Star midfielders Zak Butters and Harley Reid provided plenty of physical theatre in Perth -- and Port Adelaide coach Josh Carr loved every second of it.
The Power (4-8) snapped their four-match losing run on Saturday after holding off a fast-finishing Eagles outfit to post a thrilling 11.11 (77) to 10.11 (71) win at Optus Stadium.
Butters won his battle against tagger Brady Hough on the way to 27 disposals and seven clearances, while Reid (25 disposals, seven clearances) came alive in the final quarter with seven possessions and four clearances to almost drag West Coast over the line.
While not matched up on each other for large parts of the match, Reid and Butters made their interactions count.
Reid played it friendly at first, offering Butters a helping hand on the quarter-time siren after the stand-in Port skipper had fallen to the turf.
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