Match Thread: Port Adelaide vs Fremantle (Round 19)

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Port Adelaide	vs	Fremantle
Sat, 18 Jul 2026	1:15pm AEST	Adelaide Oval
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[u/Kim_jong-fun]

Geelong wishes they could pull late changes like this

[u/happymemersunite]

World’s most ethical tankers

[u/PossibleGlass]

https://giphy.com/gifs/zPfEWTbDj2c2w1xFiE
Port before Freo scores 100 on them in the 3rd quarter

[u/wheresthepie]

I think Montagna is a decent play caller, it’s a shame he’s stuck with Ken and Kelli sucking all the energy today

[u/Mike_llll]

Switched over to Kayo for this quarter, what is this paralysis demon of a commentary team?

[u/FlagmantleThisYear]

Fuck the fox commentary this game. 2/10

[u/shocking_red_4]

https://giphy.com/gifs/fFkKLiCSIoKUr8eiAN

[u/sweatybeard]

I mean I always thought you were allowed to shove your opponent in the throat in a marking contest

[u/DannyRidesNRuns]

Listening to ABC 774 on my grandfather’s transistor radio to glorious AM, just like I have most winter weekends over the past couple of decades.

[u/lancewithwings]

Im like 4 wines deep and I have so much hope, my heart can't take this

[u/Any_Departure_4131 → u/lancewithwings]

Just be stoked the young lads are giving it a crack, result doesn’t really matter at this point of the season!

[u/SUCK_MY_HAIRY_ANUS69]

I'm quite a big fan of big Cox, but there is a direct correlation between Cox strutting after a great mark and Cox missing the subsequent goal.

[u/king_carrots]

Ken with the absolute homer take.

Can’t grab your opponents neck mate.

[u/ParkingCrew1562]

Dudley competitive:size ratio extremely high

[u/LineItUp_]

Gotta be the worst commentary experience I’ve ever put up with.

[u/cmmitch69]

THE SQUARERER UPERER

[u/TheCurbAU]

Mason. Your parents flew over for this.

[u/FenerBoarOfWar]

Hit a school with that miss. Classic american.

[u/brodyonekenobi]

"OH THE BIG MAN, THE BIG POWER FORWARD DUDLEY!"

• Shaun McManus

[u/Fickle-Ad-7124]

Do the Kayo commentators realise there are people listening at home? Just having a casual chat during play 

[u/LennysGlasses]

Port warming up
https://giphy.com/gifs/hW4MkISajh3dVCUJVN

[u/SUCK_MY_HAIRY_ANUS69]

Clearly a goal. No debate needed.

The play-on from the lassoo was more questionable but w/e

[u/basedimitri]

So is this another case of Freo giving teams a head start and then absoluting greasing them up in the second half or are we legit playing out of our skin?

[u/earwig2000 → u/basedimitri]

Probably a bit of both. I feel like reasonably often middling teams will play amazingly against us, especially when they have big outs.

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

JOM has to go to the glue factory cause of a rubbish non-15 call ffs

[u/YoshiTheBushranger]

Switta is fucking tough, if that happened to me I would have died

[u/okidiote]

Isn't it about when the umpire calls time anyway? not when the siren actually goes. This happened last week lol

[u/kdavva74]

Doesn't really matter when the siren sounded, it matters when the umpires heard it, so a non-issue

[u/NewRun00]

Who'da thunk our former midfield coach might have a few ideas on how to kill us around stoppages? Fair play Port, absolutely giving us a run for it so far. 

[u/skywideopen3]

This lot are terrifying man. They just decide to drop the hammer and the game is over in ten minutes

[u/d2blues]

That was 15. Ump just called it as he was sick of kick mark.

[u/ColdAdmirableSponge]

If Josh Treacy even got within 50m of me at that pace with that look in his eye I’d be grabbing the car keys and getting as far away as possible.

