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End Game
Surprisingly the stats sheet does not see Port Adelaie betray any significant advantage to Geelong. In trailled disposals by 9, was down under 5 per cent in disposal efficiency, held 11 fewwer marks and was essentially even on rebounds, inside 50s and tackles.
The Power won the clearances significantly – 35 to 26.
The glaring statistic is Port’s fifteen extra clangers which, combined with its return of 68 points from 23 scoring opportunities, highlights exactly where the team was at on the day.
For the statistical evenness, the Power’s inability to convert its chances at goal crippled its ability to stay with the Cats.
The Power's scorers had an accuracy rate of 34.33% - even lower when shots that missed are taken into account. Geelong, on the other hand, averaged above 50%.
Geelong isn’t the form side of the competition for nothing, and its quick rebound from defence and ability to punish Port on the turnovers was crucial to its early dominance.
With Tom Hawkins and James Podsiadly combining for ten of the Cats’ 18 goals also demonstrates the ease with which Port’s younger, inexperienced and indeed shorter defence was exposed throughout the day.
That defence however finished the game with some upside - youngsters Cam O'Shea and Tom Jonas effecitvely used every one of their 16 touches each.
Senior backmen Alipate Carlile and Hamish Hartlett were above the 80% effective use threshold for their 15 and 21 disposals.
Inaccuracy in front of goals, though, will certainly be Port Adelaide's area to work on this week, particularly when the Power had just three fewer scoring shots.
It's five individual goalkickers was its lowest tally for the year.
With the added challenge of humid, tropical conditions forecast for Darwin next Saturday, the Power won’t want to be battling accuracy issues and a lively Bulldogs outfit as well.
Scoreboard
GEELONG 7.1 10.4 15.6 18.8 (116)
PORT ADELAIDE 0.4 3.6 4.10 9.14 (68)
Goals: Schulz 3, Thomas, Mitchell 2, Monfries, Redden
Leader board
Disposals: Travis Boak (27)
Marks: Chad Wingard (8)
Tackles: Travis Boak (6)
Clearances: Travis Boak (7)
Hitouts: Jarrad Redden (22)
Score leader: Jay Schulz (19)
Fantasy Leader: Travis Boak (109 )
Head to Head
Kicks: Power 198 – 214 Cats
Handballs: Power 176 – 171 Cats
Disposals: Power 374 – 385 Cats
Marks: Power 90 – 101 Cats
Average Efficiency: Power 73.42% - 77.35% Cats
Clangers: Power 43 – 28 Cats
Clearances: Power 35 – 26 Cats
Hitouts: Power 30 – 42 Cats
Tackles: Power 55 – 57 Cats
Rebound 50s: Power 31 – 32 Cats
Inside 50s: Power 47 – 51 Cats
Fantasy: Power 1493 – 1644 Cats
