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Blog log from R12 of 2023: Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn

Blog log for Port Adelaide vs Hawthorn, R12 of 2023

Free kick at the first bounce to Lycett, his kick lands 40m out, Weddle is pushed as he tries to mark by his man Finlayson who mops up to wobble through the first goal. (Q1 0:42)
Weddle is pinged for an arm chop on Finlayson 40m out near the boundary, Dorsal plays on and hits the post off the left. (Q1 5:27)
Brockman passes to the feet of Lewis in the pocket 25m out on the end of a rebound around outer wing, Aliir closes and forces Lewis to snap OOTF. (Q1 7:12)
Finlayson cops a whack to the nose in a clash with Frost going for a pass to his boots 25m out in the pocket. He converts with no problem. (Q1 8:28)
Aliir smashes Lewis from behind on the wing, mops up and goes long to Marshall who is paid a dodgy mark over Blanck 20m out in the pocket, he also hits the post. (Q1 11:08)
Finlayson strips Weddle in a tackle at the hotspot, McEntee roves and feeds outside to Wines who snaps the goal. (Q1 12:48)
Breust marks an Amon pass leading down the flank to 35m, he hits the far right goalpost. (Q1 13:38)
Rioli roves a stoppage near the hotspot and somehow has three moments to compose himself and snap a rather easy goal. Hawks are getting pulverised here. (Q1 15:47)
Worpel feeds forward to Brockman in the centre, his last inside 50 kick was poor but this one is to an outnumber, Breust marks 40m out in front and… hits the post again! (Q1 19:53)
Weddle fumbles a ground ball at the hotspot and the crumb sits up for Rioli to soccer home. Hawthorn looking like 16th or lower. (Q1 20:50)
Horne-Francis marks on the wing and feeds Burton flashing past, he launches from 55m on a slight angle for another one for the Power! (Q1 22:20)
Brockman snaps Hawthorn’s first goal after Lewis is favoured by a chaos ball clearance to CHF and gives out from congestion. (Q1 24:03)
Wines releases Houston to run through the centre and kick high after the next bounce, Finlayson beats a flat-footed Frost to mark 35m out but miss. (Q1 25:24)
A quick rebound up the guts by Hawthorn ends with Brockman feeding Breust who snaps his 500th senior goal from 45m on a slight angle. That would please the coach. (Q1 26:39)
Port is bossing clearances and allowing their half backs to zone up and join attacks, but their defence may be playing too high because they are leaving the back open. (Q1 27:30)
Port takes its turn to rebound at pace through the corridor, Marshall passes from CHF to Finlayson running down the flank to 15m, he boots goal number three for Q1. (Q1 28:09)
Butters swerves through the centre and passes to Marshall leading up to 30m on a slight angle, he converts. It’s not so much a procession as a shoot out. (Q1 30:33)
Both defences are giving it the old matador ole at the moment, not much defensive play at either end. So far it is favouring Port as they boss clearances. (Q1 31:09)
Worpel goes long the square from outside CHF, Lewis has two to beat and can’t, spoiled for a point. (Q1 31:46)
Another fast rebound by Port around members’ wing, Marshall has Finlayson running free to the square for a pass from the HFF, four for Dorsal to celebrate his wife’s good news! (Q1 33:29)
Scrimshaw intercepts at half back but his kick sideways is picked off by Bergman who has Marshall over the back on his own to waltz into goal. (Q2 1:25)
Three Hawks fumble a loose footy at half back, Houston has better hands, he runs to 55m in front and slams through another one. (Q2 2:48)
Aliir cuts off another shallow Hawk forward entry, Jones hits the corridor and it’s another downhill play, Marshall marks over the back of Blanck 20m out for another one. (Q2 5:50)
Aliir is pinged for a push on Koschitzke after a Worpel clearance kick from the centre to 35m out. Kosi hangs the set shot left. (Q2 7:45)
Byrne-Jones misses a pass to the pocket for Rozee, he gathers but misses under pressure by Frost from the boundary 25m out off a step. (Q2 9:02)
Horne-Francis runs from a stoppage in midfield and rams through another one from CHF. Q1 was a shoot out, Q2 is a procession. Hawks barely giving a yelp. (Q2 9:55)
Jones storms through midfield ahead of Conor Macdonald with two bounces after another Port clearance at half back, Finlayson can’t mark but soccers the goal anyway. (Q2 13:50)
Another Port clearance win at the bounce but Powell-Pepper misses on the turn from 45m on a slight angle. (Q2 14:33)
Butters marks a Byrne-Jones pass in the pocket 30m out and curls in another one. This is a worse spectacle than Moomba. (Q2 16:30)
