11-05-2025
Merrett incident could shake up Brownlow; Super Saturday lives up to the hype as Hawks, Bombers, Suns, Crows win
Can Port push again?
By Steve Barrett
Darcy Fogarty struck the first blow of the fourth quarter, snapping truly after a chain of handballs involving Izak Rankine and Riley Thilthorpe to put Adelaide up by nine points. Port Adelaide activated their sub to start the term, with young Christian Moraes coming on for Jed McEntee.
Early in the quarter, Zak Butters, who dominated the third stanza, went off in clear pain following a strong bump on the members' wing from Josh Worrell.
10.28pm on May 10, 2025
Emotional Rioli proud to be playing at home in Darwin
Gold Coast star Daniel Rioli admits his side were a bit lucky to keep ahead of the Western Bulldogs in the final seconds.
'The Dogs are humming at the moment, but we've tried to build our fortress here,' Daniel Rioli told Fox Footy.
'They came at us hard, and I think we were lucky enough to get the win – they dug deep at the end and that's a good win.
'They've got Bont, they've got a lot of players who can turn a game for them.'
Rioli – whose family has strong ties to Darwin footy with one of the stands named after Maurice Rioli – said it was emotional to play just his second AFL game in the Territory.
'It's pretty emotional, to be honest. I have a lot of family here and I played a lot of my junior footy here with guys like Ben Long and some of the other indigenous boys like Malcolm Rosas and Joel Jeffrey – it's amazing to get back here,' he said.
'We played the Dream Time game [with Richmond] here in 2020 and to get back here for more games this year in front of family and friends, it's amazing.'
10.20pm on May 10, 2025
A thrilling finish looms
By Steve Barrett
Port Adelaide lead most of the key statistics, but Adelaide's superior efficiency in attack – or, more specifically, a guy named Riley Thilthorpe – had the Crows ahead by two points at three-quarter-time.
Led by Zak Butters, the Power extended their dominance at the contest, in clearances and inside-50s in the third term. Port are in the hunt, but they are 0-8 in fourth quarters in 2025. They will need to buck that trend and frank their other advantages if they are to reel the Crows in as a typically barnstorming Showdown finish looms.
Early in the final term, the Crows hold a three-point advantage, 10.9 (69) to 10.6 (66).
