Port Adelaide
67
28
Geelong Cats
56
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| 28:13 |  | T. Atkins | ||
| 27:11 |  | R. Stanley | ||
| 25:08 | | T. Kelly | ||
| S. Gray | | 20:48 | ||
| B. Ebert | | 18:57 | ||
| 12:34 | | G. Ablett | ||
| Rushed | | 10:31 | ||
| R. Gray | | 7:07 | ||
| B. Ebert | | 6:28 | ||
| C. Rozee | | 1:23 | ||
| 7.9 (51) | Third Quarter [+] | 6.6 (42) | ||
| 29:26 | | D. Fort | ||
| 23:34 | | P. Dangerfield | ||
| Rushed | | 21:16 | ||
| S. Gray | | 17:03 | ||
| 12:33 | | G. Miers | ||
| 11:28 | | T. Kelly | ||
| 10:22 | | J. Clark | ||
| C. Dixon | | 8:52 | ||
| B. Ebert | | 5:30 | ||
| S. Gray | | 3:43 | ||
| 6.5 (41) | Second Quarter [+] | 3.4 (22) | ||
| K. Farrell | | 32:00 | ||
| 27:32 | | D. Fort | ||
| Rushed | | 21:30 | ||
| R. Burton | | 20:29 | ||
| O. Wines | | 14:51 | ||
| 13:31 | | Z. Tuohy | ||
| 8:14 | | P. Dangerfield | ||
| 6:17 | | J. Selwood | ||
| 3.4 (22) | First Quarter [+] | 1.2 (8) | ||
| Rushed | | 27:08 | ||
| 24:33 | | G. Ablett | ||
| 23:06 | | J. Henry | ||
| C. Dixon | | 20:39 | ||
| C. Rozee | | 14:44 | ||
| D. Howard | | 11:14 | ||
| Rushed | | 9:07 | ||
| Rushed | | 7:47 | ||
| R. Gray | | 4:55 | ||
| 1:09 | | M. Duncan | ||
Port Adelaide have what might be the best chance anyone does in the second half of the year to knock off the Geelong Cats when the two sides meet at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog, starting from 7:40pm AEST.
The Cats have looked nearly impervious all year long. Their only loss has been to GWS by less than a goal, and the only other team that’s gotten seriously close to beating them was Collingwood in Round 1.
However one thing that’s been noticeable about them over the past few years is that they really seem to struggle when coming off a bye – so having not had a match in Round 13, this might be the best chance anyone’s got of taking them down.
And while Port Adelaide aren’t necesarilly one of 2019’s absolute top tier sides, they’ve shown they are good enough to beat anyone on their day. With the home ground advantage on his side, Ken Hinkley’s got to be asking himself – “Do I feel lucky?”
After a disappointing result last week against a Fremantle side that’s around the same level, Hinkley has swung the axe hard, dropping three of his most established players: Paddy Ryder, Justin Westhoff and Sam Powell-Pepper, as well as Jarrod Lienert.
The inclusions: Charlie Dixon (for his first game of the year), Ollie Wines and Brad Ebert are all big names, while Joel Garner will get a second crack at AFL footy.
Geelong have only one change, brining in Darcy Fort to replace an injured Esava Ratugolea.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog, starting from 7:40pm AEST.
