GAME DAY: Port Adelaide v Essendon at Adelaide Oval | 3AW Radio
Gun Port midfielder Ollie Wines told 3AW Football the Power is starting to rediscover their run.
He said the players are looking to take the game on in the way they did in 2014.
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Port Adelaide has won by 61 points, but the game never reached any great heights.
Charlie Dixon and Aaron Young booted three goals for the Power, while Ollie Wines (25 touches, nine tackles) was prominent under the packs.
Nick Kommer and Joe Daniher booted two goals each for the Dons.
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It’s one-way traffic as Port Adelaide has sprinted to a 41-point lead.
Aaron Young has three goals for the Power, while Matthew Broadbent has roamed free for 18 damaging disposals.
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Essendon assistant Mark Harvey told 3AW Football the Bombers have been allowed to play freely this season due to the low expectation placed on the players.
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Port Adelaide midfield coach Michael Voss told 3AW Football the side’s effort hadn’t been up to scratch in the Showdown.
Voss said he’s not thinking about being a head coach, rather he wants success at the Power.
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Essendon lit up the football world with a stirring win over Melbourne in Round 2.
In the face of predictions that the patchwork side wouldn’t win a game in 2016, the Dons took advantage of the ‘lacklustre’ Dees to snare a spirit-lifting win.
But Port Adelaide will prove a different proposition.
Stinging from a horrid performance in the Showdown, the Power will be breathing fire when they line up on Friday night.
Will they bounce back and trounce the Dons? Or can the Bombers perform another miracle?
Find out with the best commentary team in the game on 3AW Football.
TODAY’S LINE-UP from 6PM: Matthew Lloyd, Tony Shaw, Dwayne Russell, Bruce Eva, Mick Warner, Sam McClure, and Nick Butler.
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