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End Game
Remarkably, Port only won two of our statistical indicators in Number Crunch.
The first was marks – narrowly – with one more than the Saints.
The second was rebound 50s, which considering St Kilda’s slight advantage in terms of marks inside 50, you would hope a good rebounding defensive line would be able to accomplish.
It wasn’t a pretty win and Port fell behind in the numbers after half time as St Kilda proceed to complete a 49-point turnaround.
But in many ways it spoke volumes of Port’s late-game ability to hold strong and see out the match with some impressive defensive marking from Justin Westhoff.
Matthew Lobbe was one of the Power’s best players with a blitzing first half effort in the ruck.
At one stage, he was en route to eclipse the NAB AFL Fantasy score of Gary Ablett, even after the Suns captain’s 49-possession game earlier in the round.
Check out our new infographic highlighting Matthew Lobbe’s impact below.
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Scoreboard
Port Adelaide 7.4 10.8 11.10 14.13 (97)
St Kilda 2.2 4.5 9.9 13.14 (92)
Goals: Butcher 3, Wingard, Westhoff, Pittard 2, Lobbe, Schulz, Monfries, Mitchell, Gray
Leaderboard
Disposals: Matthew Broadbent (25)
Marks: Chad Wingard (9)
Tackles: Hamish Hartlett, Matthew Lobbe (7)
Clearances: Travis Boak (7)
Hitouts: Matthew Lobbe (40)
Score leader: John Butcher (19)
Fantasy Leader: Matthew Lobbe (131)
Head to Head
Kicks: Power 179 – 203 Saints
Handballs: Power 119 – 147 Saints
Disposals: Power 298 – 350 Saints
Marks: Power 85 – 84 Saints
Average Efficiency: Power 68.71% - 70.61% Saints
Clangers: Power 45 – 43 Saints
Clearances: Power 36 – 46 Saints
Hitouts: Power 46 – 48 Saints
Tackles: Power 62– 64 Saints
Rebound 50s: Power 30 – 27 Saints
Inside 50s: Power 45 - 49 Saints
