Pearce was best on ground for the Power, rebounding forward from defence and racking up 33 possessions and 6 running bounces to go with his 6 rebound 50s and 6 inside 50s, showing just how much ground the No. 6 covered.
Travis Boak, Kane Cornes and Robbie Gray were among the other players who were best for Port Adelaide, with the midfield trio combining for 13 clearances.
Skipper for the night Boak was the most influential around the packs with 8 clearances and 15 contested possessions as he continues his impressive pre-season form.
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Troy Chaplin was solid in defence playing without Alipate Carlile and, for much of the night, Jackson Trengove (finger). Chaplin was the only Power player to have 100% game time as he amassed 22 possessions at 86% efficiency.
Justin Westhoff was forced to spend time in defence with the absence of the twin towers and looked lively taking 9 marks.
Once again, John McCarthy made the most of his time on the ground, working hard for 13 possessions at 92% efficiency in just 39% time on ground.
Matt Thomas’s return to AFL ranks was seamless, with the hard man doing what he does best with 11 contested possessions and 6 tackles.
Darren Pfeiffer and Tom Jonas did their chances of promotion to the senior list no harm with workmanlike showings. Pfeiffer was strong around the packs for his 14 touches while Jonas used his 9 possessions at 89% efficiency - an impressive tally given he spent just 53% of the game on the ground after being used as a sub for the first half.
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The Power’s dominance on the scoreboard was reflected in the possession count, with the home side racking up a massive 403 touches to Melbourne’s 273. The Power had 122 marks to Melbourne’s 75, with the hosts also going inside 50 46 times to the visitors 40.
Despite Melbourne’s dominance in hitouts (51-26), Port Adelaide had the upper hand in clearances (36-31).
Full team stats
Danyle Pearce (33 disposals) - 25 kicks, 8 handballs, 6 marks, 6 inside 50s, 6 rebound 50s, 6 running bounces, 109 Dream Team points
Kane Cornes (31) - 14 kicks, 17 handballs, 11 marks, 3 clearances, 3 tackles, 119 DT points
Travis Boak (26) - 14 kicks, 12 handballs, 15 contested possessions, 8 clearances, 6 inside 50s
Robbie Gray (25) - 12 kicks, 13 handballs, 9 contested possessions, 10 marks, 5 inside 50s, 4 tackles, 116 DT points
Cam O’Shea (24) - 10 kicks, 14 handballs, 7 marks
Matthew Broadbent (22) - 17 kicks, 5 handballs, 7 marks, 3 clearances, 2 goals, 102 DT points
Troy Chaplin (22) - 12 kicks, 10 handballs, 9 contested possessions, 86% efficiency, 8 marks, 4 1%ers, 100% time on ground
Justin Westhoff (22) - 14 kicks, 8 handballs, 86% efficiency, 9 marks, 4 inside 50s
Brad Ebert (20) - 15 kicks, 5 handballs, 80% efficiency, 8 marks, 3 tackles, 2 goals, 98 DT points
Ben Jacobs (19) - 8 kicks, 11 handballs, 7 contested possessions, 8 marks
Paul Stewart (19) - 10 kicks, 9 handballs, 89% efficiency, 8 marks
Jacob Surjan (18) - 5 kicks, 13 handballs, 100% efficiency
Matt Thomas (16) - 4 kicks, 12 handballs, 11 contested possessions, 3 clearances, 6 tackles
Tom Logan (15) - 5 kicks, 10 handballs, 80% efficiency, 2 tackles, 1 goal, 58% time on ground
Darren Pfeiffer (14) - 9 kicks, 5 handballs, 3 inside 50s, 2 tackles
John McCarthy (13) - 10 kicks, 3 handballs, 92% efficiency, 7 marks, 3 inside 50s, 39% time on ground
Daniel Stewart (13) - 11 kicks, 2 handballs, 8 contested possessions, 7 hitouts, 4 clearances, 5 inside 50s, 3 1%ers, 1 goal
Aaron Young (12) - 6 kicks, 6 handballs, 83% efficiency, 3 tackles, 2 goals, 63% time on ground
Jay Schulz (11) - 3 kicks, 8 handballs, 5 marks, 3 1%ers, 3 goals
Tom Jonas (9) - 6 kicks, 3 handballs, 89% efficiency, 53% time on ground
Jarrad Redden (8) - 3 kicks, 5 handballs, 18 hitouts, 3 clearances, 69% time on ground
Jackson Trengove (7) - 4 kicks, 3 handballs, 18% time on ground
John Butcher (4) - 2 kicks, 2 handballs, 2 1%ers
