Rioli feeds Drew streaming from the centre after the first bounce but he misses from 45m on a slight angle.
Brayshaw misses a set shot from half forward after a 50m penalty. (Q1 3:35)
Farrell baulks at defensive hotspot but doesn’t see Frederick mowing him down from behind, Freddy converts the free for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 5:55)
Finlayson roves a skewed Marshall snap in the square and kicks wide under a tackle. (Q1 7:03)
Treacy misses a long snap from the HFF. (Q1 9:21)
Jackson has been running his opposition ruck Hayes around as the Port youngster has a mattress strapped to his right calf, Dogga marks 40m out near the boundary and slots the goal. (Q1 9:58)
Henry roves and misses a flying snap from the pocket 20m out. (Q1 12:19)
Marshall rises to intercept a dump kick by Warner on the HFF, he centres for Houston just outside 50m on a slight angle who misses across the face. (Q1 13:36)
Serong’s clanger kick on a slow play on the wing starts a quick Port counter, Marshall centres over Worner for Powell-Pepper 40m out who clunks the set shot. (Q1 19:21)
Butters performs a party trick with a snap over his head from a throw in to 20m for a sensational goal! (Q1 22:36)
Young wins a HTB free on a fumbly Horne-Francis 45m out on a slight angle, crowd loved that one. QT siren goes, Young misses near side left. (Q1 27:58)
Horne-Francis sets up a mark on the lead by Marshall but the set shot sprays OOTF from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 0:36)
Ryan is pinged for a hold on Lord going for a Powell-Pepper centring ball to 20m on a slight angle, Lord kicks truly. (Q2 5:16)
Finlayson marks a quick Rioli pass from the HFF to the hotspot leaping in front of Ryan, on the end of a fast rebound around members wing. Dorsal converts. (Q2 9:41)
Henry sets up Clark to pass to Schultz 35m out on the flank, whose set shot is short for no score. (Q2 13:16)
Henry’s snap from the HFF lands in the square Banfield arrives but can’t get a handle, two Port defenders combine to bundle the ball over the line for a point. (Q2 15:21)
Frederick shepherds home a bouncing snap by Switkowski from the HFF, Bergman almost arrived in time from the other side but not quite. (Q2 18:46)
Horne-Francis beats Worner to a crumb and snaps a beauty of a finish from the pocket 30m out, after Hayes bombs from the next bounce. (Q2 19:46)
Rozee receives from Butters to run to 50m on a slight angle after the next bounce but that long kick bounces wide right for a behind. (Q2 20:31)
Marshall roves a Cox intercept drop near the hotspot but hits the behind post OOTF off the left. (Q2 21:31)
Powell-Pepper zips in front of a lumbering Pearce to mark a Finlayson kick to 45m in front. SPP runs in rightish but slams through a dead straight kick. (Q2 23:41)
Emmett pleads for and gets a holding free on Williams sitting under a long ball by O’Meara from the wing, ump got sucked in as it wasn’t there. The kid kicks his first senior goal (Q2 25:34)
Henry breaks a tackle for a snap across the body from 35m, bounces in the square where Banfield battles with Burton, the Docker falls and volleys over his head… it’s reviewed! (Q2 28:31)
Video replay shows the ball came off Burton’s arm, might have been goal of the year but it’s just a point. (Q2 29:13)
Big pack for a repeat inside 50 kick by Cox, Wines baulks into a Treacy tackle and is pinged for HTB 35m out. Treacy kicks across the face, disappointingly. (Q2 30:46)
Bergman intercepts at half back and gives off to Rozee who gets mown down by Brayshaw for a HTB free which he misses from 40m. (Q3 1:35)
Byrne-Jones wobbles a snap from a stoppage at the top of the square, it bounces through but the goal umpire thought it was touched, review shows Pearce was nearby… (Q3 6:35)
Yes, the right thumb of Pearce was the culprit there, confirmed a behind. (Q3 6:35)
Marshall passes from forward of a pack on the HFF over Clark to Rioli going back with the flight to the hotspot. Rioli’s kick flirts with the right goalpost but falls in. (Q3 9:37)
McEntee marks a long and seemingly effortless Houston pass full of vision to the fat side pocket 25m out and converts. (Q3 14:52)
Houston gives Williams a hospital handball after the next bounce, Schultz passes to Frederick on his own 40m out on a slight angle, he kicks truly. (Q3 15:52)
Horne-Francis burns off Switkowski running from the centre to the HFF to pump another inside 50 kick in, McEntee roves and feeds Finlayson for a high snap goal from 30m. (Q3 24:22)
Rozee receives from Butters and snaps on the turn off a step from 45m on a slight angle but it’s wide left. (Q3 25:01)
Boak is bumped after disposal in the pocket, Byrne-Jones takes the downfield free not very far away 35m out on the boundary, DBJ threads it! (Q4 4:20)
Amiss roves at the hotspot and gives over the top to Switkowski who bounces through a nice finish off the left. (Q4 8:36)
Serong gets a free on Bergman at a stoppage at the hotspot for some agricultural contact without the footy, but he hits the post and the crowd goes AWWW. (Q4 11:25)
Finlayson marks a Butters pass over Cox on the boundary 30m out and also hits the post. (Q4 12:55)
Emmett slips in possession at the hotspot and wins a slightly lucky high contact free on Drew, he converts for goal number two in his first game. (Q4 14:35)
Frederick snaps high and wide from 35m after the Dockers try and fail to find much space inside 50 for a shot. (Q4 16:20)
Marshall marks a Wines pass to the pocket 30m out, Rioli shepherded Pearce off the fall but no free. His set shot is OOTF again. (Q4 17:55)
Replay shows that really should have been a free to Pearce. (Q4 18:17)
Rioli’s desperate spoil on the wing leads to a Wines pass to the fat side flank for Byrne-Jones 30m out. This would seal it with 6:00 to go… it’s good. (Q4 19:40)
Cox takes a strong contested grab of Houston and sails through an extremely rare goal from 50m on a slight angle, after a link mark by Amiss. (Q4 25:56)
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