Brisbane Lions–Port Adelaide AFL rivalry
The Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide have a rivaly. The first clash was in Round 5, 1997, which Port Adelaide won by 2 points. The two sides later drew in Round 20 that year. In Round 12, the following season, they did something very rare: draw on two consecutive occasions. The Brisbane Lions did not get their first win over Port Adelaide until Round 18, 1999 when they won at Football Park by 52 points. In Round 14, 2009, Port Adelaide recorded its biggest victory over Brisbane, winning 19.14 (128) to 11.14 (80). The Lions recorded their biggest win over Port Adelaide in Round 8, 2006 winning by 69 points at AAMI Stadium.
Rivalry
In Round 22, 2002, a Roger James goal sealed Port Adelaide's 6-point win over Brisbane, giving Port Adelaide its first minor premiership while Brisbane finished second. Brisbane avenged that defeat when they thrashed Port Adeliade by 56 points in the preliminary final to earn their spot in the 2002 AFL Grand Final against . Brisbane recorded its smallest victory over the Power, winning by 10 points. They kicked 7 goals to 3 in the second quarter and ran out 13.8 (86) to 10.16 (76) winners, just their second win against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. Port Adelade overturned that result when the two sides clashed later in Round 17 that year. Brisbane led by 1 point at quarter time and half time. Port Adelaide took a 5-point lead into the final break and Roger James proved to be the Lions' nemesis once again, scoring two crucial behinds to give Port Adelaide a 1-point win.
2004 was Port Adelaide's best year. They finished on top of the ladder for the third straight year In the 2004 Grand Final, Port Adelaide led by 15 points, but trailed by 1 thanks to goals from Clark Keating, Daniel Bradshaw, Jason Akermanis and Tim Notting put the Lions in front by 1 point at the break. The Power led by 17 points at the final break, largely thanks to Gavin Wanganeen. He kicked four for the match, Toby Thurstans kicked 3, and Byron Pickett won the Norm Smith Medal to give Port Adelaide its first premiership.
The two sides met in the first of two Grand Final rematches in Round 2, 2005. The Lions started the match strongly with the first goal going to debutante and current Lions fullback Daniel Merrett and the Lions led by 4 points at quarter time. The two sides were level at half-time and the Power kicked away in the third term to lead by 27 points at the final change. They led by 40 points early in the final quarter before the Lions started a late surge. A Clark Keating goal cut the margin back to two points but Port held on for a 2-point win. The two sides met again in Round 21 that year, with both sides needing a win to keep the finals chances alive. Port Adelaide won by 30 points, giving 150-gamer Michael Wilson a game to remember. The Lions missed the finals for the first time since 1998 when they suffered a 139-point loss to at Telstra Dome.
The Lions snapped a 3-match losing streak against the Power when they trounced them by 69 points at AAMI Stadium, their biggest win over Port Adelaide. Jonathan Brown (7 goals) and Daniel Bradshaw (6 goals) kicked 13 goals between them as the Lions ran out 22.15 (147) to 10.18 (78) winners. In Round 13, 2007, Brisbane trailed by 40 points early in the final quarter term, but goals to Colm Begley, two to Josh Drummond, Jamie Charman two to Jonathan Brown and Tim Notting put the Lions level before a 50-metre penalty to Port Adelaide's Brett Ebert gave the Power a 7-point win.
In Round 4, 2008, Port Adelaide were winless after three rounds, while the Lions were 1-2 after 3 rounds. Port Adelaide drew first blood, with Domenic Cassisi kicking the first goal in the first 25 seconds of the game. David Rodan had 12 disposals at half-time as Port Adelaide jumped out to a 35-point half-time lead. A Warren Tredrea goal midway in the third term gave Port Adelaide a 47-point lead and that looked to be an unassailable lead. But then, another Lions comeback began. Goals to Jed Adcock and Daniel Bradshaw cut the Power's lead back to 33 points as the rain started pouring down. Tim Notting kicked the first goal, then Travis Johnstone, Daniel Bradshaw, Jonathan Brown and Cheynee Stiller to cut the lead to 5 points. Rhan Hooper put Brisbane in front for the first time in the match. Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw kicked two goals to extend the Lions' lead to 13 points. A Shaun Burgoyne goal gave Port Adelaide a slim chance of victory before Brown and Bradshaw kicked two late goals to seal a memorable win, a 67-point turnaround. That win ensured Port Adelaide remained winless after four rounds.
The Round 14, 2009 clash was a bit fiery. There were two reports: Port Adelaide's Troy Chaplin for charging Brisbane's Daniel Rich in the third quarter and Brisbane's Jared Brennan for headbutting Port Adelaide's Josh Carr. Chaplin was suspended for two matches and Brennan for one.
So far, 720,140 have attended - matches with an average crowd of 30,005. The lowest crowd was 15,924 was in Round 12, 1998 when the two sides played out a 123-all draw at the Gabba. The highest crowd was 77,671 in the 2004 AFL Grand Final, which Port Adelaide won by 40 points, ending Brisbane's quest of equalling 's four consecutive premierships from 1927-1930.
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