Pre Game
00:00
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Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:19
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Cameron Pedersen)
07:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Watts)
09:06
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Honeychurch)
12:29
Bulldogs Interchange - Shaun Higgins off due to an injury.
14:20
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
16:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
20:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Mark Jamar)
22:48
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
25:10
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
28:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
29:15
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
05:31
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
06:58
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Will Minson)
08:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)
10:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
11:53
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
19:07
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
20:57
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
28:29
Demons Interchange - Colin Garland off due to an injury.
28:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Viney)
29:22
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:54
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Grimes)
06:38
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Chris Dawes)
09:18
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Mark Jamar)
12:13
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Matthew Boyd)
15:50
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Shaun Higgins)
21:21
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Mark Jamar)
22:35
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
23:40
GOAL BULLDOGS - The Bulldogs get one back as Stringer takes an excellent mark going back with the flight before playing on from outside the boundary line and snapping truly.
25:00
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
25:30
GOAL DEMONS - It is goal for goal at the moment as Liberatore has a brain fade, throwing the ball to his teammate and, from the resultant free kick, Viney pokes it through.
26:45
BEHIND DEMONS - Gawn, with outstanding use of the body, works his way to the front and marks however his set shot is not quite as good finding the woodwork on the near side.
27:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Max Gawn)
28:29
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Bernie Vince)
29:20
GOAL DEMONS - Vince gathers possession at full speed and it is a classy finish from the Demons' star who brings it back on his left foot.
31:29
Demons Interchange - Dean Terlich off due to an injury.
31:30
End to end footy at the moment with both sides desperate to score and stamp their authority in the dying stages of the third quarter.
31:44
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Chris Dawes)
32:20
GOAL DEMONS - The big bodies of the Demons' forwards are really starting to have an impact as Dawes outmuscles his opponent in the pocket before a brilliant conversion from the angle.
33:40
The ball is tied up inside the Bulldogs' forward line with just seconds left on the clock before three quarter time.
33:48
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
33:50
THREE QUARTER TIME - A stunning quarter from the Demons who booted seven goals to three to put their noses ahead and they go into the final change one point ahead of the Bulldogs.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
The final quarter is underway and we are set for a thrilling 30 minutes.
00:55
The Bulldogs have activated their sub with Hrovat on for Jones.
01:30
A lucky break for the Bulldogs with the Morris handball to the boundary line looking deliberate however in the process he has received a push in the back free kick.
03:15
The ball is tied up at centre half forward for the Demons and is not coming out so the ump will throw the pill into the air.
04:10
BEHIND BULLDOGS - Terrific play from Macrae as he bursts out of the middle before hitting Stringer on the lead however his kick for goal number five misses to the right.
04:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
06:24
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Neville Jetta)
07:00
GOAL DEMONS - Jetta is taken high in the tackle by Picken who can't control his frustration and concedes the 50m allowing the Demons' speedster to convert from the goal line.
07:56
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
09:15
GOAL BULLDOGS - We are all square once again at Etihad Stadium as Crameri swings onto his left boot for the Bulldogs' first of the final quarter and a much needed one at that.
10:30
The Demons' sub Barry is injected into the play for Terlich.
10:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Shaun Higgins)
11:09
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
13:45
GOAL BULLDOGS - Miscommunication from the Demons' defence results in a kick inside 50 from Liberatore and it is Hunter, reading the crumbs, who swings onto his left foot to extend the Bulldogs' lead.
14:00
Demons' fans incensed as Darley is paid a free kick for a high tackle just as Melbourne was looking to threaten inside 50.
15:13
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Mark Jamar)
15:45
GOAL DEMONS - Gawn is held in the marking contest with Morris conceding the free kick plumb in front and the big man with the big beard slams it through from point blank range.
16:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Koby Stevens)
17:00
BEHIND BULLDOGS - Stevens somehow finds space in the scrum and lets fly with a snap at goal however he has dragged the kick and missed to the far side.
18:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jack Watts)
18:50
BEHIND DEMONS - Watts leading hard to the pocket takes the mark however from a tight angle he only succeeds in finding the woodwork, hitting the post on the near side.
19:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Colin Garland)
20:20
Concern for Stringer who has come up looking the worse for wear after crashing to the ground.
21:10
All on the line inside time on in the last quarter with scores all tied up as the Demons head inside 50 once again.
21:48
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jack Grimes)
21:50
GOAL DEMONS - Outstanding play from Grimes who gathers the ball around his shoelaces, bursts through the tackle before tumbling a punt towards goal and the Demons hit the front!
23:07
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
23:10
GOAL BULLDOGS - The Bulldogs hit back with the immediate reply as a scrap inside the forward 50 results in a snap at goal via the boot of Bontempelli and we are all tied up once again.
24:55
There are no easy possessions out there with 30 players around this ball up just 20m out from the Demons' goal.
25:40
The umpires have put the whistle away as players from both sides throw themselves into the contest.
26:40
It is a pressure cooker out there as the clock ticks down to full time and the first draw of the season is well and truly on the cards.
27:08
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
28:10
GOAL BULLDOGS - Bontempelli tucked deep inside the forward pocket twists and turns before somehow managing to get a right foot to the ball and his snap clears the line.
29:45
Demons' fans pleading for a free kick as Murphy loses the ball in the tackle however we will have a bounce 60m out from the Demons' goal.
30:35
Pressure off the Bulldogs' defence for the moment as a scrambled kick finds the safety of the boundary line on the wing.
31:30
Viney does brilliantly to wriggle his way out of the tackle however the kick slews off the side of his boot and lands just inside the chalk right on centre wing.
32:28
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
32:30
The Demons have won possession back at half back and have just enough time for one last crack with less than a minute on the clock.
33:30
FULL TIME - Final siren at Etihad as tired bodies all over the park slump to the ground and it is the Bulldogs who fell over the line by 6 points to defeat the Demons in a terrific contest.