Port Adelaide have kept their top-two hopes alive after overcoming a clearance masterclass from Fremantle’s Caleb Serong to post a 16-point win at Optus Stadium.
Serong tallied 12 clearances among his 27 possessions, but Port Adelaide’s weight of numbers proved too much to overcome in the Power’s win on Sunday.The result kept the Power in third spot, with Brisbane 11.7 percentage points ahead of them in second place.
Port star Zak Butters finished with 32 disposals, three clearances and a goal to lead his team to victory, while Connor Rozee, Ollie Wines and Jason Horne-Francis were also influential.The pressure was red-hot in an opening term that ended two goals apiece despite Fremantle winning the inside 50 count 15-7.Butters provided the highlight of the quarter with a remarkable goal over his shoulder while in traffic.
Port captain Tom Jonas was forced off in the second term with blood streaming from his forehead after a nasty clash of heads with a teammate.Jonas returned to the field in the third quarter before going back to the rooms for further assessment.
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