Match Recap
Round 21·Sat, 23-Aug-2008 2:40 PM (3:10 PM)·Football Park·18,875 att.
Port Adelaide
18.21 (129)
vs
Melbourne
7.9 (51)
Port Adelaide won by 78

Port Adelaide defeated Melbourne 129–51, by 78 points in a comprehensive win. The match turned in the first quarter, when Port Adelaide outscored Melbourne 42–6; Port Adelaide won disposals 435–393 and inside-50s 55–39.

Quarter scores

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Port Adelaide6.6 (42)9.10 (64)10.17 (77)18.21 (129)18.21 (129)
Melbourne1.0 (6)2.4 (16)4.8 (32)7.9 (51)7.9 (51)

Best on Ground

Top six by KICK Game Score — our 0–100 rating of the game each player had.

What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →

1
Peter Burgoyne
Port Adelaide
37 disposals, 2 goals, 2 tackles
KICK 95
2
Domenic Cassisi
Port Adelaide
34 disposals, 1 goals, 6 tackles
KICK 83
3
Danyle Pearce
Port Adelaide
22 disposals, 2 goals, 7 tackles
KICK 71
4
Simon Buckley
Melbourne
32 disposals, 1 tackles, 5 clearances
KICK 69
5
Shaun Burgoyne
Port Adelaide
25 disposals, 2 tackles, 4 clearances
KICK 69
6
Daniel Motlop
Port Adelaide
16 disposals, 5 goals, 1 tackles
KICK 65

Port Adelaide — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#7 Peter Burgoyne2413375222—77135—8195
#25 Domenic Cassisi142034461——3510—38583
#16 Danyle Pearce14822472——7352—7671
#8 Shaun Burgoyne11142542—2—4415118569
#4 Daniel Motlop12416815214—5328465
#44 Tom Logan9202961———227——8760
#20 Dean Brogan5121744——182291—7251
#15 David Rodan517222211—3281—7250
#18 Kane Cornes9233222———1373—8648
#10 Travis Boak1312257—1——3222—8145
#5 Brendon Lade6101610—2—91—32—7944
#28 Toby Thurstans6131954——2——4——8844
#40 Matthew Westhoff102124222—4121—8441
#39 Justin Westhoff7613622——1—24—8739
#24 Damon White8614—3—1—4151—8338
#11 Marlon Motlop681442—2—2341—7037
#27 Alipate Carlile79166————1—1——9437
#33 Brett Ebert751241—3—1171—8232
#26 Nick Lower4111524———2—35—7628
#9 Jacob Surjan712192——1—2—33—8926
#14 Paul Stewart94133————1—21—8825
#30 Troy Chaplin671331————13——7124

Melbourne — full stats

What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage

Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →

PlayerKHBDMTGBHOI50CLCPCGBRTOG%KICK
#1 Simon Buckley16163291—1—25102—8069
#31 Paul Wheatley12193173—1—2—62—9164
#12 Colin Sylvia10152574———54103—8663
#23 James McDonald12142654———2384—7060
#32 Cameron Bruce7916351——2391—8355
#18 Brad Green13132653—1—3—52—8553
#34 Jeff White127197——1132143—7649
#10 Cale Morton131326101———2—33—7849
#7 Brad Miller113146122—2153—8544
#2 Nathan Jones814223———124101—7944
#13 Adem Yze137206——1—3—41—8042
#21 Daniel Bell1251762———2—42—8940
#20 Colin Garland1161762—————43—8939
#37 Matthew Warnock105159——————52—9039
#39 Austin Wonaeamirri64105211—3—2——7532
#40 Mark Jamar145111—21—14——7631
#6 Matthew Bate8311431——3—22—8830
#33 Stefan Martin57123—————16——9429
#45 Matthew Whelan41115—3—————43—7325
#14 Lynden Dunn381142——2——31—7222
#29 Michael Newton729411——3—24—8221
#3 Clint Bartram591431———1113—8021