Port Adelaide v Essendon, Round 8 2023
2023 AFLRound 8
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 3.4 22 | 5.11 41 | 9.16 70 | 12.20 92 |
| ESS | 6.1 37 | 9.1 55 | 11.3 69 | 13.9 87 |
Adelaide OvalMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 3
Recap
Port come back to edge Essendon
Port 12.20 (92) beat Essendon 13.9 (87) at Adelaide Oval in Round 8, a 5-point win after trailing by 21.
Willie Rioli kicked two goals for Port and Charlie Dixon two; Kyle Langford kicked two for Essendon.
Zak Butters led the way with 28 disposals and 6 clearances.
Port won the inside-50 count 65–47 and won the contested ball 146–129.
In context
- Port have now beaten Essendon 6 times in a row.
- Port’s 5th win in a row.
Best on ground
Port · #9 · 71% game time
- 28
- D
- 0
- G
- 5
- M
- 6
- T
6 clearances · 6 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 111
Brownlow votes2023 count
Score worm
Port aheadEssendon aheadGoal
- Port down by 21Q2 1:42
- R. Bonner levels it at 77Q4 10:23
- Port in front for goodQ4 12:35
PortGoals
- W. Rioli 2.3
- C. Dixon 2.2
- D. Byrne-Jones 2.1
- J. Finlayson 1.4
- T. Boak 1.1
- T. Marshall 1.1
- S. Powell-Pepper 1.1
- J. McEntee 1
- C. Rozee 1
EssendonGoals
- K. Langford 2.1
- A. Perkins 2.1
- J. Stringer 2.1
- S. Weideman 2.1
- Z. Merrett 1.1
- J. Caldwell 1
- B. Hobbs 1
- A. McDonald-Tipungwuti 1
- J. Menzie 1
- Field umpires
- Leigh Haussen, Mathew Nicholls, Ray Chamberlain, Jamie Broadbent
Port AdelaideFinal team
EssendonFinal team
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
Port won the inside-50 count 65–47 and won the contested ball 146–129.
PORAttackESS
- Inside 50s 47
- Scoring shots 13.922
- Accuracy 59%
65
3212.20
38%
The ball
- Disposals 360
- Contested possessions 129
- Clearances 35
- Marks 73
- Tackles 62
- Free kicks 12
- Biggest lead 21
361
146
35
101
55
16
13
Port Adelaide12.2092
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Z. ButtersInt | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | |
| 20C. Rozee | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | |
| 5D. Houston | 25 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 28W. Drew | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 102 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11J. FinlaysonInt | 17 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 18J. Horne-Francis | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 14M. Bergman | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23D. WilliamsInt | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10T. Boak | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16O. WinesInt | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3R. Burton | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 26R. Bonner | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22C. Dixon | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
| 15W. Rioli | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33D. Byrne-Jones | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 4T. Marshall | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 41J. McEntee | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2S. Powell-Pepper | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27B. Teakle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21A. Aliir | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12T. McKenzie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31F. EvansSub | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1T. Jonas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 361 | 12 | 17 | 101 | 55 | 35 | 1558 | 221 | 140 | 65 | 23 |
Essendon13.987
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D. Parish | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 117 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 0 | |
