Port kicked with the breeze in the first quarter - leading 3-2 (20) to Norwood 2-3 (15). The strong northerly was worth 3-4 goals.
Port failed to score into the breeze in the second - Norwood kicked 3-4 to lead by 15 points. Port only kicked one with the breeze in the third to Norwood's 2-2. Leading by 19 points at 3/4 time Norwood kicked 8-4 in the final term to run out 63 point winners.
Final scores Norwood 15-13 (103) Port 5-10 (40)
GOALS
Norwood: Jessie Aish 4, Donohue 3, Reinbricht, Clarke, Langford, Baust, Littler, Beilby, Levicki and Gazzola each one
Port: Eckermann 2, Heffernan, Solly, Raikiwasa each one
Best Players
Norwood: Evans, Ramsey, Dalwood, Thomas, Levicki, Allen, Jeffries
Port: Watt, Rose, Heffernan, Scanlon
TOP STATS (FROM CHAMPION) Norwood 366 possessions Port 324
Norwood: Ramsey 32, Evans 27, Jeffries 24, Allen 24, Clarke 23 hit outs
Port: Rose 32, Eckermann 28, Watt 26, Heffernann 24, Scanlon 22, Deprinse 21 hit outs