Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Adelaide Blue Eagles (7th, 32 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Port Adelaide Lion (12th, 13 pts). Recent form flatters Adelaide Blue Eagles's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Adelaide Blue Eagles 1.77 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Port Adelaide Lion 1.18 and 2.59, with the league averaging 1.8.
Defeat had followed defeat for Port Adelaide Lion — six in succession.
Marden Sports Complex in Adelaide, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Adelaide Blue Eagles led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.




