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Port Adelaide
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Match Complete
Western Bulldogs
66
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| Rushed |  | 24:29 | ||
| H. Hartlett | | 20:26 | ||
| 18:20 |  | T. Dickson | ||
| 15:41 | | P. Lipinski | ||
| 14:34 | | B. Smith | ||
| 12:47 | | B. Smith | ||
| S. Motlop | | 8:29 | ||
| 5:04 | | M. Suckling | ||
| 5.8 (38) | Third Quarter [+] | 8.3 (51) | ||
| S. Gray | | 24:43 | ||
| C. Dixon | | 21:33 | ||
| 19:53 | | J. Schache | ||
| 18:19 | | P. Lipinski | ||
| 15:42 | | J. Macrae | ||
| C. Rozee | | 13:49 | ||
| C. Rozee | | 11:28 | ||
| P. Ladhams | | 7:53 | ||
| 5:30 | | B. Williams | ||
| C. Rozee | | 1:47 | ||
| 2.5 (17) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.2 (32) | ||
| C. Dixon | | 29:31 | ||
| T. Boak | | 27:24 | ||
| 21:06 | | R. Smith | ||
| R. Bonner | | 17:54 | ||
| 10:29 | | J. Schache | ||
| R. Gray | | 6:34 | ||
| 1.2 (8) | First Quarter [+] | 3.2 (20) | ||
| 25:59 | | S. Lloyd | ||
| 23:45 | | J. Schache | ||
| C. Dixon | | 21:42 | ||
| 19:28 | | M. Suckling | ||
| 14:14 | | T. Dickson | ||
| 8:56 | | J. Dunkley | ||
| C. Dixon | | 6:03 | ||
| K. Farrell | | 3:44 | ||
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Port Adelaide will try and stay in the AFL finals race against a struggling Western Bulldogs side. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 7:40pm (AEST).
The Power sit in seventh spot on the ladder with seven wins from 13 games and will look to keep themselves in the top eight with a win over the 6-8 Bulldogs.
Port have had a zig-zag run of form with a win and a loss in their last two games – and if that continues, they are due for a loss. But they shocked everyone with an 11-point win over Geelong in Adelaide last week in what was a critical win at this stage of the season.
The Bulldogs have one win from their last five and are coming off a close loss to Collingwood last week. They pushed the Pies from start to finish and were unlucky to walk away without the four points, the nine-point loss a respectable result for a team sitting outside the top eight.
These sides last met in Round 19 last season with the Power being far too strong for the Bulldogs in Ballarat. Charlie Dixon was the destroyer for Port then, kicking five goals.
The Adelaide Oval has been a hoodoo ground for the Bulldogs in recent years. Luke Beveridge’s men have claimed just one win in their past six games there, and with Port being lucky enough to have back-to-back home games they won’t have to deal with the interstate travel before the game.
The Robbie Gray versus Marcus Bontempelli duel in the game should be a spectacle, with both playing at a typically high level this season.
Both teams will have a lot to play for with neither wanting to give up any sort of ground in the finals race. The Power should keep up their winning ways and stop the Bulldogs from putting everything together from last week for the full four quarters.
Port Adelaide by 30.
Opening bounce: 7:40pm (AEST)
Venue: Adelaide Oval
TV: Live, Fox Sports
Betting: Port Adelaide $1.30, Western Bulldogs $3.40
Port Adelaide
B: Ryan Burton, Tom Clurey, Riley Bonner
HB: Hamish Hartlett, Tom Jonas, Darcy Byrne-Jones
C: Xavier Duursma, Robbie Gray, Brad Ebert
HF: Travis Boak, Peter Ladhams, Kane Farrell
F: Sam Gray, Charlie Dixon, Connor Rozee
FOL: Scott Lycett, Ollie Wines, Dan Houston
I/C: Joel Garner, Steven Motlop, Willem Drew, Zak Butters
Western Bulldogs
B: Jason Johannisen, Jackson Trengove, Bailey Williams
HB: Caleb Daniel, Zaine Cordy, Easton Wood
C: Lachie Hunter, Bailey Smith, Patrick Lipinski
HF: Matthew Suckling, Josh Schache, Sam Lloyd
F: Marcus Bontempelli, Aaron Naughton, Tory Dickson
FOL: Tim English, Josh Dunkley, Jack Macrae
I/C: Hayden Crozier, Taylor Duryea, Ed Richards, Roarke Smith
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