Mansell gives a Joe the Goose special to Lynch for the opening goal of the evening. (Q1 1:11)
Drew passes to Rozee 40m out on a slight angle who leaves his set shot to the right. (Q1 2:26)
Short drops a Vlaustin kick across the back line, Willie Rioli pounces to eventually catch Vlaustin HTB, Byrne-Jones plays on to advantage into the open goal. (Q1 4:21)
Finlayson marks a Drew centre clearance just inside 50m in the corridor, he hooks it right. (Q1 5:21)
Houston marks a sideways Drew pass at true CHF, marks his guard and goes back for the shot… short for no score. (Q1 6:41)
Dixon gets a ruck free on Nankervis 20m out on a slight angle, big push in the back. But he also misses to the right. (Q1 7:46)
Lefau and Ratugolea are one out running back for a Bolton kick to the teeth of goal, Lefau bodies Ratugolea off it but the ball skids into the post. (Q1 10:21)
Marshall marks an Evans pass over Grimes on the boundary 40m out and hits the far right post. (Q1 13:27)
Campbell misses a flying snap from the pocket 25m out. (Q1 14:52)
Drew gets a tunneling free on Short 30m out in the corridor and converts with no problem. (Q1 17:06)
Wines bounces a behind from a stoppage 45m out on a slight angle on the turn. (Q1 19:24)
On the end of a rebound up the guts by the Power, Evans marks within range but uses good vision to spot up Willie Rioli 40m out on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 21:06)
Farrell misses with a quick snap from 55m in front… also the right. Is there a magnet there? (Q1 23:14)
Martin sets up Lefau to feed Mansell for a goal from 20m after a quick rebound. (Q1 23:48)
Tigers are causing turnvers at half forward as their small swarm the ball carrier, Martin feeds Bolton who baulks an Aliir challenge and puts Richmond in the lead, somehow! (Q1 25:26)
Port’s inefficiency in front of goal is hurting them, as it did last week. (Q1 25:41)
Finlayson has the footy in range in space 40m out on the flank but decides to pass short to Bergman at the hotspot. QT siren sounds, this for the lead back… popped through. (Q1 28:07)
Drew mows down Bolton to prevent a score from the hotspot but the crumb falls for Campbell, whose snap falls on the line to be rushed off the pack. (Q2 4:43)
Butter baulks twice on a scoot through midfield and gets dropped after disposal inside 50 by Vlastuin, Finlayson shoots from 35m on the flank but shanks OOTF. (Q2 6:15)
Bolton gives from the pocket to Taranto who has a lash off a step from 15m… checksided into the near right post. (Q2 8:13)
Richmond rebound through the centre with a key touch by Campbell, Bolton has Pickett running free to 25m to pop through the goal to restore Richmond’s lead. (Q2 10:00)
Byrne-Jones volleys a crumb for another lead-changing goal from the top of the square. (Q2 11:15)
Dixon roves his own contest near the behind line and gives back to Marshall whose quick snap is smothered wide for a behind. (Q2 13:33)
Finlayson is pinged for a high tackle on Campbell 40m out in the corridor after both sides exchange turnovers in the centre. The third-gamer hoofs it low and to the right. (Q2 17:07)
Martin drops a mark over Jones in the pocket but has time to butter up and centre for Daniel Rioli 20m out in front for the goal. (Q2 21:31)
That goal was started by Daniel Rioli sharking a Farrell handball in midfield. (Q2 22:01)
Campbell leads Burton to a loose footy on the pocket and centres for Balta 20m out on a slight angle. Balta screws through another one for the Tigers! (Q2 24:06)
Port Adelaide’s commitment to the contest is not up to it so far, Houston and then Burton not going hard in the lead up to that goal. (Q2 25:05)
Taranto gives to Balta who snaps across the body off the right from near the hotspot but OOTF. (Q2 26:32)
Bolton receives from Mansell, Houston again is laconic on the chase so Bolton goes himself from 50m on a slight angle.. fabulous finish! (Q2 27:56)
Lynch catches Butters high after an intercept mark from a Lefau tumbler on members wing, ump saw it and pays 50m to put the mark near the hotspot, Butters kicks truly. (Q2 31:06)
Butters passes to Dixon 45m out in the corridor, he starts Q3 with a straight set shot to the city end, something Port struggled with in Q1. (Q3 1:44)
