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Round: 20 Venue: Adelaide Oval Date: Sat, 09-08-2014 7:10 pm Crowd: 50,087 | |||||
Port Adelaide | 2.3.15 | 3.7.25 | 5.12.42 | 7.16.58 | C: Ken Hinkley |
Sydney | 2.2.14 | 5.6.36 | 8.9.57 | 12.12.84 | C: John Longmire |
PORT by 1 | SYD by 11 | SYD by 15 | SYD by 26 |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Ben McGlynn (SYD) | 2 Travis Boak (PORT) | 1 Josh Kennedy (SYD) |
A low-scoring but entertaining match at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday night saw Sydney outclass a determined Port Adelaide to maintain a top-two place on the ladder and leave the Power a game plus percentage outside of the top four with three rounds to play in season 2014. Port fought valiantly throughout the match but could not string a run of goals together at any stage, with the Swans finishing 26 points clear. Poor conversion in front of goal did not help the Power, who finished the night with just one fewer scoring shot but managed just 7.16, in contrast to the Swans' 12.12.
An even first term saw each side kick two goals, with Port ahead by a point at the first change of ends. The second quarter also produced just four goals but three of those were to Sydney, allowing the Swans to set up an 11-point half-time buffer. Swans Ben McGlynn and Lance Franklin then kicked the only two goals of the first 20 minutes of the third quarter to take the margin out to 21 points, a lead that Sydney was able to protect for much of the remainder of the game. The two sides alternated the next eight goals as first Port, and then Sydney registered a major in the latter stages of the third quarter and right throughout the last term before Swan Harry Cunningham broke the sequence with the last goal of the match after the final siren sounded, given the Swans a 26-point win.
McGlynn had an outstanding match for the Swans, with 21 possessions and three goals, while Luke Parker (27 disposals, six tackles) and Ted Richards in defence also played vital roles. For the Power, skipper Travis Boak (31 touches and nine tackles), Robby Gray (37 disposals, six tackles) and Brad Ebert (27 possessions, five tackles) all played fine games.
The Swans remain second on the ladder, just 2.5 percentage points behind leaders Hawthorn and with an easier run home (on paper at least) than the Hawks. Sydney will play St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs in its next two matches before rounding out the home and away season with a game against Richmond at Stadium Australia. That match could determine top spot for Sydney and a place in the eight for the Tigers.
Port meanwhile retains some hope of a top-four finish, but the Power would need to defeat Gold Coast, Carlton and Fremantle to sneak in. Their final round game against the Dockers could determine which of those two sides finishes fourth.
GOALS
Port Adelaide: Boak, Neade 2; Wingard, Lobbe, Westhoff
Sydney: Cunningham, McGlynn 3; Franklin, Tippett 2; Rohan
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Port Adelaide: Boak, Gray, Polec, O'Shea, Hombsch, Ebert
Sydney: McGlynn, Parker, Richards, Kennedy, Bird, Cunningham
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Port Adelaide: Boak, Gray, Lobbe, O'Shea, Hombsch, Neade
Sydney: McGlynn, Parker, Cunningham, Richards, Malceski, McVeigh
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Nil
Sydney: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
Port Adelaide: Jackson Trengove replaced by Jasper Pittard in the third quarter
Sydney: Kurt Tippett replaced by Jake Lloyd in the fourth quarter
UMPIRES: Fisher, Rosbury, Chamberlain
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Fox Footy
COMMENTATORS: Dwayne Russell, Jason Dunstall, Mark Ricciuto, Cameron Mooney
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 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26y 8d | 149 | 90 |
5 | Broadbent, Matthew | 14 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24y 8d | 98 | 40 |
27 | Carlile, Alipate | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27y 101d | 147 | 5 |
18 | Cornes, Kane | 16 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31y 216d | 287 | 92 |
7 | Ebert, Brad | 17 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24y 129d | 141 | 73 |
9 | Gray, Robbie | 15 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 26y 132d | 109 | 146 |
8 | Hartlett, Hamish | 13 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23y 360d | 84 | 52 |
36 | Hombsch, Jack | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21y 155d | 33 | 0 |
42 | Jonas, Tom | 15 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23y 212d | 50 | 1 |
23 | Lobbe, Matthew | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25y 178d | 61 | 16 |
37 | Mitchell, Kane | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24y 251d | 23 | 14 |
6 | Monfries, Angus | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27y 202d | 186 | 217 |
26 | Moore, Andrew | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23y 71d | 44 | 15 |
32 | Neade, Jake | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20y 72d | 18 | 14 |
13 | O'Shea, Cam | 11 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22y 149d | 53 | 7 |
29 | Pittard, Jasper | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23y 130d | 50 | 8 |
21 | Polec, Jared | 16 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21y 301d | 34 | 22 |
28 | Schulz, Jay | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29y 113d | 161 | 266 |
12 | Trengove, Jackson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23y 280d | 93 | 8 |
39 | Westhoff, Justin | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27y 312d | 153 | 196 |
16 | Wines, Ollie | 8 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19y 306d | 43 | 17 |
20 | Wingard, Chad | 10 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21y 11d | 61 | 82 |
Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 221 | 91 | 163 | 384 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 24y 184d | 2078 | 1381 |
Sydney | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
14 | Bird, Craig | 10 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25y 200d | 127 | 52 |
7 | Cunningham, Harry | 10 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20y 246d | 25 | 18 |
23 | Franklin, Lance 'Buddy' | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27y 191d | 199 | 632 |
37 | Goodes, Adam | 12 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34y 213d | 345 | 430 |
39 | Grundy, Heath | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 28y 68d | 158 | 23 |
4 | Hannebery, Dan | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23y 166d | 114 | 51 |
15 | Jack, Kieren | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27y 42d | 157 | 116 |
32 | Jetta, Lewis | 16 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25y 97d | 97 | 81 |
12 | Kennedy, Josh | 15 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26y 50d | 130 | 79 |
11 | Laidler, Jeremy | 6 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25y 4d | 43 | 5 |
44 | Lloyd, Jake | 7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20y 323d | 15 | 5 |
9 | Malceski, Nick | 20 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29y 359d | 170 | 64 |
21 | McGlynn, Ben | 15 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 29y 3d | 141 | 160 |
3 | McVeigh, Jarrad | 12 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 29y 124d | 238 | 170 |
26 | Parker, Luke | 14 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21y 288d | 76 | 53 |
38 | Pyke, Mike | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30y 138d | 85 | 43 |
24 | Rampe, Dane | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24y 68d | 42 | 4 |
20 | Reid, Sam | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22y 225d | 71 | 76 |
25 | Richards, Ted | 6 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31y 210d | 225 | 32 |
16 | Rohan, Gary | 8 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23y 63d | 37 | 28 |
2 | Shaw, Rhyce | 13 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32y 297d | 208 | 43 |
8 | Tippett, Kurt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27y 93d | 124 | 243 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 213 | 68 | 160 | 373 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 68 | 14 | 23 | 26y 241d | 2827 | 2408 |