Port Adelaide v Essendon – Round 3 2016 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2016 AFLRound 3Fri, 8 Apr, 7:50 pm AEST

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17.107.9

Port by 61

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
POR	7.4 46	11.5 71	14.8 92	17.10 112
ESS	1.4 10	4.6 30	4.7 31	7.9 51

Adelaide OvalMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 1

Recap

Port 17.10 (112) beat Essendon 7.9 (51) at Adelaide Oval in Round 3, a 61-point win.

Port led at every change.

Charlie Dixon kicked three goals for Port and Aaron Young three; Joe Daniher kicked two for Essendon.

Robbie Gray led the way with 30 disposals, two goals and 12 clearances.

A run of five straight goals in the first quarter turned a 2-point deficit into a 29-point lead.

Port won the inside-50 count 61–41 and won the contested ball 149–130.

Best on ground

More from Round 3

Port Adelaide17.10112

Essendon7.951

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

1:17BehindR. CrowleyESS0.0 (0) – 0.1 (1)
2:22RushedEssendonESS0.0 (0) – 0.2 (2)
4:50GoalT. BoakPORLead change1.0 (6) – 0.2 (2)
7:07GoalC. DixonPOR2.0 (12) – 0.2 (2)
9:38BehindC. DixonPOR2.1 (13) – 0.2 (2)
10:40BehindJ. WesthoffPOR2.2 (14) – 0.2 (2)
12:11GoalA. YoungPOR3.2 (20) – 0.2 (2)
13:46GoalC. DixonPOR4.2 (26) – 0.2 (2)
15:59RushedEssendonESS4.2 (26) – 0.3 (3)
18:33GoalR. GrayPOR5.2 (32) – 0.3 (3)
19:42GoalJ. DaniherESS5.2 (32) – 1.3 (9)
20:39BehindA. YoungPOR5.3 (33) – 1.3 (9)
21:17GoalB. EbertPOR6.3 (39) – 1.3 (9)
23:56BehindP. AmbroseESS6.3 (39) – 1.4 (10)
29:39GoalK. AmonPOR7.3 (45) – 1.4 (10)
31:22BehindJ. ToumpasPOR7.4 (46) – 1.4 (10)

1:49GoalJ. PolecPOR8.4 (52) – 1.4 (10)
4:18BehindB. EbertPOR8.5 (53) – 1.4 (10)
5:13GoalA. YoungPOR9.5 (59) – 1.4 (10)
8:42BehindM. StokesESS9.5 (59) – 1.5 (11)
9:33GoalJ. DaniherESS9.5 (59) – 2.5 (17)
12:31GoalJ. WesthoffPOR10.5 (65) – 2.5 (17)
16:56GoalN. KommerESS10.5 (65) – 3.5 (23)
22:42BehindJ. DaniherESS10.5 (65) – 3.6 (24)
23:47GoalP. AmbroseESS10.5 (65) – 4.6 (30)
26:47GoalA. YoungPOR11.5 (71) – 4.6 (30)

1:01GoalK. AmonPOR12.5 (77) – 4.6 (30)
3:59GoalC. DixonPOR13.5 (83) – 4.6 (30)
14:23BehindB. EbertPOR13.6 (84) – 4.6 (30)
20:08BehindC. DixonPOR13.7 (85) – 4.6 (30)
23:15BehindO. FantasiaESS13.7 (85) – 4.7 (31)
25:25BehindT. BoakPOR13.8 (86) – 4.7 (31)
27:13GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR14.8 (92) – 4.7 (31)