Port Adelaide has gone down to Richmond by 37 points at AAMI Stadium - see how it happened quarter-by-quarter.

First Quarter 
 
Dom Cassisi won the toss and kicked against the breeze, with Matthew Broadbent, Aaron Young and David Rodan on the bench, Darren Pfeiffer sub.

With light rain falling on AAMI Stadium, the game started with both sloppy conditions and skills, as both teams struggled to find a clean possession.

Riewoldt kicked an early goal off the ground for the Tigers, whilst Daniel Stewart and John McCarthy were unable to convert set shots for the Power.

Goals in the back end of the quarter to the Tigers through King and Miller boosted Richmond’s grasp on the lead, although a late steadier to Port through Matthew Broadbent closed the gap to just two goals - Richmond up by 2 goals.

Cameron Hitchcock has been substituted from the game for Darren Pfeiffer.

Port Adelaide 1.2 (8) trails
Richmond 3.2 (20)

Goals: Broadbent
Injuries: Hitchcock (hamstring)

Stats
Disposals: Boak 9, Rodan 8, Cornes, McCarthy 6
Marks: McCarthy 4, Boak, Broadbent, Logan 2
Tackles: Carlile, Brad Ebert, Surjan, Young 2
Hitouts: Renouf 3, D. Stewart 2

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Second Quarter 

Kicking with the wind in the second term, Brent Renouf opened his goal account with Port Adelaide by kicking the Power’s second for the day. 

 Richmond responded quickly though - putting on five straight goals to open up a sizeable forty-point lead. 

The Power struggled to find targets and were far slower to adapt to the slippery conditions than their opponents. 

Port Adelaide 2.2 (14)
Richmond 8.7 (55)

Goals: Broadbent, Renouf
Injuries: Hitchcock (hamstring) replaced by Darren Pfeiffer 

Stats
Disposals: Boak 12, Chaplin, Cornes 11, Hartlett 10
Marks: McCarthy 6, Surjan 5, Cornes 4
Tackles: Boak, Hartlett, Surjan, Trengove 3
Hitouts: Renouf 10, D. Stewart 3

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Third quarter

Port Adelaide responded to its poor first half effort with two goals though Daniel Stewart and Ben Jacobs to close the margin to 36 points.

The Power continued to struggle inside its forward fifty to find the goals - unable to get clean possession and break Richmond’s ability to transition quickly out of defence.

A wayward kick from Hamish Hartlett provided John Butcher one of his best free marking options of the day and the crowd favourite proceeded to kick the Power’s third for the quarter.

Still trailing by thirty points, Port Adelaide battled hard to keep it in attacking fifty - slowly chopping away and showing the intent that went critically missing during the opening quarters.

Brent Renouf kicked his second for the day to close the Tigers’ lead to 24 points and keep Port within striking distance.

Port Adelaide 6.4 (40) trails
Richmond 9.10 (64)

Goals: Renouf 2, Broadbent, Jacobs, Butcher, D. Stewart
Injuries: Hitchcock (hamstring) replaced by Darren Pfeiffer 

Stats
Disposals: Brad Ebert 20, Boak, Hartlett, Jacobs 17, Cornes 15
Marks: McCarthy, Renouf, Surjan 6
Tackles: Hartlett 6, Boak, Rodan 5
Hitouts: Renouf 14, D. Stewart 3

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Fourth quarter 

Port Adelaide’s hopes of stealing a win in the fourth quarter was given a major setback when Riewoldt booted another goal for Richmond early in the term.

Aaron Young kicked his first for the club running into attack to close the margin back to 4 goals. 

Richmond proceeded to shut the game down and extended the lead to forty-three points by dying stages before Matthew Broadbent kicked his second on the final siren to reduce it to a 37 point final margin. 

The Power travel to Perth to play Fremantle next Sunday afternoon. 

Port Adelaide 8.6 (54) def by
Richmond 13.13 (91)

Goals: Renouf 2, Broadbent, Jacobs, Butcher, D. Stewart
Injuries: Hitchcock (hamstring) replaced by Darren Pfeiffer 

Stats
Disposals: Brad Ebert 29, Boak 25, Hartlett, Jacobs 24
Marks: Renouf 8, Surjan 7
Tackles: Cassisi 9, Hartlett 8, Boak, Rodan 6
Hitouts: Renouf 19, D. Stewart 3