Port Adelaide 19.14.(128)
Brisbane Lions 11.14.(80)
Port Adelaide has kept its finals hopes alive in 2009 with an impressive victory over a disappointing Brisbane Lions who were looking to cement their ladder position. Port Adelaide now sit 8th on the ladder after this win; their only concern will be their percentage which is only 92.10. Brisbane on the other hand now sit 5th one game out of the top four and will look back on this game with regret on not taking an opportunity to push for the top four.
Big Moment
A sloppy 50m penalty against Ryan Hooper gifted Steven Salopek a goal; then to add to the Lions woes the Power won the next clearance and Brett Ebert (aka Might Mouse) kicked his fourth for the afternoon.
Key Players for Port Adelaide
Brett Ebert– The Powers number one forward line player of the day kicking 4 goals and 1 behind. Ebert had 17 touches which included 6 inside 50s.
Domenic Cassisi– Well rounded game from Cassisi racking up 25 possessions, 11 of which were contested. He also laid 5 tackles and had 4 clearances for the match.
David Rodan– had a wonderful day in the midfield with 30 possessions, of these 12 were clearances. Rodan also had 10 contested possessions with four inside 50s.
Key Players for Brisbane
Jed Adcock- A stand out for the Lions with his 8 tackles showing his team mates how it is done. Adcock also accumulated 29 disposals.
Mitch Clark- Struggled against the Power ruckmen but worked hard all day to finish with 20 touches and 19 hit outs.
Musings from the Match
• Jared Brennan is in trouble for a headbutt on Carr
• Daniel Rich hurt his shoulder in the third quarter
• Troy Chaplin caused Rich’s problems through a late bump that saw him reported
• Port Adelaide smashed Brisbane in the clearances 45-19
• Brisbane have missed a huge chance
• Amazingly this win keeps the Power’s top 8 aspirations alive
SuperCoach
Port Adelaide players provided the goods this week with 7 players scoring over 100 SuperCoach Points; Ebert and Pearce in particular posting an impressive 126 and 127 SuperCoach Points respectively.
The Lions struggled with only two players topping the 100 point mark; Jed Adcock was a stand out with 134 SuperCoach Points .
The injury to Daniel Rich will worry many of you and perhaps it is time to cash him in.
Tags: Brett Ebert, David Rodan, Domenic Cassisi, Jed Adcock, Mitch Clark
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