Blog log from R18 of 2025: Port Adelaide vs West Coast

Ginbey leaves his man but doesn’t impact the Lord contest at CHF, crumb falls perfectly for his man Georgiades who skids through the first goal from 40m. (Q1 1:31)
Hewett runs through the centre after a free from a stoppage on members wing, he spots up the lead of Bailey J. Williams 40m out in front for the opener for West Coast. (Q1 4:11)
Dewar anticipates a Zerk-Thatcher pass to Aliir at half forward and picks him off 40m out on a slight angle for an opportunist goal and an early Eagle lead. (Q1 7:39)
Jack Williams takes a pack mark against Aliir 25m out on the flank and steers through a nice set shot. (Q1 14:03)
Cripps baulks between two onrushing Power defenders and snaps the goal off his left from 20m on the flank, Champion and Shanahan involved in the possession chain. (Q1 17:23)
Ah, but a late review confirms Lord’s contention that he got a finger to it, just a behind. (Q1 17:53)
Brockman does a one-two with Maric for a left-foot snap from the flank 40m out, that one flies through as well! (Q1 19:15)
Georgiades marks leading towards the boundary 35m out, Ginbey giving him a little too much leg rope. However, the set shot is narrow to the right and OOTF. (Q1 21:42)
Bergman thumps through a set shot from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 22:23)
Owies marks Baker’s pass from the HFF to 20m out on a slight angle after the next centre bounce, but hits the near right post. (Q1 24:29)
Reid snaps his first goal from 30m on the flank with rain now falling, the Eagles haven’t won many first quarters in 2025 but they are bossing this one! (Q1 30:04)
Again it was Baker with the goal assist handball. (Q1 30:39)
That man Baker again with a pass to Owies 45m out on the flank, kick predictably lands in the square where Flynn takes the contested pack mark and goals as well in his 50th game! (Q1 32:59)
Horne-Francis delivers a lovely long touch pass over Dewar to Richards on the HFF, he plays on inside and goals from 35m. (Q2 4:10)
Lord gives back to Georgiades near the behind post but the pressured grubber is narrow to the left. (Q2 6:45)
The Eagles handball their way around the boundary from the HFF using the loose man, Shanahan feeds Baker to goal from the square! (Q2 11:41)
Reid runs inside from the HFF, has a pair in the square to aim at but goes himself from 45m… floats across the face, rather a waste. (Q2 15:12)
Horne-Francis passes to Lukosius who bounces off contact from Harry Edwards to hang onto the mark 45m out on a slight angle. Distance not a problem… tugs it near side left. (Q2 17:10)
Georgiades beats Ginbey to mark in the pocket 25m out and curls in the goal. (Q2 18:05)
Horne-Francis is involved multiple times in a surge from half back through the centre that ends with Byrne-Jones receiving from Butters for the goal from 15m in the pocket. (Q2 22:56)
Baker spins out of a Rozee tackle and snaps off the left from 20m on the flank but it flies across the face, disappointingly. (Q2 23:58)
Georgiades ragdolls Duggan to mark on the lead 30m out in the pocket, he shoots for goal number three… narrow to the left. (Q2 25:36)
Butters spots up Lukosius 45m out on a slight angle, similar shot to earlier in Q2 on the other side, Luko tugs it across the face to the left. (Q2 27:46)
Dewar catches Byrne-=Jones high in the centre, Port plays downhill with Horne-Francis running forward to mark a short Butters pass 35m out inn front. The Hornet converts. (Q3 1:21)
Jack Williams leads ahead of a lame-looking Aliir to mark 25m out on the flank, he kicks truly. (Q3 3:46)
Georgiades misses another long-range set shot. (Q3 7:35)
Georgiades dribbles a snap from a stoppage near the hotspot into the left post, crowd goes aww. (Q3 10:50)
Bergman blazes wide from mid-range. (Q3 11:34)
West Coast can’t rebound past half way, eventually Richards sails through the near-inevitable goal from a throw in with Wines reefing out the goal assist handball to 40m. (Q3 13:11)
Butters misses a set shot from 40m on a slight angle near side right. (Q3 20:02)
Shanahan receives from Champion in the pocket and tries an unlikely checkside from 20m, narrow to the left. (Q3 26:32)
Shanahan clunks the mark from a Harry Edwards speculator from outer wing to a pack 40m out on a slight angle. Red time goal would be invaluable for the Eagles… he delivers. (Q3 27:32)
Dewar roves in the back pocket but tries to baulk past Richards and gets caught HTB 20m out, Richards shoots for his third goal in the shadows of 3QT… across the face. (Q3 30:09)
Byrne-Jones marks in the pocket and finally puts Port into the lead from 20m. (Q4 9:26)
Boak gets a stoppage free 40m out on a slight angle, Reid and Horne-Francis yap at each other like chihuahuas but Boak’s class is eternal, he converts. (Q4 16:31)
Harry Edwards is in the way of a Horne-Francis grubber from deep in the pocket 20m out but the ball rolls and rolls past his despairing lunge for a wonder goal! (Q4 20:16)
Georgiades marks Jackson’s centre clearance 40m out on a slight angle and kicks straight for once, to everyone’s relief. (Q4 21:58)
Horne-Francis streaks through a stoppage in the pocket ahead of Hewett and slams through a cherry goal. (Q4 24:21)