Port Adelaide – 18.13 (121)
Hawthorn – 14.19 (103)
In a largely uninspiring clash, Port Adelaide has managed to fend off an inaccurate Hawthorn to win its round 18 clash by 18 points.
The result puts the Power in eighth position; a game clear of Essendon and Hawthorn and with finals just around the corner and a match against St Kilda next week, it looks increasingly unlikely that the Hawks will be able to qualify for the 2009 finals series.
Big Moment
Any shot at goal Hawthorn had – especially Lance Franklin…..It is not an exaggeration to say Hawthorn kicked themselves out of any chance of winning this game – Port by contrast slotted most of its opportunities to seal the result.
Key Players for Port Adelaide
Travis Boak – 35 touches and a goal really reflect the amount of hard running Boak did in this match, his disposal could have been better but on sheer hard work, he deserves a mention.
Shaun Burgoyne – A hard working game saw Burgoyne finish with 26 touches, 6 tackles and a goal; perhaps more importantly he was instrumental in setting-up goals and as such, ended the game with 4 goal-assists as well.
Key Players for Hawthorn
Chance Bateman – Had a game similar to Burgoyne’s in that he set up a lot of play – 27 touches, a goal and 8 inside-50s isn’t too shabby in a losing team.
Luke Hodge – Despite being tagged, Hodge managed to get his hands on the pill 21 times and slotted two very nice goals – definitely did all he could to keep Hawthorn in the game.
Musings from the match
• Lance Franklin kicked 2 goals 7 behinds.
• Hawthorn lost the tackle count 54-49
• Guerra and Ellis are potential injury concerns for Hawthorn
• Port Adelaide actually lost the inside 50s with Hawthorn having 11 more
• Despite having more of the ball, Port Adelaide actually looked more efficient than the Hawks.
• This game wasn’t played as though it had finals on the line – despite the fact it was.
Supercoach news
No huge scores in this game but a few did crack the 100 point barrier.
For Port Adelaide we saw six 100+ scores with Pearce and Rodan leading the way with 124 and 121 SuperCoach points respectively.
For Hawthorn only Guerra (104 points) and McGlynn (101 points) could manage the same achievement.
Keep an eye out for Ellis and Guerra’s respective injury concerns as well as Matt Thomas’ potential date with the match review panel.
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