BELLIGERENTS
PORT ADELAIDEYear to date: WWLWWWWWWWL
Last five at ground: WWWWW
Currently ranked: 1st
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Year to date: LLWWLLLWLLLW
Last five at ground: not played
Currently ranked: 13th
HEAD TO HEAD
Power 11 v 11 Bulldogs
LAST FIVE
Power 0 v 5 Bulldogs
PLAYBILL
2014 AFL Premiership Season - Round 14Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs
Saturday 21 June
First bounce 1:15pm (ACST)
Hashtags: #AFLPowerDogs
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Official pre-game eventMarch from the Mall
Cnr Stephens Place and Rundle Mall
ADELAIDE SA
Meet: 11:35am | Depart: 11:55am
All welcome
Official post-game event
William Magarey Room
Level 3, Riverbank Stand
Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide
Commencing after the game
Selected players and officials in attendance
All welcome
TIME MACHINE
Round 10, 2014. Port Adelaide’s losing streak to the Bulldogs continued in the Top End as Ken Hinkley would experience his ‘most disappointing’ loss for his first season as coach.PORT ADELAIDE 3.3 5.5 5.9 8.10 (58)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 2.0 4.0 9.4 10.7 (67)
Best: Wingard, Hombsch, Logan
Goals: Wingard 2, J. Butcher, Hitchcock, Brad Ebert, Boak, Westhoff, Logan
at TIO Stadium
NUMBER CRUNCH
Points For: Power 1317 v 989 BulldogsPoints Against: Power 917 v 1166 Bulldogs
Kicks: Power 2594 v 2272 Bulldogs
Handballs: Power 2012 v 2114 Bulldogs
Marks: Power 1150 v 887 Bulldogs
Disposals: Power 4606 v 4386 Bulldogs
Contested percentage: Power 37.08% v 38.26% Bulldogs
Frees: Power 194 v 200 Bulldogs
Tackles: Power 826 v 890 Bulldogs
Clearances: Power 475 v 477 Bulldogs
Inside-50s: Power 687 v 582 Bulldogs
Rebound 50s: Power 392 v 422 Bulldogs
FOUR POINTS
The longest droughtLast week the Power played at a venue it hadn’t (and still hasn’t) won at since 2006. On Saturday it will play a club it hasn’t beaten anywhere since 2006. The Bulldogs have had an extensive winning run – consisting of seven straight victories – at AAMI Stadium, TIO Stadium and Etihad Stadium and will be looking to stage another upset this weekend after its strong showing against Collingwood last Sunday. Port Adelaide on the other hand will be looking to end its miserable run.
A better streak...
While Port Adelaide’s winning run against the Bulldogs might not be great, its unblemished ledger at the Adelaide Oval has certainly been a facet of its strong ladder position this year. With just five home games left this year, the Power will look to take its home ground advantage to its eighth in a row on Saturday, and remain a chance of beating its all-time winning run at a home ground.
Lessons learned
Port Adelaide learned plenty from its Round 13 loss to the Swans at the SCG. Although it learned what it takes to match it with one of the league’s powerhouse sides at its home ground, it also took some positives away from the result. While the Power lost by four points, it did recover the momentum after a poor first quarter and took the fight to the Swans – winning most key stats and looking a chance to win right up until the final bell. If it can do so against the Bulldogs, and hit the scoreboard with fervour, it will keep itself in very good stead come late afternoon on Saturday.
Still in the hunt
Speaking of scoreboard impact, Jay Schulz’s four-goal haul on Saturday kept him in the Coleman Medal hunt, ensuring he sits equal with Tom Hawkins at the top of the league’s leading goal kicker tally. Averaging almost three goals a game, Schulz remains a focal point for the Power up forward and with dynamic assistants like Angus Monfries, Chad Wingard, Robbie Gray and swingman Justin Westhoff providing ample support, he will have plenty of scope to keep his big hauls coming for the rest of the season.
