Port Adelaide
Form: WWWWWLLL
Ranked: 6th
Geelong
Form: 2nd
Ranked: WWWWWWWL
Last time
The Power battled all day against the Cats in the rain at Simonds Stadium but could not catch the home side as Geelong fought out a comfortable 38-point victory. The Power struggled to get into the game but the likes of Matthew Lobbe and Tom Jonas showed their worth as emerging young players.
Round 14, 2012: Port Adelaide 8.13 (61) def by Geelong 14.15 (99) at Simonds Stadium
Form Guide
Past 5: Power 0 v Cats 5
Past 24: Power 8 v Cats 15 (Drawn 1)
The fine print
AFL Indigenous Round - Round 9
Port Adelaide v Geelong
Saturday May 25
AAMI Stadium
Turner Drive, West Lakes, SA
First bounce: 1:15pm (SA time)
Broadcast: FIVEaa, Triple M, live on FOX FOOTY, delayed on Seven
LIVE WIRE: Starts at 1:15pm
Twitter: #pafclive #aflpowercats
Buy tickets – Game Day
After-match function at The Port Club, Queen Street, Alberton
Final word
Geelong is Port Adelaide’s biggest challenge of the ‘pre-bye period’ of this season.
Port has not defeated the Cats since its famous dying-moments win at Simonds Stadium back in 2007.
Since then the Cats have won three flags and maintained a regular position in the top four of the competition, while the Power has gone through a significant rebuilding phase.
Although the Power holds a place in the top eight after the first eight rounds of the season, Geelong remains the benchmark of the competition, having been undefeated until last week.
The Cats will be out firing, but equally so will be the Power.
On the back of three consecutive losses, Port is now battling half the competition for spots ranging from third to twelfth on the ladder.
Ken Hinkley has called on his players to be brave ‘more than ever’ and to take the game on against the Cats.
He said execution of skills is the key to victory this weekend, and that turnovers will be punished by Geelong’s polished side.
Despite being rank outsiders, expect to see a desperate Power side come out fighting this weekend.
Current odds
Port Adelaide 5.75 - 1.14 Geelong
