Blog log from P1 of 2026: West Coast vs Port Adelaide

Waterman can’t mark an errant snap by Cripps on the behind line, rushed behind off Jones. (Q1 3:55)
Shanahan leaps over the pack at the hotspot to clunk a mark from a Davis speculator from the HFF, but misses to the left. (Q1 7:27)
Richards roves a loose footry at half forward with excellent quick hands and reefs out a handball, Horne-Francis sets up Burgoyne for the first goal of the day. (Q1 11:37)
Rozee roves a touched ball by Watkins in the centre, rides a tackle and kicks to the HFF for Georgiades who strokes through the snap from 45m. (Q1 13:28)
Wehr roves after a stoppage near the hotspot and tumbles a quick snap to the left. (Q1 17:05)
Richards passes short to the lead of Butters in front of Cole 35m out on a slight angle, his kick starts left and draws right for the goal. (Q1 20:08)
The Eagles stuff around in possession in midfield then fumble when they don’t have it, Richards pounces and feeds Butters who slams through the goal from 45m in front. (Q1 23:48)
Waterman marks on the boundary 35m out but shanks his curling set shot for no score. (Q1 25:40)
Duursma has a lash from 50m on the flank but it hooks into the left behind post OOTF. (Q1 26:08)
Berry marks 45m out on a slight angle after the Power go coast to coast from the kick in, he delivers another quality finish. (Q1 26:48)
Shanahan marks on the boundary 30m out, much the same place as Waterman missed, he tries a drop punt but it’s across the face. (Q1 29:11)
Harley Reid roves and snaps on the turn 25m out in the pocket but it dribbles to the left. (Q1 29:52)
Georgiades marks a Drew pass at the hotspot for his second goal. (Q2 0:47)
Georgiades earns a high contact free on Maric at a ball up 15m out for his third goal. (Q2 4:28)
Whitlock marks a long, high Farrell ball to the top of the square for another one for Port. (Q2 6:27)
Schoenberg feeds Waterman to finally snap the first goal for West Coast from near CHF. (Q2 11:43)
Newton misses a touch snap off a step from the pocket 15m out. (Q2 13:29)
Lindsay passes with a centring ball from the HFF to Duursma 25m out on a slight angle, who shanks to the right and OOTF. (Q2 14:18)
Macrae misses from 40m on the flank after Richards is penalised under the stand rule. (Q2 16:28)
Newton puts up the left hand and juggles a skilful mark at the top of the square, no opponent so he didn’t need the tricks. He kicks straight, importantly. (Q2 17:13)
McKinlay snaps on the burst from 25m on a slight angle with a man on his ginger but it’s wide right. (Q2 20:30)
Duff-Tytler gives to Duursma on the boundary 20m out, the top draft pick turns and tries a checkside off a step and hits the near post. (Q2 21:54)
Marshall is in position to intercept but the much smaller Newton is in motion and marks over him with a quantum of effort. Newton quarks in the goal. (Q2 23:11)
Rozee to Butters to Georgiades after the next bounce, goal from 45m. Simple game, footy. (Q2 25:03)
Owies snaps from the HFF after a stoppage, Archer Reid shepherds it to bounce through. (Q2 27:15)
Owies gets another chance with a holding free on Farrell 20m out on a slight angle, that one sails through as well. (Q2 29:54)
Durdin marks 45m out on the flank, his set shot draws from left to right and just lands over the goal line for his first. (Q3 1:03)
Richards feeds Georgiades a Joe the Goose special for the next Port goal. (Q3 2:23)
Horne-Francis joins the party with his first snap goal. (Q3 4:39)
Rozee passes from outside CHF to Byrne-Jones 15m out in the pocket for another one. (Q3 9:22)
Mackinlay feeds Drew with a nice inside handball for a goal on the lope from 30m on the flank. (Q3 12:28)
Georgiades marks on the lead near true CHF and boots goal number six. (Q3 14:06)
Duff-Tytler marks a Davis snap from the HFF on the behind line for his first goal. (Q3 15:56)
Duursma intercepts in the back pocket but shanks his kick across the backline straight to Richards, who accepts the free goal. Crowd goes aww. (Q3 18:26)
Aliir ends up doing the same thing, albeit with a legit kick that just missed Watkins with a shepherd by an umpire, Lindsay roves and goals from 40m. (Q3 19:46)
Horne-Francis marks in front of Cole on the lead 35m out in the pocket but misses across the face to the left. (Q3 21:55)
Flynn is whistled for a push in ruck on Visentini, who goals from 35m on a slight angle. (Q3 22:52)
Byrne-Jones gets the latest Joe the Goose special. (Q3 24:16)
Cripps misses on the run from 30m on the boundary. (Q3 26:38)
Waterman marks at the top of the square for his second goal. (Q3 30:05)
Lord beats Young to mark 20m out for his first goal. (Q3 31:42)
Wehr joins the party with a mid-range snap, Port’s eleventh goal of Q3. (Q3 34:12)
Georgiades misses a set shot from 50m on the flank after the 3QT siren. (3 Qtr Time)
Zadow sends Horne-Francis into the open goal. (Q4 5:04)
Duursma misses a set shot from the HFF. (Q4 8:54)
Shanahan gets a push free in a pack on Marshall 25m out on the flank but hits the near left post. (Q4 9:54)
McCarthy gets a goal from a free kick on the HFF. (Q4 16:10)
Whitlock curls in a set shot from deep in the pocket for his second. (Q4 19:29)
Waterman tugs a long set shot just to the left. (Q4 22:55)
Cripps misses another long-range set shot from the HFF. (Q4 25:55)
Harley Reid misses a snap on the turn from 20m in the pocket. (Q4 26:28)