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Port Adelaide
36
30
Melbourne
68
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| D. Byrne-Jones |  | 29:13 | ||
| S. Motlop |  | 27:40 | ||
| M. Bergman | | 24:09 | ||
| S. Motlop | | 22:49 | ||
| 18:49 | | Rushed | ||
| M. Georgiades | | 16:25 | ||
| C. Rozee | | 11:25 | ||
| D. Houston | | 8:36 | ||
| 4:39 | | B. Fritsch | ||
| 1.8 (14) | Third Quarter [+] | 9.7 (61) | ||
| S. Powell-Pepper | | 27:54 | ||
| 26:20 | | L. Jackson | ||
| 24:17 | | L. Jackson | ||
| D. Houston | | 22:18 | ||
| 11:55 | | M. Gawn | ||
| S. Mayes | | 10:10 | ||
| 4:50 | | J. Harmes | ||
| Z. Butters | | 2:05 | ||
| 0.5 (5) | Second Quarter [+] | 6.6 (42) | ||
| 27:56 | | Rushed | ||
| 26:00 | | E. Langdon | ||
| 21:52 | | J. Harmes | ||
| 20:26 | | J. Viney | ||
| 18:59 | | C. Petracca | ||
| 17:49 | | T. McDonald | ||
| 15:51 | | B. Fritsch | ||
| Rushed | | 7:45 | ||
| K. Amon | | 6:48 | ||
| 3:30 | | M. Gawn | ||
| 0.3 (3) | First Quarter [+] | 1.3 (9) | ||
| 22:14 | | S. May | ||
| K. Amon | | 19:41 | ||
| 18:35 | | C. Spargo | ||
| 8:41 | | L. Jackson | ||
| R. Burton | | 5:28 | ||
| K. Amon | | 3:17 | ||
| 1:16 | | B. Fritsch | ||
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Welcome to the City of Churches where Port Adelaide play host to the Melbourne Demons as we open Round 4 with Thursday night footy at the Adelaide Oval. Join The Roar for live scores, coverage and analysis from 7:40pm (AEST).
Jordan Dawson broke the hearts of the Alberton faithful last Friday night, with a kick after the siren, to sink the Power by four points. Port are yet to win a game this season and have been the most disappointing of last year’s top-eight teams.
Despite missing a crucial set shot with two minutes left on the clock, gun midfielder and veteran, Travis Boak, had an amazing game last week. He amassed 28 disposals (15 contested and 82.1 per cent efficiency), 479m gained and eight tackles. His leadership and skill are key to guiding Port through this difficult start to the 2022 campaign.
Todd Marshall kicked five goals against the Crows and will be up against arguably the best defence in the competition in Melbourne. Hopefully, he can pick up where he left off last week.
The undefeated Demons were challenged in patches last week against Essendon, but ultimately the class of their midfield and stability in the backline were too much for the Bombers to overcome. Christian Petracca was heavily tagged last week and his impact was limited for the majority of the match. This could be a tactic that Ken Hinkley adopts tonight.
Angus Brayshaw and Clayton Oliver were prolific in the midfield last week and carried any slack left from a tagged Petracca. Sam Weideman held his spot in the side after Ben Brown was only due to clear H&S protocols on Thursday morning and subsequently missed the flight across to South Australia.
I am going to live dangerously with my tip on this one and say that Port can pull off a nail-biting win at home by four points to win their first game of the year.
Opening bounce: 7:40pm (AEST)
Venue: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
TV: Fox Footy, Channel Seven
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel Now, Foxtel Go
Betting: Power $3.00, Demons $1.40 – odds via PlayUp
Port Adelaide Power
B: [3] Ryan Burton, [12] Trent McKenzie, [17] Tom Clurey
HB: [26] Riley Bonner, [1] Tom Jonas, [33] Darcy Byrne-Jones
C: [5] Dan Houston, [16] Ollie Wines, [15] Karl Amon
HF: [18] Zak Butters, [19] Mitch Georgiades, [20] Connor Rozee
F: [32] Sam Mayes, [4] Todd Marshall, [2] Sam Powell-Pepper
R: [29] Scott Lycett, [28] Willem Drew, [10] Travis Boak
I/C: [6] Steven Motlop, [34] Lachie Jones, [41] Jed McEntee, [44] Jackson Mead
EMG: [14] Miles Bergman, [25] Sam Hayes, [45] Martin Frederick, [43] Trent Dumont
IN: Tom Clurey
OUT: Martin Frederick (Omitted), Sam Skinner (Omitted)
Melbourne Demons
B: [24] Trent Rivers, [1] Steven May, [20] Adam Tomlinson
HB: [4] James Harmes, [8] Jake Lever, [29] Jayden Hunt
C: [17] Jake Bowey, [5] Christian Petracca, [15] Ed Langdon
HF: [10] Angus Brayshaw, [25] Tom McDonald, [6] Luke Jackson
F: [30] Alex Neal-Bullen, [26] Sam Weideman, [9] Charlie Spargo
R: [11] Max Gawn, [13] Clayton Oliver, [7] Jack Viney
I/C: [23] James Jordon, [32] Tom Sparrow, [31] Bayley Fritsch, [36] Kysaiah Pickett
EMG: [12] Toby Bedford, [22] Blake Howes, [27] Luke Dunstan, [37] Kade Chandler
IN: Jake Lever
OUT: Joel Smith (HS Protocol), Toby Bedford (Medi-Sub)
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