<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nGreene marks, goals for Giants<\/h2>\n
The Giants have hit back with a long kick into Toby Greene finding their skipper in space where he marked, close to the boundary line.<\/p>\n
He then ran around the mark and snapped the goal.<\/p>\n
Giants 6, Power 6 with 15 mins to go in Q1.<\/p>\n
Your view: Who wins?<\/h2>\nRioli kicks the opener<\/h2>\n
Willie Rioli has won a free kick and kicked the opening goal.<\/p>\n
The home fans are screaming and Rioli is pumping his fists.<\/p>\n
Power 6, Giants 0 with 17 mins to go in Q1.<\/p>\n
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Darcy Byrne-Jones of Port Adelaide and Zak Butters of Port Adelaide head out with their teammates.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\nHorne-Francis takes poke in the eye<\/h2>\n
Power star Jason Horne-Francis was downed and in pain after taking an accidental finger to the eye from Stephen Coniglio in the opening moments.<\/p>\n
He is blinking furiously but attempting to play on, hopefully he isn\u2019t forced off the field.<\/p>\n
Power 0, Giants 0 with 18 mins to go in Q1.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Ovation, pause for Barassi<\/h2>\n
Fans at Adelaide Oval broke into applause during mention of Ron Barassi\u2019s many achievements during the pre-game ceremony before going silent for the moment of reflection.<\/p>\n
The welcome to country and anthem are done – it\u2019s game time at Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n
Giants, Power wearing black armbands<\/h2>\n
Both clubs are wearing black armbands in honour of Ron Barassi tonight.<\/p>\n
Power, Giants run out<\/h2>\n
The Power are in their black jumper with white and teal V while the Giants are in their orange strip with white shorts. <\/p>\n
This might be the best, more different pairing of jumpers in the AFL and I\u2019m a huge fan of it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Power v Giants: Will Port\u2019s power surge or is GWS\u2019 form irresistible?<\/h2>\n
Ken Hinkley\u2019s Port Adelaide have been in the top four for most of the season, whereas the Giants started slowly but are surging with 10 wins from their past 12 games.<\/p>\n
Will the natural order be reasserted on Saturday night at Adelaide Oval, or is GWS\u2019 form too strong to resist?<\/p>\n
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GWS Giants smooth-mover Josh Kelly (right) looms as a likely target for Port Adelaide Power tagger Willem Drew.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Getty<\/cite><\/p>\nLast time they played<\/h3>\n
Round 22:<\/strong> Port Adelaide 21.10 (136) d GWS 13.10 (85) at Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\nClick here to read the story.<\/p>\n
Ron Barassi was the face of football and his legacy lives on<\/h2>\n
Ron Barassi: February 27, 1936, to September 16, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s as simple as this. Ron Barassi, who died on Saturday aged 87 from complications after a fall, was the single biggest figure in post-war Australian rules football history.<\/p>\n
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Melbourne captain Ron Barassi holds up the 1964 VFL premiership cup as Collingwood captain Ray Gabelich looks on.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>The Age<\/cite><\/p>\nPlayer, captain, coach, media performer, ambassador and prophet: there was no aspect of the game in which he did not excel. He was the linchpin of Melbourne\u2019s prodigious run of mid-century premierships; no team has won more in a shorter span.<\/p>\n
As coach, he conjured up impossible victory for Carlton in the 1970 grand final, arguably still the most famous of all. He guided North Melbourne to its first premiership, and another via a rare drawn grand final.<\/p>\n
He is in the AFL\u2019s team of the century, was the first legend inducted into the AFL\u2019s Hall of Fame, is in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, has a statue in his honour at the MCG and an imaginary line in his name, coined by Professor Ian Turner in 1978 to describe where footy codes divide in Australia.<\/p>\n
Click here to read the story.<\/p>\n