AS Port Adelaide prepares to face Collingwood at the MCG in Round 22 of the 2018 AFL season, portadelaidefc.com.au looks back on the last time the sides met.
It was Round 21 last season and the sides clashed at Adelaide Oval with the Magpies clinging to a finals hope and the Power coming off a record Showdown loss to cross-town rivals Adelaide.
The Power started strongly with Paddy Ryder taking a big mark in the square and converting a snapped set shot.
A low scoring first quarter had the home side in front by seven points but it then asserted some dominance in the second term, with five goals to three, including a brilliant outside of the boot effort in the pocket under pressure by Robbie Gray just before
With the Power holding a 34-point lead in the third quarter, the Magpies turned the game on its head with four goals in a row, to close to within eight points.
But a strong mark and goal to Charlie Dixon and some Gray magic, where he controlled the ball around his back from a handball receive had the Power inspired.
A goal to skipper Travis Boak had the home side comfortably home before Dougal Howard – playing in
Chad Wingard was brilliant with 32 disposals and eight marks after two weeks out with injury while Boak, Gray and Sam Gray each slotted two goals.
PORT ADELAIDE 2.4 7.8 10.11 14.14 (98)
COLLINGWOOD 1.3 4.4 8.8 10.11 (71)
GOALS
Port Adelaide: Boak 2, R.Gray 2, S.Gray 2, Wines, Houston, Ryder, Ah Chee, Neade, Dixon, Impey, Howard
Collingwood: Reid 4, Moore, Elliott, Phillips, Sidebottom, Hoskin-Elliott, Blair
BEST
Port Adelaide: Wingard, R.Gray, Dixon, Ebert, Wines, Westhoff, Neade
Collingwood: Sidebottom, Reid, Adams, Treloar, Crisp, Howe
INJURIES
Port Adelaide: Nil
Collingwood: De Goey (groin), Hoskin-Elliott (hip)
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Fisher, Rosebury, Deboy
Official crowd: 37,533
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