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Blog log from R3 of 2026: Port Adelaide vs West Coast

Blog log for Port Adelaide vs West Coast, R3 of 2026

Richards kicks from half forward to the square where Lukosius gets behind Hough to mark for the first goal. (Q1 0:52)
Watkins is favoured by a clanger handball by Hough, he snaps off a step from 45m on a slight angle for another one. (Q1 3:33)
Whitlock marks a Burgoyne pass 35m out on a slight angle and kicks straight. Power have the jump kicking with a slight breeze. (Q1 5:07)
Whitlock marks again with Young taking an aggressive position but getting undone as the Eagles turn the ball over in midfield. He kicks goal number two from 35m. (Q1 7:39)
Waterman snaps from near CHF but pushes it to the right. (Q1 9:25)
Another West Coast turnover in a dangerous position but Berry curls a snap to the right off his left from 30m. (Q1 11:12)
Allan finally kicks the first goal for West Coast on the run from the HFF after a mark on outer wing and feed from Archer Reid. (Q1 12:53)
Georgiades marks the next centre clearance kick by Drew to 30m and goals. (Q1 14:02)
Byrne-Jones earns a free for contact by Duggan at CHF, but tries to run around him and ends up shanking for no score. (Q1 22:34)
Georgiades misses a set shot from 45m on the flank. (Q1 24:21)
Berry roves Georgiades’ contest on the HFF and passes short to Whitlock 25m out on a slight angle, who misses near side right. (Q1 27:34)
Yeo rolls through a goal from the HFF with a reverse torpedo for a swervy yet effective kick. (Q1 29:04)
Lukosius misses a mid-range snap. (Q2 2:50)
Georgiades thread a long-range set shot from the boundary 45m out into the breeze after marking a Berry pass. (Q2 4:19)
Schoenberg centres from the pocket to Waterman at the hotspot for his first goal. (Q2 6:49)
Waterman snaps under pressure on the turn from the hotspot after a give by Flynn but the ball flies to the right. (Q2 9:31)
Durdin looks inboard from the pocket then decides to go himself and runs into the open goal with a bounce. (Q2 10:59)
Allan converts a set shot from 45m on the flank for his second goal after marking a short Graham pass following the next centre contest. (Q2 13:20)
Graham catches Evans HTB on the boundary 25m out with an assist by Duff-Tytler, the ex-Tiger converts. (Q2 16:11)
Ratugolea handballs straight to Waterman near the West Coast goalsquare but Waterman nicks the right post with a hurried snap, then holds his head in his hands. (Q2 18:21)
Durdin marks 40m out on a slight angle and kicks his second goal of the quarter. (Q2 22:20)
Duursma’s flying snap from 55m on a slight angle looks great but just dies to the right in flight. (Q2 23:50)
Burgoyne is penalised for a block on Duursma behind a pack near the behind line, that was there. Duursma kicks the goal. (Q2 28:20)
Yeo sharks on members wing and hits the hard lead by Waterman to mark in front of Jones 45m out on the flank. He shoots on the knell of HT… goal as the siren sounds! (Half Time)
Georgiades kicks the first goal of Q3 from 45m out on a slight angle. (Q3 0:57)
Harley Reid kicks a goal from a similar point up the other end after a mark was paid despite the ball clearly hitting the ground. (Q3 3:28)
Schoenberg rolls a behind from a long-range snap. (Q3 4:09)
The Power handball their way slickly out of a stoppage on members wing to release Richards for a snap from 40m on the flank but he blazes to the right. (Q3 5:29)
After a 50m penalty against Ratugolea, Kelly bullets a pass to Harley Reid 25m out on a slight angle, set shot is a shank but straight and long enough! (Q3 7:08)
West Coast back within a kick now and are good for it, winning the clearances after an early problem in that area. (Q3 7:29)
Butters to Watkins to Georgiades after the next centre contest, easy game this football. Georgiades shoots from 35m on a slight angle but misses to the right. (Q3 8:44)
Lai is pinged for a hold on Waterman at the hotspot, this for the lead for West Coast… it’s good! (Q3 14:14)
Cripps waves his arms on his own forward of the play as Baker’s snap from 40m flies to the left. (Q3 16:34)
Cripps gets the chance after the kick in comes straight back in via Lindsay, he makes no mistake from the HFF! (Q3 16:59)
Shanahan leaps in a huge pack to clunk a big grab 45m out on a slight angle after another West Coast clearance win via Robertson, but he hits the post. (Q3 20:01)
Byrne-Jones gives to Burgoyne hard in the pocket who misses from 15m. (Q3 22:44)
Eagles are bossing clearances now, Waterman marks on the slide near the intersection of 50m and boundary, his set shot is a boomer but just narrow to the left. (Q3 24:29)
Duursma shoots on the run from the HFF but that one flies left as well. (Q3 25:06)
Butters just misses a snap from the HFF. (Q3 26:41)
West Coast now getting bulk repeat inside 50s, Duursma takes a pack mark 25m out on the flank but misses left again. (Q3 29:17)
Durdin feeds Byrne-Jones to kick the first goal of Q4 from 20m in the pocket after a flowing rebound through the middle. (Q4 1:04)
Harley Reid biffs Butters off the ball to concede 50m and bring Sweet from the centre to 40m in front, Sweet shoots to get the lead back… but goes left. (Q4 2:14)
Shanahan spins deep in the pocket with two Power defenders closing and hits the top of the square for Davis coming in as off side winger, he goals. (Q4 9:00)
Cripps marks a Harley Reid pass 15m out in front and sprays a very gettable chance. (Q4 11:56)
Newton also misses to the right with a more difficult set shot from 45m on a slight angle. (Q4 12:58)
Waterman bangs through a booming set shot from 55m on the flank after earning a high contact free kick, Eagles are kicking away now! (Q4 14:20)
Horne-Francis goals from a set shot 45m out in front to keep the Power in the game. (Q4 17:45)
Duff-Tytler hits the near left post from 40m on a slight angle. (Q4 22:18)
Jones is an unlikely marker 40m out on a slight angle and an even stranger converter of the set shot, Power not done yet! (Q4 23:31)
WHitlock marks a long Lukosius kick floating across a pack 20m out in front, he kicks the goal to bring Port back within a point. (Q4 26:56)
Farrell torpedoes inside 50 from the centre, huge pack forms but it’s Shanahan who plays the Leo Barry role with a huge defensive mark! (Q4 29:00)
Sweet kicks out on members wing to concede a free, West Coast almost home but there’s a review and the ARC rules a throw in, 48 seconds left… (Q4 29:31)
Duff-Tytler takes the crumb back over for the throw in, 37 seconds. (Q4 30:00)
Kelly runs inboard from the throw in and passes inside 50 to Cripps 45m out on a slight angle, he ices the game with the set shot which misses! (Q4 31:01)

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