Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, Round 1 2020
2020 AFLRound 1
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCS | 1.1 7 | 3.2 20 | 4.5 29 | 4.5 29 |
| POR | 4.2 26 | 9.6 60 | 9.9 63 | 10.16 76 |
People First Stadium, Gold CoastMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 1
Recap
Port too strong for Gold Coast
Port 10.16 (76) beat Gold Coast 4.5 (29) at People First Stadium in Round 1, a 47-point win.
Port led at every change.
Todd Marshall kicked two goals for Port and Mitchell Georgiades two.
Travis Boak led the way with 25 disposals and 7 clearances.
A run of six straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 6-point deficit into a 31-point lead.
Port won the inside-50 count 62–31 and won the clearances 36–25.
In context
- Port have now beaten Gold Coast 11 times in a row.
- Gold Coast’s 19th loss in a row, going back to last season.
- Milestones: Noah Anderson’s 1st game, Connor Budarick’s 1st game, Matthew Rowell’s 1st game.
- First game for Gold Coast: Noah Anderson, Hugh Greenwood, Connor Budarick, Brandon Ellis, Matthew Rowell.
- Milestone: Mitchell Georgiades’s 1st game.
