Blog log from R2 of 2025: Port Adelaide vs Richmond

Byrne-Jones hits the lead of Powell-Pepper 45m out on the flank, he gives off to Farrell who blazes near side left. (Q1 2:19)
Short is pinged for timewasting to give away 50m on outer wing, Wines is brought to the hotspot for the first goal. (Q1 5:06)
Boak marks on the HFF and gives off to Evans who strokes through the goal. (Q1 8:22)
Rioli marks outside CHF, Miller arrives late and pushes him over, 50m penalty for an easy goal. (Q1 10:14)
Burgoyne roves on outer wing and feeds Byrne-Jones for a pass to Georgiades on the boundary 35m out, who misses across the face. (Q1 13:23)
Farrell delivers two terrible handballs at half back under some frontal pressure, Campbell skids through the goal after the turnover from 20m. (Q1 14:20)
Wines hits the lead of Georgiades 40m out in the corridor after the next bounce, straight kick, simple footy. (Q1 15:50)
Burton misses a snap from the HFF. (Q1 19:04)
Campbell beats Mead to a ground ball in the pocket and gives inside to Armstrong who tumbles a snap wide left off his left from 20m. (Q1 21:40)
Drew bounces a left-foot snap across the face from 30m on a slight angle. (Q1 22:08)
Richards hits the left post with a snap from the hotspot. (Q1 22:21)
Rioli has a live kill to feast at today, he rolls through his second from point blank range after roving a Byrne-Jones kick to the pocket. (Q1 26:30)
Wines feeds Burgoyne for a running snap from 45m on the flank, that one sails through off the right boot. (Q1 28:23)
Campbell roves and gives to Mansell for a snap under pressure from 30m on the flank but it floats across the face. (Q1 29:52)
Jones feeds Boak for a running snap from 40m on the flank, crowd goes aww as he misses in his milestone game. (Q1 32:21)
Rioli passes short to Berry 40m out on a slight angle who misses across the face to the right. (Q2 1:35)
Horne-Francis marks a Georgiades pass in front of Miller at the top of the square and feeds Berry a Joe the Goose special. (Q2 4:21)
One might call that a Joe the Gooseberry. (Q2 4:51)
Trainor kicks straight to Rioli on the HBF, give off to Burgyone who does the rest from 35m near the boundary. (Q2 6:21)
Richards gives outside to Powell-Pepper who tries his luck off a step 35m out on the boundary line, he swerves it in to please the home crowd. (Q2 7:44)
Sinn hits the lead of Powell-Pepper in front of Blight 50m out on the flank, whose set shot is pushed to the right. (Q2 11:37)
Georgiades gives outside of a stoppage to Horne-Francis who blazes wide right from 30m on the flank. (Q2 14:06)
Byrne-Jones passes to the lead of Powell-Pepper to mark on the boundary line 25m out, same spot where he kicked a pearler earlier in Q2, this one is narrow. (Q2 15:37)
Mansell marks on the boundary 45m out, plays on inside but misses across the face to the right. (Q2 17:22)
Mansell flashes in from behind on members wing to catch Sinn HTB, he goes to Fawcett who plays on and launches a lovely finish from 50m on a slight angle. (Q2 19:07)
Dow wins a loose footy outside CHF in traffic and uses good vision to poke a pass wide to Bauer 35m out on a slight angle, who converts. (Q2 20:33)
Horne-Francis handballs wide to Georgiades on his own 40m out on the flank, he shoots off a step for a simple goal. (Q2 22:12)
Drew feeds Farrell for a trademark howitzer from the HFF. (Q2 24:49)
Powell-Pepper marks near the behind post and screws in another one. (Q2 27:17)
Campbell misses a short-range snap. (Q2 28:48)
Fawcett takes a link mark in midfield and goes long and quick over Bergman to Bauer 30m out in the pocket, who kicks OOTF across the face. (Q2 31:04)
Richards flies in from behind to catch a dithering McIntosh HTB in the centre, Port sweeps forward to feed Rioli his third. (Q2 32:52)
Jones sprints away on outer wing and goes over Miller to Powell-Pepper 30m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q3 4:32)
Richards joins the party with his first goal in teal. (Q3 10:25)
Horne-Francis from the centre to Rozee 40m out in front for another one. Training drill. (Q3 11:52)
Lalor bounces through a rare bit of joy for Richmond from half forward. (Q3 13:47)
Blight catches Burton HTB at the hotspot for some more garbage. (Q3 15:52)
Rozee marks in the pocket for his second goal. (Q3 17:55)
Campbell blazes wide from the HFF on the burst after roving a dropped mark by Burton. (Q3 19:21)
Fawcett gathers ahead of Aliir in the pocket and feeds inside to McIntosh who baulks Burgoyne for some garbage from 15m. (Q3 21:25)
Horne-Francis is on the end of another flowing move for junk from 20m. (Q3 26:08)
Byrne-Jones marks 30m out on a slight angle for another one. (Q3 28:38)
Taranto misses a flying snap from half forward. (Q3 30:39)
Campbell gets around Aliir in the pocket but snaps wide from the hotspot. (Q3 32:20)
Dow catches Wines HTB at the next bounce, Blight marks 30m out in front but misses. (Q4 0:53)
Mansell misses a free kick from 30m on the flank. (Q4 1:57)
Horne-Francis passes to Georgiades for some more smelly garbage from near the hotspot. (Q4 5:42)
Bergman turns the ball over on the rebound, Short goes short to Armstrong 35m out on the flank who misses. (Q4 7:47)
Armstrong marks again 45m out on a slight angle, this set shot is on target for his first senior goal. (Q4 8:57)
Trainor receives from Short for a bomb on the lope from the HFF, bit of a sack but Armstrong gets rid of Bergman to mark and goal in the square. (Q4 13:10)
Georgiades gets a Joe the Goose special from Powell-Pepper. (Q4 19:15)
Campbell roves, bounces off and snaps some garbage from the hotspot. (Q4 22:03)