Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley described Tom Jonas’s collision with Jai Culley as “instinctive” and “accidental” however the Power captain faces sure scrutiny from the match evaluate officer following a 40-point victory towards West Coast.
Late within the first half of Port’s 16.13 (109) to 10.9 (69) win at Adelaide Oval, Jonas crunched heads with Culley after electing to bump the younger Eagle, leaving him sporting a shiner close to his left eye socket.
After being assessed, Culley accomplished the sport, booting three of his team-high 4 objectives after halftime, however MRO Michael Christian this season has proven an inclination to improve incidents on their potential to trigger harm.
“From ground level, which I was at again today, I saw a head clash which is an unfortunate part of the game,” Hinkley stated.
“That was an instinctive motion.
“It was only a collision that occurs in video games of soccer, however there’s some threat with that as a result of we have seen what is going on on.
“On the incident, we should pass on the message that the player stayed on the ground and got through the whole game.
“I feel that is actually essential to recollect too with unintentional head clashes.”
While Jonas faces an anxious wait, forward Todd Marshall will certainly miss Friday night’s blockbuster against ladder-leading St Kilda at Marvel Stadium.
Marshall was substituted out with concussion midway through the second period after his head accidentally collided with Liam Duggan’s shoulder.
Connor Rozee (29 disposals, two goals) claimed his second successive Peter Badcoe VC Medal as best-afield, while Jeremy Finlayson (five goals) and Willem Drew (25 disposals, one goal) also starred as the Power made it three straight wins.
“It wasn’t good however nonetheless a pleasant, robust efficiency from the staff,” Hinkley stated.
“You’ll take a 40-point win firstly of the day, all day lengthy.”
Port were cleaner and had more contributors when it mattered, particularly during their match-winning 6.4 to 1.3 second term, which turned a slender five-point quarter-time edge into a commanding 36-point halftime cushion.
Finlayson slotted his fourth goal in the opening 90 seconds of the third period before dishing off to Sam Powell-Pepper moments later as Port pushed 48 points clear.
Behind Bailey Williams’ centre-square grunt – in the air and on the deck – West Coast’s seasoned campaigners Tim Kelly and Andrew Gaff more than matched Port’s engine room in the clinches.
The Eagles, as they did at the same venue six days earlier against Geelong in Gather Round, matched their opposition after halftime, but the damage had already been done.
Their swelling injury list also took another hit with luckless captain Luke Shuey, back from a hamstring issue, hurting his left ankle in an Ollie Wines tackle early in the game and eventually being substituted in the third term.
“We’re discovering it arduous to play our greatest footy with 16-17 accidents, which is a problem for any membership,” West Coast coach Adam Simpson said.
“There had been phases as we speak that I believed we had the sport in our palms to a sure diploma, then there have been instances the place it slipped away.
“Pretty obviously, that was the second quarter.”
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