MOTHER'S Day footy at the Adelaide Oval has the Power searching for a fourth consecutive win. It couldn't be more vital...
OPPOSING FORCES
PORT ADELAIDE
LAST MATCH: Round 5: Port Adelaide 18.7 (115) def Adelaide Crows 13.13 (91)
WEST COAST
LAST MATCH: Round 5: West Coast 18.12 (120) def GWS Giants 4.9 (33)
HEAD TO HEAD
Port Adelaide 17 v 9 West Coast
LAST FIVE
Port Adelaide 2 v 3 West Coast
THIS YEAR
Port Adelaide: LLWWW v WWLWL West Coast
PLAYBILL
Round 6
Port Adelaide v West Coast
Adelaide Oval
Sunday 10 May
First bounce: 4:10pm (local) / 4:40pm (AEST) / 3:40pm (AWST)
Hashtags: #AFLPowerEagles
Broadcast: Channel 7, FIVEaa
YOU’RE INVITED
Gameday Events
Game Day Village
Memorial Drive Tennis Courts
Enter adjacent Tennis SA
TIME MACHINE
Round 5, 2014: Port Adelaide overcame a tough Eagles outfit at Domain Stadium with muliple goals to Ebert, Gray and Schulz helping to seal the match.
PORT ADELAIDE 3.5 5.6 7.7 10.10 (70)
WEST COAST 2.5 5.8 6.12 7.14 (56)
Best: R. Gray, Ebert, Hartlett, Boak
Goals: Ebert, R. Gray, Schulz 2, Lobbe, Hartlett, White, Wingard
at Domain Stadium
FOUR QUARTERS
THE STAKES
With Port Adelaide and West Coast locked on premiership points, both teams need no incentive to join the four-and-twos this weekend.
Josh Kennedy is playing this Sunday - official - and he's a big retention for the Eagles which boasts one of the most damaging forward lines in the AFL. Despite being hit by injuries to key players, the Eagles have won well at home and are poised to bring a strong line-up this Sunday. Port Adelaide is relatively full-strength despite the loss of Jared Polec. Jarman Impey will return in the SANFL on Saturday, while Brendon Ah Chee will again line-up for the Power.
THE HISTORY
Port Adelaide has the wood on the Eagles - no doubt about it. Historically the Power performs best against West Coast more than any team in the competition, which is remarkable considering the relatively strength of the Eagles as a regular finals participant. While Port has won the last two games, West Coast took out the three before. There's not much to read into the ledger this Sunday.
THE VIBE
There was plenty of work to do after the Crows match last Sunday. Port needs to back it up with better work from the middle going forward, otherwise watch out for that Eagles attack...
