Port vs St Kilda - semi-live commentary

[Portia]

Missed the start of the game, there's ~15mins left, and the only score is for St Kilda.

Now Carr snaps from 50...its a point.

Port 0.1.1
St.K 0.1.1

 

[Sandola]

Aaaah. I had begun to panic. You're a lifesaver, Porthos.
Carn the Power!!! Power to win!!!

 

[Portia]

Schwarze to Riewoldt, then out to hudghton on the flank....back in to Baker, across goal to Thompson...finally it goes otuside 50, but straight to Cornes on the wing.

He chips short in to Peter Burgoyne who chips across to Carr. A pass to kane Cornes who goes forward to Guerra on the front of the centre square....he bombs it long to the goalsquare...no markers there, it bounces out of bounds.

Throw in is taken back over by Thompson

Everitt the tap, Voss kicks to space...Loewe smashes into it, eventually Moyle gathers...handpass knocked by Francou out of bounds at half back member side

Everitt to Baker who snaps forward...French gathers and takes it over on centre wing for a throw in.

Primus to Bassett who couldnt' control it, Hamill has it and gets it to well..a tackled Saints player....Nick Stevens kicks short to Primus and receives it back, then bombs forward...no mark, the ball repelled to Moyle who bombs it forward....Milne vs Poulton, Milne has it, he's chased, he evades, and he chips central to Lenny Hayes under severe pressure...good effort.

Lenny lines it up. The kick is high, but good.

Port 0.1.1
St.K 1.1.7

 

[Portia]

Neither side is looking too interested at this stage, but Saints controlling the play.

Everitt the tap to no-one much...a pile up, another bounce

Primus to no-one, Jones runs onto it too slow, another bounce in the centre.

Everitt smacks it wide, Carr runs onto it, Voss soccers but to Kane Cornes...he bombs it forward, no mark, Che trying to crumbs but the ball too fast and it goes over the boundary for a throw in alongside the point post.

Primus tap to no-one, Begley holds it up and its a ball up 35m out from Port's goal.

Riewoldt the tap to ground, Loewe gathers, Hayes back to Voss who kicks central to Gehrig....he goes wide to the running Jones in the centre....kicks down to the pocket, Milne marks, he plays on, and he gets the goal!

Port 0.1.1
St.K 2.1.13

 

[BALListic]

The Saints are looking good!

 

[Portia]

Poulton has his hands full with Milne.

Bounce, but free kick to Michael Stevens....he gets it and bombs long to the forward line.....and Bishop outmarks Riewoldt!

He lines it up from about 35m out...kick looks dodgy, and it is, its another point.

Port 0.2.2
St.K 2.1.13

 

[Sandola]

When you've got a chance, is Wangas in the side?

 

[Portia]

Schwarze can't find an option, he eventually goes long....no mark on the members side but Cornes gathers...he chips central to Dew who bombs to the pocket, no mark, the ball bounces for a point.

Port 0.3.3
St.K 2.1.13

Schwarze the kick in again...still no options....he chips short straight to Shaun Burgoyne! That is terrible play!

Burgoyne lines it up from about 15m out from goal, dead in front.

Yeah, he gets it.

Port 1.3.9
St.K 2.1.13

 

[ThePowerFromPort.com]

No Wangas or James Sandola.

 

[Portia]

Schwarze, like Pavlich and other fullbacks was under great offensive pressure by Port just there, and coughed it up through inexperience. No doubt he'll learn from it.

Everitt the tap, no-one gets it so Everitt chases it up, bombs it forward and Gehrig marks strongly against Darryl Wakelin about 30m out from goal.

He's lining it up, its an ok angle.....the casual kick is a goal...just.

Port 1.3.9
St.K 3.1.19

 

[ThePowerFromPort.com]

Crabb & Cassisi in

 

[Portia]

Primus the tap to Francou who is well tacked by Baker automatically...another central bounce.

Primus to Bassett, Peter Burgoyne soccers it into the 50 but Begley gathers and sends it out to Hamill on the members side....he can't mark it, Bassett fighting for the ball and Hamill infringes for a free.

Bassett kicks forward to Francou, now with Michael Stevens vs Jones its taken ot of bounds on the outer half forward flank.

