Port Adelaide's superior talent in the midfield leads to a dominant victory over Essendon in the AFL match.
Neither side has made a late change yet while the subs have been named with Jaeger O’Meara and Matt Owies starting in the svests. Essendon ’s midfield didn’t get obliterated by Port Adelaide because of any tactical breakdown. Brad Scott did not believe that the Bombers wanted for effort, either.
“It’s a good wake-up call for our guys, it’s been a strength to our game,” said the Essendon coach after, harking back to the first three rounds, when the Dons’ midfielders, propelled by the metronomic consistency of their skipper, Zach Merrett, outran the Saints, beat up on the fledgling Hawks and went toe to toe against the Swans for three quarters.
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