Match

Gold Coast Suns vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 25 May 2014

Pre Game

00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:35

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Charlie Dixon)

02:20

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Charlie Dixon)

06:25

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)

13:16

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Koby Stevens)

15:59

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Tutt)

19:24

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)

23:03

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)

24:25

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Luke Russell)

26:16

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ryan Griffen)

28:22

SCORE GOAL - Suns (David Swallow)

30:19

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

03:34

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)

07:27

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)

08:18

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Tutt)

11:58

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

13:10

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Cooney)

14:30

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

17:39

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

18:21

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jason Tutt)

24:11

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Gary Ablett)

25:22

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

27:40

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Harley Bennell)

28:45

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)

31:22

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:14

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Harley Bennell)

01:49

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Matt Shaw)

03:58

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

06:13

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

06:49

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Jaeger O'Meara)

08:47

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Alex Sexton)

09:55

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)

11:57

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Harley Bennell)

13:07

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Dion Prestia)

16:52

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)

18:08

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

19:32

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Zac Smith)

21:00

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

22:35

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Luke Russell)

26:16

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Hall)

27:42

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

27:59

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Daniel Giansiracusa)

29:42

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Brandon Matera)

31:48

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:59

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Charlie Dixon)

02:15

BEHIND BULLDOGS - Murphy takes it in the forward pocket and snaps, but he hits the post.

02:27

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)

03:40

GOAL SUNS - Dixon comes through on a strong lead and takes a good mark. From 40 metres out he kicks his fourth and the Suns have not set just yet!

05:40

SUBSTITUTION SUNS - Day has come off for Lemmens.

06:30

GOAL SUNS - A comedy of errors resulting in a goal for the Suns. The handball comes out to Lynch who misses it through his legs. He recovers, is tackled, recovers again and kicks the goal!

06:32

SCORE GOAL - Suns (Tom J. Lynch)

08:20

The Suns could well find themselves in second position after this percentage boosting win. Who would have thought two years ago that Port would be on top with the Suns second?

10:20

Can the Dogs salvage something from this match tonight?

10:52

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Daniel Giansiracusa)

11:10

GOAL BULLDOGS - Giansiracusa runs hard to provide space and take the mark. He sucks in a few deep breaths before going back to slot it through.

11:56

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Koby Stevens)

12:00

BEHIND BULLDOGS - Stevens looks to make it back to back goals for the Bulldogs but he comes up short in the accuracy stakes.

13:50

GOAL BULLDOGS - Griffen is rewarded for wrapping up his opponent and he has the free kick for holding the ball. He takes care of business and the Bulldogs have two in a row.

13:53

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ryan Griffen)

14:50

GOAL BULLDOGS - The Bulldogs win the clearance with Cooney pouncing and swinging it around for a very good centre clearance to forward line goal.

14:51

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Cooney)

17:00

Time to check the statistics with Prestia beating everyone on the field with 34 disposals.

19:00

The Suns have continued on their best season and will have a 7-2 record once the final siren sounds.

21:00

The Bulldogs on the other hand will have a 3-6 record with the finals a long way away from being a possibility.

23:00

The Bulldogs will be hoping for a big finish to this match to close it out on a positive note.

25:00

BEHIND SUNS - Hall's shot at goal from 50 is touched on the line by Fletcher Roberts.

25:09

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Aaron Hall)

25:50

BEHIND SUNS - Matera has the ball again inside 50 and is set for another score involvement. He spins around and fires at goal, but he misses to the right.

25:51

SCORE BEHIND - Suns (Brandon Matera)

27:34

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)

27:35

GOAL BULLDOGS - Dahlhaus takes a flying mark deep in the forward pocket. He takes a few seconds to get his breath back and kicks the goal.

29:20

BEHIND BULLDOGS - Giansiracusa takes the mark 35 metres out and he could finish with three goals in his little cameo appearance. He lines it up but it's a poor kick.

29:22

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Daniel Giansiracusa)

29:55

BEHIND BULLDOGS - The Bulldogs get it back after the kick in and Higgins runs in. He is 35 metres out but he hurries the kick and misses to the right.

30:20

FULL TIME - The Gold Coast Suns have announced themselves as a force to be reckoned with. After leading by 6 points at half-time, they put together 11 goals in the second half to win by 45 points.

30:21

The siren has sounded to end Q4.