Blog log for Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs, R10 of 2020
Weightman gets a free plus 50m penalty for high contact by Wines at a stoppage 25m out on the flank to provide the easiest kind of first goal from the line. (Q1 3:46)
Dunkley dives on a loose footy and gets a high contact free on Hartlett, but misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 6:21)
The Power rebound at pace around the outer wing after Jonas intercepts in defence, Rozee props on the HFF and centres to Powell-Pepper 40m out in front for their first goal. (Q1 10:48)
McKenzie intercepts over Weightman on the wing and goes long to the corridor where Dixon leaps in front of the pack to clunk the mark 40m out… but he misses. (Q1 13:36)
Wallis chases the spillage from a dropped McKenzie mark in the pocket, two defenders close but he gives a Joe the Goose special to Lloyd for the opportunist goal! (Q1 16:36)
Powell-Pepper reefs the ball out of a pack at the hotspot and gives to Westhoff who feeds Woodcock, was the snap touched off the boot or a poster? Review says a poster. (Q1 19:21)
Wallis feeds Vandermeer who baulks and shoots off a step from 40m on a slight angle but that’s wide. (Q1 22:36)
Vandermeer marks a dump kick by Byrne-Jones 50m out on the boundary just before the QT siren, he misses. (Q1 27:34)
Boak gives to Wines to shoot on the run from 40m in the corridor after a big pack forms for a Rockliff speculator to half forward, Wines kicks the goal. (Q2 3:37)
After the Bullies win the next centre clearance, Smith passes short to Richards 45m out on a slight angle, his set shot falls short and is rebounded after Bruce drops it. (Q2 4:52)
Lloyd gives outside a pack at the hotspot to McLean flashing past, he snaps across the body and the ball curls inside the left goalpost for a fine goal! (Q2 13:37)
Butters intercepts a Johannisen handball in midfield to start a fast break, Gray chases a bouncing ball in the pocket ahead of Cordy and bounces through a quality finish. (Q2 20:38)
Westhoff marks over Cordy on the boundary 30m out, his set shot drifts across the face. (Q3 0:38)
A chase by Gray forces Johannisen to fluff a kick to CHB, Gray then runs free to the square to receive a Joe the Goose special from Westhoff after Port wins the ground battle. (Q3 6:37)
Port racking up intercept marks behind centre because the Bulldogs lack forward structure, eventually Dixon takes a pack mark at the hotspot and goals. (Q3 9:29)
Another repeat inside 50 for the Power, Dixon takes a juggling mark 20m out on a slight angle and boots his second goal in a minute. (Q3 12:08)
Gray snaps wide from a stoppage 20m out in the pocket. (Q3 14:28)
Georgiades marks over Williams at the hotspot but misses. (Q3 20:21)
Rockliff passes to Ladhams to leap and mark over Lipinski 40m out on a slight angle, the ruckman kicks truly. (Q3 22:28)
Vandermeer marks 45m out near the boundary and misses. (Q4 0:35)
McLean plays on to advantage from a free on Byrne-Jones to Wallis and slams through the first goal of Q4 from 30m on a slight angle. (Q4 2:14)
Gray beats Crozier to win a ground ball in the pocket and gives inside to Westhoff who sprays the snap from 20m. (Q4 4:01)
Rockliff catches Cordy HTB 25m out on a slight angle but shanks a behind. (Q4 8:25)
Bontempelli is deep in defence to spoil a long kick to the Port goalsquare but the crumb falls to the goal line where Farrell is there to volley home! (Q4 9:35)
Wallis fully earns a high contact free on McKenzie 20m out on a slight angle but has to come off for the blood rule as his temple is leaking, Lloyd converts the kick. (Q4 12:20)
Lipinski intercepts and runs away from the next centre bounce, he goes short to Richards who snaps just wide from 40m in the corridor. (Q4 13:51)
Smith roves a Lloyd contest 40m out on a slight angle but bounces his snap wide off a step. (Q4 17:00)
Lloyd has a set shot from the HFF fall on the line to be rushed. (Q4 17:48)
Cordy intercepts a dump kick 45m out on the flank, he hits the square, the crumb falls to the hotspot where McLean misses. (Q4 23:45)
Westhoff rushes a Johannisen snap from half forward. (Q4 25:28)
