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Blog log from R4 of 2025: Port Adelaide vs St Kilda

Blog log for Port Adelaide vs St Kilda, R4 of 2025

The umpire calls a free kick against Aliir for taking Owens out of the contest, a bit contentious but Owens misses the easy set shot from 30m out. (Q1 1:02)
Powell-Pepper blazes away to kick from near 50m out but pushes his kick wide for a point (Q1 3:36)
Horne-Francis gets a 50m penalty as Windhager walks into the space of his set shot, it all kicks off with Butters getting into him as JHF jogs down and goals! (Q1 5:26)
Bergman is hit with a strong Higgins tackle and the ball spills to Owens who gathers and snaps through a goal! (Q1 6:46)
Collard snaps across his body in the pocket and tumbles it through the big sticks, but a review is called quickly and it is found to have been touched. (Q1 9:31)
Aliir concedes a free kick on Sharman this time as the Saint cleverly works him. Sharman kicks true from 35m out on the flank! (Q1 14:36)
Moares puts one into the square but Wilkie takes Georgiades out of it which allows Rioli to gather and snap, but he misses (Q1 17:21)
Lachie Jones inexplicably puts himself under pressure in the back pocket and bombs one out on the full, Higgins punishes him dearly by slotting the snap set shot! (Q1 20:06)
Higgins gets out the back and chases a bouncing ball. He gathers and weaves around to find Hall 30m out dead in front. Hall makes no mistake! (Q1 24:02)
Powell-Pepper kicks across the goalface from 40m out in front from a set shot opportunity (Q1 26:24)
Lord shovels a handpass up to Moraes as he streams by and he goes for goal, but misses to the near side (Q1 26:46)
St Kilda work the Port defence to perfection as they overlap and get Travaglia out the back who gets on the end of an Owens handball to kick his first AFL goal! (Q1 29:29)
The Saints burst out of the middle and it’s Higgins who takes a lovely double grabber in the hole. He plays on quickly and kicks his second goal! (Q1 30:02)
Mead chips a beautiful ball in front of Horne-Francis under pressure and JHF is able to waltz in and mark uncontested. JHF kicks his second major to stem the tide! (Q1 31:32)
Mead chips a beautiful ball in front of Horne-Francis under pressure and JHF is able to waltz in and mark uncontested. JHF kicks his second major to stem the tide! (Q1 31:42)
Rioli laces up a neat kick to Georgiades who marks 35m out from goal on a slight angle. He slots it to start the second term the right way! (Q2 1:24)
Georgiades is the focal point again as he juggles a mark down in the pocket, but then sprays his set shot way out of bounds (Q2 4:06)
Jones finds Wood on a lead and puts it on a plate for him. Wood pushes his kick wide though (Q2 12:03)
Lord finds space in the pocket to take a clean mark and then slots a nice snap set shot. (Q2 14:30)
Georgiades gets another chance at goal but again cannot make the most of it as he kicks a minor score. (Q2 17:31)
Collard jinks a little kick out into space in front of Wood who has the time to run onto the ball and snap through a clean goal! (Q2 20:31)
Wilson and Hill combine on the forward flank and the former takes a shot from 45 out, bombing it through! (Q2 22:11)
Macrae bombs it inside 50 and Keeler is able to gather and handball it to the run of Sinclar who trues a checkside from 15m out, and misses spectacularly for a point. (Q2 23:54)
Macrae gets the ball on the flank and loops a handpass inside 50 to the roaming Wanganeen-Milera who bombs it off a step and kicks a goal! (Q2 24:41)
Burgoyne tries his luck from 45m out on the run, but his kick is off to the left. (Q2 29:32)
Horne-Francis bursts through the pack to take a powerful grab off a Sinn kick. JHF slots his third goal in the shadows of half time! (Q2 30:28)
Aliir is pinged for impeding Owens in a marking contest down in the pocket. Nothing in it, but Owens converts the goal regardless. (Q3 1:08)
Lachie Jones has his kick smothered on the wing but it falls well for Rioli who scoops it up and chips it inside 50 for Powell-Pepper. SPP pushes his kick right for a point. (Q3 3:53)
Higgins chops off a sloppy Ratugolea kick and sparks a Saints attack that ends in the hands of Sharman 40m out from goal, but he too misses his set shot. (Q3 5:29)
Lord pushes a set shot to the right for another behind. (Q3 9:14)
Powell-Pepper wraps up Jones in the pocket and wins a free kick, he snaps it through! (Q3 10:29)
Georgiades kicks it straight as an arrow from the pocket Dom Sheed style as the Power are surging here! (Q3 11:14)
Keeler wins a free kick 65m out from goal and bombs it deep where it rolls through off hands. (Q3 19:25)
Lord kicks another goal for Port as the lead is cut down once more! (Q3 23:59)
Higgins kicks his third goal of the afternoon with a great solo effort down in the pocket! (Q3 26:41)
Horne-Francis puts the ball up at the top of the square and players fly, the ball spills out the back for Wines who gathers and pokes it through for a point only (Q3 28:54)
Horne-Francis tries to sneak through a goal but can only manage a minor score. (Q4 4:17)
Butters kicks a perfect ball to Georgiades on a lead who marks 45m out on the flank. He hooks his kick left though. (Q4 5:33)
Rioli gives away a silly 50m penalty and Hastie is allowed to run through the middle of the ground unopposed to find Marshall on the 50. Marshall misses his kick left. (Q4 8:52)
Port cut the Saints open through the middle of the ground and find Lord standing in space inside 50. Lord kicks true and the margin is down to 9 points in Adelaide! (Q4 10:26)
Macrae kicks a point following a forward throw-in. (Q4 14:29)
It’s Hill this time who takes a shot, he also misses and the margin eeks out to 11 points. (Q4 14:51)
Mead spots the channel for Georgiades to run into and duly kicks towards him. Georgiades marks, and Georgiades goals! 5 point ball game! (Q4 16:07)
St Kilda push and push and push, eventually Sinclair is given the space to stream inside 50 with ball in hand and bombs through a dagger of a goal! (Q4 21:52)
Sharman kicks it long and strong and Collard is able to get behind Sinn to mark! He snaps it through and the lead is back to 17 points! (Q4 24:07)

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