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Incredible tap from Chandler, and ANB is playing the game of his life.

Willie Rioli scragging at every forward contest.

McDonald has been doing a pretty manful job on Dixon - there's no way Tomlinson would have done as well.

Sydney ran all over us in the last a few weeks ago. You'd think that would be front of mind for the team here - not letting that happen again.

Jeez we're hanging on by a thread, and the ability to find those two goals late is so important. You can't see us getting over the line but we're a shot!

Jack Viney you ripper! What a goal.

Natives are restless. Both teams have lost composure, but port's run is taking advantage of the chaos. It's going to be critical to remain calm - so often we see teams lose their heads in this situation and it costs them.

The ball went in there pretty quick, and we were further up the ground as it was a quick transition?

lol Ratugolea.

Langdon again. He has found some serious intent in the last couple of weeks and I love it.

I seriously doubt "Silk" Burgoyne watches any games he's not scheduled to commentate.

Langdon is continuing his resurgence after I potted him a few weeks back. He's far more physical than I've seen him for ages. Fingers crossed for Chandler - doesn't look good.

Pretty happy with that quarter given how we started.

They changed that rule.

Umps finally starting to see the frees that were there from the start of the game. Similar slow start as the doggies game interestingly. Amazing that we're in front so quickly.

Disagree, they're paying what's there.

And Windsor. Glad the umps are finally calling them.

Petty looks really unfit.

Needed that one, to say the least. Surprise surprise it came when the umps started seeing the frees - heaps of holding going on of Oliver and Brown.

Port winning the contests and handpassing it out to a loose man straight away, then spreading from there. Absolutely smacking us in this area.

That rebound from Rivers and Windsor was what we want tonight, but not seeing it often enough so far.

No idea how that Rioli mark was a mark. It was a metre out. Port exposing Lever's lack of agility early.

Port's midfield is smashing us at the moment.

I think on what we've seen so far that Sydney and GWS are front runners, with Carlton and Melbourne following closely behind.

A lot of people seem sad that they're no longer young on this thread. Sporting culture changes, and we'll never be able to go back to those times. Yes there are some negative things about the AFL right now. But let's not be lumping the changing of the draft night broadcast in with what happened to Angus Brayshaw and the disgusting pies fans for example. Footy is a huge business with 18 different clubs and fan cultures. There's the different intersecting industries (gambling, journalism, medicine, food, merchandise). There's so much going on in and around the game and so much change compared to the past that of course you can find things you're not going to like. It's up to you to decide whether the things you like outweigh the things you don't. Personally I still like the game, and I like it just as much as I did 20 years ago. In fact I probably spend more time listening, talking about it and watching it now than ever. Plenty I'd change, but overall I'm still invested beyond just the Demons.