Match

Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Commentary / 05 Apr 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:56
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
04:01
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Liam Jones)
05:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
07:23
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
08:46
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
10:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
11:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
12:45
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Bachar Houli)
14:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
15:33
Bulldogs Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Cooney)
20:49
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Liam Jones)
21:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
25:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ty Vickery)
26:31
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
30:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)
32:06
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:01
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
08:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Shaun Higgins)
16:26
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Adam Cooney)
17:24
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
21:30
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)
28:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
29:51
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:06
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Boyd)
02:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ty Vickery)
06:54
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ryan Griffen)
07:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Trent Cotchin)
09:51
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Nathan Gordon)
11:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
17:55
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jake King)
21:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
22:33
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
22:35
GOAL BULLDOGS - Macrae combines with Stringer, who runs into an open goal and drills it. The Dogs lead by 34 points.
24:29
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
24:30
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt takes the mark 35m from goal and he kicks a confidence boosting goal.
25:46
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
25:50
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt runs back with the flight of the ball and marks 25m from goal on a slight angle. He kicks two in a row and brings his Tigers back to within 22 points.
27:08
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Daniel Jackson)
27:15
BEHIND TIGERS - The ball is pushed over the goal line for a rushed behind for the Tigers.
28:50
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ricky Petterd)
29:00
GOAL TIGERS - Petterd is held onto in the goal square, free kick is given. Petterd slots it through, the Tigers are officially back in town!
30:45
The Tigers have all the momentum going into the final break, with enough time left on the clock for a late goal.
31:52
THREE QUARTER TIME - A great comeback from the Tigers as they go into the final break trailing the Dogs by 15 points.
31:59
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
We are back under way for the final term, as the Tigers must kick the first goal of the term to keep them in it.
02:10
GOAL TIGERS - Riewoldt with a sneaky push to claim the mark 25m out directly in front. Jack kicks it straight through the middle.
02:11
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
03:40
GOAL TIGERS - Thomas feeds it out to Jackson, who heads for home. He kicks it. The Tigers trail by just three points.
05:30
SUBSTITUTION BULLDOGS - The Dogs activate Giansiracusa into the game at the expense of Roughead.
07:17
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Daniel Giansiracusa)
07:20
GOAL BULLDOGS - Giansiracusa with a quick kick at goal and that is the steadier that the Dogs needed. Can it be the one that lifts them?
07:28
Tigers Interchange - Reece Conca off due to an injury.
09:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
09:20
BEHIND BULLDOGS - Macrae marks 45m from goal on a 45 degree angle. His kick is offline and through for a point.
11:20
GOAL BULLDOGS - Jones marks inside 50, he has a shot on goal and he gives the Dogs some breathing space.
13:00
To say the obvious, the Tigers desperately need the next goal to keep them in the contest.
14:55
GOAL TIGERS - Vickery runs with the flight of the ball and takes the mark 20m out on a slight angle. Sir Ty Vickery (as he is known to Kevin Bartlett) kicks a goal.
16:30
The Dogs must kick the next goal if they are going to win this game, as the Tigers can sniff a victory here.
18:04
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Ty Vickery)
18:05
BEHIND TIGERS - Vickery takes it out of the pack and has a snap at goal, but it is offline.
18:49
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Ben Griffiths)
18:50
GOAL TIGERS - Griffiths marks 30m from goal, he kicks a massive goal in terms of the game. The Tigers cut the Bulldogs lead back to three points.
20:50
GOAL BULLDOGS - Crameri comes out and marks the ball 45m from goal. A huge kick for his team as he nails it for his second goal of the game.
20:54
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
22:00
The tempo of this game has gone up a notch, as both teams sense that this game is there to be won.
22:35
BEHIND TIGERS - Riewoldt comes out with a strong overhead mark, 40m from goal. He comes in and hooks it away to the right.
22:37
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Rushed)
23:21
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shaun Grigg)
23:25
GOAL TIGERS - Edwards gives it off to Grigg, who runs towards goal kicking it from 20m out and he goals. We have a two point ball game. The Tigers will not lie down.
25:00
This one is going down to the wire, will a new hero be hailed by the end of the game?
25:45
GOAL TIGERS - Conca runs down the wing, he spots Riewoldt on the lead and he takes the diving mark. He comes in from 45m out and kicks his fourth. RICHMOND ARE IN FRONT!
26:02
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
27:30
The next goal will win this game. There is some intense tackling going on at the moment.
28:29
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Daniel Giansiracusa)
28:30
GOAL BULLDOGS - Giansiracusa is taken down by Ellis and the umpire awards a free kick. He takes it from 35m out and he kicks a goal with two minutes left on the clock.
30:00
Some nervous looks in the coaches box at the moment, as the game hangs in the balance with 1:15 on the clock.
30:45
Wood with some great tactics in his duel with Stephenson, in the last line of defence, the ball goes out of play.
31:30
This game is done, the Dogs should win this unless there is a miracle, with 0:07 left on the clock.
32:01
FULL TIME - THE DOGS WIN IT! The Dogs hang on to hold off a fast finishing Tigers to win by two points. What a game!