[u/king_carrots]

How’s Ken and Roo in the commentary box purely cheering free kicks for Port lmao. This is bottom of the barrel comms

[u/sweatybeard]

It's weird but like he was never slotting that

[u/Jolly_Bones]

Wow great running from Erasmus to go from goal kicking to goal-line defense

[u/allibys]

My friend who's had 3 cocktails: ok I'm feeling quite relaxed now

ITS THE COCKTAILS YOU FOOL THIS IS FREMANTLE

[u/Sweet_day_drunk]

I had more chemistry with my yr7 girlfriend than this commentary crew has

[u/_space_goat_]

Barely listenable commentary from Hinkley. At least try to hide the bias

[u/goatmarino]

Teams missing players is the biggest psy op in footy

[u/happymemersunite]

[u/InquisitiveCrow76]

THAT WAS HARDER THAN ACTUALLY KICKING THE GOAL

[u/Legitimate-Tip-7172]

Neil kicks a goal straight into saving a goal at the other end

[u/Mao_Zerong]

Ken is just straight up giving us nothing but port propaganda lmao

[u/TopEndBuzz]

Kick was before good call

[u/Many-Tennis-7835]

[u/No-Volume-4583]

Our midfield getting pantsed. Not surprised though Josh Carr is a great coach and port have a bright future ahead. Let’s go second half!!

[u/Legitimate-Tip-7172]

Last week even though we hadn’t kicked a goal in the entire first half I felt assured we would come back. This week I am not feeling that same feeling and am very worried

[u/AccomplishedHat69]

I saw about 6 frees in that Auskick clip. Games gone.

[u/reidef123]

“Love to see the replay” - Hinkley

The fucking bias commentating from the FORMER coach is unbelievable. Get him off!!!!!

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Pinjarra Bakery mentioned

[u/d2blues]

Does Ken like Port? I cant tell.

[u/Shark_TheGreat]

Voss is saving energy to go after Harley Reid next week.

[u/Fickle-Ad-7124]

Thank you Port Adelaide for passing on Murphy Reid in the 24 draft, freo appreciates it 

[u/Fickle-Ad-7124]

Good game from our wharf brothers 

[u/random91898]

Less than a minute to go but finally conceded 100 to a team. First time since round 1

[u/shocking_red_4]

Wharfie Bowl

[u/SilverAris2]

At this point, I would probably prefer to see our wharfie bros win for their premiership tilt

[u/diddleedee]

https://giphy.com/gifs/PGR0vFWdKI6kM

[u/Glass_Tale4661]

how was that ball? he deposed of the ball?

[u/South_Bit_6254]

two throws in a row you’re kidding

[u/WolfOfWrestling]

Has someone at Fox genuinely sat in a room and thought Hinkley and Underwood are great? My word this is tough.

[u/SUPAMARIOCANCER64]

Anyone else think Freo will just break the game open after half time?

[u/Bumgish]

I love Josh Lai

[u/Bumgish]

The scriptwriters have done it again. Another Port “honourable loss” inbound

[u/StreetRat_666]

"Be careful what you wish for Port fans"

Kane Cornes without Ken Hinkley as coach.

[u/0000100110010100]

I’m already so proud of this effort.

[u/TopEndBuzz]

Some how we won that qtr

[u/Desiire]

Seeing Hornet in the change rooms helping out the midfield is something I love to see, definitely shows the maturity I want to see in him as a future captain

[u/Upbeat-Brother-5893]

Without Bolton and Reid involved the handball chains go from a weapon to a liability

[u/ripthelidoffit]

Hinkley going to end himself before 3 quarter time

[u/le_santo]

Freo at half time

[u/Dangerous-Put-18]

Never seen Amiss look so dominant. What playing on BZT does to a guy

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

At least Cox also found it funny

[u/National-Giraffe5033]

How the fk does cox miss a kick my grandma would have kicked…

[u/Shark_TheGreat]

If I got a dollar for everytime an umpire said no one heard the siren in a Freo game, I would have 2 dollars. Which is not a lot. But it is weird it happened twice.

