Moore had a massive start to the game with 27 possessions to half time.
His performance sent the ‘Twittersphere’ into a buzz, having effectively clocked the equivalent of 100 AFL Fantasy points by that stage of the game.
But his second half was more sedate when he drew more defensive attention from South Adelaide and himself lowering his own output during the third term.
Development coach Tyson Edwards was impressed with Moore however, and with the exception of those quieter periods, couldn’t find much fault with Moore’s performance.
“Moorey had a super first half – 27 possessions – and ended up with 37 for the night,” Edwards told portadelaidefc.com.au
“He had a really quiet third quarter and while he probably ran less, he also got more attention from South.
“He was very good though, the first half he was explosive, had 11 clearances for the night and kicked a goal, so there’s some really good stuff there from him.”
Nathan Blee and Daniel Stewart played alongside Moore.
Although Blee had 19 possessions, his impact on the game was less than in previous weeks.
Stewart was disappointing up forward.
While he was team-oriented in some of his work, his ability to play as a dangerous tall forward was minimal – returning just one goal in a match where North kicked 18.
Six players lined up on either side of the League game between the Eagles and Port Adelaide at Woodville Oval on Saturday.
Jarrad Redden was the pick of the crop with a strong and damaging performance for the Eagles up forward.
Development manager Daniel Healy told portadelaidefc.com.au that Redden’s strong forward presence gave the Eagles coaching panel plenty of reason to keep him in attack and so played minimal time in his normal rucking role.
“Reddo played predominantly forward and not heaps in the ruck, and struggled compared to his ruck opponent Jimmy Meiklejohn,” Healy said.
“But he did a fantastic job up forward so the Eagles coaches had good reason to keep him there - he was marking well and giving a really dangerous presence in the air and on the ground.
“So while he didn’t tick all the boxes as far as rucking goes, it’s good to see him do well in attack – perhaps he can develop into an option up forward as well!”
Kane Mitchell’s second game of League football was an improvement on his debut for the Eagles last week.
With 20 disposals and six inside 50s, he clearly enjoyed the bigger Woodville ground and was able to have an impact throughout the day for his team.
Four names lined up for Port Adelaide’s League side.
Aaron Young had a better performance for the Magpies in his third game, but still lacked the running power he showed last year and in the early parts of the pre-season.
“His stoppage stuff was pretty good and although he wasn’t registered for tackles, I reckon he had four or five (tackles),” Healy said of Young.
“But I feel as though his running power has disappeared from his game compared to the good rates we had in the pre-season.
“He’s got to get the urgency and intensity back into his game.”
Justin Hoskin was solid for the Magpies in terms of winning the ball, but lacked the impact he showed at the beginning of the season.
Danny Butcher played in his defensive ‘shut down’ role across half back, but suffered a shoulder injury in the third quarter and didn’t return to the game.
His elder brother John Butcher continued his efforts trying to impact up forward, but Healy says he will need to dominate inside the Magpies' attacking 50 before he is considered for AFL selection.
While the Power was mounting its comeback against West Coast at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night, four players were putting in some quality performances in the League match at Glenelg Oval.
Cameron Hitchcock had a strong game playing right around the ground for the Tigers.
His impact was critical to the Tigers’ win and development coach Stuart Cochrane was pleased to see him float back and help rebound out from defence.
“Hitchy looked as though he was playing wherever he liked at times,” Cochrane told portadelaidefc.com.au.
“He played some really good footy and kicked three goals while also being involved in some work behind the ball at times as you’ll see with his three rebound 50s.
“He made the most of his opportunities all night and was more accurate in front of goals.
“That’s another good performance for him, so hopefully we’ll see this consistency replicated week-on-week from here.”
Tom Logan "met his benchmark” according to Cochrane with his characteristic hard running a feature in the first half, before his impact dropped slightly in the second.
Tom Clurey also put in another good performance as Glenelg’s full back in an encouraging sign for the future of the Power’s defensive stocks.
After a poor performance for Sturt last week, Jack Hombsch responded in the final two quarters against the Tigers to have a restrictive impact on his Glenelg opponents.
Cochrane said while his opening half was “nervous” in terms of his direct opponent impacting the scoreboard, his second half showed signs of a return to the defensive abilities he was brought to Port Adelaide for.
Darren Pfeiffer was the only player to feature in the ANZAC Day clash between the Redlegs and Bloods and while he struggled in the first half playing across half-back, he responded well when put forward by kicking two goals.
Reserves Report
Four players were involved in Reserves football this week with Brendon Ah Chee the best of that group in a standout performance for the Magpies.
In one of his best performances in the second tier, Ah Chee was creative and crafty around stoppages and his trademark handball was on full show.
Healy identified his defensive running as an area to improve, but hopes to see him play in the League soon enough.
“Ah Chee had a lot of creative handballs and was very good at stoppages,” he said.
“We still want to see him improve his defensive running, but he’s been playing some really good footy at the reserves, so hopefully he’ll keep that up and give the Maggies’ selectors a real reason to consider him for the League team.”
Ben Newton had 22 disposals but appeared to struggle in patches after being dropped to the seconds last week.
Nick Salter played at a similar level for the Eagles this week as he had done in his return match last week.
Mason Shaw’s work rate for the Panthers improved on Friday night against the Roosters, but his poor return (of three behinds) in the match will mean he still needs to work hard at this level before earning a League selection.
SANFL Player stats breakdown - League Round 5
| Player | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Clearances | Hit outs | Inside 50s | Rebound 50s | Score |
| J. Hoskin | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| A. Young | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
| J. Butcher | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 | |||
| D. Butcher | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| K. Mitchell | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 | ||
| J. Redden | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3.1 | |||
| A. Moore | 37 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| N. Blee | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| D. Stewart | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| T. Logan | 22 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | |
| C. Hitchcock | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | |
| T. Clurey | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| J. Hombsch | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| D. Pfeiffer | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.1 | ||
| B. Ah Chee* | 24 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | |
| B. Newton* | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| N. Salter* | 18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.1 | |
| M. Shaw* | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 |
