2020 Toyota AFL Premiership
Port Adelaide v Essendon
Round 17 •
Saturday 12 September 2020 • 7:05 AM (UTC)
79 11.13
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29 4.5
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1.2 (8)
6.7 (43)
7.13 (55)
11.13 (79)
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2.1 (13)
2.3 (15)
3.3 (21)
4.5 (29)
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4th Quarter
27:56
Steven Motlop joined in late, amassing seven disposals, three contested possessions, two goals assists, and a goal in the fourth quarter to stake his claim for a spot in the side with just one match left in the H
27:56
The Power win in a convincing performance. It was the second quarter in which they set themselves apart winning the term by 33 points. In this term, they showed they can score two ways with 20 points generated from turnovers and 14 generated from stoppages.
26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
18:02
Despite having kicked 0.2 to this point, Connor Rozee has shown he can impact games in other ways with equal team-highs in tackles (six) and pressure points (58).
15:50
It has been an even spread of contributors for Port Adelaide with nine different goal scorers and 16 different players with a clearance.
15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
11:59
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
11:35
For the second week in a row, Port Adelaide midfielders have hit the scoreboard, with Ollie Wines, Travis Boak, and Sam Powell-Pepper kicking a goal each last round and in this match.
11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 27:56
Steven Motlop joined in late, amassing seven disposals, three contested possessions, two goals assists, and a goal in the fourth quarter to stake his claim for a spot in the side with just one match left in the H
Q4 27:56
The Power win in a convincing performance. It was the second quarter in which they set themselves apart winning the term by 33 points. In this term, they showed they can score two ways with 20 points generated from turnovers and 14 generated from stoppages.
G
Q4 26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 18:02
Despite having kicked 0.2 to this point, Connor Rozee has shown he can impact games in other ways with equal team-highs in tackles (six) and pressure points (58).
Q4 15:50
It has been an even spread of contributors for Port Adelaide with nine different goal scorers and 16 different players with a clearance.
G
Q4 15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q4 11:59
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
Q4 11:35
For the second week in a row, Port Adelaide midfielders have hit the scoreboard, with Ollie Wines, Travis Boak, and Sam Powell-Pepper kicking a goal each last round and in this match.
G
Q4 11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
08:56
GOAL
Brayden Ham
1 Goal 0 Behinds
05:37
BEHIND
Jake Stringer
0 Goals 2 Behinds
02:35
GOAL
Ollie Wines
1 Goal 0 Behinds
21:37
GOAL
Tom Rockliff
1 Goal 1 Behind
17:56
GOAL
Tom Cutler
1 Goal 0 Behinds
16:08
BEHIND
Connor Rozee
0 Goals 2 Behinds
G
Q4 26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q4 15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q4 11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q4 08:56
GOAL
Brayden Ham
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 05:37
BEHIND
Jake Stringer
0 Goals 2 Behinds
G
Q4 02:35
GOAL
Ollie Wines
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q3 21:37
GOAL
Tom Rockliff
1 Goal 1 Behind
G
Q3 17:56
GOAL
Tom Cutler
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q3 16:08
BEHIND
Connor Rozee
0 Goals 2 Behinds
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4th Quarter
27:56
Steven Motlop joined in late, amassing seven disposals, three contested possessions, two goals assists, and a goal in the fourth quarter to stake his claim for a spot in the side with just one match left in the H
27:56
The Power win in a convincing performance. It was the second quarter in which they set themselves apart winning the term by 33 points. In this term, they showed they can score two ways with 20 points generated from turnovers and 14 generated from stoppages.
26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
18:02
Despite having kicked 0.2 to this point, Connor Rozee has shown he can impact games in other ways with equal team-highs in tackles (six) and pressure points (58).
15:50
It has been an even spread of contributors for Port Adelaide with nine different goal scorers and 16 different players with a clearance.
15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
11:59
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
11:35
For the second week in a row, Port Adelaide midfielders have hit the scoreboard, with Ollie Wines, Travis Boak, and Sam Powell-Pepper kicking a goal each last round and in this match.
11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 27:56
Steven Motlop joined in late, amassing seven disposals, three contested possessions, two goals assists, and a goal in the fourth quarter to stake his claim for a spot in the side with just one match left in the H
Q4 27:56
The Power win in a convincing performance. It was the second quarter in which they set themselves apart winning the term by 33 points. In this term, they showed they can score two ways with 20 points generated from turnovers and 14 generated from stoppages.
