Where and when: Jiangwan Stadium, Sunday June 2, 12.20pm AWST
Last time they met: Adelaide Oval, round 16, 2018: Port Adelaide 12.14 (86) beat St Kilda 7.8 (50)
This was the win that took the Power to an 11-4 record last year and into the top-four. They would win one more game and miss finals. Charlie Dixon bagged four goals and Chad Wingard was outstanding – neither will feature this time, with the former nursing a long-term right leg injury and the latter now at Hawthorn.
What it means for Port Adelaide: The Power have a reputation as being inconsistent, and that continued after a disappointing showing in the round 10 loss to the Hawks. They will be desperate to shed that tag.
What it means for St Kilda: At 5-5, the Saints are in finals contention. Their relatively meagre percentage of 91.7 means they will probably need one more win than whichever side finishes ninth to feature in September, and victory over 10th-placed Port would help achieve that ambition.
How Port Adelaide wins: Having twice played in China already means most of the squad knows what to expect, in terms of the travel, conditions and the ground’s specifics.
How St Kilda wins: Port Adelaide can be a little up-and-down on a week-to-week basis, whereas the Saints have been pretty honest all year. Keep that up and they will be in with a fair chance.
The stat: After a slow start to his time at St Kilda, speedy forward Dean Kent is equal-ninth in the competition for total goal assists with 10. That’s even more impressive considering the club enters round 11 fourth-last for scoring.
The match-up: Travis Boak v Jack Steele
St Kilda coach Alan Richardson sends his gun stopper Steele, ranked No.63 in the Official AFL Player Ratings, to someone every week and rejuvenated Port onballer Boak can expect plenty of attention after outstanding form so far this season. the former Port skipper is at No. 52 in the Player Ratings.
It’s a big week for: Jade Gresham (St Kilda)
Supremely talented, the 21-year-old needs to show he can back up impressive games for him to become a top-flight onballer. He showed what he can do with a superb outing in the win over Carlton last week, and to produce at a similar level would be a sign of development.
Father Dougal’s Tip: With the Saints struck down by illness, the Power by 10 points.
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Late changes: St Kilda: Coffield and Joyce in, McKenzie and Marsh out
Port: Nil
Joyce and Young getting their third games unexpectedly…
Joyce job security?
McKenzie preferred to Joyce at the Saints.
Am contemplating jive for Rozee. Rozee done a great job but was probably going to go soon anyway. Plus desperately need cas generation.
Rozee also gives me cover for Moore second week of bye but am thinking just bring in boak for Moore after first week of byes. Problem solved.Basically Rozee today gives me boak in two weeks
Joyce’s JS is precarious.
Especially with the Saints bye next week, that will give Marsh time to recover and the Saints time to re-jig things. Plus, when there were serious openings for a defender in the Saints list with all those injuries Joyce didn’t hold his spot.
Would steer clear, Sean.
Crap. Missed it. Too slow oh well.
Thanks G.D I missed it anyway.
Boak and Duursma here, couple of tons will get my Sunday charge to 2400 started nicely. Let’s go.
with you there GD!
Who else you got later today, Macca?
just a few so-so players …
Merrett, Dunkley, Macrae, Cripps … you know, the average types!! *wink* … rolling with Gibbons now he is named in the mids too …
Nice, goodluck!
you too mate – who you got left??
Cripps, Walsh, Hurn, Darling and Macrae still go to.
Looks like Boak and Duursma have performed for us.
Go Saints. Big first half needed if we’re any chance today.
Might happen again with Young
Quarter time. Boak: 40. Duursma: 25. Me: loving life.
Just hope Boak can continue to shake the Steele tag.
Come on Parker get a good score beat your BE!
I’m guessing Young is afraid of leather poisoning … can’t be any other reason for a player supposedly good enough to get listed at AFL level to be this bad … will be stuck with him on my fwd bench to the end now … no money to be made
Port by a lot at the Half!!
Port Adelaide Power: 12.3.75
Travis Boak 71
Scott Lycett 60
Zak Butters 59
Jarrod Lienert 58
Robbie Gray 55
Connor Rozee 52
Dan Houston 50
Riley Bonner 49
Karl Amon 47
Darcy Byrne-Jones 44
Dougal Howard* 43
Tom Jonas 41
Ryan Burton 41
Kane Farrell 41
Xavier Duursma 41
Justin Westhoff 40
Sam Gray 35
Tom Clurey 35
Steven Motlop 34
Sam Powell-Pepper 34
Patrick Ryder 26
Matthew Broadbent 19
St Kilda Saints: 5.8.38
Rowan Marshall 60
Jade Gresham 54
Josh Bruce 40
Josh Battle 38
Dean Kent 38
Jack Newnes 37
Callum Wilkie 37
Luke Dunstan 36
Tim Membrey 36
Jack Sinclair 33
Jack Billings 32
Jack Steele 32
Ed Phillips 31
Ben Long 31
Seb Ross 29
Nicholas Coffield 29
Jarryn Geary 28
Shane Savage 23
Matthew Parker 22
Nathan Brown 22
Darragh Joyce 15
Robbie Young 11
Missing persons report has again been filed on Young …. what a spud!! (sorry AS!)
