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Round: 2 Venue: Football Park Date: Sat, 06-04-2013 7:10 pm Crowd: 25,122 | |||||
Port Adelaide | 2.5.17 | 8.9.57 | 12.17.89 | 19.20.134 | C: Ken Hinkley |
Greater Western Sydney | 4.4.28 | 6.5.41 | 8.9.57 | 11.12.78 | C: Kevin Sheedy |
GWS by 11 | PORT by 16 | PORT by 32 | PORT by 56 |
Brownlow Medal | 3 Justin Westhoff (PORT) | 2 Chad Wingard (PORT) | 1 Brad Ebert (PORT) |
Port Adelaide has overcome a strong start from GWS to record its second consecutive strong win and maintain its perfect start to the 2013 season. In a fixture that was designated as a tribute match to John McCarthy, the former Port Adelaide player who died in a tragic fall at the players' post-season trip at Los Vegas last year, the Power turned an 11-point quarter-time deficit into a convincing 56-point win.
The Giants began the match in strong fashion, with early goals to Dylan Shiel and Jonathan Giles, before Cameron O'Shea got one back for Port. But the Giants continued to run and attack the ball with ferocity, and when Jeremy Cameron goaled at the 17-minute mark and again three minutes later, GWS had opened up a 19-point break and things were not looking good for the Power. But Chad Wingard took a goal-square mark just before the quarter-time siren, and converted for a goal, meaning the margin at the first break was a manageable 11 points.
When the second term began Port gradually began to work themselves into the match. A lucky goal to Travis Boak was followed by another from Jay Schulz after a diving mark and the Power took the lead, one that they would not relinquish. They kicked the next four goals to jump to a 27-point lead. Stephen Coniglio and Jonathon Patton managed goals just before half time to reduce to margin to 15 points at the long break but the Power appeared to have the edge.
Any chance the Giants had to put a stamp on the game was squandered in the opening minutes of the third quarter when three gettable shots at goal all went through for behinds. Although the game remained relatively even for the next 15 minutes, Port broke away to kick the last three goals of the third quarter to lead by 32 points at the final change.
Thwy went on with the job in the final term, kicking seven goals to three to win in very strong fashion. Justin Westhoff, with five goals and 25 possessions, played one of his best ever games for the Power, while Jeremy Cameron was among the best for the Giants.
GOALS
Port Adelaide: Westhoff 5; Wingard 3; Broadbent, Neade 2; Schulz, O'Shea, Boak, Hartlett, Stewart, Ebert, Mitchell
GWS: Cameron 3, Shiel, Giles, Coniglio, Patton, Whitfield, Treloar, Brogan, Smith
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Port Adelaide: Westhoff, Cornes, Wingard, Pittard, Broadbent, Boak, Carlile, Neade, Stevenson
GWS: Cameron, Ward, Coniglio, Shiel, Palmer
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Port Adelaide: Westhoff, Wingard, Neade, Pittard, Cornes, Stevenson
GWS: Whitfield, Cameron, Ward, Shiel, Coniglio, Treloar
COACHES' COMMENTS
Ken Hinkley (Port): A bit of credit should be given to the Giants. They were really good early. To out credit, we adjusted and got back in control of the game. We were a bit more aware [after quarter time] of their outside spread on us and we slowed them up a bit from what they were able to do early.
Kevin Sheedy (GWS): We were disappointed in a lot of efforts by our players who could have been a bit more physical at times when the ball was there to be won. Because in the first quarter we had had it, so you know that the talent's there and that the physicality can be there, too.
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Hartlett (back), Schulz (ankle)
GWS: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Port Adelaide: Kane Mitchell replaced Jay Schulz at three-quarter time
GWS: Will Hoskin-Elliott replaced Stephen Gilham in the third quarter
UMPIRES: Fila, Hay, Pannell
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
Port Adelaide | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
1 | Boak, Travis | 17 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24y 248d | 110 | 55 |
5 | Broadbent, Matthew | 12 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22y 248d | 57 | 31 |
27 | Carlile, Alipate | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25y 341d | 112 | 4 |
18 | Cornes, Kane | 16 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30y 91d | 247 | 87 |
7 | Ebert, Brad | 13 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23y 4d | 100 | 51 |
8 | Hartlett, Hamish | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22y 235d | 48 | 22 |
3 | Heath, Campbell | 13 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22y 5d | 4 | 1 |
42 | Jonas, Tom | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22y 87d | 15 | 0 |
23 | Lobbe, Matthew | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24y 53d | 24 | 6 |
37 | Mitchell, Kane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23y 126d | 2 | 1 |
6 | Monfries, Angus | 11 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26y 77d | 152 | 168 |
32 | Neade, Jake | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18y 312d | 2 | 2 |
13 | O'Shea, Cam | 10 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21y 24d | 24 | 5 |
29 | Pittard, Jasper | 12 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22y 5d | 16 | 3 |
34 | Redden, Jarrad | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22y 100d | 11 | 1 |
28 | Schulz, Jay | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27y 353d | 120 | 169 |
15 | Stevenson, Lewis | 15 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23y 250d | 12 | 2 |
14 | Stewart, Paul | 12 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25y 270d | 67 | 28 |
12 | Trengove, Jackson | 8 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22y 155d | 63 | 6 |
39 | Westhoff, Justin | 20 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26y 187d | 113 | 150 |
16 | Wines, Ollie | 9 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18y 181d | 2 | 1 |
20 | Wingard, Chad | 16 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19y 251d | 21 | 13 |
Rushed | 6 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 225 | 110 | 164 | 389 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 55 | 28 | 24 | 23y 164d | 1322 | 806 |
Greater Western Sydney | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
50 | Brogan, Dean | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34y 113d | 185 | 51 |
14 | Bugg, Tomas | 7 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20y 1d | 20 | 6 |
18 | Cameron, Jeremy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20y 5d | 18 | 33 |
3 | Coniglio, Stephen | 13 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19y 112d | 14 | 3 |
1 | Davis, Phil | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22y 219d | 42 | 6 |
26 | Giles, Jonathan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25y 88d | 22 | 20 |
38 | Gilham, Stephen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28y 216d | 101 | 4 |
4 | Greene, Toby | 14 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19y 193d | 21 | 9 |
2 | Hampton, Curtly | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20y 27d | 19 | 6 |
33 | Hoskin-Elliott, Will | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19y 216d | 12 | 9 |
40 | Kennedy, Adam | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20y 268d | 17 | 0 |
39 | Mohr, Tim | 11 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24y 169d | 15 | 1 |
7 | Palmer, Rhys | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24y 52d | 69 | 32 |
12 | Patton, Jonathon | 8 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19y 321d | 9 | 8 |
30 | Plowman, Lachie | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18y 207d | 2 | 0 |
9 | Scully, Tom | 10 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21y 326d | 52 | 10 |
5 | Shiel, Dylan | 10 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20y 28d | 14 | 7 |
10 | Smith, Devon | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19y 321d | 22 | 12 |
28 | Sumner, Liam | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19y 233d | 4 | 4 |
17 | Treloar, Adam | 13 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20y 28d | 20 | 14 |
8 | Ward, Callan | 14 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22y 361d | 82 | 41 |
6 | Whitfield, Lachie | 15 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18y 262d | 2 | 1 |
Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 189 | 70 | 119 | 308 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 21y 304d | 762 | 277 |