Port Adelaide star Jeremy Finlayson kicks FIVE goals to beat Hawthorn

Port Adelaide’s Jeremy Finlayson has kicked five goals in a 55-point belting of Hawthorn which creates a club record AFL winning streak.

The second-placed Power’s 23.13 (151) to 14.12 (96) rout at Adelaide Oval on Saturday is their ninth consecutive victory – bettering their eight-straight wins in the seasons of 2002, 2003 and 2014.

Finlayson played a huge part in the drubbing, to cap off a remarkable week after his wife Kellie got a major boost in her cancer battle.

The mother-of-one, who is battling a stage four terminal diagnosis, has seen the severity restaged to a lesser level following chemotherapy. 

She is not cancer free, but it is a hugely positive step for the young family. 

Jeremy Finlayson kicked five goals in the 55-point victory at Adelaide Oval

Port also logged a series of scoring benchmarks against the Hawks, who were woeful in the first half and trailed by 82 points at the long break.

The Power romped to 9.3 at quarter-time – their biggest score in an opening term at Adelaide Oval, and their highest in any game since 2009.

Port booted another seven goals in the second quarter for a 16.9 (105) total – their highest halftime score ever, surpassing the previous best of 15.5 (95) against Richmond in 2002.

The Power’s 82-point halftime lead was also a record for Ken Hinkley’s club. Midway through the third term, the hosts were 96 points up.

But the Hawks stemmed the bleeding by kicking eight of the last 10 goals of the game.

The only bright spot in Hawthorn’s dismal first half was Luke Breust kicking his 500th career goal, joining Leigh Matthews, Jason Dunstall and Jarryd Roughead as Hawks to reach that milestone.

Port’s Finlayson booted four goals in the opening quarter and his five for the match equalled his career-high.

It caps off a dream week after his wife Kellie’s cancer battle took a positive turn

Fellow forwards Todd Marshall (five goals) and Junior Rioli (four goals) also matched their career-best hauls.

Port’s midfield duo of Connor Rozee (29 disposals, 13 inside-50s, one goal) and Zak Butters (26 touches, one goal) continued their fine form, while Brownlow medallist Ollie Wines collected 24 possessions and halfback Dan Houston’s 20 disposals featured two long goals.

Hawthorn’s Breust finished with five goals in a standout display for his 16th-placed club and Mitch Lewis slotted three majors.

Hawk on-baller James Worpel gathered a match-high 35 disposals while former Power pair Jarman Impey (33 touches, one goal) and Karl Amon (25, one goal) battled gamely against the Port tide.