SC relevant scores at HT:
PORT
Boak – 71
Lycett – 60
R. Gray – 55
Rozee – 52
Duursma – 41
Westhoff – 40
Broadbent – 19
SAINTS
Marshall – 60
Gresham – 54
Wilkie – 37
Billings – 32
Steele – 32
Parker – 22
Young – 11
Come on Parker! Move it
still a big lead for Port …
Port Adelaide Power: 18.3.111
Travis Boak 99
Zak Butters 90
Scott Lycett 88
Dan Houston 80
Robbie Gray 79
Jarrod Lienert 78
Riley Bonner 76
Karl Amon 74
Dougal Howard* 73
Darcy Byrne-Jones 67
Xavier Duursma 64
Connor Rozee 63
Justin Westhoff 62
Tom Clurey 60
Patrick Ryder 58
Tom Jonas 55
Steven Motlop 53
Kane Farrell 52
Sam Gray 51
Sam Powell-Pepper 49
Ryan Burton 48
Matthew Broadbent 34
St Kilda Saints: 7.10.52
Rowan Marshall 107
Jade Gresham 76
Jack Newnes 63
Jack Sinclair 57
Josh Bruce 56
Dean Kent 55
Callum Wilkie 53
Seb Ross 51
Tim Membrey 51
Jack Steele 49
Ben Long 46
Luke Dunstan 46
Josh Battle 45
Nicholas Coffield 43
Jarryn Geary 42
Ed Phillips 40
Jack Billings 38
Shane Savage 35
Robbie Young 29
Darragh Joyce 27
Matthew Parker 26
Nathan Brown 26
Could Robbie Gray be a decent F6? Seems to be getting midfield minutes and the scores should come too.
no Rockliff and no Wines ATM – his midfield time is therefore up … whne those two back I would imagine he moves forward again and his scores will drop … unless they swap him and Rocky again …
Exactly, Macca.
Scores well when his in the middle, isn’t always there though and that’s the problem.
commentators are saying Geary may have broken his leg now … still waiting confirmation – couldn’t put weight on leg …
geary to hospital – they suspect a fracture – poor bugger …
The condition has taken over Parker his score is shit! dammit
Rowan Marshall, why hello. Welcome to my forward-line after your bye. Ryder and Lycett have had him two to one in hitouts and he’s still gonna put up a beast of a score. 131 SC 20 mins in to the last.
yeah AS in his wisdom (and maybe insider knowledge??) got him in a couple of weeks ago … looks like a good call!
Rookie are getting tons!
Young DOUBLES his score from last week!
Well, that’s a spanking …
Port Adelaide Power: 22.7.139
Travis Boak 129
Robbie Gray 122
Scott Lycett 115
Zak Butters 112
Jarrod Lienert 110
Karl Amon 98
Dan Houston 98
Dougal Howard* 94
Riley Bonner 93
Darcy Byrne-Jones 90
Xavier Duursma 88
Connor Rozee 81
Justin Westhoff 80
Tom Jonas 77
Steven Motlop 75
Patrick Ryder 74
Tom Clurey 70
Ryan Burton 67
Sam Gray 62
Sam Powell-Pepper 62
Kane Farrell 59
Matthew Broadbent 39
St Kilda Saints: 9.15.69
Rowan Marshall 133
Jade Gresham 106
Tim Membrey 81
Jack Sinclair 77
Jack Newnes 74
Seb Ross 71
Josh Bruce 68
Luke Dunstan 67
Jack Steele 66
Dean Kent 65
Ben Long 60
Callum Wilkie 60
Josh Battle 59
Jack Billings 53
Ed Phillips 52
Nicholas Coffield 48
Jarryn Geary 46
Matthew Parker 44
Shane Savage 44
Darragh Joyce 36
Robbie Young 33
Nathan Brown 31
SC relevant scores at FT
PORT
Boak – 129
R. Gray – 122
Lycett – 115
Duursma – 88
Rozee – 81
Westhoff – 80
SAINTS
Marshall – 133
Gresham – 103
Steele – 66
Wilkie – 60
Parker – 44
Young – 33
Lol, sorry everyone. Macca and I have done the ol’ double post of the scores again.
the community get twice the service on this site!! *wink*