Port Adelaide ahead Todd Marshall drew comparisons the AFL’s best goalkicker Tony Lockett after his match-winning cameo in opposition to the Western Bulldogs on Saturday night time.
The Energy got here from behind within the final quarter to defeat the Dogs by 14 points in a pulsating conflict at Adelaide Oval.
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Marshall was one of many heroes for the Energy with two sensible set photographs within the final quarter.
The primary one was comparatively simple, however he needed to overcome the commentator curse from Richmond nice Matthew Richardson.
“I might nearly have him kicking for me after the siren, Marshall,” Richardson mentioned on Channel 7 commentary.
That objective put the Energy inside two factors and minutes later the miraculously threaded the attention of the needle from the pocket to place his aspect in entrance.
“What a kick. Drop punt, moist night time. Could be the match-winner,” Richardson mentioned.
Fellow commentator Hamish McLachlan famous that Marshall stacks up in opposition to Lockett along with his accuracy.
“Within the final three years, Marshall has kicked 79.31. Going at 72 p.c. Tony Lockett went at 69 p.c. He’s elite. Lockett was at 69 p.c. He’s elite,” he mentioned.
Richardson was fast to level out Lockett did it all through his whole profession to complete with a staggering 1360 objectives – probably the most in VFL/AFL historical past.
“Locket did it for an extended, very long time. But it surely reveals you … as a result of Lockett is taken into account top-of-the-line set photographs ever,” Richardson mentioned.
AFLW nice Erin Phillips mentioned children ought to pay attention to Marshall’s routine.
“He’s such an exquisite set shot. Youngsters, in case you are watching, he spends numerous time on his routine,” she informed Channel 7 after the match.
“He’s very relaxed and he’s assured and after getting a routine and you might be assured, you again your self and he does that each week.”
The Energy kicked the final 4 objectives of the sport earlier than a 45,115-strong crowd.
Port’s Zak Butters (32 disposals, one objective) and Ollie Wines (26 disposals) reveled within the moist whereas Darcy Byrne-Jones, redeployed in assault from his customary backline function, kicked two objectives.
The Energy’s Connor Rozee (26 possessions) and Dan Houston (22 touches, one objective) have been additionally important.
The Bulldogs have been beautifully served by ruckman Tim English – he collected 23 disposals, kicked a objective and notched 28 hitouts in a show so dominant it pressured Port to substitute their first-choice ruck Scott Lycett.
Weightman was sensible with 4 majors whereas on-baller Adam Treloar (35 disposals), Jack Macrae (24) and Jason Johannisen (28) have been different standouts.
The Energy made the early operating, main by 15 factors at quarter-time and by 9 at halftime.
However their benefit shortly disappeared within the third time period. Weightman scored a superb objective from an acute angle, his skipper Marcus Bontempelli added one other because the Canine hit the entrance for the primary time.
The groups traded the lead within the latter phases of the quarter earlier than a late main Mitch Hannan main put the Canine forward by two factors on the final change.
Weightman bobbed up for his fourth objective simply three minutes into the ultimate time period and the Canine have been sniffing victory.
Enter Marshall, whose two ice-cool conversions triggered a match-winning energy surge of 4 consecutive objectives.
– With AAP
