Port Adelaide overpower Geelong

AFL 2020 first qualifying final; Adelaide Oval, Thursday 1 October 2020 Ben Jensen PORT ADELAIDE was too good in the second half for Geelong in their first semi final, defeating the Cats by 16 points and earning a home preliminary final. Rhys Stanley top scored for the Cats with two goals while Coleman Medallist Tom Hawkins only managed five behinds. Former Cat Steve Motlop kicked three for the Power.

Ratugolea 2, Close, Hawkins

AFL 2020 – FIRST QUALIFYING FINAL
PORT ADELAIDE OVAL V GEELONG CATS
THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER 2020, 19:40
ADELAIDE OVAL
MATCH PREVIEW

PORT ADELAIDE POWER: 2.5, 3.5, 5.13, 7.15 (57) DEFEATED
GEELONG CATS: 0.3, 1.4, 1.5, 4.7 (31)

GOALS
PORT ADELAIDE POWER: Motlop 3, Ebert 2, Dixon, Rozee, Ladhams, Marshall
GEELONG CATS: Stanley 2, Tuohy, Selwood, Dangerfield

BEST
PORT ADELAIDE POWER: Rockliff, Powell-Pepper, Ebert, Motlop, Wines, Hartlett, Butters
GEELONG CATS: Parfitt, Selwood, Dangerfield, Guthrie, Duncan, Taylor

INJURIES
PORT ADELAIDE POWER: Duursma (concussion), Malcolm Marshall (shoulder)
GEELONG CATS: Nil reported

CHANGES
PORT ADELAIDE POWER: Nil
GEELONG CATS: Nil

REPORTS
PORT ADELAIDE POWER: –
GEELONG CATS: –

CROWD: TBC at Adelaide Oval

UMPIRES

FIELD: Nick Foot, Ray Chamberlain, Craig Fleer EM: Leigh Haussen
BOUNDARY: Chris Esler, Matthew Konetschka, Chris Bull, Lachlan Rayner
GOAL: Steven Axon, Daniel Hoskin EM: Chelsea Roffey

GEELONG CATS – SELECTED SIDE
IN: Rhys Stanley, Tom Atkins
OUT: Esava Ratugolea, Jack Steven (both omitted)
B: J.Bews, H.Taylor, J.Kolodjashnij
HB: L.Henderson, M.Blicavs, T.Stewart
C: Z.Tuohy, J.Selwood, S.Menegola
HF: L.Dahlhaus, G.Rohan, M.Duncan
F: M.O’Connor, T.Hawkins, G.Ablett
FOLL: R.Stanley, P.Dangerfield, C.Guthrie
INT: J.Henry, T.Atkins, B.Parfitt, G.Miers
EMER: E.Ratugolea, B.Close, Z.Guthrie, J.Steven

PORT ADELAIDE POWER – SELECTED SIDE
IN: R.Burton, Z.Butters, T.Clurey
OUT: R.Bonner, J.Lienert, B.Woodcock (all omitted)
B: R.Burton, T.McKenzie, D.Houston
HB: H.Harlett, T.Jonas, D.Byrne-Jones
C: X.Duursma, O.Wines, K.Amon
HF: Z.Butters, T.Marshall, B.Ebert
F: C.Rozee, C.Dixon, R.Gray
FOLL: S.Lycett, T.Rockliff, T.Boak
INT: S.Powell-Pepper, S.Motlop, T.Clurey, P.Ladhams
EMER: R.Bonner, J.Lienert, B.Woodcock, J.Westhoff

FIELD: Nick Foot, Ray Chamberlain, Craig Fleer EM: Leigh Haussen
BOUNDARY: Chris Esler, Matthew Konetschka, Chris Bull, Lachlan Rayner
GOAL: Steven Axon, Daniel Hoskin EM: Chelsea Roffey