No tap, free paid against Primus to Loewe.

Loewe bombs down the outer wing, and Wakelin easily marks the poor kick.

He bombs back down to half forward, the ball punched, Kane Cornes has it and centres, hudghton punches again, Hayes on the ground with it, can't clear it, a ball up on Port's forward 50 the result.

Port 1.3.9
St.K 3.1.19

 

[Sandola]

Ta, Vi. Crabb! Should be interesting. The radio says Port has 2 goals at this point. No?

 

[Portia]

Primus to Carr, Carr partiall smothered but Chad Cornes gathers, to Kane, to Michael Stevens running into goal, a quick spin, he kicks....and its his first goal in a very long time.

Port 2.3.15
St.K 3.1.19

Primus the tap but Cripps gets it and runs....right in to French's tackle, no holding the ball paid.

Primus the tap, Dal Santo receives, held up, a bounce.

Saints clear, snap to Milne on the run, he turns around and gets another goal!

Port 2.3.15
St.K 4.1.25

 

[ThePowerFromPort.com]

Yes 2! Michael Stevens may have won a few over with a goal.

 

[Sandola]

Stevens goals!?! This is just what Porthos feared would happen!
(The radio updates have us even with St. Kilda at 3.1.19. Weird)

 

[Portia]

Poulton matchup isn't working.

Primus the tap, to Peter Burgoyne but taken by Baker, Baker piled on by Primus and its a ball up still in centre.

Primus the tap, Jones taps it on, Hayes has it and goes wide to the outer wing....Moyle, to Voss who kicks foreard, Primus now has it, to Burgoyne, chip down the outer wing to Dew who holds it up.

Dew centres to Bishop who runs, then bombs out to Tredrea at half forward under pressure...Saints force a turnover, Hamill kicks to the boundary and its out on the full.

Bishop kicks in from centre wing, high and long...no marking target, Begley gathers and is tackled...A ball up 60m out from Port's goal.

Everitt to Stevens...a lot of players force the ball into a pile again, and another ball up metres away.

Primus takes it from ruck, he's tackled, and its a free to the Saints.

Jones the kick, out to Voss on the members wing, he evades, then bombs forward...mark by Monty.

Monty chips central to Bishop, who chips back to Poulton....now Bassett on the outer wing....very long kick down the wing, no mark to Tredrea, Che knocks it forward and its over the line on offensive outer wing for Port.

Primus the tap, to no-one much, a pile up again, another ball up in the same spot.

Everitt to Hamill, he kicks forward straight to Dew....Dew runs down the corridor, he's 60m out, he thinks "Yeah, why not." and kicks a lovely long goal for the Power.

Port 3.3.21
St.K 4.1.25

 

[Portia]

My scores are right

Primus the tap, Dew tries the soccer but misses, and the siren sounds.

Quarter time scores
Port 3.3.21
St.K 4.1.25

 

[Sandola]

Never doubted you, Porthos! The radio update guy just corrected himself! I'd just turn it off, but Brisbane/Essendon is a ripper!

 

[Portia]

Choco having a spray at Port at quarter time.

Primus the tap, Thomspon reads it, he gets a free. Passes it off to runnin Jones, he bombs forward, no mark, a pileup forms, and a ball up 35m out from St Kilda's goal.

Loewe the tap to Francou, he kicks down the corridor, but its marked by Thompson

Back to he forward line, Cornes the fist, baker gatehrs and is tackled, no free, Bassett passes it off, Shaun taps it on and Kane Cornes gathers, runs and kicks to psace...Riewoldt onto it, he kicks to Hayes by Hayes can't control it...Thompson and Hayes get control...pas to Riewoldt, back to Thompson, kick to the 50 and the mark by Bassett.

Handpass to Carr, bad kick out wide, Primus taps it, Cornes on the ground, Gehrig gets control to Jones, several turnovers ending up with Carr who handpasses over his shoulder to the boundary for a throw in.

Throw in comes to running Bishop, eventually goes over the line but a free to Nick Stevens for tripping.

Nick slows it down..not many options....he goes to Bassett in the corridor....out to Wakelin on the outer wing...chip central to Nic...pass to Kane Cornes who coems down the corridor, kicks to the 50 where Chad marks nicely.

