Blog log from R8 of 2024: Adelaide vs Port Adelaide

Rozee snaps high and wide left from a stoppage in the pocket 20m out. (Q1 2:36)
Fogarty marks a wayward Walker set shot next to the behind post and screws in the opening goal of the Showdown. (Q1 3:49)
Fogarty is matched up on Lachie Jones tonight and marks over him easily from a Rachele centre clearance to 15m out in the pocket for the second goal! (Q1 5:30)
Walker gallops around outer wing and sends through a Matthew Richardson-like running goal from 50m on the flank to lift the home crowd! (Q1 11:07)
Keane has been trying to zone off Dixon to be third man up for Marshall, but Dixon jumps over the top of him to mark near the hotspot for the first Port major. (Q1 12:37)
Port’s high defensive line is busted wide open by Crouch on the wing to Rankine thence to McHenry to stroll into the open goal. (Q1 16:07)
Dawson tackles Rozee at half back but Rozee stands up and the tackle drops to his knees, he shoots from 50m… into Dawson on the mark for no score! (Q1 18:47)
Another quick attack by Adelaide leaves Port napping at the back, Cook is over the back to mark a Rankine long ball near the behind line and goals. (Q1 21:44)
Michalanney dumps a kick from back pocket to HFF but Boak intercepts and passes to the corridor for Burgoyne to mark 40m out and miss. (Q1 24:54)
Boak baulks clear in the pocket and swerves through a sizzling goal from 20m, that is Showdown quality! (Q1 27:17)
Ah, but a late review reverses the goal as there was a spike on Edge. There goes the car, Travis. (Q1 28:03)
Horne-Francis bounces twice around members wing, burning off Sholl and the Crow boo boys, then passes inboard to Rioli 40m out on the flank. More boos, Willie goals. (Q1 29:48)
Butts is all over Marshall like a cheap suit for a lead to a Wines pass just inside true CHF. Free kick is a peach, Port marching back after conceding the jump. (Q1 31:51)
Rankine marks in front of Williams 40m out on a slight angle and converts with no problem in pristine night conditions. (Q2 9:19)
Marshall sails a set shot wide left from CHF. (Q2 11:14)
Georgiades dives to mark in front of Worrell leading to the boundary 40m out. His set shot hangs to the right. (Q2 12:04)
Sholl marks in the pocket 25m out and curls out a professional finish. (Q2 18:10)
Walker leads to the boundary in front of Burton to mark 40m out, his set shot falls on the line, did Zerk-Thatcher touch it in time? Goal umpire says no! (Q3 1:05)
Rachele roves a Butters fumble in the pocket and feeds Rankine who checksides a fabulous finish off a step from 25m, there’s no accounting for class! (Q3 8:30)
Byrne-Jones roves a Burgoyne contest to a centring ball by Dixon to the hotspot but he misses off a step. (Q3 13:31)
Bergman intercepts on members wing and goes to Dixon who juggles a contested grab against Keane 30m out on the flank but hits the post. (Q3 15:35)
Fogarty marks a Sholl speculator 50m out on the boundary, plays on around Williams on the mark and shoots from 45m… but it falls on the line to be touched through. (Q3 17:20)
Boak roves 45m out on the flank, baulks clear and tries to recreate his GOTY contender that was disallowed earlier in the game… this one raps into the post more obviously. (Q3 18:17)
Laird catches Farrell HTB on the HFF, he gives off to Walker who blazes wide right. (Q3 26:12)
Port came into the game with a few underdone stars, and the Crows are taking full advantage with superior conversion from reasonably even general play. (Q3 27:05)
Horne-Francis is over the back of three Crow defenders to mark a beautiful long ball by Farrell from the centre to the top of the square, he gives Port some hope. (Q3 28:05)
Dawson gives from a pack on the HFF to Keays who runs to 40m and goes himself… but blazes wide left. (Q4 4:29)
Horne-Francis flashes through a ball up 45m out on the flank to rove but gets pushed in the back by Keane on the tackle, Crows fans hoot then shush as he roosts the goal! (Q4 6:38)
Butters bursts away from the next bounce to hit the lead of McEntee 30m out on a slight angle, who misses badly to the left. (Q4 8:09)
Marshall intercepts in the centre and has Horne-Francis in space 40m out, bounce pass to him but Horne-Francis burns a man in the square and goes himself for a miss. (Q4 12:05)
Boak again swerves through traffic and shoots from 50m on a slight angle but this one drifts left. (Q4 17:50)
Horne-Francis runs backwards on members wing, dithers and stripped by Keays, no free but a long ball to the pocket gives Sholl a lucky bounce to give a Joe the Goose to Rachele! (Q4 19:20)
Butters is unlucky not to get a HTB free on Walker on members wing, Crows whip the ball forward with Keays marking a Himmelberg kick to the square for the official sealer. (Q4 23:30)
Rioli roves a Horne-Francis contest 35m out but just misses to the left. (Q4 28:23)
Rankine is a cream player and it’s time for the home Adelaide crowd to take a big old sip, he runs to 45m on a slight angle ahead of Jones and opens the champagne! (Q4 29:31)