ROUND SEVEN
Saturday 23rd of April.

PORT 2.0 8.3 14.6 17.11 (113)
GLENELG 4.3 8.5 10.10 12.11 (83)

Glenelg led by 33 points half way through the second quarter and an upset win looked a possibility. Then a five goal spree in ten minutes by Port Adelaide, sparked by an dubious holding the ball decision against Josh Carr, that resulted in a goal against the run of play, saw Port back on even terms at half time. Late in the third term, a kicking in danger decision brought back visions of button up boots, and resulted in a Port free kick for goal from 20 metres out. The umpiring can never be an excuse, but the point is that as the bottom side facing Port at Alberton, Glenelg needed some 50/50 decisions to go its' way, and it didn't happen.
Every loss is dissappointing, but no one could question the commitment of the side as it made Port work hard for the two points.
Once again, Glenelg simply could not produce a winning score, despite having an equal share of the ball. David Hams started strongly with three goals in the first term and looked in for a big match, but was unable to get into the game after quarter time. Ben McEntee, playing across half forward was also unable to get into the game, and finished with only two marks.
Josh Carr continued his outstanding form in the mid-field and he must be due to make his debut for the struggling Port Power.
Golding produced a solid effort, and Glenelg struggled whenever he was rested.
Tipuamantamerri had his best game yet for Glenelg, playing on a wing. His speed and ability to bounce the ball at full tilt are exciting to watch. He now needs to work on his disposal to ensure the side gets full vlaue for his touches.
It has been a grim start to the season, but all is not lost. Glenelg are only a game and a half from fourth spot, but must defeat Sturt at the Bay next Sunday to be in with a chance of making the final five.
The match report is extracted from "The Sunday Mail."

Ricky's magic spell buries the Tigers.

By Nikki Tugwell.
Port Adelaide fended off a serious two-and-a-half quarter-challenge from Glenelg before burying the Tigers with a six-goal third-quarter burst to clinch a 30 point win at Alberton Oval.
Glenelg dominated the first quarter and a half, but was punished by Port's brief-albeit ruthless scoring sprees which kept it in touch on the score board. And, when the polish deserted the Tiger's game throught he second and third terms, Port capitalised.
The magic of Ricky O'Loughlin turned the tide the Magpies way in the middle quarters when the game was hanging in the balance.

Port had booted the first two goals of the match, but Glenelg slammed on seven unawsered replies. The Tiger's 35 minutes of dominance yielded a 33-point advantage but was savagely erasedwith five Magpies goals in 10-minutes.
The quickfire response came courtesy of Phil McGuinness, David Brown, Ricky O'Loughlin and two to Sam Phillipou, putting Port within two points and sapping the Tigers' spirit.

Ben McEntee flies for a mark.

"When our midfielders all click like they did in that 15 minutes before half-time, we can really pump the ball forward quite frequently," Port coach Stephen Williams said.
"We needed that to get back into the game and to get within a goal at half-time."
"And, after the half that we played, that was pretty good for us. It probably would have deflated them a little bit not to have more of a lead than they did."
Port's Sam Phillipou and Phil McGuinness provided options up forward for the Magpies, while the tagging effort of Mark Clayton to blanket Tiger playmaker Nick Chigwidden was telling.
Chigwidden, and Shane Tipuamantamerri had been the architects of the Tigers' blistering opening.
Glenelg's early attack, however, stemmed from disciplined defence where Duncan Draper, Matthew Golding and Cameron Venables hunted in packs. But Port never lost a grip on the game and waited patiently to pounce when the Tigers faltered.
After five losses from six starts, a dissappointed Glenelg coach Tony McGuinness was critical of his side's short lapses in intensitiy, which undid its early good work.
"While we continue to dominate the game on the ground and the scoreboard only to let the opposition kick five in a short period of time and slip back into the game again - we will struggle," McGuinness said.

BEST PLAYERS: J.Carr, Mellody, Tipuamantamerri, Draper, Golding, Hele.
SCORERS: Hams 3.2, Chigwidden 2.1, McEntee 1.1, Hele 1.1, Cook 1.0, Gigney 1.0, Burke 1.0, M. Raidis 1.0, Hosking 1.0, Carr 0.1, Mannion 0.1, rushed 0.4.
INJURIES: Nil.
CROWD: 4649.

RESERVES: Port 21.19 (145) d Glenelg 10.11 (71)
UNDER 19: Glenelg 17.10 (112) d Port 13.19 (97)
UNDER 17: Port 27.14 (176) d Glenelg 12.6 (78)