Match

West Coast Eagles vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 05 May 2013

Pre Game

00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:01

Welcome to Patersons Stadium on a glorious Perth afternoon for this battle between the West Coast Eagles and the Western Bulldogs.

00:10

Here we go! Bulldogs with the first foray forward but Glass stands in the way.

00:45

BEHIND EAGLES - Le Cras has a ping to open the scoring but is offline early.

01:21

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

02:02

GOAL EAGLES - Cox finishes beautifully from the so-called 'dead' pocket. Fifty metres out and the set shot is delightful. Eagles by 7.

02:23

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dean Cox)

04:30

GOAL EAGLES - Darling gathers from 25m out after the Cox inside fifty and works it home. Too easy for the Eagles. The boys from inner-west Melbourne need to lift. Eagles by 13.

04:33

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

05:40

GOAL BULLDOGS - Former Docker Nick Lower finds himself on the end of a Will Minson handpass and the Bulldogs get one back.

06:12

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Nick Lower)

07:00

GOAL BULLDOGS - Highly touted draft pick Jackson Macrae wins a free kick in the forward pocket after a high tackle by Masten. The youngsters slots it the delight of the blue, red and white faithful.

08:14

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)

09:00

Much better signs for the Bulldogs. Adam Cooney and former Eagle Koby Stevens are up and about.

10:20

Brennan kicks long and strong and Cox has found more space to mark inside fifty. Where are you big Will?

10:45

GOAL EAGLES - Dean Cox kicks his second from 45m out. Never in doubt.

11:02

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dean Cox)

14:00

GOAL EAGLES - Kennedy marks it 15 metres out on a slight angle. He takes a few deep breaths then walks in and kicks the goal.

14:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

16:07

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

16:15

GOAL EAGLES - Shuey is awarded the free kick for a high tackle. From 35m he puts the Eagles out to a 19-point lead.

19:15

Enormous pressure by the home side and the expectant but wary crowd has finally come alive at Patersons.

19:17

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Sharrod Wellingham)

21:10

GOAL EAGLES - Masten ends up with the pill at the stoppage and somehow finds himself goal side and ramming home a major. McCartney will be furious with the Bulldogs set-up. Eagles by 26.

22:09

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Chris Masten)

24:00

Free flowing contest at this stage. Priddis and Shuey busy for the Eagles. Bulldogs missing targets coming forward.

26:00

BEHIND EAGLES - Shuey wins another free kick for high contact, this time from Boyd. The kick from 40m on an angle is offline.

27:08

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

27:45

GOAL BULLDOGS - Jake-has-it-on-a-Stringer! We heard he could do that. Off the outside of the boot and you can hear the Footscray faithful making bold prophecies.

27:55

The Western Bulldogs needed that goal to stay in the contest at the first break. Eagles with the composure, the targets and the 21-point lead at quarter time.

29:32

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

30:39

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

05:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

07:51

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

12:41

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

14:46

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Cooney)

17:35

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

19:05

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

21:22

Bulldogs Interchange - Jake Stringer off due to an injury.

22:25

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Tutt)

23:31

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

24:38

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

30:42

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:45

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Dylan Addison)

02:07

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

04:21

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

05:15

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

06:37

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

09:03

Bulldogs Interchange - Koby Stevens off due to an injury.

11:49

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

15:59

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

17:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

19:30

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

22:07

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

24:59

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dean Cox)

29:12

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Bradd Dalziell)

31:42

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Liam Jones)

32:28

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:29

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)

03:38

Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey and is possibly out for the game.

05:28

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dean Cox)

06:56

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Liam Jones)

08:30

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

09:31

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)

10:43

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

12:23

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Liam Jones)

14:40

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh Hill)

14:48

Bulldogs Interchange - Nick Lower off due to an injury.

16:30

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

19:15

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

23:01

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

23:27

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

26:35

Eagles Interchange - Jack Darling off due to an injury.

26:51

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jason Tutt)

28:28

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

30:02

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

30:08

The siren has sounded to end Q4.