Saturday first AFL Round 16 match is between Port Adelaide Power and Hawthorn Hawks with the game to be played at AAMI Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 1:15pm local time with away team Hawthorn Hawks currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Port Adelaide Power and Hawthorn Hawks.
WHERE AND WHEN: AAMI Stadium, Saturday 13 July, 1:15pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Port Adelaide Power | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.50 |
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Hawthorn Hawks
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1.20 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.21 |
Preview:
Port Adelaide play Hawthorn on Saturday, 1.15pm at AAMI Stadium. The Hawks will be favourites to win this one, having suffered just two losses this season, one of
which was last round. The Power were also on the wrong side of the score sheet last week against the Bombers, although they have been part of some great matches
over the last month. While this has potential to be a very close contest, the Power will want to bring their A-game if they want to compete with a Hawks side in great
form. Cyril Rioli had a successful return as a sub for Hawthorn last week, and most people are expecting him to start this match.
Teams:
Port Adelaide Power:
B: Cameron O’Shea, Alipate Carlile, Tom Logan
HB: Matthew Broadbent, Thomas Jonas, Paul Stewart
C: Chad Wingard, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
HF: Robbie Gray, John Butcher, Angus Monfries
F: Jackson Trengove, Jay Schulz, Jake Neade
Foll: Matthew Lobbe, Matt Thomas, Hamish Hartlett
Int: Oliver Wines, Andrew Moore, Brad Ebert, Jasper Pittard
Emerg: Nathan Blee, Lewis Stevenson, Jack Hombsch
In: M.Thomas, J.Butcher
Out: J.Westhoff (suspension), J.Hombsch
Hawthorn
Hawks:
B: Ben Stratton, Brian Lake, Brent Guerra
HB: Luke Hodge, Josh Gibson, Shaun Burgoyne
C: Isaac Smith, Sam Mitchell, Bradley Hill
HF: Jack Gunston, Lance Franklin, Luke Breust
F: Shane Savage, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Foll: David Hale, Jordan Lewis, Paul Puopolo
Int: Taylor Duryea, Max Bailey, Jonathan Simpkin, Brendan Whitecross
Emerg: Kyle Cheney, Brad Sewell, Jonathon Ceglar
In: B.Guerra
Out: B.Sewell
AFL tribunal finds Westhoff guilty
Port Adelaide will be without key forward Justin Westhoff for Saturday’s home AFL match against Hawthorn after being found guilty of striking by the tribunal.
The Power challenged Westhoff’s one-match ban for striking Essendon key defender Cale Hooker.
Westhoff’s defence was that his conduct was reckless, rather than intentional, but the three-man jury took just four minutes to find against him.
There was no risk for the Power in taking the case to the tribunal.
His two-match ban was reduced to one game because of Westhoff’s six-year good record.
All that would have happened if Port had accepted the charge is that Westhoff would have less demerit points against him.
Westhoff testified that Hooker made a beeline for him at the end of the third term.
“There was going to be some sort of confrontation – neither of us was going to back down,” Westhoff said.
“I didn’t want to show any weakness.”
Umpire Chris Kamolins reported Westhoff during the match and testified at the hearing, saying Hooker told him there was nothing in the incident.
The Power are eighth on the ladder, one game plus percentage ahead of ninth-placed West Coast.
