The Eagles were gifted a first-term major by a boundary umpire error when Jake Waterman collected the ball clearly outside the line before passing to Petruccelle, who converted.

Dixon’s influence continued in the second quarter when he again outmarked Tom Barrass and kicked his third goal - the first in a four-goal burst from Port which broke the game open.

The Power surge, which included ex-Richmond ruck Soldo’s first goal for his new club, created a five-goal buffer and the home side led by 31 points at halftime, 9.10 to 5.3.

Port’s advantage blew out to 43 early in the third quarter after goals from Rozee and Willem Drew but just when the Eagles appeared down for the count, they briefly rallied.

West Coast stalwart Jack Darling goaled, co-captain Liam Duggan followed with a classy finish and fellow skipper Oscar Allen then hit the post with a set-shot which would have reduced the deficit to 24.

Instead, the visitors trailed by 32 points after a third term punctuated by an injury to Port’s Jed McEntee, who was concussed when his head hit the ground after a marking collision with the Eagles’ Williams.

Port, before a home crowd of 34,078 spectators, then outscored the visitors five goals to three in the final quarter.

-AAP