Port Adelaide

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Match Preview: Port Adelaide vs Sydney (Port Adelaide Football Club)

Port Adelaide needs wins - at least another seven - to extend its season to the AFL top-eight finals. Winning against Sydney is a well-known task for Ken ...

"The best team in the competition (for defence by attack) has been Port Adelaide - and they are trying to get back to that," Cox said. Franklin kicked 4.2 in the last Port Adelaide-Sydney match played at Adelaide Oval in round 15 last season. Lance Franklin will play his 19th match against Port Adelaide (against whom he has a 9-9 win-loss record spread across Hawthorn and Sydney). In 2019, Port Adelaide averaged 82 points; this is a club-low (in AFL matches) of 74 today. "(Playing against your former team) is an event most players want to get out of the way and move on," Hinkley notes. "One thing with your game plan," says Sydney assistant coach Dean Cox, "is you want to make sure you can do all three phases (defence, midfield and attack) well. Last week, against Richmond, Finlayson and Dixon delivered as a ruck duo to ensure Port Adelaide won the centre clearances on the MCG. Today, Sydney scores at a 93-point average and is still tight in defence conceding 78 points on average. Percentage (currently 103) also needs to be healthier considering there could be a massive jam in the race to eighth position at the end of the home-and-away series. "Brynn Teakle's selection allows us to play our forwards (Finlayson and Dixon) as dangerous players as much as we possibly can and score. Extending the run to a club record six would say plenty of 12th-ranked Port Adelaide stepping up to the challenge of competing against the AFL's flagbearer on contested football. "Since Round 6 they’re five (wins) and two (losses)," Longmire said.

LIVE: Swans capitulate against 'believers' Port as star's 'brain ... (Fox Sports)

LIVE: Swans capitulate against 'believers' Port as star's 'brain explosion' shocks greats.

They don’t care about the injuries, they’re just playing to win,” Healy said. The Swans fought back in the fourth quarter, with Isaac Heeney opening the first goal of a quarter before adding another — his fourth major for the day — to get his team back within 23 points with eight minutes on the clock. Charlie Dixon got Port off to the perfect start in the third term with a goal in the opening play, while Marshall followed it up with his fourth major after nailing a tight set shot from the boundary. In a blow for Port Zak Butters limped from the field in the hands of trainers early in the period with an apparent knee injury before being subbed out of the game for Xavier Duursma in a huge blow to the hosts. Isaac Heeney followed that up with the next major from a long-range set shot to keep momentum with the Swans, who won the inside 50 count 8-2 in the first 10 minutes of the game. The returning Buddy Franklin booted the first goal of the game to the get the visitors some early confidence.

Power surge: Port stuns Swans to boost finals chances (AFL)

PORT Adelaide has kept alive its flickering finals hopes after a six-goal third-quarter blitz led it to a 23-point victory over Sydney at the Adelaide Oval ...

The Swans ruckman may come under MRO scrutiny too, with the latter free kick coming after a gut punch to a grounded Wines following a tackle. Amid Port's early five-game losing run, Marshall was arguably the side's most maligned player, managing only six goals in those five games. Butters was hurt when Harry Cunningham landed awkwardly on his left knee in a tackle. Isaac Heeney was Sydney's best, finishing with four goals including two in the last, along with a game-high nine score involvements. Debutant ruckman Teakle hurt his left collarbone when he bumped Justin McInerney and was seen in a sling just before half-time. Port will be sweating on injuries to Butters and mid-season draftee Teakle, who both went down in the second quarter.

Hail of brain explosions: Ladhams faces suspension as Swans fall to ... (The Age)

Sydney self-sabotaged via an inexplicable hail of brain explosions to gift-wrap a much-needed victory for undermanned Port Adelaide.

Back in the team after a demotion to the SANFL, Georgiades presented powerfully and athletically in attack after a quiet opening term, only to let himself down with a missed set shot on the half-time siren. He booted Port’s first goal after a clean groundball swoop before his ferocious tackle on Colin O’Riordan resulted in Connor Rozee’s snapped play-on six-pointer to give the Power the lead, which they would not relinquish. Mid-season draftee Teakle’s first day as an AFL player ended when he shirt-fronted Sam McInerney in the second quarter. “I thought their [Port’s] pressure was outstanding,” Longmire said. It was as un-Swans-like as any performance in recent memory. You hope it didn’t happen, [but] it happened, and hopefully, he learns from it.”

Port Adelaide v Sydney - HB's Loves and Hates - The Mongrel Punt (The Mongrel Punt)

Led by the brute force of Ollie Wines in the middle, Karl Amon and Connor Rozee on the outside, and any number of defensive combinations down back, Port ...

He took off from half-back at one stage, managed to have a couple of bounces in the process, as well. The Swans… well, they have a bit of a cut-throat game against the Saints next week before heading to the ‘G to beat the Bombers… oops, I meant “play” the Bombers. Seriously though, Sydney need both these games, as well. Wines was a monster, crashing though tackles and working the ball forward with power, whereas Amon’s run and carry working up and down the wing continually gave Port an option on the outside. And if he can start hitting the scoreboard a little more, he will add an aspect to his game that Walsh does not have. He fought for front spot against a bloke much bigger than him, refused to be pushed around, and was integral in Pot gaining a 43-32 clearance advantage (again, embarrassing for Ladhams). Buddy had a bit of the death rattle about him this week. I’ve often looked at Marshall as more an opportunistic tall forward than a true key position player, but with every game, he seems to be finding space and losing his opponent often, which is a skill in and of itself. losing the ball and his opponent in the contest… However, with this type of form, Rozee should be able to start closing the gap on the Carlton star over time. He consistently led Dane Rampe to the footy (Paddy McCartin started picking him up in the third) and beat him hands down on multiple occasions. Ladhams gave away three of them for the quarter, including the idiotic downfield free-kick that gifted a goal to Charlie Dixon. What we saw from him in this game may just be the reason Port Adelaide were fine with him departing.

Port cop double injury blow as young gun Zak Butters, debutant ... (Zero Hanger)

Port Adelaide gun Zak Butters has been subbed out of Saturday's matchup with Sydney after suffering a knee injury.

The Power were also forced to put a line through debutant Brynn Teakle with just minutes left in the second stanza after a collision between the Port ruckman and Swan Justin McInerney left the former hampered. Port Adelaide pulled the trigger on their medical substitution soon after, seeing Butters' day come to a premature end with 10 minutes left in the opening half. Butters was aided off the Adelaide Oval turf after hurting his leg in a contest during the second term of the match, gaining medical assistance on the sidelines.