Blog log from R17 of 2024: Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs

Butters and Rozee link up through the middle of the ground and Rozee finds Georgiades out the back with a kick. Georgiades kicks true from 40m out and opens the scoring! (Q1 4:19)
Burgoyne it is this time who kicks to Georgiades in the pocket who takes a juggling mark. A quick set shot later and he has two goals! (Q1 6:04)
Marshall drops a kick short in front of the pack and Rozee pulls it down 30m out, but he stabs his set shot right for a point (Q1 10:15)
Byrne-Jones runs down Sanders on the forward flank, winning himself a free kick. DBJ splits the middle and Port are flying out of the blocks! (Q1 16:17)
Vandermeer kicks quickly out the back to allow Darcy to get his arms up on Zerk-Thatcher. Darcy misses left… (Q1 21:02)
Repeat inside 50 entries for the dogs now, and it’s Ugle-Hagan who takes the mark this time. He kicks from 20m out, but misses badly to the right for a point… (Q1 21:47)
Mead kicks inside 50, and his ball gets out behind everyone allowing Lord to run on and get a kick away, but can only manage a behind under pressure (Q1 24:49)
Wines and Byrne-Jones go for a slick 1-2 following an elite Sweet tap, and Wines screws through another Port goal for the quarter! (Q1 26:02)
Dale is set upon by Butters and Rozee following a forward stoppage, with Butters the one rewarded for a HTB free kick. Butters steers the kick home to cap off an elite quarter! (Q1 30:17)
Macrae and Richards work well following a forward contest to get the ball to Bontempelli who manages to get a kick away off the outside of his left boot, kicking a needed goal! (Q2 2:44)
Farrell gets in and out of trouble, hitting up a target at half forward which leads to Byrne-Jones kicking to the chest of Sweet. Sweet kicks straight! (Q2 6:28)
Boak marks along the boundary line just outside 50, he scans ahead before cutting it inside to Mead who is all by himself 40m out from goal. Mead kicks from 50, but kicks wide (Q2 8:31)
Georgiades goes searching for his third goal, but blazes his kick wide for a point (Q2 10:09)
Butters coughs it up at half back which allows Liberatore to scoop the ball up and take a shot on goal, but he misses… (Q2 13:09)
Lord wins a free kick for front on-contact and he gets in on the act with a goal! (Q2 15:14)
Drew kicks to Houston at CHF, he spins around and kicks a dart out behind Georgiades who marks arms outstretched. He slots his third goal! (Q2 18:48)
West wraps up Aliir to win himself a HTB free kick, and he kicks a much needed goal for the Dogs! (Q2 20:29)
English gets the better of Sweet to lead up and mark a Liberatore kick. English kicks dead-straight and the Dogs have back to back goals! (Q2 23:07)
Marshall places a kick out in front of Horne-Francis who stomps in to mark on a lead. JHF kicks the steadier for Port just before half time (Q2 29:29)
The pain isn’t over yet for the Dogs as Georgiades notches up his fourth goal on the half time siren! (Half Time)
Finlayson chops for goal off his right boot, but no dice (Q3 8:05)
Sweet marks an errant Georgiades set shot in the pocket, he snaps across his body but just misses over the post for a point (Q3 11:36)
English kicks his second goal for the afternoon, this time with a neat drop punt from the pocket (Q3 19:06)
Horne-Francis hits back with a goal following a nice crumb up forward! (Q3 20:38)
JHF kicks quick back to back goals and he now has three! (Q3 23:06)
Horne-Francis has another look at goal for his third in the quarter, but misses to the left for a behind (Q3 26:40)
Narkle gets in on the fun as he marks 55m out before sprinting inside 50 and letting loose a slicing kick on the run. (Q4 8:31)
West cleans up a spilled Ugle-Hagan mark to dash forward and spear through his second goal for the day (Q4 10:51)
Georgiades makes it 5 goals on the day as he pinches a loose ball from the square! (Q4 14:46)
Evans kicks a behind from 40m out near the boundary line as he chops off a clearing kick (Q4 16:58)
Bontempelli marks in the middle of the pack and notches up his second goal from 35m out on a slight angle. (Q4 18:41)
Rozee is there for a handball receive following an English contest at half forward. He snaps off a step and adds a goal to cap off his day! (Q4 20:42)
Freijah works his way through the corridor to present and mark 60m from home. There’s space ahead and he sprints forward to 40m out and kicks his first AFL goal! (Q4 22:02)
McNeil gets on the scoresheet with a goal. (Q4 25:37)
Bontempelli is clattered in the contest by Aliir but his set shot is sent left for a behind (Q4 28:08)
Wines kicks a behind from 45m out on an angle. (Q4 29:04)