Weddle’s snap from the HFF goes across the face but doesn’t go out, Dear slaps it back in and Moore roves and snaps the first goal from 20m.
Ginnivan fumbles a handball receive for what should have been an easy surge goal from the hotspot but rolls it to the left off his left. (Q1 2:04)
Dear performs a party trick with a ball through his legs and gives to Watson who snaps the goal from a pressured checkside from 15m with teammates free inside. Lucky he kicked it! (Q1 4:31)
Hawks bossing out of the centre already, Nash gives behind to Ginnivan who bounces through another one from 30m. (Q1 5:26)
Lewis leaps over Bergman for a contested grab from a Perez inside 50 kick to 40m on a slight angle, his set shot is a peach. Hawks have the jump! (Q1 7:51)
Mackinlay gets his head low to rove a Berry speculator to a big pack at the hotspot and earns a high contact free on Barrass. He pops through Port’s first major. (Q1 10:32)
Marshall intercepts at CHB and starts a rebound through the centre, Wines spots up the lead of Durdin 40m out in front, who just kicks inside the left goalpost for his first goal. (Q1 13:07)
Dear marks a Mackenzie shank kick from half forward in front of Jones at the top of the square for his first senior goal for a while. (Q1 14:31)
Wehr kicks inside 50 after the next centre contest, Whitlock marks over Hardwick in the pocket 30m out but he kicks poorly for no score. (Q1 16:21)
Sicily and Hardwick combine to cough up a ground ball at half back under not much pressure, Dimma’s handball is sharked by Georgiades, give to Butters who goals from 35m. (Q1 20:52)
Ruck free against Visentini in the centre, Watson roves and gets clattered into, free for contact in the back against Farrell and another goal to the Wiz. (Q1 22:17)
Dear catches Burgoyne HTB on the boundary 25m out but doesn’t score. (Q1 23:53)
Aliir fumbles after a stoppage at the Hawk hotspot, Butler tries a soccer kick to an empty goalface but it was touched off the boot for a point. (Q1 24:24)
Butters runs backwards in the back pocket but his kick to the corridor is a clanger straight to Reeves 35m out in front, who misses to the right. (Q1 28:02)
Watson draws a holding free on Lai going for a Ginnivan pass to the pocket 30m out, the Wiz curls through goal number three for the quarter! (Q1 29:17)
Georgiades leaps in front of Battle for a contested mark to a short Durdin pass to 35m on a slight angle. His set shot is a put-your-glasses-down affair. (Q2 3:01)
After Bergman intercepts in the centre over Moore, Burgoyne marks on the HFF and passes to the boundary for Whitlock to mark 30m out and curl in the goal off his left. (Q2 5:18)
Barrass is whistled for a high tackle on Whitlock 40m out in the corridor, but the drop punt is pushed to the right this time. (Q2 6:41)
Georgiades marks a short Durdin pass 45m out near the boundary and threads the drop punt for his second goal, margin back to single figures! (Q2 9:12)
Georgiades snaps OOTF from a ball up 35m out on a slight angle. (Q2 15:08)
After Marshall intercepts at half back over McCabe, Horne-Francis beats Amon to mark a Byrne-Jones kick from outer wing to 40m on the flank and converts another tough set shot. (Q2 16:57)
Butters bounces away from the next centre contest and goes long, three pairs fly at the hotspot but it’s Whitlock to marks over them all and puts Port Adelaide in front! (Q2 18:07)
Berry takes a link mark in the centre and gives off to Richards who hits a lead by Horne-Francis to the pocket behind Hardwick 25m out, the Hornet converts. (Q2 23:48)
Burgoyne is very unlucky to be pinged for 50m for a late scrag after a very late whistle for a mark to Butler on members wing. Butler hits the post from 35m, footy gods smile. (Q2 26:22)
Hardwick passes to Macdonald 45m out on the flank, he chooses a short pass to Lewis deep in the pocket 30m out. HT siren sounds so he kicks a drop punt… across the face left. (Q2 29:01)
Horne-Francis earns a free at a ball up 45m out on a slight angle sli8ghtly ducking into an Impey tackle. Crowd hoots, the Hornet is used to that but misses left. (Q3 2:31)
Watson roves in the pocket and gets bumped high by Jones, he shoots from 35m for goal number four. (Q3 8:02)
Weddle hoofs a long speculator to Sicily who draws two opponents, Jones left Watson but failed to impact, Watson roves with perfect balance for goal five! (Q3 10:02)
