WHERE AND WHEN: Adelaide Oval, Sunday July 20, 12.40pm ACST
TV AND RADIO: Click here for the broadcast guide
LAST FIVE TIMES
R11, 2014, Port Adelaide 14.11 (95) d Melbourne 11.9 (75) at Traegar Park
R1, 2013, Port Adelaide 19.19 (133) d Melbourne 8.6 (54) at MCG
R17, 2012, Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) d Melbourne 8.8 (56) at TIO Stadium
R24, 2011, Port Adelaide 17.10 (112) d Melbourne 15.14 (104) at Adelaide Oval
R17, 2011, Melbourne 17.11 (113) d Port Adelaide 14.8 (92) at TIO Stadium
THE SIX POINTS
1. Since the sides last played in round 11 neither has been in impressive form; from their six games Port Adelaide has two wins and Melbourne has just one.
2. The Demons remain the worst clearance side, managing only 33.2 a game; the Power are fifth with 40.4 a game.
3. No side in 2014 has taken the ball inside 50 fewer times than Melbourne, which averages only 40.9 entries a game. That's compared to Port Adelaide, which is ranked second with an average of 57 a game.
4. It took Port Adelaide’s big guns to fire to get it over the line against Melbourne in round 11; Kane Cornes had 30 possessions, Travis Boak 28 and Robbie Gray 25 and two goals.
5. The Power and Demons played in the first AFL game at Adelaide Oval in round 24, 2011. The Demons don’t enjoy travelling to Adelaide though and have won just six times from 31 games, including one of their last 18.
6. Both Port Adelaide key forwards, Justin Westhoff and Jay Schulz, are slipping in the Official AFL Player Ratings. Westhoff is still ranked third in the list of key forwards, but Schulz has dropped to seventh after sitting in fifth place ahead of round 15.
Prediction: Port Adelaide by 27 points.
