AFL

Port Adelaide
13.20.98
Hawthorn
7.5.47
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Port Adelaide
Hawthorn
Q1
6.5.41
0.0.0

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, S.Gray
  • 4 mins - Goal, C.Dixon
  • 6 mins - Behind, S.Powell-Pepper
  • 8 mins - Goal, C.Dixon
  • 10 mins - Behind, J.Polec
  • 14 mins - Goal, J.Impey
  • 19 mins - Behind, C.Dixon
  • 24 mins - Behind, D.Byrne-Jones
  • 25 mins - Goal, S.Gray
  • 29 mins - Goal, B.Ah Chee
  • 30 mins - Goal, S.Powell-Pepper

    Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Events

Q2
9.8.62
0.3.3

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, S.Gray
  • 7 mins - Behind, A.Young
  • 8 mins - Goal, R.Gray
  • 13 mins - Behind, J.Toumpas
  • 15 mins - Goal, M.Broadbent
  • 23 mins - Goal, J.Impey

    Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Events

  • 10 mins - Behind, L.Breust
  • 17 mins - Behind, T.Vickery
  • 21 mins - Behind, I.Smith
Q3
10.15.75
3.4.22

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 1 mins - Behind, J.Impey
  • 2 mins - Behind, P.Ryder
  • 6 mins - Behind, B.Ebert
  • 11 mins - Behind, J.Westhoff
  • 12 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 21 mins - Behind, J.Impey
  • 25 mins - Behind, J.Impey
  • 26 mins - Goal, C.Dixon

    Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, J.Sicily
  • 7 mins - Goal, P.Puopolo
  • 19 mins - Behind, T.Vickery
  • 23 mins - Goal, L.Breust
Q4
13.20.98
7.5.47

    Port Adelaide Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, T.Boak
  • 3 mins - Behind, A.Young
  • 11 mins - Behind, J.Impey
  • 13 mins - Goal, C.Dixon
  • 19 mins - Behind, O.Wines
  • 26 mins - Behind, P.Ryder
  • 28 mins - Goal, P.Ryder
  • 30 mins - Behind, J.Polec

    Port Adelaide and Hawthorn Events

  • 7 mins - Goal, J.Roughead
  • 17 mins - Goal, J.Sicily
  • 21 mins - Behind, B.Whitecross
  • 23 mins - Goal, J.Roughead
  • 27 mins - Goal, L.Breust

Scorers

Port Adelaide
Hawthorn
Goal Scorers Port Adelaide Hawthorn
Goals and Behinds Dixon (4.1), Impey (2.4), Gray (1.2), Ryder (1.2), Powell-Pepper (1.1), Ah Chee (1.0), Boak (1.0), Broadbent (1.0), Gray (1.0), Polec (0.2), Young (0.2), Byrne-Jones (0.1), Ebert (0.1), Toumpas (0.1), Westhoff (0.1), Wines (0.1) Breust (2.1), Roughead (2.0), Sicily (2.0), Puopolo (1.0), Vickery (0.2), Smith (0.1), Whitecross (0.1)

Team Statistics

Port Adelaide
Hawthorn

Statistics

Port Adelaide Hawthorn
Goals 13 7
Behinds 20 5
Scoring shots 43 13
Goals/scoring shots 30 54
Disposals 420 345
Port AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
B.Ah Chee 26 12 2 14 10 4 1 0 0 6
T.Boak 23 11 7 12 12 3 0 0 0 2
M.Broadbent 24 13 5 11 8 3 0 1 0 0
D.Byrne-Jones 16 10 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0
T.Clurey 13 8 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0
C.Dixon 20 13 8 7 15 6 2 0 0 0
B.Ebert 34 16 5 18 13 12 0 2 0 7
R.Gray 10 3 1 7 4 2 1 1 0 0
S.Gray 22 14 7 8 5 1 2 0 0 1
H.Hartlett 24 14 8 10 7 1 1 0 0 2
J.Hombsch 14 12 8 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
J.Impey 14 9 5 5 9 2 2 1 0 2
T.Jonas 7 4 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 0
J.Pittard 17 13 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 1
J.Polec 24 14 6 10 6 5 1 0 0 0
S.Powell-Pepper 18 6 0 12 12 6 2 1 0 1
P.Ryder 13 10 5 3 5 0 2 2 23 2
J.Toumpas 26 20 7 6 3 1 0 0 0 0
J.Trengove 14 4 2 10 9 5 0 2 19 3
J.Westhoff 18 7 5 11 9 4 0 2 0 1
O.Wines 28 14 4 14 14 6 3 0 0 10
A.Young 15 9 6 6 5 3 2 1 0 0
HawthornGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
K.Brand 15 7 3 8 8 1 1 1 0 0
L.Breust 13 8 5 5 6 3 0 2 0 0
S.Burgoyne 15 8 3 7 8 9 1 2 0 3
R.Burton 25 18 11 7 3 5 0 1 0 0
J.Cousins 12 10 3 2 5 6 1 2 0 1
T.Duryea 18 12 5 6 3 2 0 1 0 1
J.Gibson 15 9 6 6 3 4 0 1 0 0
J.Gunston 7 4 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 1
B.Hardwick 10 6 3 4 4 5 0 0 0 1
R.Henderson 21 11 5 10 6 4 0 0 0 2
L.Hodge 27 17 5 10 7 2 0 3 0 1
D.Howe 17 8 5 9 7 1 0 0 0 2
B.McEvoy 10 6 4 4 7 3 0 1 34 2
T.Mitchell 30 15 9 15 10 5 2 2 0 5
P.Puopolo 7 4 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
J.Roughead 18 11 6 7 10 5 1 0 0 2
L.Shiels 20 11 3 9 8 6 0 2 0 1
J.Sicily 11 5 3 6 5 3 2 0 0 0
I.Smith 20 11 4 9 6 4 0 0 0 3
T.Vickery 11 8 2 3 6 3 5 0 9 3
B.Whitecross 13 6 4 7 6 2 1 1 0 1
D.Willsmore 10 8 6 2 1 4 0 0 0 0