Where: Adelaide Oval
When: 7:40pm AEST
TV: Seven, live, Fox Footy, live
Betting: Port Adelaide Power $2.55, Geelong Cats $1.50
Port Adelaide Power
B Ryan Burton, Tom Clurey, Dan Houston
HB Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones
C Xavier Duursma, Robbie Gray, Karl Amon
HF Brad Ebert, Dougal Howard, Kane Farrell
F Sam Gray, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee
FOL Scott Lycett, Ollie Wines, Travis Boak
I/C Riley Bonner, Joel Garner, Steven Motlop, Zak Butters
Geelong Cats
B Jack Henry, Jake Kolodjashnij, Mark O’Connor
HB Mark Blicavs, Harry Taylor, Tom Stewart
C Patrick Dangerfield, Tim Kelly, Mitch Duncan
HF Luke Dahlhaus, Darcy Fort, Tom Hawkins
F Gary Ablett, Gary Rohan, Gryan Miers
FOL Rhys Stanley, Cameron Guthrie, Joel Selwood
I/C Zach Tuohy, Tom Atkins, Jordan Clark, Brandan Parfitt
Brendon the 1st
Roar Rookie
I don't need you to translate AD, I understand he was only talking about his team, gotta love social media commentators stereotyping club supporters, like we're all exactly the same and thinking we need some simplified explanation from the internet sports blogging police. Guess that makes you and Don twins. My point was and still is, to write the loss off as an aberration, on not one but two threads smacks of soreness, I therefore felt the need to point out that my team comprehensively beat his team due to more than just "my team had a bye so we would have lost to anyone" Thought that's what this site was for.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Oh, gotta love Port fans and desiring credit. I'll give it to ya: your mob played a superb game, no doubt. Cat's just trying to say that it isn't a surprise; beating Geelong after a bye is par for course looking historically. No need to get all frustrated .... when the style of Port's win is never being questioned, just the historical track record shows it wasn't unexpected.
Cat
Roar Guru
This isn’t one of the other reams though. The track record speaks for itself.
Brendon the 1st
Roar Rookie
You be basically chalked the win up to you're own team coming off a bye and given Port 0 credit, that's sore. Hinkley out coached Scott, played slow deliberate footy, put our best ball users at the coal face and stopped most of Geelongs prime movers, we should of won by a lot more but they're goal kicking was atrocious. Other teams win off byes.
Cat
Roar Guru
Not at all. Don’t know how you can make that assumption. I fully expected the Cats to lose. So how I can be ‘sore’ about something I expect? Until they prove otherwise I see no reason to think they will win after a bye. Unlike past years where dropping a game we should have won would bother me the team in in a position that the result is basically meaningless ... as long as they return to pre-bye form next week as they have in the past.
Brendon the 1st
Roar Rookie
Sore loser much?
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
More good than harm to lose a couple, but i think they may get the jitters early in September again.
Cat
Roar Guru
There is a bye. Cats lose after it. Doesn’t matter who we play or where we play. Cats just don’t show up
Cat
Roar Guru
Forming? Mate it’s set in stone. Cats don’t win after H&A byes. Not a big deal. Needed to lose one anyway.
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
Mental toughness ?
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
What script is that ?
Jonboy
Roar Rookie
What is Geelong's problem.......Mental maybe, Melb, Eagles, Lions and Sydney all Won off the bye and probably the Pies today. A bit like early exit's from finals, seems to be a pattern forming.
Cat
Roar Guru
Absolutely no surprise to me. After a bye Cats lose just write it in texta.
Cat
Roar Guru
To the surprise of zero Cats fans we lose yet again after a bye. Going right to script.
Peter the Scribe
Roar Guru
Wouldn’t worry too much about the Cats. Due for a loss and will bounce back no doubt. Still the side to beat by a long way.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Can confirm they were super happy; saw plenty of Port supporters kicking on and had a good chat to one who was drunkenly VERY anti every team but Port. Deliriously happy footy supporters are a fun bunch to encounter
Doctor Rotcod
Roar Rookie
Cats weren't fluent anywhere.Dangerfield and Selwood lacked...just lacked. Hawkins scoreless and clueless when another big player is on his hammer.To be fair not much came his way but surely the way to go is to play him up the ground just so he knows the shape of the ball. Kelly down ,Dalhaus down,Duncan down,Geelong down
User
Roar Rookie
They'll be very happy, port where excellent.
Liam Salter
Roar Guru
Wow, this is a surprise win. Heard the last few minutes of the game on the car home from work. At least the city is gonna be busy with jubilant Port supporters tonight ... although that might not be a good thing knowing them!
perry cox
Roar Guru
My pleasure Bruce. Not a bad game to call.