Byrne-Jones misses a snap from half forward. (Q2 17:16)
Jones kicks inside 50 and the ball hits grass, Lord roves and snaps on the turn but misses from 20m in front. (Q2 21:10)
A rare turnover by Port on the rebound leads to Brockman passing to Breust near the behind post, he converts for goal number two. (Q2 21:48)
Houston receives from Wines at half forward and passes to the fat side for Bergman 45m out in the corridor, he misses. (Q2 23:50)
Nash feeds Lewis who has a rare chance for a running snap from 35m on the flank but misses left. (Q2 26:10)
Powell-Pepper strips Nash in a flying tackle in midfield, Port sweeps forward, Horne-Francis can’t mark but he follows up to feed Rozee for a goal from 35m on a slight angle. (Q2 28:11)
Horne-Francis marks in the pocket 30m out in front of Scrimshaw but misses. (Q2 31:29)
Worpel clears from the first bounce of Q3, Koschitzke provides the crumb 35m out and Lewis bends down to rove it and roll through the first goal of second half junk time. (3 Qtr Time)
Bonner sharks a Frost handball in the pocket 30m out but wobbles his snap wide right. (Q3 1:38)
Rioli snaps his third goal from the hotspot after the Hawks fail to rebound. (Q3 2:54)
Byrne-Jones receives from Rozee after a stoppage in the pocket for another one from near the hotspot. (Q3 5:32)
Lewis marks a Brockman pass from the HFF over the much smaller Farrell in the square for his second goal. (Q3 7:56)
Rozee clears long from the next bounce, Marshall taps towards the line for McEntee to volley home. (Q3 8:58)
Rozee misses from the HFF. (Q3 11:01)
Rioli snaps his fourth foal after roving a Powell-Pepper contest near the hotspot. (Q3 12:39)
Impey snaps a nice goal from 50m on a slight angle. (Q3 15:40)
Breust misses a quick snap from the hotspot after Frost goes long to the square. (Q3 18:24)
Powell-Pepper brushes off a Mackenzie challenge at half forward and gives to Butters who hits the post from 40m in the corridor. (Q3 20:43)
Mackenzie baulks clear at half forward but misses from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 21:03)
Powell-Pepper gives behind a stoppage at half forward to Houston who launches from 50m on a slight angle for another one for Port. (Q3 23:23)
Brockman passes to Frost 30m out on a slight angle, he chooses to play on under pressure and sprays it. (Q3 27:06)
Bramble passes to Newcombe on the HFF, he has a bit of space so he plays on and kicks a junk time goal from 45m. (Q3 29:49)
Moore wins the next centre clearance via Reeves, Amon passes to Breust 40m out near the boundary who kicks his third goal. Junk time well and truly in session. (Q3 31:13)
Connor Macdonald kicks the first goal of Q4 from half forward after Moore sharks a Jones handball and gives inside 50. (Q4 0:49)
Breust is over the back in the square, fumbles but has more than enough time to butter up for his fourth goal. (Q4 3:51)
Sinn kicks OOTF on the rebound, Amon passes to Hardwick 40m out near the boundary who misses. (Q4 5:54)
Amon places a pass on the right nipple of Lewis leading in front of McKenzie 30m out on the flank, he converts. (Q4 7:52)
Weddle gives to Bramble at half forward, he runs into trouble and snaps wide from 35m. (Q4 10:14)
Williams roves deep in defence but slips over and his handball is broken up by Butler who snaps the goal from 15m. (Q4 12:14)
Rioli passes to Marshall 30m out on the flank, he breaks the Hawk garbage run with his fourth goal. (Q4 14:36)
Rozee roves a Marshall contest at the hotspot but his left-foot snap across the body curls across the face and goes OOTF. (Q4 16:48)
Lewis roves a Frost contest and delivers a nice handball to the fat side for Amon to goal with ease from 20m. (Q4 17:34)
Marshall marks in the pocket 20m out and kicks OOTF across the face. (Q4 22:55)
Moore bounces up members wing and passes to the lead of Breust 45m out on a slight angle, he sails through his fifth goal. (Q4 24:31)
Marshall marks a short Powell-Pepper pass near the boundary 40m out and strokes through the goal to bring up his bag of five. (Q4 27:15)
Lewis marks on the lead in front of Aliir 50m out on a slight angle and just misses to the left. (Q4 28:54)
Bergman misses a handball deep in attack, Frost fumbles near the goalpost, tries to volley it home from the line but Aliir touches it through on review. (Q4 30:19)
Moore marks just inside 50m on the flank just before the final siren, his set shot falls on the line for Jones to punch through. (Q4 31:13)

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