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 Burgoyne2413375222771358195
#25 Domenic Cassisi142034461351038583
#16 Danyle Pearce1482247273527671
#8 Shaun Burgoyne1114254224415118569
#4 Daniel Motlop124168152145328465
#44 Tom Logan92029612278760
#20 Dean Brogan51217441822917251
#15 David Rodan51722221132817250
#18 Kane Cornes923322213738648
#10 Travis Boak1312257132228145
#5 Brendon Lade6101610291327944
#28 Toby Thurstans6131954248844
#40 Matthew Westhoff10212422241218441
#39 Justin Westhoff76136221248739
#24 Damon White86143141518338
#11 Marlon Motlop681442223417037
#27 Alipate Carlile79166119437
#33 Brett Ebert751241311718232
#26 Nick Lower41115242357628
#9 Jacob Surjan71219212338926
#14 Paul Stewart941331218825
#30 Troy Chaplin671331137124

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 Buckley161632911251028069
#31 Paul Wheatley1219317312629164
#12 Colin Sylvia10152574541038663
#23 James McDonald1214265423847060
#32 Cameron Bruce791635123918355
#18 Brad Green1313265313528553
#34 Jeff White12719711321437649
#10 Cale Morton1313261012337849
#7 Brad Miller11314612221538544
#2 Nathan Jones8142231241017944
#13 Adem Yze13720613418042
#21 Daniel Bell12517622428940
#20 Colin Garland1161762438939
#37 Matthew Warnock105159529039
#39 Austin Wonaeamirri64105211327532
#40 Mark Jamar14511121147631
#6 Matthew Bate83114313228830
#33 Stefan Martin57123169429
#45 Matthew Whelan411153437325
#14 Lynden Dunn3811422317222
#29 Michael Newton7294113248221
#3 Clint Bartram59143111138021