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Port Adelaide 4.0 6.2 8.5 8.7 (55)
Sydney Swans 3.2 10.4 11.6 14.9 (93)
After securing a tight win against Essendon on the back of four straight losses, the Swans went into this game needing a win to go into the mid-season break in positive figures on the win-loss scale. Port Adelaide had been faring worse, if possible, and were coming off five straight losses with both teams perched precariously around the bottom of the eight. This was a true eight-point game with finals in sight for the victor and disaster for the loser.
Young Swan Pat Veszpremi was a late change before the match and came in after a hip injury to Rhyce Shaw while Matthew Lobbe replaced Daniel Stewart for the Power. This match also saw the return of Kennelly from a knee injury and McGlynn from a lengthy quad strain at the expense of Jetta and his coloured boots. Port started off lively, booting the first two goals of the game through Kane Cornes and Trengrove. Bolton kicked truly for the Swans? first and although the Swans were getting the ball into the forward 50, they just couldn?t convert on the scoreboard.
Another Port goal to Hartlett from a free kick compounded the Swans? poor start before the raking left kick of Malceski steadied the ship for the visitors. Another goal to Hitchcock exemplified the Power?s efficiency inside 50 ? five forward entries for four goals. A beautiful passage of play from Mumford to McGlynn resulted in Hannebery?s first for the night and the Swans went into quarter time, surprisingly trailing by just four.
The Swans turned it on in the second quarter, kicking seven goals to two in one of their finest quarters for the year. Goodes was back to his best, marking strongly and goaling quickly into the second quarter. Hannebery and McVeigh kept the goals coming for the Swans before Boak goaled for the Power from a Swans turnover. Bolton and Goodes each booted their second goals before Kennedy chipped in another to give the Swans a comfortable margin.
Davenport kicked the Power?s second for the quarter before McGlynn goaled on the siren to give the Swans a 26-point lead at the main break after a stunningly accurate quarter. The run came through Malceski off the backline and from O?Keefe, Kennedy and Hannebery in the middle. McGlynn and Veszpremi were lively while Jack and Smith were performing their shut down roles sublimely ? Smith keeping Pearce to only three touches to half time.
The third quarter was a dour affair with only three goals kicked between the two teams the entire quarter. The Power lifted their game and were cleaner through the middle, smashing the Swans in the clearances. Ebert goaled first for Port to cut the margin to 20 but try as they might, the umpires could not gift the Power any closer with only one other Port goal for the quarter while Jack goaled to steady the Swans again.
Port had all the run but failed to turn it into goals with their 106 disposals to the Swans? 75 showing their dominance of possession. Perhaps it?s worth noting the efforts of LRT, Grundy and the Swans? running defenders in not letting the Power closer ? Swans by 19 at the last change.
The Swans kept the Power goal-less in the final term to close the game out with a goal to Kirk, another to Goodes and a sublime snap by Kennedy for his second sealing the win. Malceski was the star of the night with 35 possessions across half back and contributing one goal. O?Keefe is only getting better after a poor start to the year with 28 possessions including six inside 50s. Jack and Smith kept their respective opponents, Rodan and Pearce, to only 15 possessions each while Hannebery and Bolton were again strong in the middle.
This eight-point game ended up being 38 points as the Swans stormed home to record their second win in as many weeks and their second win at AAMI Stadium this season. Port were far from terrible early but were too easily pushed aside, offering little resistance apart from the third quarter where they had little to prove for their efforts. Swans go into the break 7-5 and well entrenched in the top eight but it?s the massive match against Collingwood in two weeks time that will really test this promising side.
GOALS
Port Adelaide: K.Cornes, Trengove, Hartlett, Hitchcock, Boak, Davenport, Ebert, Thomas
Sydney Swans: Goodes 3, Bolton 2, Hannebery 2, Kennedy 2, McVeigh, Malceski, McGlynn, Jack, Kirk
BEST
Port Adelaide: K. Cornes, Cassisi, Surjan, Hartlett.
Sydney Swans: Malceski, Jack, Bolton, Goodes, Mumford, Hannebery
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Salopek (shoulder), Ebert (ankle)
Sydney Swans: Hannebery (shoulder)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Ryan, Jeffery, Mollison
Official crowd: 20,106 at AAMI Stadium
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Great assessment of the game. Was definitely one of holding Port in the first and third quarters, and kicking away in the second and fourth. For anyone who was at the game, was there any wind advantage towards either end that would explain the discrepancy in total goals kicked at either end of the ground?
The breeze at AAMI normally blows across the ground and doesn't generally favor either end