Blog log from R21 of 2024: Port Adelaide vs Sydney

Blog log for Port Adelaide vs Sydney, R21 of 2024

Dixon beats McCartin to mark a Georgiades long ball from members wing to 40m on the flank, he boots the first goal. (Q1 2:49)
Francis’ aggressive positioning means Ratugolea can mark easily over him from a Drew kick on a slingshot play through the centre. Sav misses right from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 5:45)
After a Zerk-Thatcher interception on outer wing, Rioli passes to Rozee leading towards the boundary 40m out who shanks OOTF. (Q1 7:28)
Horne-Francis beats Heeney to mark a Francis Evans pass in the pocket 30m out, he curls in the goal off his left. (Q1 10:00)
Wines with the next centre clearance, Rozee tries a checkside off a step from 40m in the corridor but hoofs it into the left post. (Q1 11:38)
Rozee marks in the pocket 25m out, plays on inside and curls in another one for Port, who are looking like a million dollars. (Q1 14:39)
Sydney has had an execrable record in first quarters this year, but are on a 1-4 run and look terrible with Port obviously having done their homework. (Q1 15:43)
Butters sprints inside from a stoppage on the HFF and passes over Roberts to Francis Evans 40m out on a slight angle. Evans kicks truly. Sydney in big trouble early… again. (Q1 16:39)
Drew centres under Heeney pressure from the pocket after a stoppage, ball lands at the top of the square where Georgiades beats Blakey in a wrestle to mark and goal! (Q1 19:04)
Sydney were punished last week after another poor Q1 and this looks like it might be a repeat because it’s one-way traffic. (Q1 19:39)
Georgiades takes a link mark on members wing, his inside 50 kick is touched and turns into a chaos ball, Cunningham fumbles to allow Rioli to rove and goal on the turn from 25m! (Q1 23:39)
After a Power swarm in midfield to cause a turnover, Dixon gives to Butters on the HFF who pokes a kick down the line to Georgiades 30m out, who shoots across the face. (Q1 26:35)
Byrne-Jones centres with a grubber from the pocket after Jordon handballs straight to Rozee on the HBF, Florent roves but his blind handball is straight to Georgiades, goal! (Q1 28:24)
Sydney have been in poor form lately but this is another, much lower level. They are just not giving a yelp. (Qtr Time)
Horne-Francis stands up in a tackle near CHF and gives inside to Dixon who releases Byrne-Jones to run up the middle for another one for the Power! (Q2 0:33)
Goergiades picks off a Roberts pass in the centre to start another downhill play, Horne-Francis passes short to Burgoyne in the pocket 20m, goal given but it looked a poster… (Q2 4:19)
A review shows the ball did nick the post, just a point for Burgoyne. (Q2 5:05)
Dixon monsters McCartin at half forward, Port plays downhill again with Byrne-Jones passing to Georgiades at the hotspot for his third major. (Q2 11:00)
Chad Warner dithers after the next bounce and gets mown down from behind by Byrne-Jones, Butters passes to Rioli to mark easily 35m out on a slight angle, another one for the Pear! (Q2 12:50)
Rozee to Wines for the next centre clearance, Francis Evans taps to Mead who has Rioli to mark at the top of the square for another one! It’s a Pear pizzling! (Q2 14:33)
Bergman is pinged for an arm chop on Hayward 45m out on the flank on a very rare inside 50, his kick falls in the square to be rushed. Home crowd gives bronxies for the score. (Q2 17:21)
Heeney misses off the left from a throw-in near the hotspot. (Q2 21:29)
Heeney belatedly skids through the first Sydney goal from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 23:06)
Drew gives behind a stoppage on the pocket to Horne-Francis who shoots across the face from 35m on the flank. (Q2 26:04)
Zerk-Thatcher intercepts on members wing, repeat inside 50 kick marked by Georgiades for goal number four from 30m on a slight angle. (Q2 27:13)
Ladhams roves in the Port goalsquare but Sweet taps down his handball and volleys home another one! (Q2 29:21)
Ladhams marks 45m out on a slight angle, his kick lands in the square for a rushed point. (Q2 33:31)
Jordon intercepts Logan Evans in the pocket but decides on a short inboard pass to Chad Warner but too short, no mark paid and Aliir wins the HTB free to prevent the score. (Q3 1:49)
Heeney roves in the pocket and snaps on the turn but it’s a shank across the face and OOTF. (Q3 2:48)
Ratugolea leaps on the back of the hapless Francis for a specky 35m out, now comes the hard part for Sav… that one goes straight through. (Q3 4:33)
Drew kicks from the next bounce for Dixon to mark in front of Francis 40m out in the corridor, he kicks goal number two. (Q3 6:13)
Hayward marks at true CHF and levers through a garbage time goal. (Q3 12:55)
Georgiades gives to Dixon who curls through his third goal from the hotspot off a step. (Q3 15:38)
Another downhill play by Port with Rioli on the end of its for his third, it’s ski season in Adelaide! (Q3 17:33)
Bergman is a touch late and pinged for an arm chop on Adams 40m out on a slight angle. The ex-Magpie kicks straight. (Q3 19:58)
Hayward passes to Adams 40m out on the flank who misses near side left. (Q3 23:30)
McCartin is pinged for a hold on Georgiades just before the 3QT siren. Georgiades shoots from 30m on a slight angle for his fifth… skews left. (Q3 28:48)
Horne-Francis passes to Ratugolea leading to the pocket 35m out, McCartin left well behind. Sav’s kick is across the face to the right. (Q4 1:01)
Dixon takes a contested grab in front of McDonald 50m out on a slight angle, of course Houston is dagging out for a give, he launches a trademark rocket for some junk! (Q4 3:01)
Aliir is pinged for a push in the back on McLean waiting under an inside 50 kick to 40m in front, who delivers the garbage. (Q4 4:26)
McDonald is pinged for a hold on Ratugolea 30m out on the flank, soft but the arms were around and the umps regularly pay those. The kick is again across the face for a point. (Q4 6:26)
McLean gets another bit of smelly junk from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 8:14)
Houston intercepts a Fox dump kick to 35m on a slight angle for some garbage, or maybe that should be cherries. (Q4 10:42)
Adams misses a long-range snap. (Q4 13:26)
Francis Evans marks a sweet Sweet pass in front of Florent 40m out on a slight angle and converts. (Q4 16:08)
Bergman intercepts over Hayward 50m out on a slight angle, goes back for the set shot but tugs it left. (Q4 18:42)
Farrell snaps from the HFF just to the left. (Q4 19:20)
Horne-Francis sprints away from a stoppage through the centre and hits the lead of Ratugolea 45m out in front to mark with McCartin on his hammer. Another miss, lead out to 100. (Q4 20:50)
McDonald feeds Wicks who checksides wide right from 35m. (Q4 22:42)
Horne-Francis feeds Boak in the pocket to slot the goal from 25m. Everything’s coming up Ken. (Q4 24:29)
Rozee misses a snap from near the hotspot. (Q4 27:04)
Wines marks a Francis Evans pass 35m out on the flank just before the final siren, the Brownlow Medallist steers through one last dagger into the Swans. (Q4 29:53)