G
Q4 26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 18:02
Despite having kicked 0.2 to this point, Connor Rozee has shown he can impact games in other ways with equal team-highs in tackles (six) and pressure points (58).
Q4 15:50
It has been an even spread of contributors for Port Adelaide with nine different goal scorers and 16 different players with a clearance.
G
Q4 15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q4 11:59
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
Q4 11:35
For the second week in a row, Port Adelaide midfielders have hit the scoreboard, with Ollie Wines, Travis Boak, and Sam Powell-Pepper kicking a goal each last round and in this match.
G
Q4 11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
08:56
GOAL
Brayden Ham
1 Goal 0 Behinds
05:37
BEHIND
Jake Stringer
0 Goals 2 Behinds
02:35
GOAL
Ollie Wines
1 Goal 0 Behinds
21:37
GOAL
Tom Rockliff
1 Goal 1 Behind
17:56
GOAL
Tom Cutler
1 Goal 0 Behinds
16:08
BEHIND
Connor Rozee
0 Goals 2 Behinds
G
Q4 26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q4 15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q4 11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q4 08:56
GOAL
Brayden Ham
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 05:37
BEHIND
Jake Stringer
0 Goals 2 Behinds
G
Q4 02:35
GOAL
Ollie Wines
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q3 21:37
GOAL
Tom Rockliff
1 Goal 1 Behind
G
Q3 17:56
GOAL
Tom Cutler
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q3 16:08
BEHIND
Connor Rozee
0 Goals 2 Behinds
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2020 Toyota AFL Premiership
13 Wins
0 Draws
3 Losses
Ladder Pos 1
Ladder Pos 13
Wins 6
Draws 1
Losses 9
13
Wins
6
0
Draws
1
3
Losses
9
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 | Karl Amon | 72 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 234 | 0 | 81 |
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 | Travis Boak | 81 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 267 | 1 | 74 |
 | Riley Bonner | 77 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 418 | 0 | 76 |
 | Darcy Byrne-Jones | 83 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 409 | 0 | 89 |
 | Dylan Clarke | 52 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 0 | 73 |
 | Tom Clurey | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 69 |
 | Tom Cutler | 32 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 87 |
 | Joe Daniher | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1 | 87 |
 | Charlie Dixon | 71 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 100 |
 | Sam Draper | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 111 | 0 | 75 |
 | Xavier Duursma | 57 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 0 | 83 |
 | Brad Ebert | 77 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 0 | 87 |
 | Kane Farrell | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 75 |
 | Martin Gleeson | 33 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 81 |
 | Robbie Gray | 55 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 1 | 89 |
 | Matt Guelfi | 63 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 0 | 83 |
 | Brayden Ham | 37 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 86 |
 | Hamish Hartlett | 62 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 2 | 86 |
 | Mitchell Hibberd | 60 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 0 | 86 |
 | Dan Houston | 85 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 78 |
 | Tom Jonas | 46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 96 |
 | Peter Ladhams | 41 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 84 |
 | Kyle Langford | 51 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 248 | 0 | 78 |
 | Scott Lycett | 68 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 203 | 0 | 80 |
 | Todd Marshall | 56 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 79 |
 | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 38 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0 | 75 |
 | Trent McKenzie | 69 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 432 | 0 | 90 |
 | Zach Merrett | 97 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 439 | 0 | 84 |
 | Steven Motlop | 40 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 2 | 77 |
 | Darcy Parish | 65 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 315 | 0 | 75 |
 | Andrew Phillips | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
 | Sam Powell-Pepper | 46 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 74 |
 | Jordan Ridley | 72 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 0 | 92 |
 | Tom Rockliff | 122 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 410 | 0 | 88 |
 | Connor Rozee | 78 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 75 |
 | Adam Saad | 61 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 359 | 0 | 73 |
 | Dylan Shiel | 96 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 231 | 0 | 76 |
 | Devon Smith | 100 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 0 | 87 |
 | Will Snelling | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 0 | 86 |
 | James Stewart | 52 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 83 |
 | Jake Stringer | 19 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 77 |
 | Jacob Townsend | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 83 |
 | Ollie Wines | 86 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 315 | 1 | 70 |
 | Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -36 | 0 | 100 |
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Port Adelaide v Essendon
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Leigh Haussen (5), Curtis Deboy (11), John Howorth (17)
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Q4 27:56
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 27:56
Steven Motlop joined in late, amassing seven disposals, three contested possessions, two goals assists, and a goal in the fourth quarter to stake his claim for a spot in the side with just one match left in the H
Q4 27:56
The Power win in a convincing performance. It was the second quarter in which they set themselves apart winning the term by 33 points. In this term, they showed they can score two ways with 20 points generated from turnovers and 14 generated from stoppages.