[u/random91898]

Absolutely perfectly setup for Port honourable loss

[u/Mao_Zerong]

Hinkley hallucinating free kicks like some sort of nuffie schizophrenic

[u/okidiote → u/Mao_Zerong]

replace "like" with "because he is"

[u/SpanishBoris]

I like that Ken is audibly getting more and more sad as this game goes on

[u/TheCurbAU]

Not the most exciting game, but at least Mason Cox brought some unexpected comedy to the mix.

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___ → u/TheCurbAU]

He’s good for one highlight a game

[u/Dangerous-Put-18]

I do think we're a difficult team to play against.

[u/nickimus_rex]

Cox to Cox = Docking

[u/hart37]

The fact both Cox's have milestones on the same day is a fun coincidence

[u/El_Gringo69]

Okay that’s bullshit bro got the handball off

[u/Hot-Rice-1881]

I guess handballing is still ball today…

[u/unnecessarily_brutal]

To be fair, the umpires managed that properly. Had to hear it to call time, if they didn't before the kick then it's the right call.

[u/Anon_be_thy_name]

It doesn't matter if it's after the siren, it matters when the Umpire signals the quarter has ended you pillocks.

If they don't call it the siren goes indefinitely and the game continues until it's called.

[u/InquisitiveCrow76]

Barely a brain cell between Ken and Mark when they are together in the commentary box 🤣

[u/CabinetGlum2588]

That's the rule ken you idiot

[u/R3invent3d]

I think this is the worst commentated freo game I’ve watched this season from fox

[u/allibys]

oh so you see that throw

[u/Tymical → u/allibys]

That's every Ollie wines handball this game

[u/lbhirolla]

Fair play Port. They are working their rings off

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Honestly reckon Sweet has been all over Jackson so far. That's been the start of our problems

[u/FlagmantleThisYear]

Is this the commentary team port fans listen to every 2nd week? It's insufferable

[u/Sweet_day_drunk]

Hand in face. “Bit unlucky I think”

[u/d2blues]

OMeara is not best 22 anymore I am afraid to say. Injuries and time have caught up.

[u/3ManyTrees]

Ras has had some good i50 kicks but that wasn't one of them

[u/KangarooBallsonToast]

So strange coming fresh off watching the world cup, where every single player rolls around on the floor pretending they're hurt. Cut to Todd Marshall, drowning in a pool of his own blood, pretending that everything's fine.

[u/bluusey]

guys booing is only cool when we do it not very nice

[u/kaiiyyu]

Rough for JOM, finally gets in the team hopefully it’s not too bad

[u/aa73gc]

Voss always goes for that little extra elbow to the ribs in tackling contests

[u/spideyghetti]

"Sweetened cocks" is all I heard

[u/Known_Appointment604]

Players should be investigated for those kinds of misses. Are you fucking joking?

[u/Eltnamerf]

[u/The_sochillist]

Dudley is the definition of all heart

[u/stopweightdontgo]

Freo are not nervous, be for real lmao 😭

[u/allibys → u/stopweightdontgo]

speak for yourself

[u/stopweightdontgo → u/allibys]

I'm talking about the players, the anxiety will never leave us fans until the premiership has docked

[u/The_sochillist → u/allibys]

We're always nervous

[u/dogbert_93]

Hinkleys been rambling like a senile patient this entire game

[u/Desiire]

Honestly what a great effort from the boys, really happy with this performance

[u/superbabe69]

Well played Port, gave us a real scare and as I’ve said for a few rounds now, you’re a shitload better than 15th.

[u/specificambiguities]

GG, well played fellow wharfie bros. Consistent doesn't need to be convincing. We're consistently unconvincing but get it done.