| 7Z. Merrett | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 120 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 19 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2S. Draper | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 9D. Shiel | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25J. Stringer | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6J. Caldwell | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 77 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 21D. HeppellInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16A. PerkinsInt | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12W. Setterfield | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37N. Martin | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8B. Hobbs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43A. McDonald-Tipungwuti | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10S. Weideman | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29J. Kelly | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30B. Zerk-Thatcher | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34A. PhillipsInt | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |
| 19N. Hind | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33A. Davey JnrInt | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14J. Ridley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47J. MenzieSub | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 360 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 62 | 35 | 1479 | 198 | 162 | 47 | 45 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterPOR 3.4 (22) · ESS 6.1 (37)
- 2:14GoalK. LangfordESS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
- 4:16GoalS. WeidemanESS0.0 (0) – 2.0 (12)
- 7:15GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
- 8:51GoalA. PerkinsESS1.0 (6) – 3.0 (18)
- 11:09GoalJ. McEnteePOR2.0 (12) – 3.0 (18)
- 15:53GoalJ. CaldwellESS2.0 (12) – 4.0 (24)
- 18:21BehindJ. Horne-FrancisPOR2.1 (13) – 4.0 (24)
- 19:50BehindD. Byrne-JonesPOR2.2 (14) – 4.0 (24)
- 21:00GoalW. RioliPOR3.2 (20) – 4.0 (24)
- 23:20BehindA. PerkinsESS3.2 (20) – 4.1 (25)
- 24:09GoalA. McDonald-TipungwutiESS3.2 (20) – 5.1 (31)
- 25:19GoalB. HobbsESS3.2 (20) – 6.1 (37)
- 28:01BehindJ. FinlaysonPOR3.3 (21) – 6.1 (37)
- 30:23BehindW. RioliPOR3.4 (22) – 6.1 (37)
Second quarterPOR 2.7 (19) · ESS 3.0 (18)
- 1:42GoalK. LangfordESS3.4 (22) – 7.1 (43)
- 5:03GoalT. MarshallPOR4.4 (28) – 7.1 (43)
- 8:03BehindS. Powell-PepperPOR4.5 (29) – 7.1 (43)
- 10:41BehindJ. FinlaysonPOR4.6 (30) – 7.1 (43)
- 13:10GoalS. WeidemanESS4.6 (30) – 8.1 (49)
- 19:11GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR5.6 (36) – 8.1 (49)
- 20:56BehindC. DixonPOR5.7 (37) – 8.1 (49)
- 21:51RushedPortPOR5.8 (38) – 8.1 (49)
- 22:33GoalZ. MerrettESS5.8 (38) – 9.1 (55)
- 24:19RushedPortPOR5.9 (39) – 9.1 (55)
- 26:07BehindD. HoustonPOR5.10 (40) – 9.1 (55)
- 30:27BehindT. BoakPOR5.11 (41) – 9.1 (55)
Third quarterPOR 4.5 (29) · ESS 2.2 (14)
- 0:53BehindC. DixonPOR5.12 (42) – 9.1 (55)
- 3:31BehindR. BonnerPOR5.13 (43) – 9.1 (55)
- 5:52GoalS. Powell-PepperPOR6.13 (49) – 9.1 (55)
- 9:20GoalJ. StringerESS6.13 (49) – 10.1 (61)
- 10:37BehindJ. FinlaysonPOR6.14 (50) – 10.1 (61)
- 12:17GoalT. BoakPOR7.14 (56) – 10.1 (61)
- 13:49RushedPortPOR7.15 (57) – 10.1 (61)
- 16:39BehindT. MarshallPOR7.16 (58) – 10.1 (61)
- 21:13GoalC. DixonPORLead change8.16 (64) – 10.1 (61)
- 23:09GoalC. DixonPOR9.16 (70) – 10.1 (61)
- 24:17BehindZ. MerrettESS9.16 (70) – 10.2 (62)
- 27:12GoalJ. MenzieESS9.16 (70) – 11.2 (68)
- 29:33BehindS. WeidemanESS9.16 (70) – 11.3 (69)
Last quarterPOR 3.4 (22) · ESS 2.6 (18)
- 2:30GoalA. PerkinsESSLead change9.16 (70) – 12.3 (75)
- 3:38BehindJ. StringerESS9.16 (70) – 12.4 (76)
- 6:19GoalJ. FinlaysonPORLevel10.16 (76) – 12.4 (76)
- 7:58BehindS. DraperESS10.16 (76) – 12.5 (77)
- 10:23BehindR. BonnerPORLevel10.17 (77) – 12.5 (77)
- 12:35BehindJ. FinlaysonPORLead change10.18 (78) – 12.5 (77)
- 13:25GoalC. RozeePOR11.18 (84) – 12.5 (77)
- 16:02GoalW. RioliPOR12.18 (90) – 12.5 (77)
- 19:42RushedEssendonESS12.18 (90) – 12.6 (78)
- 21:18GoalJ. StringerESS12.18 (90) – 13.6 (84)
- 23:49BehindK. LangfordESS12.18 (90) – 13.7 (85)
- 26:36BehindW. RioliPOR12.19 (91) – 13.7 (85)
- 27:18BehindW. RioliPOR12.20 (92) – 13.7 (85)
- 28:16RushedEssendonESS12.20 (92) – 13.8 (86)
- 30:34BehindA. PhillipsESS12.20 (92) – 13.9 (87)