G
Q4 26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 18:02
Despite having kicked 0.2 to this point, Connor Rozee has shown he can impact games in other ways with equal team-highs in tackles (six) and pressure points (58).
Q4 15:50
It has been an even spread of contributors for Port Adelaide with nine different goal scorers and 16 different players with a clearance.
G
Q4 15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q4 11:59
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
Q4 11:35
For the second week in a row, Port Adelaide midfielders have hit the scoreboard, with Ollie Wines, Travis Boak, and Sam Powell-Pepper kicking a goal each last round and in this match.
G
Q4 11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q4 08:56
GOAL
Brayden Ham
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 07:53
10 of Darcy Parish's 11 contested possessions have come pre-clearance, for Kyle Langford seven of his eight contested possessions have come post-clearance.
Q4 06:03
The clearance battle is fairly even with Port Adelaide leading 28 to 24, but it is the effective clearances which tell the story as Essendon has just 13 effective clearances to Port Adelaide's 24.
B
Q4 04:24
The Bombers have scored 31 points per game from intercept possessions this season – ranked 15th. Tonight they have generated just six points from turnovers.
Q4 02:54
Ollie Wines opens up the final quarter with a goal, he has the equal most clearances for Port Adelaide with four.
G
Q4 02:35
GOAL
Ollie Wines
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q3 23:21
End of 3rd Quarter
Q3 23:21
Despite significant field advantage for the Power in the third term, they were unable to hit the scoreboard accurately kicking 1.6 for the term. They kicked 0.3 from set shots in the third term and have kicked 3.8 from this shot type for the match.
Q3 22:09
Tom Rockliff has team-highs in disposals (26), contested possessions (eight), and tackles (six), he has now added a goal to his performance as well.
G
Q3 21:37
GOAL
Tom Rockliff
1 Goal 1 Behind
Q3 18:09
Tom Cutler breaks through for Essendon and kicks its first goal since the 17th minute of the first quarter.
G
Q3 17:56
GOAL
Tom Cutler
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q3 17:24
Essendon has won just one of its 16 offensive one-on-one contests and Joe Daniher has lost all four of his contests.
B
Q3 15:09
Port Adelaide continues its control of field position with 80% of play in this quarter played in Port Adelaide's forward half, it also leads inside 50s 11 to two in this time.
B
Q3 14:13
Behind Rushed
Q3 13:20
Bombers Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
B
Q3 12:30
BEHIND
Tom Rockliff
0 Goals 1 Behind
B
Q3 11:43
BEHIND
Connor Rozee
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q3 10:03
In the defensive 50 and midfield, Port Adelaide has a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.36, Essendon's ratio in the same zones is 2.05 which is a significantly different style of play to usual since across the season its ratio was 1.20 - the fourth lowest in the competition.
Q3 05:46
Scott Lycett has received three free kicks in this match and has three other contested possessions. He also has four hitouts-to-advantage, four spoils, and two tackles.
Q3 04:23
Brad Ebert has three clanger kicks and a clanger handball so far.
Q3 02:08
Will Snelling has recorded 47 tackles in general play this season – ranked second in the competition. He has not recorded a tackle to this point in the match.
B
B
Q3 00:46
Behind Rushed
Q2 27:27
End of 2nd Quarter
Q2 27:27
The Power had clear dominance in the second term, they won the uncontested possession count by 38 in this term which is the fifth-largest differential in a quarter since season. The Bombers conceded five goals from 16 inside 50s, the Bombers have allowed their opposition to score a goal from 23% of their inside 50s – the third-highest percentage conceded by any side.
B
Q2 23:43
Behind Rushed
Q2 21:34
Port Adelaide has kicked the last five goals of the match and taken full control. It has 84 disposals to 37 in this quarter.
G
Q2 21:21
GOAL
Robbie Gray
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q2 20:23
Behind Rushed
Q2 18:39
Jordan Ridley leads all players with 406 metres gained, however, he has five turnovers from his 13 disposals, the most turnovers in this match. This is uncharacteristic for Ridley as he has turned the ball over every 10.7 disposals this season – the best disposal per turnover rate of the top-100 ball winners in the AFL.
