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CibbuanoCrows pummel Power
July 26th 2009 10:25
ADELAIDE has kept its top four hopes alive with a 70-point demolition of Port Adelaide in Showdown XXVII at AAMI Stadium on Sunday night.
The Crows broke the game open with a dominant second term before romping to a 19.18 (132) to 9.8 (62) victory.
The result means Adelaide (11-6) are just percentage outside the top four with five rounds remaining in the home-and-away season.
Despite the loss Port are still a chance to feature in September action but they will have to win at least four of their last five matches.
Crows defender Nathan Bock won the Showdown medal for his 27 possessions and one goal while Brent Reilly (32) and Bernie Vince (30) were influential in the middle.
Andrew McLeod generated plenty of run from defence with 30 disposals and two goals while Brett Burton booted four majors and took a spectacular mark in the first quarter.
For Port, Kane Cornes (28) and skipper Domenic Cassisi (25) tried hard all night while Robert Gray was his side’s only multiple goal kicker with three goals - all of which came in the first term.
Port came out firing early in the opening stanza, kicking the first two goals of the match through Gray and Danyle Pearce after just four minutes of play.
However, the Crows steadied and trailed by just seven points at quarter-time after Burton kicked two goals.
Adelaide could have been in front at the first change but they let themselves down with their poor kicking in front of goal - they booted a wayward 2.5 for the term.
The Crows dominated at the stoppages in the second term and were allowed to move the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on seven unanswered goals to open up a commanding 33-point lead at half-time.
Port lifted their intensity after the main break and ended a goal scoring drought when Kane Cornes kicked truly at the nine-minute mark of the third term.
But their joy was short-lived with back-to-back goals from Burton and Chris Knights blowing the margin out to 41 points.
The Power responded with three goals from Jason Davenport, Justin Westhoff and Cassisi in a ten-minute burst to close to get back into the contest before McLeod converted his set shot to give his side a 34-point advantage at three-quarter time.
The contest was snuffed out when Vince kicked the first goal of the final stanza before the Crows slammed on a further six goals to boost their percentage.
ADELAIDE: 2.5, 9.7, 12.15, 19.18 (132)
PORT ADELAIDE: 4.0,4.4, 8.5,9.8 (62)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Burton 4, Knights 3, Goodwin 2, Doughty 2, McLeod 2, Tippett 2, Dangerfield, Vince, Bock,
Porplyzia
PORT: Gray 3, Pearce, K.Cornes, Davenport, Westhoff, Cassisi, Boak
BEST: ADELAIDE: Bock, Reilly, Vince, McLeod, Burton, Knights, Johncock, Doughty
PORT: Cassisi, K.Cornes, Gray, Rodan
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Otten (corked thigh)
PORT: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Dean Brogan replaced in the selected side by Matthew Broadbent.
UMPIRES: Vosso, Ryan, Avon
CROWD: 46,859 at the AAMI STADIUM
The Crows broke the game open with a dominant second term before romping to a 19.18 (132) to 9.8 (62) victory.
The result means Adelaide (11-6) are just percentage outside the top four with five rounds remaining in the home-and-away season.
Despite the loss Port are still a chance to feature in September action but they will have to win at least four of their last five matches.
Crows defender Nathan Bock won the Showdown medal for his 27 possessions and one goal while Brent Reilly (32) and Bernie Vince (30) were influential in the middle.
Andrew McLeod generated plenty of run from defence with 30 disposals and two goals while Brett Burton booted four majors and took a spectacular mark in the first quarter.
For Port, Kane Cornes (28) and skipper Domenic Cassisi (25) tried hard all night while Robert Gray was his side’s only multiple goal kicker with three goals - all of which came in the first term.
Port came out firing early in the opening stanza, kicking the first two goals of the match through Gray and Danyle Pearce after just four minutes of play.
However, the Crows steadied and trailed by just seven points at quarter-time after Burton kicked two goals.
Adelaide could have been in front at the first change but they let themselves down with their poor kicking in front of goal - they booted a wayward 2.5 for the term.
The Crows dominated at the stoppages in the second term and were allowed to move the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on seven unanswered goals to open up a commanding 33-point lead at half-time.
Port lifted their intensity after the main break and ended a goal scoring drought when Kane Cornes kicked truly at the nine-minute mark of the third term.
But their joy was short-lived with back-to-back goals from Burton and Chris Knights blowing the margin out to 41 points.
The Power responded with three goals from Jason Davenport, Justin Westhoff and Cassisi in a ten-minute burst to close to get back into the contest before McLeod converted his set shot to give his side a 34-point advantage at three-quarter time.
The contest was snuffed out when Vince kicked the first goal of the final stanza before the Crows slammed on a further six goals to boost their percentage.
ADELAIDE: 2.5, 9.7, 12.15, 19.18 (132)
PORT ADELAIDE: 4.0,4.4, 8.5,9.8 (62)
GOALS: ADELAIDE: Burton 4, Knights 3, Goodwin 2, Doughty 2, McLeod 2, Tippett 2, Dangerfield, Vince, Bock,
Porplyzia
PORT: Gray 3, Pearce, K.Cornes, Davenport, Westhoff, Cassisi, Boak
BEST: ADELAIDE: Bock, Reilly, Vince, McLeod, Burton, Knights, Johncock, Doughty
PORT: Cassisi, K.Cornes, Gray, Rodan
INJURIES: ADELAIDE: Otten (corked thigh)
PORT: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Dean Brogan replaced in the selected side by Matthew Broadbent.
UMPIRES: Vosso, Ryan, Avon
CROWD: 46,859 at the AAMI STADIUM
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