Match Details

Port Adelaide
Hawthorn
START TIME
7:50PM
VENUE
Adelaide Oval
Umpires
Craig Fleer, Jeff Dalgleish, Robert Findlay, Ray Chamberlain
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Port Adelaide Power thump abysmal Hawthorn Hawks at Adelaide Oval

PORT ADELAIDE 
6.5   9.8   10.15   13.19 (97)
HAWTHORN
0.0   0.3    3.4     7.5 (47)
GOALS – Port: Dixon 4, Impey 2, S. Gray, Powell-Pepper, R. Gray, Broadbent, Ah Chee, Ryder, Boak. Hawthorn: Roughead, Sicily, Breust 2, Puopolo.
BEST – Port: Ebert, Dixon, Wines, Broadbent, S. Gray, Toumpas. Hawthorn: Mitchell, Henderson, Hodge, Shiels, Roughead, Burton.
INJURIES – Port: Amon (knee) replaced in selected side by J. Toumpas. Hawthorn: Duryea (heavy knock).
UMPIRES – J. Dalgleish, R. Chamberlain, R. Findlay.
CROWD – 37,910 at Adelaide Oval.

The belief that the once mighty Hawks were in recovery mode was shattered on Thursday night when they produced one of their most shocking first-half performances since their darkest days in the '50s.

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It wasn't so much they were crunched and humiliated by a relentless Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval that must surely lay in the gut of coach Alstair Clarkson, but their bewildering lack of response to a horrible start.

They were held scoreless in an opening term for the first time since round seven, 2006. They were goalless at half-time for the first time since round 14, 2009 when they last failed to make the finals. It was their lowest-ever half-time score.

Was this really Hawthorn, who only 35 games ago were holding up the premiership trophy for a third successive year?

Hawthorn's first score, a behind from a difficult set shot by Luke Breust, came 9 minutes and 20 seconds into the second quarter. Imagine how the younger Hawks felt when the home mob erupted with cheers. And it didn't get any easier.

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Even Josh Gibson made some horrible mistakes in the backlines early. Come the second, Luke Hodge kicked across goal and Port's Robbie Gray intercepted and goaled. Score 7.7 to nothing. Liam Shiels just slammed the ball with a shot for goal and kicked out on the full. Score 9.8 to 0.3 minutes before half-time.

Finally, 2 min 47 sec into the third quarter, James Sicily goaled with a free kick downfield. It was a long wait for the bookmakers who laid bets on who would kick their first. Another came four minutes later from Paul Puopolo with the help of a 50-metre penalty.

Look at these damning statistics in Port's favour at this stage: plus 68 disposals, 36-15 inside-50s, and 24 more contested possessions. Yet, for all of this slaughter, the Hawks weren't too bad in other areas. What didn't appear was their abysmal skills level.

This was the coldest night recorded in Adelaide's history, and Port were hot. And as this script demanded, Charlie Dixon, who may have cost Port a win over Geelong the previous week when he held onto the ball too long taking a shot for goal, set this amazing charge to destroying the Hawks.

Dixon kicked the opening two goals and was instrumental in the third, and then proceeded to knock-over the inept Hawks. He was like a bully in a lolly shop.

Not surprisingly, Port had so many players who excelled, especially Brad Ebert in his 200th AFL game. It was one to tell his future grandkids; well done.

Without meaning to diminish these superb individual performances, this really was a magnificent team effort, particularly in that amazing first half. It was a stark contrast to the error-riddled Hawks.

Hawthorn at least responded in the second to stem Port's scoring flow, but of course the severe damage had already taken its toll. The Hawks kicked 3.1 to 1.7 in the third quarter, and their defensive pressure lifted considerably. Conversely, Port remained relentless with their attack on the ball. But, of course, the history books will only ever show Hawthorn's unforgivable first half.

The focus is now on just how good Port are. They are alongside the host of contenders for a top-four spot, and theoretically have a dream draw, playing just four of the current top-eight sides in their remaining 12 games in the run home to the finals.

But what of the Hawks? Remarkably, they're only two wins out of the top eight, but on this performance they're only a shadow of that team 606 days ago.