Match

Western Bulldogs vs Essendon

Commentary / 20 Jul 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
03:35
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
11:09
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Patrick Ambrose)
12:47
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
15:42
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
17:31
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Nathan Hrovat)
19:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ryan Griffen)
21:34
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
24:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
28:57
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
30:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Boyd)
31:30
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
02:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
03:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
05:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
08:25
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Rushed)
10:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Myers)
10:58
Bombers Interchange - Heath Hocking off due to an injury.
14:01
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
14:45
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
17:41
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
18:47
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Matthew Boyd)
20:06
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Travis Colyer)
22:22
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
24:16
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
28:27
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Redpath)
29:32
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
03:01
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
04:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
06:58
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
12:05
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
12:21
Bombers Interchange - David Zaharakis off due to an injury.
13:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
14:53
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paddy Ryder)
21:14
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
23:54
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
26:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jackson Merrett)
28:33
Bulldogs Interchange - Mitch Wallis off due to an injury.
29:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Brent Stanton)
29:53
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
04:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
05:35
Carlisle gathers and spins 30 metres out. He hurriedly snaps for goal but he kicks it out of bounds on the full.
06:39
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
06:40
GOAL BOMBERS - Carlisle comes out on the lead just inside 50 and he takes the mark. Carlisle goes back and sends the kick on its way. Chelsea Roffey moves out of the way before signalling the goal!
08:20
Carlisle has kicked seven out of Essendon's eleven goals. Talk about carrying the team.
08:40
BEHIND BOMBERS - Zaharakis with a hurried snap for goal but he misses to the left.
08:43
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Zaharakis)
09:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
09:25
BEHIND BOMBERS - Chapman has hardly seen it all night. This is his moment. He pounces on the loose ball and snaps, but it is across the face of goal.
10:20
The Western Bulldogs continue to defend but they can't keep this up for another 13 minutes. They need to kick a winning score but are looking like being overrun by Essendon at the moment.
11:10
GOAL BOMBERS - Chapman marks doubling back 20 metres out. He goes back and slots it through. You can't buy experience in that situation. Bulldogs lead by just 6 points.
11:14
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Paul Chapman)
12:19
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cory Dell'Olio)
12:20
GOAL BOMBERS - The ball is kicked to a big pack where the ball falls. Enter Dell'Olio who takes it away and runs in to kick the goal. The scores are level!
12:45
The centre clearances in the final quarter are 3 to 1 in favour of Essendon. The Bulldogs need to steady otherwise three quarters of hard work gets undone.
13:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
14:00
BEHIND BULLDOGS - Hunter marks and gets on with business. He kicks long to Stringer but he is over the line when he juggles the ball for a mark. That's a behind and the Doggies are back in front.
14:49
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (David Myers)
15:00
BEHIND BOMBERS - Myers kicks long to the square for a big mark to be taken, but it's wayward and a behind results. The scores are level once again.
16:35
GOAL BOMBERS - Carlisle is going from zero earlier in the season to hero in the last two weeks. Tonight he could win the game for them. He marks near the square and kicks his eighth.
16:37
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
18:00
Regardless who wins this match, it has been one of the games of the season. It has had it all and perhaps a memorable finish awaits us.
19:49
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
19:50
GOAL BULLDOGS - Griffen breaks two tackles and centres to the goal square where Bontempelli outmarks Dustin Fletcher. Bontempelli kicks the goal and the scores are level once again.
22:39
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Carlisle)
22:40
BEHIND BOMBERS - Carlisle leads and Colyer kicks it straight to him. He has the Bombers fans going nuts! He goes back and sends the kick on it's way but it's very wide.
23:50
GOAL BOMBERS - Chapman marks just inside 50 and he kicks to the square where Winderlich is third man up to take the mark. From 15 metres out Winderlich takes Essendon to a seven point lead.
23:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Jason Winderlich)
25:00
Jack Macrae is the leading disposal gatherer with 29 and that won't change by the end of the game. He is well ahead.
26:30
Time is beginning to be the enemy for the Bulldogs with Essendon running down the clock. There is just over two minutes left and they need two goals.
27:15
Mitch Wallis is spent and he hobbles off the field for a sip of water and a rest.
28:45
The clock ticks down to under one minute and it looks as though Essendon are good enough to hold on and win this match and what a great victory this will be.
30:10
FULL TIME - Jake Carlisle has carried his Essendon side to a seven point win thanks to his effort that featured 12 marks and 8 goals. They consolidate their spot in the top 8 and sit in seventh.
30:11
The siren has sounded to end Q4.