Burgoyne marks at the hotspot but the ump pays the free kick to Finlayson as Pickett jumped on his back without touching it. Dorsal kicks straight as well. Power in the lead again! (Q3 3:57)
Ratugolea spoils Lynch 35m out in front but Balta is front and centre for the crumb, he snaps across the body again but misses to the right. (Q3 5:52)
Finlayson feeds Houston swerving through half forward, the snap from 40m is just inside the right goalpost to give Port a goal’s lead. (Q3 7:19)
Port has a three on one inside 50 for a Drew kick after a Port rebound around outer wing, Marshall wins the raffle to mark 40m out in the corridor and kick another one. (Q3 9:15)
Boak bombs to grass from the centre but gets dropped after disposal by Daniel Rioli, Willie Rioli takes the free 40m out in front but tries a pass that doesn’t work. (Q3 11:39)
Campbell roves a Lefau contest in the pocket and tries a drop punt from 20m… skews OOTF. (Q3 12:38)
Boak is pinged for a tackle after the ball went OOB, rather red hot that one, Taranto screws through a fabulous snap from 20m off the left! (Q3 13:56)
Finlayson sails through a snap from the HFF, all of a sudden Port can’t miss from long range to the city end! (Q3 15:42)
Dixon beats Miller and Vlastuin to take a contested grab at the hotspot but tugs the set shot left. (Q3 17:34)
Evans bounces through another one from Port from half forward. Bit of a procession this quarter. (Q3 18:45)
Dow marks a kick up the guts by Ross 45m out, he gives off to Short who blazes wide left. (Q3 20:56)
Burgoyne baulks on the HFF and centres for Byrne-Jones to mark 45m out on a slight angle. DBJ kicks short… free on the behind line for a hold to Soldo on Miller, poster! (Q3 23:20)
Wines wobbles a snap into the left post from a stoppage near the hotspot. (Q3 24:21)
Mansell takes a string mark going back with the flight to the pocket 25m out, monstered from behind by Zerk-Thatcher but no penalty, he steers through his second goal anyway. (Q3 25:45)
Butters passes to Marshall near the hotspot who steers that one through as well. (Q3 28:12)
Martin just misses a long snap from near the point of the centre square. (Q3 29:36)
Brown tumbles an inside 50 kick down the flank for Baker to mark 30m out, his set shot starts left but swerves right and through! (Q3 31:05)
Daniel Rioli spits through the next centre bounce and spots up Baker just inside 50m in the corridor a few seconds before the 3QT siren. Baker roosts a big goal! (Q3 32:45)
Dixon takes a link mark in the centre and spots up Marshall diving to mark at true CHF in front of Grimes. Marshall runs in right and shoots short, Mead roves and goals! (Q4 0:40)
A review shows Short’s fingers were near the flight of the ball off the boot but it stays as a goal. (Q4 2:17)
Drew engineers the next centre clearance, Byrne-Jones beats Daniel Rioli to get a snap off from 40m on the flank that swerves in for another one! (Q4 2:40)
Drew again beats Bolton for the next clearance, Marshall marks 40m out and gets that one long and straight enough. (Q4 4:02)
Marshall releases Finlayson to run down the flank playing on to advantage and grubber the official sealer from 20m. (Q4 8:20)
Ross receives a handball from Taranto at the hotspot after a stoppage and checksides a nice finish. (Q4 11:05)
Byrne-Jones passes to Dixon to mark in front of Miller 35m out on a slight angle, who misses. (Q4 13:41)
Mansell marks 45m out on the flank but tugs the set shot narrow to the left. (Q4 14:48)
Marshall marks a long Burton pass on the boundary 40m out but kicks OOTF. (Q4 16:35)
Ratugolea spoils on the HFF, mops up and winds up from 55m… misses near side right. (Q4 18:07)
Bolton spins around Williams and checksides from 45m on a slight angle but the ball doesn’t curl and flies wide left. (Q4 18:38)
Byrne-Jones passes to Marshall again 40m out on a slight angle, who boots goal number four. (Q4 19:41)
Baker bounces through a nice finish from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q4 23:11)
Dixon earns a contact free at the top of the square for Miller’s arm around his torso in a marking contest, he boots his second goal. (Q4 24:34)
Lynch roves a McIntosh contest and hits the post from the pocket 20m out. (Q4 28:40)
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