Paxman on.

Chad looks for an option..he's out of range.....high kick to goal, no mark, Francou gathers, snaps, and goals!!

Port 4.3.27
St.K 4.1.25

 

[Portia]

Primus the tap, Peckett can't clear, a pileup again, and a ball up in centre.

No clear tap, looked like ruck infringements both ways...the ball surfaces to Thompson, handpass to Cripps, Peckett bombs..mark by Wakelinon def 50.....pass to Bassett, kcik to Michael Stevens on the 50 on the outer side...kick down the wing not mark, ball out of bounds.

Someone in the crowd says Michael Stevens did well there.
No tap, Hayes clears to Thompson who passes badly, guerra has it, he's tackled high by Begley.

Guerra goes wide to Carr on the outer wing, he kicks into the 50, bad kick for Cornes, Riewoldt gathers, kicks to Moyle on the members side who is under pressure, Monty gathers, chip to the leading French and he marks 40m out from goal.

He lines it up. It looks good, and it is.


Port 5.3.33
St.K 4.1.25

 

[Jabso]

Max Hudgton kicks 5 unanswered goals!

 

[Portia]

The Riewoldt kick left a bit to be desired.

French the tap, Kane Cornes has it, he turns and kciks, Chad runs onto it....Peter Burgoyne has it, but misses it, the ball boucnes over the line on offensive wing for Port on the outer side.

French the tap, Kane Cornes has it by himself, kicks to Chad again who can't mark...Tredrea has it, to Stevens, to Francou who bomsb forward....Primus can't mark it under pressure, and the ball over for a point.

Port 5.4.34
St.K 4.1.25

Jones the kick in...no good options...he goes into the pocket to hudghton. back across goal to Peckett who chips to Schwarze at half back...down the outer wing, Wulf gets it and kicks straight to the boundary...the crowd asks, but the umpy says nothing. A throw in on centre wing.

French to Francou, to Poulton, to Carr, back to Kane Cornes who finally clears....ball out on the full.

Schwarze kicks central to Everitt who kicks sideways more to hudghton....down the corridor, Che the intercept, he runs, he evades, he chips forward to Tredrea who runs onto it, he snaps off the right foot on the the run from 40.......its a point.


Port 5.5.35
St.K 4.1.25

 

[Portia]

To Thompson, to Voss on outer wing, a contest, Peckett clears, he's inside 50, chips to the goalsquare, no mark, gehrig gathers and kicks across the body back to the outer pocket, no possession, a pile up and a bounce.

No good clearance, milne has it and is taken out of bounds.

Shaun Burgoyne now lining up on Milne

Everitt the tap, Poulton jumps on Dal Santo, a bounce 45m out from saints goal.

Nick Stevens the punch, Black gathers outside 50, chips in, no mark and Guerra gets it to Monty on the outer wing....chip down the wing taken by Peckett against Peter Burgoyne...he goes back to Riewoldt, across goal to Hudghton, the saints on half back.

Shor to Jones, down to Wulf who can't hold it, to Black who is tackled, Saints can't control it...back to Hudghton. Sideways to Riewlodt who kicks down the outer wing, Thompson beats Michael Stevens, chips short to Begley 70m out...he chips in, no mark, Monty vs Everitt, Everitt keeps it alive..

Voss has it, kicks in a tackle and Begley marks....that can't be 15m, but its enough for the ump. Begley lines it up from 50 on an ok angle.

Its horribly to the left, it bends back but is a point.

Port 5.5.35
St.K 4.2.26

 

[Portia]

Dew the kick in..he's slow...short chip is turned over by Dal Santo who gathers and kicks to the empty goal...its wide for a point.

Port 5.5.35
St.K 4.3.27

Dew kicks in...slow again...he goes long, Che marks outside the def 50.

He plays quickly, kicking down the wing, Hudghton the punch against Tredrea, Michael Stevens gathers, kicks into the 50 to the marking Chad Cornes. Excellent kick from Stevens there.

Chad Cornes lines it up from about 40m out.

He gets the goal.

Port 6.5.41
St.K 4.3.27