Brisbane Lions' Strong Performance Overwhelms Port Adelaide with Multiple Injuries
In a match between Brisbane and Port Adelaide, the Lions dominated with a seven-goal burst, while Port Adelaide suffered three early injuries. Despite a valiant effort, Port Adelaide lost to Brisbane by 28 points, slipping further away from the top eight.
A seven-goal burst from Brisbane and three Port Adelaide players out early proved to much for the Power.
PORT Adelaide has slipped three wins outside the top eight and copped some costly injuries in a valiant 28-point loss to Brisbane on Saturday night. The visitors lost bookends Dante Visentini and Esava Ratugolea in the first quarter at the Gabba, then in-form Sam Powell-Pepper left the game in the third term with a potentially serious left knee injury.
LIONS v POWER Full match coverage and stats. However, with just two fit men on the bench and the returning Ollie Wines deputising in the ruck, they found a way to stay in touch before losing 18.12 (120) to 14.8 (92) to the defending champions. Victory kept Brisbane (11-4-1) in second place, while Port (7-9), with seven rounds to play, is running out of time to bridge the growing gap between it and the top eight.
A seven-goal blitz after a slow start to the first quarter and three quick goals after Powell-Pepper's injury were enough for the hosts, who had come off the bye determined to improve their 4-3 Gabba record.
Willie Rioli, Mitch Georgiades, Charlie Cameron, Zac Bailey, Eric Hipwood, Josh Dunkley, Jack Lukosius, Levi Ashcroft, Jaspa Fletcher, Hugh McCluggage, Travis Boak.
According to the source: afl.com.au.
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