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13.10.88
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9.11.65
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Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Q1
4.4.28
0.3.3

    Melbourne Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, T.McDonald
  • 8 mins - Goal, C.Petracca
  • 14 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 18 mins - Behind, D.Tyson
  • 21 mins - Goal, J.Hogan
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Garlett
  • 26 mins - Behind, J.Garlett
  • 27 mins - Behind, J.Garlett

    Melbourne and Port Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, C.Dixon
  • 5 mins - Behind, S.Powell-Pepper
  • 17 mins - Behind, P.Ryder
Q2
8.8.56
3.6.24

    Melbourne Events

  • 1 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 3 mins - Goal, J.Hogan
  • 6 mins - Goal, J.Hogan
  • 19 mins - Behind, J.Garlett
  • 21 mins - Goal, J.Harmes
  • 27 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 28 mins - Behind, J.Hunt
  • 28 mins - Goal, M.Hannan

    Melbourne and Port Adelaide Events

  • 10 mins - Behind, J.Impey
  • 20 mins - Behind, D.Houston
  • 24 mins - Goal, J.Westhoff
  • 25 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 29 mins - Goal, T.Boak
  • 31 mins - Goal, J.Trengove
Q3
11.8.74
6.10.46

    Melbourne Events

  • 6 mins - Goal, J.Melksham
  • 18 mins - Goal, J.Melksham
  • 29 mins - Goal, J.Garlett

    Melbourne and Port Adelaide Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, C.Wingard
  • 7 mins - Behind, C.Wingard
  • 10 mins - Goal, T.Boak
  • 12 mins - Goal, C.Wingard
  • 21 mins - Behind, C.Wingard
  • 27 mins - Goal, T.Boak
  • 31 mins - Rushed Behind
Q4
13.10.88
9.11.65

    Melbourne Events

  • 9 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 25 mins - Goal, J.Melksham
  • 26 mins - Rushed Behind
  • 27 mins - Goal, C.Petracca

    Melbourne and Port Adelaide Events

  • 4 mins - Goal, T.Boak
  • 6 mins - Goal, C.Dixon
  • 21 mins - Behind, J.Impey
  • 28 mins - Goal, J.Westhoff

Scorers

Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Goal Scorers Melbourne Port Adelaide
Goals and Behinds Hogan (3.0), Melksham (3.0), Garlett (2.3), Petracca (2.0), Hannan (1.0), Harmes (1.0), McDonald (1.0), Hunt (0.1), Tyson (0.1) Boak (4.0), Westhoff (2.0), Wingard (1.3), Dixon (1.1), Trengove (1.0), Impey (0.2), Houston (0.1), Powell-Pepper (0.1), Ryder (0.1)

Team Statistics

Melbourne
Port Adelaide

Statistics

 Melbourne Port Adelaide
Goals 13 9
Behinds 10 11
Scoring shots 20 22
Goals/scoring shots 65 41
Disposals 421 344
MelbourneGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
S.Frost 10 7 3 3 4 3 0 1 0 0
J.Garlett 11 10 2 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
M.Gawn 12 7 4 5 9 4 3 4 33 5
M.Hannan 15 6 1 9 10 5 2 0 0 0
J.Harmes 16 9 4 7 9 3 3 0 0 4
M.Hibberd 36 24 5 12 12 4 2 0 0 2
J.Hogan 23 11 5 12 10 2 1 1 0 0
J.Hunt 26 20 6 6 8 5 0 0 0 0
N.Jetta 16 7 7 9 6 3 2 0 0 0
J.Kennedy-Harris 14 7 3 7 4 5 0 0 0 0
J.Lewis 18 6 6 12 7 5 1 1 0 3
O.McDonald 23 15 9 8 4 2 0 2 0 2
T.McDonald 24 9 5 15 11 1 1 1 1 2
J.Melksham 13 8 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
A.Neal-Bullen 19 11 2 8 12 4 1 1 0 4
C.Oliver 30 7 1 23 20 10 1 5 0 5
C.Petracca 19 8 4 11 12 5 1 0 0 3
C.Salem 17 12 4 5 3 4 1 0 0 0
J.Trengove 16 11 3 5 1 4 0 1 0 1
D.Tyson 29 11 5 18 12 6 2 0 0 3
J.Viney 25 11 0 14 14 7 4 1 0 10
J.Watts 9 4 2 5 4 3 0 0 0 0
Port AdelaideGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
J.Atley 10 3 0 7 6 7 2 0 0 2
L.Austin 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
T.Boak 24 12 6 12 8 6 0 2 0 2
M.Broadbent 18 9 3 9 2 1 0 0 0 2
D.Byrne-Jones 17 10 3 7 8 2 0 1 0 0
T.Clurey 14 7 3 7 5 1 0 2 0 0
C.Dixon 13 10 7 3 7 1 1 2 0 0
B.Ebert 28 12 4 16 15 11 0 2 0 3
R.Gray 31 17 4 14 19 4 3 3 0 9
S.Gray 18 8 5 10 8 6 1 0 0 1
H.Hartlett 14 7 4 7 5 3 1 0 0 0
D.Houston 13 8 2 5 3 9 1 1 0 0
J.Impey 14 7 1 7 3 3 0 1 0 0
T.Jonas 10 8 4 2 4 5 1 2 0 0
J.Polec 16 11 2 5 8 3 0 0 0 4
S.Powell-Pepper 16 6 3 10 8 7 1 2 0 0
P.Ryder 13 12 3 1 9 2 2 1 48 5
J.Trengove 10 5 1 5 1 7 0 2 2 0
J.Westhoff 16 7 6 9 8 2 2 1 0 0
M.White 10 7 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
O.Wines 23 11 5 12 8 9 2 2 0 3
C.Wingard 13 11 3 2 9 2 1 2 0 1

