AHEAD of their ANZAC Round blockbuster in Round 5 of the 2018 AFL Premiership
While the sides have met in some significant clashes, notably the Power’s first AFL win in 1997, Round 21 of 2007, and the 2007 Grand Final - we have decided to cast our memories back to the 2004 Qualifying Final played between the sides on Sunday, September 5, 2004.
The Power had just sealed the minor premiership by beating Adelaide in a final round Showdown and came into the game against fourth-placed Geelong with some expectation, having only won one final in its existence.
Port Adelaide had the ideal start to the game when Byron Pickett got onto the end of a quick chain of kicks and hand passes out of
His remarkable play had the Football Park crowd on its feet and Port kicked three of the first four goals, eventually going into the first break up by three goals.
It was the second quarter where the Power took the ascendancy, out-pressuring the Cats and going on to boot six goals to one.
Brendon Lade and Pickett did most of the damage on the scoreboard with four and three goals respectively by
The Geelong side fought back slightly in the third quarter but the damage had been done.
Port Adelaide would go on to win by 55 points to earn a week off before a home preliminary final against St Kilda.
Roger James (21 disposals), Michael Wilson (20 disposals) and Kane Cornes (20 disposals) were the major ball winners in a strong, all-round team performance which sent a message to the rest of the competition that the Power had banished its finals demons.
PORT ADELAIDE 5.2 11.4 13.7 18.9 (117)
GEELONG 2.2 3.5 7.6 9.8 (62)
GOALS
Port Adelaide: Lade, Pickett 4, Mahoney, Dew 3, Tredrea 2, Kingsley, Schofield
Geelong: Kingsley, Johnson 2, Ablett, Corey, Ling, Wojcinski, Chapman
BEST
Port Adelaide: Pickett, Lade, James, Wilson, K Cornes, Tredrea
Geelong: Ling, Milburn, Johnson, Ricciardi, Corey
Umpires: Ellis, Ryan, Goldspink
Official crowd: 39,250 at Football Park
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