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Blog log from W2 of 2016: Port Adelaide vs Melbourne

Blog log for Port Adelaide vs Melbourne, W2 of 2016

Boak releases White for a gallop down the wing, he centres to the hotspot for Schulz to mark unopposed and hit the post. (Q1 1:14)
Westhoff marks a Toumpas ball 25m out on the flank and boots the first goal for Port for the afternoon. (Q1 3:41)
Watts marks at half forward in front of Pittard, turns quickly and hits Frost on the lead at 25m on the flank. Frost misses. (Q1 5:29)
Neade gathers a loose ball at half forward, sums up the situation and delivers a long Joe the Goose handball over the top of traffic to Westhoff for a goal. (Q1 9:15)
Broadbent kicks a supergoal from near the boundary after receiving from Ah Chee, who had caught Tyson HTB on the HFF. (Q1 10:59)
Kennedy gives a Joe the Goose special to Garlett for the first Demon goal, after Tom McDonald starts a rebound up the guts from defensive hotspot. (Q1 12:59)
Robbie Gray gathers a long ball to space in the centre on a fast break, breaks an arm tackle by Dunn and has Boak streaming down the middle to mark on the run and goal. (Q1 15:14)
Jetta roves a Gawn contest on the HFF and gives forward of the pack to Salem, who steers through a running snap from 35m for a goal. (Q1 17:11)
Vandenberg catches Amon HTB near the boundary 25m out trying to run out of a crowded defensive 50. He misses. (Q1 20:15)
Butcher marks 30m out on a slight angle, and hits the post after the QT siren. (Q1 25:30)
Tom McDonald is pinged for deliberate OOB in the pocket 20m out. Butcher misses the free. (Q2 3:20)
Hogan marks 25m out on the flank and boots his first major of the afternoon. (Q2 4:53)
Schulz marks a long Amon ball over Oscar McDonald near the hotspot, and kicks goal number one. (Q2 13:55)
Neade receives from Hartlett and misses from just inside 50 on the HFF. (Q2 14:11)
White snaps a goal from the top of the square after roving a loose ball from a stoppage in the pocket, with two nearby Demons not quick enough to stop him. (Q2 19:56)
Robbie Gray flies for and then roves a long White ball to the hotspot, and snaps across his body for another one. (Q2 21:06)
Pedersen gets a free at the hotspot on Pittard for high contact in a marking contest and goals, as the ump lets him take the kick even though Garlett had played on and missed. (Q2 24:36)
Matt Jones intercepts Impey at CHF and goes short to Kent at the hotspot. Kent makes no mistake. (Q3 5:47)
Garlett misses a long snap from the boundary 45m out. (Q3 7:34)
Impey is caught in possession at halfback by Garlett, no free but Kennedy pounces on the spillage and rolls through a goal from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 8:47)
Matt Jones marks on the wing, O’Shea barrels into him late and gives away 50m to put him 35m out on a slight angle. Jones steers through another one for Melbourne. (Q3 10:17)
Young is pinged for a jumper hold on Garlett in a pack 25m out on a slight angle. Jeffie goals. (Q3 12:28)
Hunt passes short to Harmes at 45m on the flank. He goals as well. (Q3 17:48)
Gawn gets a ruck free on Lobbe just outside 50m on a slight angle. He misses the lot, doesn’t score. (Q3 20:47)
A quick melee off the ball at the Dee hotspot while the ball is in the FP results in a high contact free against Westhoff on Kent, who misses. (Q3 23:03)
Impey tackles Vandenberg deep in the pocket 30m out but falls into his back. Vandenberg gets up and delivers a lovely checkside set shot for a goal! (Q3 25:11)
Robbie Gray marks a Pittard ball over Salem in the pocket 25m out right on 3QT. He plays on just before the siren sounds, invalidating the goal! (3 Qtr Time)
Young roves a big pack at CHF and kicks quickly across the body to the top of the square, where Westhoff is playing in front to mark and goal. (Q4 0:37)
Vandenberg stands in a big pack at the top of the square and marks a centring ball by Grimes from the pocket. He goals. (Q4 3:50)
Garlett kicks high to the top of the square from half forward, plenty of players milling about but it’s Pedersen who beats O’Shea in a battle of strength to mark and goal. (Q4 6:12)
O’Shea marks in relief at defensive hotspot but doesn’t realise Kent is behind him, he tries to run it out but gets caught HTB. Kent goals. (Q4 10:03)
Hartlett misses a set shot from the HFF. (Q4 12:11)
Young gets a free in the square for a push in a marking contest by Hunt. He goals. (Q4 13:49)
Another long ball by Port, Butcher draws another free for contact in the contest by Oscar McDonald. He misses, just. (Q4 15:24)
On a coast to coast rebound, Kennedy beats Impey on the wing and has Garlett on his own on the HFF to bounce into the open goal. (Q4 16:33)
Tyson sails through a goal from 40m in front after marking a pass from Bugg. (Q4 23:04)
Boak roves a long ball to a massive pack at the hotspot and rolls through an instinctual snap. (Q4 24:48)
Boak intercepts Watts at the hotspot and goals after the final siren. (Q4 26:37)

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