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CibbuanoPort hold off Dockers
June 6th 2009 13:38
PORT ADELAIDE has snapped a two-game losing streak with a hard-fought 24-point win over Fremantle at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night.
The Power took control of the contest in the third term before holding on for a much-needed 14.10 (94) to 11.4 (70) win.
The result improves Port's record to 6-5 while the Dockers have now lost their past four matches.
Kane Cornes (34 possessions) had the better of his duel with Paul Hasleby while skipper Domenic Cassisi, Jacob Surjan and Danyle Pearce were also influential.
Toby Thurstans was busy in defence with 24 disposals while Troy Chaplin quelled the influence of Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich.
The Power had 11 individual goal kickers for the match - David Rodan the most effective with three while Justin Westhoff chimed in with two majors in his first match since suffering a foot injury against West Coast in round two.
For the Dockers, Paul Duffield racked a team-high 29 possessions while Greg Broughton and Hasleby also won plenty of the football.
Aaron Sandilands was a dominant force in the ruck with 27 hit outs and 20 touches while David Mundy helped himself to 22 possessions and two goals.
Fremantle jumped out of the blocks in the opening stanza, continually winning the contested football and moving it quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on four of the first five goals to race out to a 20-point lead at the 14-minute mark.
The Dockers looked set to blow Port away in the first term but the Power lifted their rating and hit back with the last two goals of the quarter to trail by just five points at the first change.
Goals from Scott Thornton and Garrick Ibbotson saw the margin blow out to 16 points in the second term before the Power responded with majors from Travis Boak and Justin Westhoff.
When Brendon Lade kicked truly from near the boundary line Port had the lead for the first time in the match.
However their lead was short-lived with the Dockers kicking two of the last three goals of the half through debutants Michael Walters and Clancee Pearce to go into the main break with a two-point advantage.
Port’s willingness to run hard in the third term paid dividends as they slammed on the first three goals of the second half to open up a 14-point buffer.
The Dockers refused to be blown away and remained within striking distance thanks to goals from Pavlich and Mundy.
But Port had all the answers and went into the final change with a handy 20-point buffer after Cornes and Rodan kicked majors in the final 19 seconds of the third term.
The Power managed just one goal in an error-riddled final term but it was enough to secure the four premiership points.
PORT ADELAIDE: 3.3, 7.6, 13.6, 14.10 (94)
FREMANTLE: 4.2,8.2, 10.4, 11.4 (70)
GOALS: Port Adelaide: Rodan 3, J.Westhoff 2, Tredrea, Boak, Lade, Chaplin, Motlop, Pearce, M.Westhoff, K.Cornes, Ebert
Fremantle: Thornton
2, Pavlich 2, Mundy 2, Solomon, De Boer, Ibbotson, Walters, Pearce
BEST: Port Adelaide: K.Cornes, Thurstans, Pearce, Surjan, J.Westhoff, Rodan, Chaplin, Pettigrew
Fremantle: Sandilands, Hasleby, Tarrant, Broughton, Schammer, Duffield, Mundy
INJURIES: Port Adelaide: TBC
Fremantle: Campbell (concussion)
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) replaced in the selected side by Justin Westhoff. Hayden Ballantyne (Fremantle) replaced in the selected side by Michael Walters.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Avon, Mollison
CROWD: 18,418 at AAMI Stadium
The Power took control of the contest in the third term before holding on for a much-needed 14.10 (94) to 11.4 (70) win.
The result improves Port's record to 6-5 while the Dockers have now lost their past four matches.
Kane Cornes (34 possessions) had the better of his duel with Paul Hasleby while skipper Domenic Cassisi, Jacob Surjan and Danyle Pearce were also influential.
Toby Thurstans was busy in defence with 24 disposals while Troy Chaplin quelled the influence of Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich.
The Power had 11 individual goal kickers for the match - David Rodan the most effective with three while Justin Westhoff chimed in with two majors in his first match since suffering a foot injury against West Coast in round two.
For the Dockers, Paul Duffield racked a team-high 29 possessions while Greg Broughton and Hasleby also won plenty of the football.
Aaron Sandilands was a dominant force in the ruck with 27 hit outs and 20 touches while David Mundy helped himself to 22 possessions and two goals.
Fremantle jumped out of the blocks in the opening stanza, continually winning the contested football and moving it quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on four of the first five goals to race out to a 20-point lead at the 14-minute mark.
The Dockers looked set to blow Port away in the first term but the Power lifted their rating and hit back with the last two goals of the quarter to trail by just five points at the first change.
Goals from Scott Thornton and Garrick Ibbotson saw the margin blow out to 16 points in the second term before the Power responded with majors from Travis Boak and Justin Westhoff.
When Brendon Lade kicked truly from near the boundary line Port had the lead for the first time in the match.
However their lead was short-lived with the Dockers kicking two of the last three goals of the half through debutants Michael Walters and Clancee Pearce to go into the main break with a two-point advantage.
Port’s willingness to run hard in the third term paid dividends as they slammed on the first three goals of the second half to open up a 14-point buffer.
The Dockers refused to be blown away and remained within striking distance thanks to goals from Pavlich and Mundy.
But Port had all the answers and went into the final change with a handy 20-point buffer after Cornes and Rodan kicked majors in the final 19 seconds of the third term.
The Power managed just one goal in an error-riddled final term but it was enough to secure the four premiership points.
PORT ADELAIDE: 3.3, 7.6, 13.6, 14.10 (94)
FREMANTLE: 4.2,8.2, 10.4, 11.4 (70)
GOALS: Port Adelaide: Rodan 3, J.Westhoff 2, Tredrea, Boak, Lade, Chaplin, Motlop, Pearce, M.Westhoff, K.Cornes, Ebert
Fremantle: Thornton
2, Pavlich 2, Mundy 2, Solomon, De Boer, Ibbotson, Walters, Pearce
BEST: Port Adelaide: K.Cornes, Thurstans, Pearce, Surjan, J.Westhoff, Rodan, Chaplin, Pettigrew
Fremantle: Sandilands, Hasleby, Tarrant, Broughton, Schammer, Duffield, Mundy
INJURIES: Port Adelaide: TBC
Fremantle: Campbell (concussion)
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide) replaced in the selected side by Justin Westhoff. Hayden Ballantyne (Fremantle) replaced in the selected side by Michael Walters.
UMPIRES: McBurney, Avon, Mollison
CROWD: 18,418 at AAMI Stadium
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