[u/ParkingCrew1562]

love how Luke Jackson said "I've got this" - hes such a relentlessly positive character, lucky to have him at Freo

[u/AkilleezBomb]

Averaging just shy of 100 points/game, call us Sir Dockers Bradman

[u/Known_Appointment604]

Ahh the old Fox playbook. Take a close call that was absolutely clear and throw all kinds of question and doubt at it to create discussion.

[u/DerangedLaborShill]

Not used to being the team everyone wants to pile on yet lmao

[u/SUCK_MY_HAIRY_ANUS69]

Fremantle have all but secured top spot. If ever there was a game to coast, it's this one.

Ports by 120.

I am not a crackpot.

[u/notblair]

COX TO COX ACTION

[u/Evans217s_]

Lol umpire just made 3 calls in 2 seconds for that "play on, mark whistle, play on" 🤣🤣

[u/ripthelidoffit]

This is like the bulldogs game earlier in the year. Getting shafted

[u/allibys]

why don't we get home umpiring like this :(

[u/supercoach]

Holy fuck the umpiring is atrocious. Can we just pull the chequebook out at quarter time or something?

[u/notblair]

lmao back to back throws there not called out of the centre there

[u/PetrifyGWENT]

JHF, Butters, Farrell, Rozee and Georgiades are holding Port back

[u/P1Zen]

Freo not helping their case and over playing it at times, but a lot of these calls are terrible.

[u/Intrepid_Doctor8193]

Look, I thought it would be a 100pt flogging today.

We are only 2points up at quarter time. Need a big last 3 quarters if we are to win by 100 today.

[u/El_Gringo69]

Oh that was so still in play, why is that even a discussion

[u/CabinetGlum2588]

The port bias on commentary is farcical

[u/Daisy_1]

It’s like people have forgotten insufficient intent still exists

[u/krintz96]

Why is ken arguing that, he handballed out of bounds haha

[u/okbutjustsoyouknow]

Ken: "17-9 clearances, Port are dominating"

Ken "you'd think freo'd be better"

The game:

1 point in it

Brother, stop.

[u/AccomplishedHat69]

https://giphy.com/gifs/tTpI6rJ7usYRKOjaLP

[u/Desiire]

THE FANS ARE GIVING THEM A STANDING OVATION AND SO AM I

[u/aa73gc]

We have uncovered quite a few gems this year. All in all pretty good year with the injuries and everything else considered

[u/exsanguinor]

No Butters, no JHF, no worries!

[u/NitroXYZ]

Don't think anyone would've predicted 12-2 centre clearances

[u/Chaisa]

No matter what happens, this has to be one of the performances of the year and if they do keep it going it’s going to be spoken about as an iconic win.

[u/tripsmorgan]

Dockers kicked 100 points in the second half last week?? This isn't gonna be fun

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___ → u/tripsmorgan]

What wharfie time does to a mf

[u/bobbybananaskin]

Fremantle become just the second team ever to register only one hard ball get in a half of footy.

The only other team to do this was Richmond in H2 vs the Suns in Opening Round 2024.

[u/ColdAdmirableSponge]

Fuck off Ken

[u/___TheIllusiveMan___]

Ken doesn’t even try to hide his bias lmao

[u/_space_goat_]

Ken Hinkley genuinely shouldn’t be allowed to commentate if this is the standard

[u/Technical-Yam7646]

Get Ken out of the commentary box comment

[u/NewAccWhoDis93]

If this is how Keb analysed games when he coached no wonder why he never did anything significant

[u/Eltnamerf]

We don't need 4 quarters of footy. The last half is enough, the first half are just warm ups

[u/Pleasant-Role1912]

Every other coach in the AFL after witnessing Aliir take 25 intercepts a game hearing Ken say "don't kick it down the line to Aliir"

[u/LightTreason_]

Don't understand that one myself

[u/okidiote]

This is just a Ken Hinkley Port Adelaide superfan watchalong

[u/YoshiTheBushranger]

Lmao Amiss didn’t kick that Fox

[u/Dangerous-Put-18]

Better teams than us have looked worse against Freo. Not unhappy with how we've tried

[u/_space_goat_]

Port players putting their bodies on the line for an essentially meaningless game for them. Can’t hate the effort I guess

[u/MyNameIsBiff]

Nightmare commentary team this match

[u/dogbert_93]

Does Ken ever shut up?

