Port Adelaide Magpies on a roll after upsetting Redlegs Port Adelaide's Graham Johncock, who kicked the winning goal, clashes with Norwood's Mitchell Grigg. THE Port Adelaide Magpies have cast a massive dose of mystery over the SANFL competition after upsetting Norwood by five points in an absorbing battle at Alberton. This was a contest truly reflecting the fierce rivalry between the two clubs with tough, uncompromising action and an unrelenting attack on the body and ball from both outfits. Incredibly, it was the Magpies' first win over the reigning premiers since round 12, 2009. There had since been nine encounters before Saturday's game and the Redlegs had won them all, including a 73-point triumph in the opening round. What the victory has done is stir confusion in the competition given the Magpies have also conquered North Adelaide, who can claim top spot on the ladder with a win over Central District at Prospect on Sunday, as well as seriously challenged third-placed West Adelaide. The Magpies have plenty of ticker and admirable qualities under the guidance of first-year coach Ken McGegor and they were all on display yesterday. Fierce defensive pressure courtesy of a desperate desire to tackle has become the cornerstone of the side and they challenged the Redlegs with enthusiasm and the type of spirit long associated with the Port Adelaide brand. Having said that, the Redlegs were only beaten by a Graham Johncock goal with 14 second left. Redlegs coach Nathan Bassett noted his side did not "play a lot of good footy and we should have won" given they were seven poiints clear with four minutes remaining. Bassett was an angry man after the game and one reason was his team having only three players in the centre square after Mark Evans goalled to put the visitors seven points up in the closing minutes. He said the Redlegs win if they "hold them up," but the home side, with the extra man advantage, secured possession to fire the ball into attack for Josh Thurgood to goal. McGregor claimed the effort was the best he has witnessed from his players in terms of pressure and the one per cent actions. We are definitely playing better football and have made good steps," he said. This win is right up there with the win over North Adelaide and the effort against West. Even when the Redlegs grabbed a 16-point buffer early in the second half, the Magpies refused to submit and their composure and willingness to engage the Redlegs in a physical contest was evident. Magpies Daniel Kulikowski and Sam Gray were outstanding in the midfield and Kory Beard stood firm in defence. The Redlegs struggled to break free of the Magpies' grip although for the first 10 minutes of the final term, when they retrieved a 17-point deficit to grab the lead, they found more freedom and were finally able to use loose men in defence to spark attacking raids. "We had some good contributers but a few too many players who did not provide anything," Bassett said. BEST - Port: Kulikowski, Beard, Gray, Kirkwood, Meiklejohn, A. Young, Summerton. Norwood: Suckling, Stevenson, Kirwan, Zorzi, Phillips, Georgiou. SCORERS - Port: Johncock, Thurgood 2.2, Summerton 1.1, Gray, Rose, Watt, Ah Chee, Hoskin 1.0, Beard, Johansen, Newton 0.1, rushed 0.1. Norwood: Phillips, M. Evans 3.1, Suckling 1.1, Warren, Renouf 1.0, Panos, Zorzi, Fuller, Smart 0.1, rushed 0.3. INJURIES - Norwood: Fuller (shoulder). UMPIRES - T. Philp, C. Bowen, J. Ralston.