AFL

Port Adelaide
9.6.60
Greater Western Sydney
11.13.79
Full Time

Match Tracker

Port Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney
Q1
2.2.14
0.2.2

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 6 mins - Behind, J.Butcher
  • 18 mins - Goal, R.Gray
  • 23 mins - Behind, O.Wines
  • 26 mins - Goal, B.Ebert

    Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 3 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 3 mins - Behind, S.Johnson
Q2
6.3.39
2.7.19

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, C.Wingard
  • 9 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 18 mins - Goal, B.Ebert
  • 29 mins - Goal, R.Gray
  • 32 mins - Goal, B.Ebert

    Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Greene
  • 12 mins - Behind, S.Reid
  • 13 mins - Behind, C.Ward
  • 15 mins - Behind, A.Kennedy
  • 21 mins - Behind, T.Scully
  • 23 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 27 mins - Rushed Behind
Q3
7.5.47
7.11.53

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 28 mins - Goal, R.Gray
  • 29 mins - Behind, R.Gray
  • 30 mins - Behind, C.Wingard

    Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 6 mins - Behind, D.Smith
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Scully
  • 11 mins - Goal, S.Reid
  • 15 mins - Goal, J.Patton
  • 18 mins - Behind, J.Cameron
  • 19 mins - Goal, S.Coniglio
  • 24 mins - Behind, S.Coniglio
  • 33 mins - Goal, D.Smith
  • 34 mins - Behind, D.Shiel
Q4
9.6.60
11.13.79

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 16 mins - Goal, B.Ebert
  • 25 mins - Behind, H.Hartlett
  • 29 mins - Goal, J.Schulz

    Port Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, D.Shiel
  • 5 mins - Goal, J.Cameron
  • 18 mins - Goal, D.Smith
  • 19 mins - Behind, D.Smith
  • 19 mins - Behind, A.Tomlinson
  • 27 mins - Goal, D.Shiel

Scorers

Port Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney
Goal Scorers Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney
Goals and Behinds Ebert (4.0), Gray (3.1), Wingard (1.1), Schulz (1.0), Butcher (0.1), Hartlett (0.1), Wines (0.1) Smith (2.2), Cameron (2.1), Shiel (2.1), Coniglio (1.1), Reid (1.1), Scully (1.1), Greene (1.0), Patton (1.0), Johnson (0.1), Kennedy (0.1), Tomlinson (0.1), Ward (0.1)

Team Statistics

Port Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney

Statistics

Port Adelaide Greater Western Sydney
Goals 9 11
Behinds 6 13
Scoring shots 15 27
Goals/scoring shots 60 41
Disposals 376 388
Port AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
B.Ah Chee 11 3 3 8 4 3 2 0 0 0
L.Austin 14 10 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
T.Boak 34 19 2 15 12 6 2 0 0 9
M.Broadbent 22 11 4 11 10 2 2 2 0 1
J.Butcher 7 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 1 0
D.Byrne-Jones 14 9 3 5 3 1 0 0 0 0
T.Clurey 10 7 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
B.Ebert 19 13 3 6 14 4 2 1 0 1
R.Gray 25 18 5 7 8 2 1 4 0 5
S.Gray 24 8 1 16 11 13 1 0 0 5
H.Hartlett 15 11 3 4 4 5 0 0 0 0
J.Impey 12 3 1 9 11 5 0 1 0 1
K.Mitchell 20 15 0 5 6 2 0 0 0 1
J.Pittard 28 18 7 10 9 2 0 1 0 1
J.Polec 18 10 3 8 5 5 0 0 0 2
J.Schulz 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
P.Stewart 11 8 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 1
J.Trengove 21 8 2 13 12 4 1 2 23 9
J.Westhoff 12 6 2 6 5 4 1 2 4 1
O.Wines 30 17 3 13 17 4 2 1 3 10
C.Wingard 11 7 2 4 4 4 1 1 0 0
A.Young 14 10 3 4 8 7 1 3 0 2
Greater Western SydneyGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
J.Cameron 11 9 3 2 4 1 0 1 0 0
S.Coniglio 28 14 2 14 20 5 3 0 0 6
P.Davis 14 4 3 10 11 1 0 2 0 0
T.Greene 25 12 3 13 14 3 0 2 1 6
N.Haynes 25 18 5 7 11 0 3 1 0 2
H.Himmelberg 12 10 3 2 7 2 1 0 0 0
S.Johnson 18 11 1 7 11 9 0 0 1 3
J.Kelly 30 18 5 12 15 5 0 0 0 2
A.Kennedy 8 5 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 1
R.Lobb 6 2 1 4 3 8 0 0 12 0
S.Mumford 11 2 3 9 5 10 2 0 49 3
J.Patfull 11 11 2 0 4 3 1 1 1 0
J.Patton 6 4 2 2 3 4 0 0 0 0
S.Reid 9 6 0 3 6 5 2 1 0 1
T.Scully 29 17 3 12 10 8 1 1 0 3
H.Shaw 30 29 6 1 7 2 1 2 0 2
D.Shiel 28 20 1 8 13 5 1 1 0 8
D.Smith 23 10 2 13 12 4 2 0 0 4
A.Tomlinson 12 6 3 6 7 0 0 1 0 0
C.Ward 23 13 1 10 11 7 1 2 1 5
Z.Williams 19 12 0 7 6 4 1 0 0 0
N.Wilson 10 7 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 0