G
Q2 18:02
GOAL
Brad Ebert
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q2 17:12
In the last 10 minutes, Port Adelaide leads the pressure gauge 269 to 182.
B
Q2 16:43
BEHIND
Scott Lycett
0 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q2 14:14
10 of the Bombers' 13 kicks inside 50 have been launched from 70 metres or more from goal, and have resulted in just one behind.
Q2 12:19
Port Adelaide leads uncontested possessions 72 to 39, including 26 to seven within the corridor. It also leads pre-clearance tackles 11 to six.
B
Q2 09:37
The Power received the first five free kicks of the match since then the Bombers have received five of the last six.
B
Q2 07:49
Peter Ladhams becomes Port Adelaide's second goalscorer for the match.
G
Q2 07:17
GOAL
Peter Ladhams
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q2 05:52
94% of play in this second term has been in the Powers forward half. They have five inside 50s to zero in this term.
Q2 04:43
Charlie Dixon has been Port Adelaide's inside 50 target nine times, no other teammate has been targeted more than once.
B
Q2 02:08
Charlie Dixon kicks his second goal for the match, this takes his season tally to 31 which is his third-largest goal tally in a season. He has taken three marks inside 50, including two contested marks.
G
Q2 01:57
GOAL
Charlie Dixon
2 Goals 2 Behinds
B
Q2 00:54
BEHIND
Karl Amon
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q1 23:57
End of 1st Quarter
Q1 23:57
This the first time since Round 2 in which Essendon has led at quarter time. Darcy Parish leads all players in the first term with six contested possessions and four clearances, he was able to hit the scoreboard as well with a goal. Parish averages 8.9 contested possessions this season - ranked third at the club.
Q1 20:48
In the last 10 minutes, Essendon leads contested possessions (16-9), kicking efficiency (73%-63%), and inside 50s (6-2).
Q1 19:10
Bombers Interchange - Matt Guelfi off due to an injury.
Q1 17:36
Sam Draper kicks just his second career goal, his first came in Round 10 against GWS.
G
Q1 16:50
GOAL
Dylan Clarke
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q1 15:03
Port Adelaide has won three of its four defensive one-on-one contests in this match.
B
Q1 12:12
James Stewart has taken two contested intercept marks thus far. He is playing in a new defensive role this match, having spent just 0.2% of time on the ground as a defender in his matches since he joined Essendon.
Q1 08:01
Darcy Parish kicks his first goal since Round 9 this season, it was set up by a hitout-to-advantage from Sam Draper.
G
Q1 07:32
GOAL
Darcy Parish
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q1 05:36
Charlie Dixon kicks the first goal of the match. Meanwhile, Tom Clurey has three contested possessions and three interception possession early on, one of which led to the goal.
G
Q1 05:17
GOAL
Charlie Dixon
1 Goal 1 Behind
Q1 04:27
Port Adelaide is able to possess the ball early leading uncontested possessions 19 to eight. It has taken five uncontested marks, Essendon has zero.
B
Q1 00:00
Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Port Adelaide v Essendon Round 17 clash.
Q1 00:00
Ins for Power: R.Bonner, B.Ebert, P.Ladhams
Q1 00:00
Outs for Power: R.Burton (Injured), Z.Butters (Suspension), C.Sutcliffe (Omitted)
Q1 00:00
Ins for Bombers: M.Hibberd, T.Cutler, J.Daniher, B.Ham, A.Phillips
Q1 00:00
Outs for Bombers: M.Hurley (Injured), C.Hooker (Omitted), I.Mosquito (Injured), D.Heppell (Injured), M.Redman (Omitted)
Q1 00:00
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Q1 00:00
When moving the ball out of defence, the Power have used the corridor 20% of the time – the fourth-highest percentage of any side.
Q1 00:00
Travis Boak has reached 30 disposals in three of his past five games – averaging 29.
Q1 00:00
Essendon has kicked the ball forward from a set position 77% of the time – the second-lowest percentage of any side.
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 27:56
Steven Motlop joined in late, amassing seven disposals, three contested possessions, two goals assists, and a goal in the fourth quarter to stake his claim for a spot in the side with just one match left in the H
Q4 27:56
The Power win in a convincing performance. It was the second quarter in which they set themselves apart winning the term by 33 points. In this term, they showed they can score two ways with 20 points generated from turnovers and 14 generated from stoppages.
