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Ladder
15. Port Adelaide W2 L6
17. Gold Coast W0 L8
Head To Head
Port 0
Gold Coast 1
Last 5 Games
L
Highest Score
R5 2011 – 15.11 101
Biggest Winning Margin
*cough*
Last Time against Gold Coast
*cough*
Most Goals vs Gold Coast
4 – D Motlop
2 – H Hartlett
2 – J Surjan
PREDICTION
Not at all confident on this one. So long as Ablett plays then things could go either way. I'd like to think our forward line might be able to stretch them and that our defence will be good enough for their forward line. But you just never know with our team. We could win comfortably, or we could lose comfortably. Im taking the optimistic route again
Port Adelaide by 8 points
If I Could Turn Back Time
2002 vs Collingwood – Friday Night Special
It was billed as the match of the round, Port vs Collingwood on Friday night at Football Park. Port had recovered from poor early season form to be in 3rd place on the ladder, after thrashing the likes of Carlton, West Coast and Geelong. Collingwood were 2nd on the ladder and had just beaten Brisbane in one of the matches of the decade.
There was a lot of pre match niggle in regards to the history of the clubs and the guernseys, with Collingwood refusing to wear a clash Guernsey, forcing Port Adelaide to garner a deal with Mars to wear their teal training Guernsey as part of a sponsorship deal. What was to follow was one of the matches of the season and one of the most underrated contests of the last 10 years.
After a slow start and losing Wanganeen to injury in the first 10 minutes, the opening quarter was all Port Adelaide. 4 goals in the last 5 minutes of the quarter to Guerra, Bishop, Dew and Kingsley saw Port Adelaide lead by 29 points at the first change. Some of the matchups were mouth watering. Carr vs Buckley, Mead vs Rocca, Bishop vs Tarrant, Francou vs Licuria, S Wakelin vs Tredrea.
The second quarter saw Collingwood steady and despite Port heading out to a 34 point lead, Collingwood kicked the last two goals of the quarter from free kicks to cut the margin to 22 points at the main change. Brent Guerra, Brett Montgomery, Matthew Primus and Damien Hardwick were great for the Power, whilst Tarkyn Lockyer, Shane O’Bree and Scott Burns were performing well for the Pies. After plenty of niggle throughout the second quarter, feelings boiled over at the half time break, with a wrestle between Buckley and Hardwick turning into an all in brawl as the teams came off the field.
Just as Collingwood did against Brisbane a week earlier, they hit Port Adelaide hard in the third quarter with 5 goals to 2. Adam Kingsley had kept Leon Davis in check in the first half and gave the Power valuable run from defence, but Malthouse pushed Davis back deeper into the 50, exploiting Kingsley’s poor one on one contested ability to kick 3 goals for the quarter. Brodie Holland and the ever improving Rubert Betheras kicked the other two goals for the quarter, whilst Primus and Peter Burgoyne kicked steadiers for the Power. The margin was 3 points at the last change and set for a ripper quarter.
The final quarter lived up to the match of the round billing. Rocca took a screamer and goaled from outside 50 to put Collingwood in front for the first time. Dew put the Power back in front moments later and two more goals to Peter Burgoyne from 50 and Dew’s second for the quarter saw Port get some breathing space. When Dew kicked his third goal for the final quarter with 2 minutes remaining on the clock, Port Adelaide led by 12 points and the match looked all but over. But with the dominant Matthew Primus forced from the ground before the next bounce down with the blood rule, Collingwood cleared and goaled through Scott Burns. With 55 seconds on the clock, Tarrant swung onto his left foot and booted the ball into 50 right into the line of the stream train that was Anthony Rocca.
A goal would tie the game with just seconds remaining. A behind would continue Rocca’s poor form with pressure situations in front of the sticks. Rocca kicked the ball with just 10 seconds remaining. It looked wide, then swung back and crossed the line over the goal post. The umpire signalled a behind, leaving 5 seconds on the clock and 5 points the margin. Port kicked in quickly to Nick Stevens who threw the ball in the air as the siren sounded. Port Adelaide had won a classic.
But it didn’t end there. Caught up in the emotion of a brutal match, Kane Cornes showed the bird to a couple of Collingwood players after the match, sparking another all in brawl as the players were heading off the field. It was a controversial end to a controversial week. Josh Francou was the star in the middle with 19 disposals and a number of critical clearances at stoppages. Matthew Primus was at his influential best with a goal and 21 hitouts. Josh Carr did a super job on Buckley. Darryl Wakelin had a strong game in defence with 10 marks whilst keeping Josh Fraser to just the 4 disposals and also creeping forward for the opening goal of the game. Hardwick, Montgomery and Bishop were also strong down back, whilst Dew kicked 4 crucial goals.