Match Details

Port Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney
START TIME
4:40PM
WEATHER
Showers
VENUE
Adelaide Oval
Umpires
Andrew Mitchell, Simon Meredith, Robert Findlay

AFL season 2016: GWS Giants pull the plug on Port Adelaide Power finals

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY 0.2      2.7      7.11      11.13     (79)
PORT ADELAIDE  2.2      6.3      7.5      9.6     (60)
GOALS  GWS: Shiel 2, Smith 2, Cameron 2, Patton, Coniglio, Reid, Greene, Scully.  Port Adelaide: Ebert 4, Gray 3, Wingard, Schulz.
BEST GWS: Mumford, Haynes, Kelly, Coniglio, Shiel, Shaw.  Port Adelaide: Boak, Ebert, Clurey, Wines, R. Gray, Trengove.
UMPIRES Meredith, Findlay, Mitchell.
CROWD  27,935 at Adelaide Oval.

GWS Giants have virtually shut the finals door on Port Adelaide and secured their first finals appearance in their fifth year.

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Giants step into top two

The Giants have moved to second on the ladder after coming from behind to beat Port Adelaide.

Given their positions on the ladder, their 19-point win – their first at Adelaide Oval — was expected, but we learned a lot about the Giants – they're not just the free-flowing runners after all. This was about producing sheer grit in the clenches – one of Port's assets – and they showed they can match the toughness with anyone.

The fierce gusty winds and the occasional downpours were always going to test both sides, and to also adapt to the tenacity Port produced and recover from a 20-point half-time deficit – against a hostile crowd — said a lot about the character of the competition's youngest side.

Port Adelaide’s Hamish Hartlett tackles Steve Johnson of the Giants.
Port Adelaide’s Hamish Hartlett tackles Steve Johnson of the Giants. Photo: Darrian Traynor

Overall, this was a huge step in the Giants' development, but as much as Port battled gamely, especially in the first half, they are not a finals side – even though mathematically it is still possible. A top-eight side would not have let the Giants back into the game when they kicked 5.4 to 1.2 in a telling third quarter when kicks were hard to gather.

A feature of this Giant's crucial performance was their spread of top contributors – reflected by a good spread of goalkickers guided and encouraged by Steve Johnson and some outstanding work in defence coordinated by Heath Shaw.

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The key in the second-half turnaround came when the Giants took control of the play on the outside of the numerous stoppages. They found a way to win the ball, and rather than just blaze like they did in the first half their attack lifted with much-improved ball-handling skills.

Shaw's kicking wasn't his best, but his leadership was invaluable. Nick Haynes was a pillar of strength under a lot of pressure across half-back, and had great support from numerous runners like Josh Kelly and Tom Scully. This was a complete team approach.

Heath Shaw tackles Port Adelaide's Brendon Ah Chee.
Heath Shaw tackles Port Adelaide's Brendon Ah Chee. Photo: Getty Images

Shane Mumford was again a big contributorand Port also had their share of impressive players, especially Travis Boak, and Brad Ebert, who battled valiantly despite repeatedly forced off with blood gushing from his head.

The first half finished controversially when, moments before the siren, Brad Ebert took a mark on the wing. When the siren sounded Ebert looked to walk away as the field umpire Robert Findlay put his arm up to call time. At that moment Jeremy Cameron walked over the mark, and Findlay paid a 50-metre penalty, allowing Ebert to goal and give Port a 20-point lead.

It was a crucial decision given the conditions made it tough to take marks and kick with accuracy, and it was a low-scoring affair. In round four the Giants had 14 goals at this stage to set up a record win, but this time they had more players with man buns than they had goalkickers, with their first goal coming 10 minutes into the second quarter.

For most part, Port had denied the Giants to use their brilliant run-on team game breaking inside-50, and had players falling back to stop the run from defence. None of it was pretty football; just hard stuff that Port seemed to thrive on.

But the Giants found a way to rebound against the odds; against a side desperate to keep their finals hopes alive. To win through sheer will, teamwork and especially belief was further evidence the Giants remain the strong finals contender we have believed for some time.