Match Details

Melbourne
Port Adelaide
START TIME
2:10PM
WEATHER
Partly cloudy
VENUE
MCG
Umpires
Mathew Nicholls, Simon Meredith, Chris Donlon
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Melbourne v Port Adelaide: Returning stars lift Dees to crucial win

Daniel Cherny
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MELBOURNE
4.4  8.8  11.8  13.10  (88)
PORT ADELAIDE
0.3  3.6   6.1    9.11   (65)

GOALS - Melbourne:  Hogan 3, Melksham 3,  Petracca 2,  Garlett 2,  Harmes,  Hannan, TMcDonald. 
Port Adelaide: Boak 4, Westhoff 2,  Dixon,  Wingard, Trengove. 
BEST -  Melbourne: Hibberd, Viney, Tyson, Garlett, Hogan, Oliver, Gawn, Melksham, Neal-Bullen.
Port Adelaide: RGray, Boak, Ebert, Ryder, Jonas.
UMPIRES: Donlon, Meredith,  Nicholls.
CROWD: 27,068 at MCG.
 

At various stages this looked like either a percentage-booster for the top-four smokies Melbourne, or an incredible comeback from a Port Adelaide team unwilling to throw in the towel. Ultimately it was neither. With the Power having whittled down a 44-point second-quarter deficit to trail by just 16 early in the final term, a Dees side featuring a glut of players with precious little senior football experience in recent months looked vulnerable against the side with the shortest injury list in the competition.

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After shooting out to an early lead the Melbourne Demons held on to beat a valiant Port Adelaide side.

But in another example of the Demons' growing maturity and clear readiness for finals football, they held their nerve for the best part of 20 agonising goalless minutes. Jordan Lewis went behind the ball and typified the Dees' desperation, scrapping long enough in a ground-ball tussle with Port speedster Jarman Impey to prevent an almost certain goal. So having soaked up most of what looked like ample time for Port to claim victory, the Dees added a pair of late goals to claim a gritty 23-point win, a result that again highlighted the Power's issues with top eight opponents in 2017.

While Michael Hibberd's drive off half-back was a key to the victory, many of their other best performers were those playing after recent adversity. Jack Viney and Dom Tyson both capped their first games back from injury with terrific showings in the midfield, while Jesse Hogan, Jeff Garlett and Max Gawn were all influential in setting up the hefty first-half lead. And then there was Jack Trengove, the former skipper back at this level for the first time since the middle of last season. While not a standout, several of his disposals drew standout cheers from a home crowd appreciative of his difficult journey.

One column in the quarter-time stats sheet portrayed a glaring issue for the Power. Viney had four clearances, Hibberd and Lewis both had three, the Demons overall had 15, and Port had just two. With such a telling disparity, it was no surprise the Dees dominated possession too, having 38 more first term disposals than the Power. Such was Melbourne's control they led despite a slow start from 150-gamer Jack Watts, who spilled a sitter early in what was his first game in more than a month. It wasn't like every Dees touch was working out either. Garlett – who had himself been in some doubt due to a personal bereavement that took him back to Western Australia during the week – kicked two of the most spectacular behinds of the season in the space of minutes, the first a poster from close-range after a blistering display of speed, the second a dribble from the pocket which bounced into the other post.

Port were therefore fortunate to only be 25 points down at the first change, but a drubbing very much loomed when Hogan kicked two goals inside the first six minutes of the second term. With his first-choice midfield badly beaten, Port coach Ken Hinkley pressed the emergency button, putting Robbie Gray on the ball in an attempt to stem the bleeding. It made somewhat of a difference, but Melbourne's pressure remained terrific, and a wasteful Port were unable to find their first major until the 23-minute mark of the quarter, by which time the margin was 43 points. Mitch Hannan put through a beautiful crumbing goal to again extend the margin beyond seven goals, but a pair of late Power goals – the second of which came after a 50 metre penalty to Jackson Trengove – gave Port some momentum heading into the rooms.

Port had found a foothold in the game, and duly dug in. The question of whether Melbourne had enough run in their legs had to be asked, especially given Max Gawn had rolled his ankle, and Tom McDonald was temporarily hampered by a knock to his thigh. Port skipper Travis Boak kicked two rousing majors in the third term and added another early in the last quarter. His body language suggested this was far from a done deal for the Dees, and when 100-gamer Charlie Dixon goaled after outbodying Michael Hibberd, the margin was less than three goals, with well over 15 minutes remaining, even with Chad Wingard sidelined for the day after hurting his ankle in a smother from Sam Frost.

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