First quarter: Melbourne 3.2 (20) to Port Adelaide 1.2 (8)

In a highly-entertaining opening, Melbourne took the first term honours. 

The Demons booted the first three goals of the match, via Jesse Hogan, Jake Spencer and Heritier Lumumba, giving their side a 19-point lead entering time-on.

Port Adelaide opened its account after the quarter-time siren, when Jay Schulz kicked a long bomb to reduce the margin to 12 points.

Second quarter: Port Adelaide 8.4 (52) to Melbourne6.2 (38)

The Demons gotoff to a flyer in the second term, when Hogan landed his second within theopening 30 seconds. 

By thesix-minute mark, Jeff Garlett had two in two minutes and Melbourne had a24-point lead.

But when JustinWesthoff kicked his first at the 17-minute mark, it was the start of aremarkable 12-minute period by the Power, which booted six unanswered goals. Athalf-time, Port Adelaide led by 14 points.

Third quarter: Port Adelaide 12.6 (78) to Melbourne7.3 (45)

Goals were hardto come by early in the third term and it wasn’t until the 14-minute mark thatMelbourne midfielder Matt Jones kicked truly, reducing the margin to just eightpoints. 

But when PortAdelaide’s Chad Wingard answered a minute later, it was the start of afour-goal streak.

At threequarter-time, Port Adelaide led by 33 points.