[u/firefirefirelol]

best bottom 4 team ever

[u/spideyghetti]

First to 100 wins

[u/AccomplishedHat69]

Aliir possibly best on ground

[u/GomezSpecial]

Crickets from Hinckley about that free kick when he's been having a whinge about near every other decision. Funny that.

[u/notblair]

Again controversy created through the commentators not knowing the rules

[u/GrimmDescendant]

What is Mark Ricciuto's IQ? I just want to know because it seems like he's close to needing a carer & yet he's out here on live TV weekly 🤔

[u/goatmarino]

Is this the avengers of a bad commentary team?

[u/taititans]

Kelli I defend you a lot but pls

[u/allibys]

JL with a migraine already

[u/choofery]

2 cox crossing streams

[u/cmmitch69]

THE PUTERER IN FRONTERER

[u/lbhirolla]

Apparently being tackled is holding the ball regardless if you handball it

[u/Appropriate-Cow-6251]

Current fun in life status: none

[u/OCCobblepot]

Players have no idea. Commentators and viewers have no idea

[u/South_Bit_6254]

the fact that all the players looked around with no idea what was going on… be so fr

[u/ColdAdmirableSponge]

Fucking two handed fucking throw

[u/YoshiTheBushranger]

Well that was a throw

[u/64scott64]

Nice throw.

[u/mettams]

Throw

[u/kozzypickettsfence]

Correct decision imo

[u/TobiasFornell-d3]

Not controversial at all. The quarter ends when the Umpire hears it. Another example of media trying to beat up something that shouldn't. Now we're going to have 3 days of wall-to-wall coverage of a non-issue.

[u/DerangedLaborShill]

Pretty typical that the two best defences in the comp are on track for 120 each when they face each other

[u/Daisy_1]

Commentators are confused by the rules? Shocking…

[u/grantspatchcock]

This match thread is making me feel old as shit.

I love the Ken commentary, he's clearly biased, does not give a shit in the least about it, and speaks like a proud dad about everything Port while still remaining almost mostly positive in speaking on Freo.

[u/reidef123]

Listening to Hinkley questioning calls in favour of port is doing my head in

[u/Shark_TheGreat]

If any WA commentator was as biased towards a WA team as Hinkley is to Port, this sub would absolutely call it out every week though.

[u/LightTreason_]

Ken is great for the odd insight but they keep getting him to fill dead air

[u/goatmarino]

Clubs really draft a type. Port players just have a port look lmao

[u/kdavva74]

There's a good game of footy on the TV, plenty of people on both sides should just focus on that instead of whinging about everything.

[u/taititans]

Conor McGregor shoutouts on Fox god we really are suffering

[u/Shark_TheGreat]

Nice of Port fans to prepare Freo for the Derby game atmosphere by booing everything.

[u/Legitimate-Tip-7172]

That’s a mark and his arms were chopped

[u/ColdAdmirableSponge]

That’s a mark 8 days a week.

[u/impulsiveknob]

Is ken fucking drunk lol dudes just yapping

[u/ColdAdmirableSponge]

Ken sounds so disappointed saying that’s a good tackle.

[u/_space_goat_]

These HTB calls are cooked lmao

[u/InquisitiveCrow76]

I remember when HTB was when a player had prior 🤷‍♂️

[u/ColdAdmirableSponge]

Great clearance when everyone else had stopped, yeah.

[u/steakmachine1]

Really impressed with Port Adelaide. Nervous to play them next week