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Blog log from R11 of 2026: Port Adelaide vs Carlton

Blog log for Port Adelaide vs Carlton, R11 of 2026

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Horne-Francis tumbles through the first goal of the night from 30km behind a stoppage. (Q1 2:54)
Dean’s hard contest on outer wing leads to a switch play and Cerra passing short to McGovern 45m out in the corridor who converts. (Q1 2:54)
Ison roves and snaps his first goal off the left from the hotspot. (Q1 10:48)
Ison roves in the pocket and puts a left-foot step on Aliir to centre for Byrne to mark in front of Byrne-Jones at the top of the square, he goals. (Q1 14:06)
Walsh receives with back to goal and snaps on the turn from 40m on a slight angle for another one for the Blues! (Q1 18:38)
Drew pokes a left-foot pass from behind a pack on the HFF to the corridor for Horne-Francis, who goals from 40m. (Q1 23:12)
Watkins catches Hewett high near the hotspot to give away a free kick, he yells at himself for the error but it was there. Hewett kicks straight. (Q1 24:39)
Anastasopoulos hits the post from the top of the square after roving a tap from the carpet by Marshall. (Q2 0:23)
Cripps marks a Florent pass from outer side in front of Aliir at the hotspot and goals. Carlton in control, scoring off turnover. (Q2 3:51)
Hayward continues the goalkicking accuracy for Carlton with a set shot from 30m on the flank after marking a McGovern long ball over Aliir. (Q2 7:48)
Butters marks just inside 50m on the flank and shoots narrow to the right. (Q2 9:18)
Marshall has Georgiades over the back to mark in the square for an easy goal. (Q2 10:33)
Hewett passes to Kemp to mark in front of Aliir 35m out on the flank, his set shot falls inside the left goalpost for another one. (Q2 12:48)
Cripps gets a free on Wehr for a hold on the arm in a marking contest 20m out in the pocket. He tries a J-curve off the left, but curls it too early. (Q2 15:08)
Ison snaps his second goal under a tackle on the turn off his left. (Q2 17:15)
ARC shows a spike on EDGE, was it the ball hitting the ground or the post or both? Ruled a point. (Q2 18:15)
Cowan drops a mark in the centre to start a counter attack by the Power, but Butters’ snap from 55m flies to the right. (Q2 19:19)
Evans passes short to Kemp 30m out on a slight angle on a repeat inside 50 for the Blues, who are dominating on turnovers today. He curls in the J-curve set shot. (Q2 20:32)
WHitlock misses across the face to the right after marking just inside 50m on the flank. (Q2 22:17)
Georgiades marks a Logan Evans pass on the boundary 45m out with Dean on his ginger, but shanks right and OOTF. (Q2 24:24)
McKay marks an Ainsworth pass from outer wing to 45m out on a slight angle, nothing Aliir could do there. Harry’s kick lands on the goal line, review for a touch… (Q2 26:49)
Sweet and Ratugolea both had hands near it but it’s Burgoyne who got the last touch… stays with the soft call of a behind. (Q2 27:59)
Pittonet takes a big pack mark on the HFF and chooses a centring ball, Hewett marks in front of Watkins 40m out in the corridor but tugs his kick to the left. (Q2 30:21)
Georgiades works Dean under the ball on the wing for a link mark and goes towards the boundary for Horne-Francis to mark in front of Haynes 45m out, centring ball doesn’t score. (Q3 0:56)
Dean intercepts on members wing and kicks quickly inside 50, Smith marks and plays on but his snap is poor to the left from 40m. (Q3 7:41)
Cripps marks an Ainsworth pass to the pocket in front of Drew 30m out, again his left-foot J-curve is narrow. (Q3 12:32)
Byrne marks a long Newman pass from the centre at the hotspot but pushes his drop punt to the left. (Q3 15:57)
Hayward shows the Blues how it’s done with a snap from the HFF on yet another repeat inside 50. (Q3 16:42)
Moraes receives from Durdin but his hurried snap wobbles to the right from 30m. (Q3 17:46)
Mackinlay passes to the pocket for Whitlock 30m out whose left-foot J-curve is nice. (Q3 20:12)
Hayward hits Young running through half forward, he chooses to shoot from 40m on a slight angle with easy pass options but it’s a teachable moment as he misses right. (Q3 22:58)
Port whips the ball forward on the kick in, Horne-Francis centres from the HFF to Sweet 45m out in front who misses to the right. (Q3 24:00)
Wilson tries to baulk past Durdin on the kick in but Durdin catches him HTB 30m out on a slight angle. While a melee erupts, Durdin kicks the goal. (Q3 25:02)
Lai intercepts Walsh’s clearance kick from the centre at CHB and passes long to CHF for Marshall to mark in front of Derksen. Marshall kicks a big goal! (Q4 1:06)
McKay clunks a very tough contested grab against Aliir on the boundary 20m out. He misses a J-curve off the right boot. (Q4 3:31)
Smith runs back over the paint on a repeat inside 50 from the kick in and gives inside to Francis Evans who bounces through a big goal off his left from 40m! (Q4 4:41)
Smith like a bullet from the centre, he hits McKay leading to 45m on a slight angle, pure Carlton stoppage dominance. Harry levers through the sealer in his 150th milestone game. (Q4 6:02)
McGovern misses from 45m on the flank after two 50m penalties. (Q4 8:03)
Ison sharks a one-two handball from Wehr at half forward, bounces inside but his snap is too low and touched through by Ratugolea. (Q4 9:21)
Ison marks 30m out in front but tugs his drop punt to the right. (Q4 10:37)
Georgiades scrubs a left-foot snap into the left post from 20m on a slight angle. (Q4 13:22)
McGovern marks 15m out on a slight angle and kicks goal number two off his left. (Q4 14:36)
Byrne misses from the boundary 20m out. (Q4 17:06)
Berry roves at half forward, his kick to the square is marked by Whitlock for some garbage. (Q4 21:52)
Whitlock marks in the pocket 30m out and misses across the face to the left. (Q4 26:02)
Sweet misses from long range. (Q4 27:19)
Horne-Francis receives from Burgoyne near CHF and turns to shoot to an empty square… skids through. (Q4 28:14)

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