Power v Bombers 8 ROUND

HEAD to HEAD

Played 35: Port Adelaide 21, Essendon 14.

Past five: Port Adelaide 5, Essendon 0.

Most recent game: round 22, 2022, Port Adelaide d Essendon by 84 points at Marvel Stadium.

Highest attendance: 45,868, round 16, 2014, at Adelaide Oval.

Port Adelaide

Home record: 12-5

Away record: 9-9

Highest score: 23.20 (158), round 1, 2004, at Football Park; 24.14 (158), round 7, 2008, at Marvel Stadium.

Lowest score: 7.16 (58), round 16, 2000, at Football Park.

Greatest winning margin: 96 points, round 1, 2004, at Football Park.

Longest winning sequence: 6, round 17, 2001, to round 1, 2004; round 9, 2005, to round 7, 2010.

Snapshot

FORM: PA – LWWWW Ess – LWWLL

KEY OUTS: PA – Duursma (knee), Fantasia (quad), Farrell (jaw), Georgiades (knee); Ess – Laverde (shoulder), Guelfi (hamstring), Wright (shoulder), Cox (back), Tsatas (knee)

WAIT AND SEE: PA – Marshall (concussion); Ess – none

MILESTONES: None

WATCH OUT FOR: Essendon’s undersized defence is on watch at the moment, even more so after Tom Hawkins and Jeremy Cameron combined for 11 goals in their clash last Sunday. Look out for Brad Scott to change things as a date with Charlie Dixon looms.