IN a game that will long live in the memories of Port Adelaide fans, Aliir Aliir has claimed the Fans' MG MVP vote for his influential performance against the Swans.
It was a strong performance all day for the defender, anchoring Port Adelaide's defence and keeping Sydney forward Lance Franklin to eight disposals and a quiet 0.1 on the scoresheet.
Aliir's athletic ability and incredible read of the play prevented a number of all-but-certain goals throughout the match, regularly leaving his direct opponent to impact the contest.
There is no moment more memorable however than Aliir's game-saving spoil on the goal line to deny Ollie Florent the match-winning goal, securing Port Adelaide a famous victory for its second win of the 2023 season.
He ran out the game with 16 disposals (9 contested) and a game-high 12 intercept possessions - living up to his name as the 'Intercept King'.
The ever-reliable defender earns the maximum five votes and shoots up to third on the MG MVP Leaderboard.
Runner-up in the fan vote was the versatile Jeremy Finlayson, collecting 18 disposals and kicking the most goals of anyone on ground with three.
A remarkable contested grab and snap around the body put his side in front deep in the fourth quarter - an important major that ended up proving to be the match-winner.
In just his second game back in 2023 after overcoming a syndesmosis injury, Finlayson's influential performance was highlighted by an impressive eight score involvements, an equal game-high with teammate Jason Horne-Francis.
Rounding out the votes this week were Zak Butters (3rd), Xavier Duursma (4th) and Sam Powell Pepper (5th).
Port Adelaide now turns its attention to tackling an in-form Bulldogs outfit at Adelaide Oval, looking to secure the Gather Round win.
Round 4 MG MVP votes
- Aliir Aliir (5 points)
- Jeremy Finlayson (4 points)
- Zak Butters (3 points)
- Xavier Duursma (2 points)
- Sam Powell-Pepper (1 point)
