It was on for young and old as Port ran away early to a big win. Mitch Georgiades was the draft night bolter in 2019 when Port Adelaide snapped him up with its second first-round pick of the night. Geelong has its own big inclusion though with Mitch Duncan to play his first game for the season. Port Adelaide got off to a hot start, kicking two goals in the opening three minutes through Charlie Dixon and Zak Butters. We speak with Mitch Georgiades about extending his contract with Port Adelaide. The Bombers tried valiantly all day to keep themselves in the game, but were overwhelmed by the Power’s slick ball movement and strong marking tall forwards – particularly Dixon and young forward Mitch Georgiades (four goals). The Bombers’ loss was compounded by injuries to Jye Caldwell (hamstring), Sam Draper (leg) and Dylan Shiel, who limped off the ground in the final quarter with a knee concern and later appeared on crutches. Many didn’t have the high-flying West Australian as high on their mock drafts after he missed his entire top age year of footy with a nasty quad injury, however, it didn’t take long for him to make a positive impression at Alberton. He’ll run out along side draft bolter Max Holmes, who makes his AFL debut. Dylan Shiel has continued Essendon's injury troubles after he was carried off early in the fourth with a knee injury. You can access more content with Watch AFL. AFL 2021: All the Round 3 teams as they drop. Mitch Georgiades leaps above the pack in Round 5. Georgiades pressed his claim for selection during a strong pre-season campaign and went on to debut in Round 1, kicking two goals. Top-10 draft picks Nik Cox and Archie Perkins are well in the frame to make their debuts in Round 1 as well. Several St Kilda guns including star recruits Brad Hill and Dan Butler could face the axe ahead of the Saints' crunch match against West Coast on Saturday. Follow every game of the 2021 Toyota AFL Premiership Season, Toyota AFL Finals Series, and the AAMI Community Series with access to all the live scores and stats. End-to-end stuff as some beautiful team footy results in an easy goal for Mitch…. The ball bounced forward into the goalsquare and landed in the hands of Dixon, who kicked an easy running goal to give the Power the perfect start to the game. It was an impressive display for the youngster, who is still only a … Dylan Shiel has continued Essendon's injury troubles after he was carried off early…, Nikolas Cox has put a positive twist early in the fourth quarter for Bombers fans as…, It's gone from bad to worse for Essendon with star recruit Jye Caldwell, as well as…, Mitch Georgiades' fourth goal of the match has put the cream on top of a brilliant…, It was third time lucky for Orazio Fantasia who was finally able to kick truly…, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti's classy finish keeps Essendon within striking range, Mitchell Georgiades has pressed his case for selection in the Power's best 22 after…, PORT ADELAIDE  6.1   11.6    15.10    18.11 (119)ESSENDON           1.4    4.7      6.8         9.11 (65), GOALSPort Adelaide: Dixon 4, Georgiades 4, Ladhams 2, Motlop 2, Fantasia 2, Butters, Amon, Houston, Lycett Essendon: Hooker 3, McDonald-Tipungwuti 3, Langford, Snelling, Cox, BESTPort Adelaide: Butters, Dixon, Georgiades, Wines, HoustonEssendon: Hooker, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Ridley, Merrett, Redman, INJURIESPort Adelaide: Marshall (back) replaced in selected side by GeorgiadesEssendon: Heppell (back) replaced in selected side by Gleeson, Caldwell (hamstring), Draper (leg), Shiel (knee), SUBSTITUTESPort Adelaide: Tom Rockliff (unused) Essendon: Tom Cutler (replaced Jye Caldwell), This content is unavailable in your region. With Joe Daniher now settling in at the Lions, the Bombers will be praying for the speedy return of Jake Stringer, who played a VFL practise match on Saturday for the second straight week amid his recovery from an Achilles issue. Zak Butters (36 disposals and one goal), Ollie Wines (38 disposals) and Charlie Dixon (four goals) starred for the Power in their 18.11 (119) to 9.11 (65) win, which followed their 52-point rout of North Melbourne in round 1. Georgiades takes his chanceMitch Georgiades came into Saturday’s game as a late replacement for fellow young forward Todd Marshall and certainly made the most of his opportunity, finishing with four goals, 13 touches and eight marks. Aliir was drafted by the Sydney Swans at pick 44 in the 2013 AFL draft, becoming the first player of Sudanese heritage taken in the National Draft. We speak with Mitch Georgiades after our round 2 win over Essendon. Essendon meanwhile struggled to get their hands on the ball. 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