Australian Football

Match Report

It was the second major upset of the night as Port Adelaide stunned a lacklustre Carlton side. The Power surged to their third straight win, while the Blues – premiership favourites early in the season – slumped to their third loss in four matches. Certainties for a top-four finish a month earlier, Carlton were left clinging to a spot in the eight with a 6-4 record. While Carlton were without a number of important players, the Power were far too good in all areas on the night. Carlton coach Brett Ratten refused to blame injuries for his side’s poor form. Emerging Port star Hamish Hartlett was brilliant, with 26 possessions and three goals, and so was Matthew Broadbent (31 and two). The surprise victory was Port’s fourth for the year – already one more than they could manage throughout the entire 2011 season. Best players for the Blues were former Demon Brock McLean and captain Chris Judd.



GOALS

Port Adelaide: Hartlett, Schulz 3, Broadbent 2, Thomas, Pearce, Stewart, Brett Ebert, Wingard, Westhoff

Carlton: McLean, Betts, Walker, Garlett, Gibbs, Hampson



BEST - AAP

Port Adelaide: Hartlett, Broadbent, Brad Ebert, Thomas, Renouf, Schulz

Carlton: Ellard, McLean, Judd, Robinson, Warnock, Scotland

BEST - SPORTAL
Port Adelaide: Broadbent, Hartlett, Brad Ebert, Cornes, Chaplin, Thomas
Carlton: Ellard, Judd, Scotland, McLean, Warnock

COACHES COMMENTS
Matthew Primus (Port): For us it just shows us that what we're doing is on the right path, but we've got a lot of work to do still and we're looking forward to stepping up to the plate again next week. We, as a group, haven't lost our belief in what we're going to do.

Brett Ratten (Carl): I think when you're wearing the club colours, whether you've got a few out or you're being belted around, whatever, I think those men have to do the job for the team. We're not shying away from that, we have a responsibility.

Umpires: Ritchie, Jeffery, Bannister