Port Adelaide v Essendon, Round 4 2024
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 4.0 24 | 10.3 63 | 13.7 85 | 17.9 111 |
| ESS | 3.3 21 | 4.4 28 | 6.5 41 | 6.6 42 |
Port thrash Essendon by 69
Port 17.9 (111) beat Essendon 6.6 (42) at Adelaide Oval in Round 4, a 69-point win.
Port led at every change.
Connor Rozee kicked three goals for Port and Jeremy Finlayson three; Jade Gresham kicked three for Essendon.
Connor Rozee led the way with 36 disposals and three goals.
A run of seven straight goals across the second and third quarters stretched the lead from 2 to 49.
Port won the inside-50 count 63–43 and won the clearances 39–30.
In context
- Port have now beaten Essendon 8 times in a row.
- Milestones: Mitch Georgiades’s 50th game, Dan Houston’s 150th game.
- A career-high 36 disposals for Connor Rozee (previous best 35).
- A career-high 31 disposals for Jason Horne-Francis (previous best 27).
- 36
- D
- 3
- G
- 5
- M
- 2
- T
5 clearances · 7 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 133
Score worm
- 7 goals in a row to PortQ2 7:33 – Q3 15:42
- 4 goals in a row to PortQ4 2:27 – 17:23
- Port lead by 70Q4 18:38
- C. Rozee 3.2
- J. Finlayson 3.1
- D. Byrne-Jones 3
- W. Rioli 3
- M. Georgiades 2.2
- T. Marshall 1
- J. McEntee 1
- I. Soldo 1
- J. Gresham 3
- A. Perkins 1.1
- H. Jones 1
- J. Stringer 1
- Field umpires
- Justin Power, Andrew Stephens, Hayden Gavine, Mathew Nicholls
Interchange
- 7BurgoyneSub
- 3Burton
- 44Mead
- 9Butters
- 19Georgiades
EmergenciesJ. Sinn, J. Sweet, F. Evans
In
- +Jason Horne-Francis
- +Mitch Georgiades
Out
- −Ollie Wines · Injured
- −Francis Evans · Omitted
Milestones
- Mitch Georgiades · 50th game
- Dan Houston · 150th game
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 63–43 and won the clearances 39–30.
- Inside 50s 43
- Scoring shots 6.612
- Accuracy 50%
The ball
- Disposals 376
- Contested possessions 136
- Clearances 30
- Marks 84
- Tackles 65
- Free kicks 20
- Biggest lead 6
Disposals
Goals
- Byrne-JonesPOR3.0
- RioliPOR3.0
- GreshamESS3.0
Marks
- JonesESS9
- FinlaysonPOR8
- GeorgiadesPOR8
Tackles
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1C. Rozee | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 133 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 0 | |
| 9Z. ButtersInt | 26 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 106 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18J. Horne-Francis | 31 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 111 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
| 28W. Drew | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11J. Finlayson | 19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5D. Houston | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 33D. Byrne-Jones | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19M. GeorgiadesInt | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3R. BurtonInt | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14M. Bergman | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21A. Aliir | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13I. Soldo | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |
| 6K. Farrell | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15W. Rioli | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27E. Ratugolea | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44J. MeadInt | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 41J. McEntee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25B. Zerk-Thatcher | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7J. BurgoyneSub | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4T. Marshall | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34L. Jones | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22C. Dixon | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10T. Boak | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 356 | 17 | 8 | 110 | 48 | 39 | 1553 | 237 | 119 | 63 | 23 |
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7Z. Merrett | 36 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 135 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | |
| 37N. Martin | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28X. DuursmaInt | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 99 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21D. Heppell | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6J. Caldwell | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 103 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32B. McKay | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29J. Kelly | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12W. Setterfield | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 80 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3D. Parish | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16A. PerkinsInt | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11J. Gresham | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23H. Jones | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1A. McGrath | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 27M. Redman | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8B. Hobbs | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15J. Laverde | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25J. StringerInt | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13N. Cox | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4K. Langford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17T. Goldstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2S. Draper | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 19N. HindSub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 47J. MenzieInt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 376 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 65 | 30 | 1538 | 206 | 170 | 43 | 34 |
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 4.0 (24) · ESS 3.3 (21)
- 2:11GoalJ. GreshamESS0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
- 3:24GoalW. RioliPORLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
- 6:23GoalC. RozeePORLead change2.0 (12) – 1.0 (6)
- 12:52GoalJ. GreshamESSLevel2.0 (12) – 2.0 (12)
- 18:40GoalJ. StringerESSLead change2.0 (12) – 3.0 (18)
- 20:20GoalM. GeorgiadesPORLevel3.0 (18) – 3.0 (18)
- 23:34GoalT. MarshallPORLead change4.0 (24) – 3.0 (18)
- 27:08BehindA. PerkinsESS4.0 (24) – 3.1 (19)
- 31:54BehindS. DraperESS4.0 (24) – 3.2 (20)
- 32:38BehindZ. MerrettESS4.0 (24) – 3.3 (21)
Second quarterPOR 6.3 (39) · ESS 1.1 (7)
- 0:53GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR5.0 (30) – 3.3 (21)
- 4:03BehindJ. MenzieESS5.0 (30) – 3.4 (22)
- 6:17GoalA. PerkinsESS5.0 (30) – 4.4 (28)
- 7:33GoalC. RozeePOR6.0 (36) – 4.4 (28)
- 12:32GoalJ. FinlaysonPOR7.0 (42) – 4.4 (28)
- 13:42RushedPortPOR7.1 (43) – 4.4 (28)
- 16:44BehindM. GeorgiadesPOR7.2 (44) – 4.4 (28)
- 20:40BehindC. RozeePOR7.3 (45) – 4.4 (28)
- 26:20GoalW. RioliPOR8.3 (51) – 4.4 (28)
- 27:36GoalC. RozeePOR9.3 (57) – 4.4 (28)
- 29:38GoalJ. FinlaysonPOR10.3 (63) – 4.4 (28)
Third quarterPOR 3.4 (22) · ESS 2.1 (13)
- 1:43BehindJ. FinlaysonPOR10.4 (64) – 4.4 (28)
- 6:20GoalI. SoldoPOR11.4 (70) – 4.4 (28)
- 13:58BehindZ. ButtersPOR11.5 (71) – 4.4 (28)
- 15:42GoalW. RioliPOR12.5 (77) – 4.4 (28)
- 17:06GoalJ. GreshamESS12.5 (77) – 5.4 (34)
- 18:20GoalJ. FinlaysonPOR13.5 (83) – 5.4 (34)
- 23:16BehindM. GeorgiadesPOR13.6 (84) – 5.4 (34)
- 24:10BehindJ. BurgoynePOR13.7 (85) – 5.4 (34)
- 25:38GoalH. JonesESS13.7 (85) – 6.4 (40)
- 27:27BehindN. HindESS13.7 (85) – 6.5 (41)
Last quarterPOR 4.2 (26) · ESS 0.1 (1)
- 2:27GoalJ. McEnteePOR14.7 (91) – 6.5 (41)
- 7:46GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR15.7 (97) – 6.5 (41)
- 13:17BehindC. DixonPOR15.8 (98) – 6.5 (41)
- 14:00GoalD. Byrne-JonesPOR16.8 (104) – 6.5 (41)
- 17:23GoalM. GeorgiadesPOR17.8 (110) – 6.5 (41)
- 18:38BehindC. RozeePOR17.9 (111) – 6.5 (41)
- 21:40RushedEssendonESS17.9 (111) – 6.6 (42)













