After Perez’s flying tackle on Berry on members wing to force a turnover, Moore passes to Lewis on the boundary 40m out. Lewis replicates Georgiades’ attempt for a big goal! (Q3 13:06)
Wehr passes from outer wing to Wines 40m out on the flank, another play where they found space in low-percentage positions for set shot. Ollie slots the set shot! (Q3 13:06)
Dear marks a D’Ambrosio pass 45m out on a slight angle and roosts through a lovely drop punt. (Q3 13:06)
Berry roves a stoppage for a snap across the body off his non-preferred right boot from 20m in the corridor, but it flies to the right. (Q3 19:05)
Burgoyne passes to the pocket for Horne-Francis 20m out whose checkside stays narrow to the right. (Q3 23:32)
Nash clears from a stoppage on outer wing, Sicily takes the link mark and gives off to Moore who passes to Dear 30m out… who shanks to the right. (Q3 25:33)
Amon’s pressured rebound kick misses Moore, Wines gives to Mackinlay who rams through the goal from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 27:23)
Stoppage deep in Port’s attack just before the 3QT siren, Sicily is whistled for contact up the other end of the ground, downfield free to Sweet who misses from 10m. (Q3 31:06)
Sweet gets a holding free against Meek in the pocket 20m out, he misses this one narrow to the right. (Q4 2:21)
D’Ambrosio roves a Lewis contest and runs around onto his left for a checkside from 35m on a slight angle… curls into the left post. (Q4 4:23)
Burgoyne’s dump rebound kick is a shank, comes off bodies to Ginnivan who also shanks his snap from 30m on the flank, ruled OOTF. (Q4 7:06)
Port scrambles out of a stoppage on the HFF, Burgoyne marks in front of D’Ambrosio 35m out on a slight angle and puts the Power back in front with that goal. (Q4 11:07)
McCabe marks a Newcombe pass 45m out near the boundary over Aliir. Tough set shot from there… oh boy wowee, he thumps through his debut senior goal with a boomer! (Q4 15:37)
That was a massive goal to level the scores once again. (Q4 15:52)
Macdonald checksides the next inside 50 towards the hotspot, Lewis can’t mark but gets an arm chop free on Bergman. His set shot is a peach once again, Hawks into the lead. (Q4 17:23)
McCabe snaps across the body from the hotspot to the right. (Q4 19:20)
Perez intercepts on outer wing and bombs a speculator to a big pack 30m out on a slight angle, Weddle leaps against three Port defenders to mark then miss to the right. (Q4 20:52)
Weddle roves a stoppage deep in the pocket and tries a snap on the turn off his left from 25m… narrow and OOTF. (Q4 22:40)
Weddle receives on the flank and kicks on the turn off a step, misses the target in the square and skids it for a behind. (Q4 24:07)
Port can’t rebound by foot at the moment, on the next repeat inside 50 D’Ambrosio marks just inside 50m near the boundary, he sets up the kick, Dear roves and grubbers… rushed. (Q4 25:05)
Or was it rushed? Review… (Q4 25:22)
Four Power players in the square, did it evade them all including Wines on the line? Ruled insufficient evidence, initial call of a behind stands. (Q4 26:37)
Marshall kicks inside 50 on the next rebound, D’Ambrosio takes the huge relieving mark deep in defence! (Q4 27:47)
Barrass spoils at CHB, Moore tries to rove but only succeeds in tapping it to Berry who feeds Jones for a snap from 40m… it’s through! (Q4 28:52)
A goal will win it now for Port, 2:39 to play. (Q4 29:02)
Drew to Butters from the centre, Berry takes the link mark then goes long… Hardwick spoils for Sicily to rebound, Bergman intercepts and goes back in… (Q4 29:42)
Ball up 40m out for Port, 1:58. (Q4 30:06)
Newcombe clears to members wing, Watson carries it over for a throw in, 1:48. (Q4 30:18)
Impey kicks long but Bergman intercepts behind the wing, 1:37… (Q4 30:53)
Bergman switches, Byrne-Jones and Evans involved, Richards passes short to Georgiades 45m out on the flank. His set shot comes inside the last minute… (Q4 31:23)
Georgiades tugs it left and across the face for a behind! (Q4 31:55)
30 seconds to go, Sicily short to the back pocket for Impey… (Q4 31:55)
Impey long to outer wing, Sweet kicks short but Sicily ices the game with the intercept, siren goes, Hawks fall over the line! (Q4 32:21)
