The third game on Sunday for AFL Round 6 is between Port Adelaide Power and Geelong Cats. The match is to be played at Adelaide Oval with the opening bounce set to commence at 4.10pm with away team Geelong Cats currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Port Adelaide Power and Geelong Cats.
Round: AFL Round 6, Sunday April 27, 4.10pm
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Weather: 20° Sunny.
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Preview:
The best game is saved for last this weekend, with Port taking on Geelong on Sunday, 4.10PM at Adelaide Oval. This is a top of the table clash, with Port Adelaide currently in second ladder position after a single loss and the unbeaten Cats leading the way in first. Geelong were too good for Hawthorn in an epic Easter Monday game, and will need to keep it up against a Power side also growing in confidence.
Port Adelaide also had a big win last round against West Coast, and will be doing everything they can to end Geelong’s unbeaten run. Both of these sides are playing exciting attacking football at the moment, making this match the perfect way to end a great long weekend of footy.
Teams:
Port Adelaide Power
B: Jack Hombsch, Alipate Carlile, Jarman Impey
HB: Tom Jonas, Jackson Trengove, Matthew Broadbent
C: Matt White, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
HF: Aaron Young, Justin Westhoff, Ollie Wines
F: Robbie Gray, Jay Schulz, Chad Wingard,
Fol: Matthew Lobbe, Brad Ebert, Hamish Hartlett,
I/C: Jared Polec, Cam O’Shea, Jake Neade, Jasper Pittard, Sam Gray, Dom Cassisi, Benjamin Newton, (three to be omitted),
In: Jack Hombsch, Jake Neade, Benjamin Newton
Geelong Cats
B, Jared Rivers, Tom Lonergan, Cameron Guthrie,
HB, James Kelly, Corey Enright, Jackson Sheringham,
C, George Horlin-Smith, Joel Selwood, Steve Johnson,
HF, Mathew Stokes, Harry Taylor, Jordan Murdoch,
F, Travis Varcoe, Tom Hawkins, George Burbury,
Fol, Hamish McIntosh, Jimmy Bartel, Mitch Duncan,
I/C, Jackson Thurlow, Jordan Schroder, Taylor Hunt, Josh Walker, Mark Blicavs, Dawson Simpson, Steven Motlop (three to be omitted),
In, Jackson Thurlow, Jordan Schroder, Josh Walker, Steven Motlop
Out, Andrew Mackie (hamstring)
News:
Hawthorn may be reigning premiers but Geelong remain the AFL’s benchmark.
That was the message from awestruck Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson, having watched his team suffer a 19-point defeat in the Easter Monday match at the MCG.
Tom Hawkins booted five goals as the Cats won 15.16 (106) to 12.15 (87), leaving them atop the ladder as the only remaining undefeated side after five rounds.
Clarkson described the loss in front of a crowd of 80,222 as a wake-up call for his charges, then proceeded to heap praise on rivals Geelong.
“I thought the scoreboard flattered us a little bit … we were doing well to somehow be in front in the last quarter,” Clarkson said of the topsy-turvy match.
“They overwhelmed us … outplayed us.
“(Pundits have been saying) Hawthorn are the standouts, everyone’s going to be chasing them.
“Well, there might be a few chasing the Cats now.”
Steve Johnson finished with three goals, 34 touches and six clearances to be Hawkins’ chief challenger for best afield honours.
Hawkins clutched a staggering seven contested marks and booted three final-quarter goals, outmuscling opponent Kyle Cheney with ease when the game was in the balance.
“It’s the thing we value more than any other, players that stand up when it really counts. In the crucial contests,” Cats coach Chris Scott said.
“The crucial moment of the game when the heat’s really on. To do it when it counts, in my view, that’s the mark of a great player.”
Hawkins finished the game with No.34 on his back after having two of his No.26 jerseys ripped by the opposition, revealing deep scratches on his chest after a scrap with Will Langford in the second quarter.
“We knew we were going to get a pretty fierce contest and we did,” Hawkins said.
“We think we’ve got a good hold on how they play but obviously you’ve got to go out there and stop them which is extremely hard to do.
“They’ve been in great form and they’re bloody hard to play against.”
Hawks midfielder Sam Mitchell, who finished with 26 disposals, was bloodied in one of many incidents in a heated encounter.
Clarkson stopped short of describing Geelong as premiership favourites but marvelled at their consistency under the Mark Thompson and Scott regimes.
“They’re a good football side and everyone keeps writing them off, I don’t know why,” he said.
“Certainly not at our club because we’ve lost 12 out of 13 (consecutive matches) against them.
“It’s all to do with their system … we’re trying to emulate them because they’ve been going like that for 12 or 13 years. They’re an outstanding club.”