port Adelaide has been sloppy with their kicking tonight, recording a kicking efficiency of 54% compared to 70% for the Dockers. Port Adelaide has been let down by poor ball-use this season, ranking last for disposal efficiency (70.1%).
25:11
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Joe Richards)
26:03
Port Adelaide has only been held goalless in one first quarter this season - Round 15 v Sydney at this venue. The last time Port Adelaide failed to score a goal in an opening term against the Dockers was back in 2008.
29:23
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Murphy Reid)
29:41
Fremantle's stoppage work was impressive in the first quarter, winning nine more clearances than the Power. The Dockers have only had a better clearance differential in two quarters this season.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:51
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Zak Butters)
04:31
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
05:04
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
05:20
Port Adelaide has failed to score a goal in the first 35 minutes of this match. Port Adelaide ranks fourth-last for scoring this season. This rank has dropped from 10th in 2024 and third in 2023.
07:08
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
07:16
Mitch Georgiades has finally broken through for Port Adelaide's first goal of the match, converting a long-range set shot from near the boundary. Georgiades is averaging five shots at goal per game this season – the third-most of any player in the competition behind Jeremy Cameron and Jack Gunston.
08:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Joe Richards)
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
11:46
Port Adelaide has responded emphatically in the second quarter, scoring three goals in just under 5 minutes. All three goals have been sourced from stoppages, with the Power leading clearances five to two this term.
13:18
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)
13:46
The Power have scored their fourth goal of the quarter - another goal sourced from a stoppage. The Power have now scored 25 points from stoppages this quarter. They have only scored more points from this source in one quarter this season.
14:40
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
18:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jack Lukosius)
18:46
Port Adelaide's contest work continues to impress, scoring their fifth goal of the term directly sourced from a stoppage. The Power have turned around the contest, leading contested possessions 23 to eight this term after trailing this stat by 10 in the first quarter.
19:59
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
21:04
Port Adelaide has remarkably taken the lead, having scored six goals in 13 minutes. This is Port Adelaide's highest-scoring quarter since Round 7, with eight minutes of playing time still remaining for the term.
22:34
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
24:33
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
24:54
Power Interchange - Josh Sinn off due to an injury.
25:12
Port Adelaide leads the contested possession count by 15 this quarter - currently their best differential in any quarter this season.
26:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
28:25
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
29:07
Both teams have found scoring quite easy in the second quarter. The Power have scored from 80% of their inside 50s while the Dockers have scored from 86% of their forward 50 entries. Both teams average a score from less than 45% of inside 50s this season.
32:19
SCORE GOAL - Power (Aliir Aliir)
32:52
Aliir Aliir has capitalised on a 50-metre penalty, scoring his fifth goal of his career and his first goal as a Port Adelaide player to give Port Adelaide the lead. Since Round 18, Port Adelaide has led on the scoreboard in just 13% of games – the lowest percentage of any side.
35:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
36:18
Port Adelaide has recorded their highest-scoring quarter of the season, scoring eight goals to three for the term. The Power scored 37 points from stoppages in the second quarter - their equal-second most points ever recorded in a quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
02:03
SCORE GOAL - Power (Joe Berry)
03:02
Joe Berry has kicked a classy goal from the forward pocket to give Port Adelaide the first goal of the second half. Port Adelaide was restricted to two behinds in the third quarter when these two teams last played in Round 11 – their equal-lowest scoring term of the season.
05:55
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Will Lorenz)
06:38
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
08:05
Port Adelaide’s forward-half game has shown significant improvement tonight, winning 16 forward-half intercepts to lead this stat by seven. Last round, the Power won 10 forward-half intercepts for the entire match.
08:49
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jed McEntee)
09:12
Zak Butters has been influential in this Port Adelaide surge since quarter time. Butters leads his team in disposals (21), contested possessions (eight), clearances (four), and score involvements (six). Butters was held to just 10 disposals in the 93 minutes he was matched up with Oisin Mullin last round – his second-lowest disposal tally in his last 75 games.
10:56
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Murphy Reid)
11:07
Rising Star contender Murphy Reid has scored his first goal of the game following a long-range 50 metre set shot goal. Reid scored a game-high four goals when these two teams met earlier this season.
12:35
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jack Lukosius)
17:05
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Murphy Reid)
18:07
Murphy Reid has had two disposals this quarter for two goals. Reid has assisted in 31 scores for the Dockers this season – ranked No. 1 at the club and eighth overall in the AFL.
20:22
Both teams have struggled to transition the ball out of defensive 50 tonight, with there being no goals launched from this zone in the match. The Dockers have been the hardest team to score against from defensive 50 score launches over the last month. The Dockers have only conceded three goals from this defensive zone in their past four matches.
21:04
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
24:19
Port Adelaide has won 10 more post-clearance contested possessions than the Dockers tonight. Port Adelaide has lost the post-clearance contested possession count by 23, 29, and 23 in their last three matches – their three-worst results this season.
27:05
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
28:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Shai Bolton)
30:14
Fremantle was able to take back control at stoppages, winning five more clearances than the Power for the term. The Power were the more efficient team inside 50 in the third quarter, scoring a goal from 33% of their inside 50s compared to 17% conversion for the Dockers.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:59
Since Round 16, Fremantle has trailed at three-quarter time on five occasions and have gone on to win four of these five matches. No team has won more matches when trailing at three-quarter time than the Dockers.
03:33
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
03:55
Port Adelaide has just scored the first goal of the match which was launched from a defensive 50 chain. The Power have generated seven inside 50s from 31 defensive 50 chains (23% conversion) compared to three inside 50s from 28 defensive 50 chains by the Dockers (11% conversion)
04:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
07:39
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
09:35
Back-to-back goals for the Dockers has brought the margin back to two points. Port Adelaide has failed to run out matches this season, winning just three of their 20 fourth quarters this season – ranked equal-last with West Coast.
12:32
Aliir Aliir has taken six of Port Adelaide’s 14 intercept marks tonight. Aliir entered tonight’s match having won 55 intercept marks for the season – ranked No. 1 at Port Adelaide and ranked seventh in the AFL.
13:54
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
14:07
Power Interchange - Josh Sinn off due to an injury.
14:36
Port Adelaide’s pressure has increased in this final term, recording a pressure factor of 195 since three-quarter time. The Power only laid three tackles in the third quarter – their equal-worst result in a quarter since 2017.
16:08
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
22:14
Fremantle is pressing hard with most of the play this term being held in their forward half. The Dockers have generated eight of the last 10 inside 50s and lead time in forward half by five minutes since three-quarter time. Fremantle has lost the time in forward half count in three of its last four matches.
26:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Connor Rozee)
26:26
Ollie Wines has been one of the most impactful players in the final term. Wines has accumulated nine disposals, four contested possessions, generated three inside 50s, and has laid three tackles in the fourth quarter.
27:26
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
28:47
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Alex Pearce)
30:50
An unlikely hero for the Dockers, with Alex Pearce pushing forward late in the match to score the winning goal. The Dockers won the clearance count by 18 and generated eight more inside 50s for the match.