F: P Burgoyne / C Cornes / C Cockatoo-Collins
HF: S Dew / W Tredrea / B Guerra
C: R James / J Francou / A Kingsley
HB: D Hardwick / D Mead / G Wanganeen
B: M Bishop / D Wakelin / B Montgomery
R: M Primus / J Carr / N Stevens
I: K Cornes / B French / J Poulton / J Schofield
PA 6.1 / 8.4 / 10.6 / 14.7 91
CWD 1.2 / 4.6 / 9.9 / 12.14 86
BEST: Francou, Wakelin, Primus, Carr, Montgomery, Bishop, Dew
GOALS: Dew 4; P Burgoyne 2; Bishop, Cockatoo-Collins, Guerra, Kingsley, Primus, Tredrea, Wakelin
15. Port Adelaide W2 L6
17. Gold Coast W0 L8
Head To Head
Port 0
Gold Coast 1
Last 5 Games
L
Highest Score
R5 2011 – 15.11 101
Biggest Winning Margin
*cough*
Last Time against Gold Coast
*cough*
Most Goals vs Gold Coast
4 – D Motlop
2 – H Hartlett
2 – J Surjan
PREDICTION
Not at all confident on this one. So long as Ablett plays then things could go either way. I'd like to think our forward line might be able to stretch them and that our defence will be good enough for their forward line. But you just never know with our team. We could win comfortably, or we could lose comfortably. Im taking the optimistic route again
Port Adelaide by 8 points
If I Could Turn Back Time
2002 vs Collingwood – Friday Night Special
It was billed as the match of the round, Port vs Collingwood on Friday night at Football Park. Port had recovered from poor early season form to be in 3rd place on the ladder, after thrashing the likes of Carlton, West Coast and Geelong. Collingwood were 2nd on the ladder and had just beaten Brisbane in one of the matches of the decade.
There was a lot of pre match niggle in regards to the history of the clubs and the guernseys, with Collingwood refusing to wear a clash Guernsey, forcing Port Adelaide to garner a deal with Mars to wear their teal training Guernsey as part of a sponsorship deal. What was to follow was one of the matches of the season and one of the most underrated contests of the last 10 years.
After a slow start and losing Wanganeen to injury in the first 10 minutes, the opening quarter was all Port Adelaide. 4 goals in the last 5 minutes of the quarter to Guerra, Bishop, Dew and Kingsley saw Port Adelaide lead by 29 points at the first change. Some of the matchups were mouth watering. Carr vs Buckley, Mead vs Rocca, Bishop vs Tarrant, Francou vs Licuria, S Wakelin vs Tredrea.
The second quarter saw Collingwood steady and despite Port heading out to a 34 point lead, Collingwood kicked the last two goals of the quarter from free kicks to cut the margin to 22 points at the main change. Brent Guerra, Brett Montgomery, Matthew Primus and Damien Hardwick were great for the Power, whilst Tarkyn Lockyer, Shane O’Bree and Scott Burns were performing well for the Pies. After plenty of niggle throughout the second quarter, feelings boiled over at the half time break, with a wrestle between Buckley and Hardwick turning into an all in brawl as the teams came off the field.
Just as Collingwood did against Brisbane a week earlier, they hit Port Adelaide hard in the third quarter with 5 goals to 2. Adam Kingsley had kept Leon Davis in check in the first half and gave the Power valuable run from defence, but Malthouse pushed Davis back deeper into the 50, exploiting Kingsley’s poor one on one contested ability to kick 3 goals for the quarter. Brodie Holland and the ever improving Rubert Betheras kicked the other two goals for the quarter, whilst Primus and Peter Burgoyne kicked steadiers for the Power. The margin was 3 points at the last change and set for a ripper quarter.
The final quarter lived up to the match of the round billing. Rocca took a screamer and goaled from outside 50 to put Collingwood in front for the first time. Dew put the Power back in front moments later and two more goals to Peter Burgoyne from 50 and Dew’s second for the quarter saw Port get some breathing space. When Dew kicked his third goal for the final quarter with 2 minutes remaining on the clock, Port Adelaide led by 12 points and the match looked all but over. But with the dominant Matthew Primus forced from the ground before the next bounce down with the blood rule, Collingwood cleared and goaled through Scott Burns. With 55 seconds on the clock, Tarrant swung onto his left foot and booted the ball into 50 right into the line of the stream train that was Anthony Rocca.
A goal would tie the game with just seconds remaining. A behind would continue Rocca’s poor form with pressure situations in front of the sticks. Rocca kicked the ball with just 10 seconds remaining. It looked wide, then swung back and crossed the line over the goal post. The umpire signalled a behind, leaving 5 seconds on the clock and 5 points the margin. Port kicked in quickly to Nick Stevens who threw the ball in the air as the siren sounded. Port Adelaide had won a classic.
But it didn’t end there. Caught up in the emotion of a brutal match, Kane Cornes showed the bird to a couple of Collingwood players after the match, sparking another all in brawl as the players were heading off the field. It was a controversial end to a controversial week. Josh Francou was the star in the middle with 19 disposals and a number of critical clearances at stoppages. Matthew Primus was at his influential best with a goal and 21 hitouts. Josh Carr did a super job on Buckley. Darryl Wakelin had a strong game in defence with 10 marks whilst keeping Josh Fraser to just the 4 disposals and also creeping forward for the opening goal of the game. Hardwick, Montgomery and Bishop were also strong down back, whilst Dew kicked 4 crucial goals.
F: P Burgoyne / C Cornes / C Cockatoo-Collins
HF: S Dew / W Tredrea / B Guerra
C: R James / J Francou / A Kingsley
HB: D Hardwick / D Mead / G Wanganeen
B: M Bishop / D Wakelin / B Montgomery
R: M Primus / J Carr / N Stevens
I: K Cornes / B French / J Poulton / J Schofield
PA 6.1 / 8.4 / 10.6 / 14.7 91
CWD 1.2 / 4.6 / 9.9 / 12.14 86
BEST: Francou, Wakelin, Primus, Carr, Montgomery, Bishop, Dew
GOALS: Dew 4; P Burgoyne 2; Bishop, Cockatoo-Collins, Guerra, Kingsley, Primus, Tredrea, Wakelin
he tore us apart last time