G
Q4 26:01
GOAL
Steven Motlop
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 18:02
Despite having kicked 0.2 to this point, Connor Rozee has shown he can impact games in other ways with equal team-highs in tackles (six) and pressure points (58).
Q4 15:50
It has been an even spread of contributors for Port Adelaide with nine different goal scorers and 16 different players with a clearance.
G
Q4 15:22
GOAL
Xavier Duursma
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q4 14:08
BEHIND
Dylan Shiel
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q4 11:59
Power Interchange - Connor Rozee off due to an injury.
Q4 11:35
For the second week in a row, Port Adelaide midfielders have hit the scoreboard, with Ollie Wines, Travis Boak, and Sam Powell-Pepper kicking a goal each last round and in this match.
G
Q4 11:10
GOAL
Travis Boak
1 Goal 0 Behinds
G
Q4 08:56
GOAL
Brayden Ham
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q4 07:53
10 of Darcy Parish's 11 contested possessions have come pre-clearance, for Kyle Langford seven of his eight contested possessions have come post-clearance.
Q4 06:03
The clearance battle is fairly even with Port Adelaide leading 28 to 24, but it is the effective clearances which tell the story as Essendon has just 13 effective clearances to Port Adelaide's 24.
B
Q4 04:24
The Bombers have scored 31 points per game from intercept possessions this season – ranked 15th. Tonight they have generated just six points from turnovers.
Q4 02:54
Ollie Wines opens up the final quarter with a goal, he has the equal most clearances for Port Adelaide with four.
G
Q4 02:35
GOAL
Ollie Wines
1 Goal 0 Behinds
End of 3rd Quarter
Q3 23:21
Despite significant field advantage for the Power in the third term, they were unable to hit the scoreboard accurately kicking 1.6 for the term. They kicked 0.3 from set shots in the third term and have kicked 3.8 from this shot type for the match.
Q3 22:09
Tom Rockliff has team-highs in disposals (26), contested possessions (eight), and tackles (six), he has now added a goal to his performance as well.
G
Q3 21:37
GOAL
Tom Rockliff
1 Goal 1 Behind
Q3 18:09
Tom Cutler breaks through for Essendon and kicks its first goal since the 17th minute of the first quarter.
G
Q3 17:56
GOAL
Tom Cutler
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q3 17:24
Essendon has won just one of its 16 offensive one-on-one contests and Joe Daniher has lost all four of his contests.
B
Q3 15:09
Port Adelaide continues its control of field position with 80% of play in this quarter played in Port Adelaide's forward half, it also leads inside 50s 11 to two in this time.
B
Q3 14:13
Behind Rushed
Q3 13:20
Bombers Interchange - Dylan Shiel off due to an injury.
B
Q3 12:30
BEHIND
Tom Rockliff
0 Goals 1 Behind
B
Q3 11:43
BEHIND
Connor Rozee
0 Goals 1 Behind
Q3 10:03
In the defensive 50 and midfield, Port Adelaide has a kick-to-handball ratio of 1.36, Essendon's ratio in the same zones is 2.05 which is a significantly different style of play to usual since across the season its ratio was 1.20 - the fourth lowest in the competition.
Q3 05:46
Scott Lycett has received three free kicks in this match and has three other contested possessions. He also has four hitouts-to-advantage, four spoils, and two tackles.
Q3 04:23
Brad Ebert has three clanger kicks and a clanger handball so far.
Q3 02:08
Will Snelling has recorded 47 tackles in general play this season – ranked second in the competition. He has not recorded a tackle to this point in the match.
B
B
Q3 00:46
Behind Rushed
End of 2nd Quarter
Q2 27:27
The Power had clear dominance in the second term, they won the uncontested possession count by 38 in this term which is the fifth-largest differential in a quarter since season. The Bombers conceded five goals from 16 inside 50s, the Bombers have allowed their opposition to score a goal from 23% of their inside 50s – the third-highest percentage conceded by any side.
B
Q2 23:43
Behind Rushed
Q2 21:34
Port Adelaide has kicked the last five goals of the match and taken full control. It has 84 disposals to 37 in this quarter.
G
Q2 21:21
GOAL
Robbie Gray
1 Goal 0 Behinds
B
Q2 20:23
Behind Rushed
Q2 18:39
Jordan Ridley leads all players with 406 metres gained, however, he has five turnovers from his 13 disposals, the most turnovers in this match. This is uncharacteristic for Ridley as he has turned the ball over every 10.7 disposals this season – the best disposal per turnover rate of the top-100 ball winners in the AFL.
G
Q2 18:02
GOAL
Brad Ebert
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q2 17:12
In the last 10 minutes, Port Adelaide leads the pressure gauge 269 to 182.
B
Q2 16:43
BEHIND
Scott Lycett
0 Goals 1 Behind
G
Q2 14:14
10 of the Bombers' 13 kicks inside 50 have been launched from 70 metres or more from goal, and have resulted in just one behind.
Q2 12:19
Port Adelaide leads uncontested possessions 72 to 39, including 26 to seven within the corridor. It also leads pre-clearance tackles 11 to six.
B
Q2 09:37
The Power received the first five free kicks of the match since then the Bombers have received five of the last six.
B
Q2 07:49
Peter Ladhams becomes Port Adelaide's second goalscorer for the match.
G
Q2 07:17
GOAL
Peter Ladhams
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q2 05:52
94% of play in this second term has been in the Powers forward half. They have five inside 50s to zero in this term.
Q2 04:43
Charlie Dixon has been Port Adelaide's inside 50 target nine times, no other teammate has been targeted more than once.
B
Q2 02:08
Charlie Dixon kicks his second goal for the match, this takes his season tally to 31 which is his third-largest goal tally in a season. He has taken three marks inside 50, including two contested marks.
G
Q2 01:57
GOAL
Charlie Dixon
2 Goals 2 Behinds
B
Q2 00:54
BEHIND
Karl Amon
0 Goals 1 Behind
End of 1st Quarter
Q1 23:57
This the first time since Round 2 in which Essendon has led at quarter time. Darcy Parish leads all players in the first term with six contested possessions and four clearances, he was able to hit the scoreboard as well with a goal. Parish averages 8.9 contested possessions this season - ranked third at the club.
Q1 20:48
In the last 10 minutes, Essendon leads contested possessions (16-9), kicking efficiency (73%-63%), and inside 50s (6-2).
Q1 19:10
Bombers Interchange - Matt Guelfi off due to an injury.
Q1 17:36
Sam Draper kicks just his second career goal, his first came in Round 10 against GWS.
G
Q1 16:50
GOAL
Dylan Clarke
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q1 15:03
Port Adelaide has won three of its four defensive one-on-one contests in this match.
B
Q1 12:12
James Stewart has taken two contested intercept marks thus far. He is playing in a new defensive role this match, having spent just 0.2% of time on the ground as a defender in his matches since he joined Essendon.
Q1 08:01
Darcy Parish kicks his first goal since Round 9 this season, it was set up by a hitout-to-advantage from Sam Draper.
G
Q1 07:32
GOAL
Darcy Parish
1 Goal 0 Behinds
Q1 05:36
Charlie Dixon kicks the first goal of the match. Meanwhile, Tom Clurey has three contested possessions and three interception possession early on, one of which led to the goal.
G
Q1 05:17
GOAL
Charlie Dixon
1 Goal 1 Behind
Q1 04:27
Port Adelaide is able to possess the ball early leading uncontested possessions 19 to eight. It has taken five uncontested marks, Essendon has zero.
B
Q1 00:00
Welcome to Adelaide Oval for the Port Adelaide v Essendon Round 17 clash.
Q1 00:00
Ins for Power: R.Bonner, B.Ebert, P.Ladhams
Q1 00:00
Outs for Power: R.Burton (Injured), Z.Butters (Suspension), C.Sutcliffe (Omitted)
Q1 00:00
Ins for Bombers: M.Hibberd, T.Cutler, J.Daniher, B.Ham, A.Phillips
Q1 00:00
Outs for Bombers: M.Hurley (Injured), C.Hooker (Omitted), I.Mosquito (Injured), D.Heppell (Injured), M.Redman (Omitted)
Q1 00:00
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Q1 00:00
When moving the ball out of defence, the Power have used the corridor 20% of the time – the fourth-highest percentage of any side.
Q1 00:00
Travis Boak has reached 30 disposals in three of his past five games – averaging 29.
Q1 00:00
Essendon has kicked the ball forward from a set position 77% of the time – the second-lowest percentage of any side.
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