Match

Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle

Commentary / 17 May 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
04:47
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Chris Mayne)
07:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
11:29
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Zac Clarke)
14:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
20:01
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Danyle Pearce)
20:43
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
23:22
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)
25:24
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
28:40
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:23
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Nicholas Suban)
03:22
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
08:50
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
08:53
Bulldogs Interchange - Mitch Honeychurch off due to an injury.
10:06
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
10:37
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
15:07
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
17:42
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
18:41
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
21:39
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
22:43
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
27:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
28:30
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:15
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
01:37
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)
03:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
04:21
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
08:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Danyle Pearce)
10:29
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
11:54
Dockers Interchange - David Mundy off due to the blood rule.
15:01
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Clancee Pearce)
18:23
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)
19:16
Fremantle Interchange - Alex Pearce off due to an injury.
20:30
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
22:06
Fremantle's back line has been effective in cutting off many Western Bulldogs' attacking entries. In their back halves, the Dockers have taken nine intercept marks, while the Bulldogs have taken five. Michael Johnson has taken six of the Dockers' nine.
25:28
GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
28:14
Michael Johnson has taken seven intercept marks, a career-high across his 197 AFL games. He had only taken seven such marks in total this season prior to today's match.
28:50
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)
30:06
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:39
BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
02:36
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
04:25
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
05:07
For just the second time in his 41-game career, Tory Dickon has kicked a bag of five goals or more. His personal best is six goals, kicked against Adelaide in Round 21 2013.
07:33
GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
08:47
Western Bulldogs have capitalised on fast transition into their forward line. The Bulldogs have kicked 3.0 from their three forward 50 entries this quarter, while the Dockers have only managed 0.1 from five inside 50s.
09:22
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
10:56
GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
11:35
Matthew Pavlich has taken his fourth mark inside 50 and kicked his fourth goal. He has now taken 17 marks inside forward 50 this season, placing him equal-10th in the league.
12:11
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
14:09
BEHIND - Dockers (Stephen Hill)
18:50
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
19:38
Tory Dickson has kicked his fourth goal in the last quarter, and has seven for the game. This is the biggest bag of goals kicked by a Western Bulldogs player since Barry Hall kicked 7.2 against North Melbourne in Round 18 2010.
20:51
Western Bulldogs have been able to find much more run-and-carry in the second half. From their back 50 they have been able to take the ball inside 50 11 from 21 times (52 per cent) in this time. They only managed two from 26 (8 per cent) before half time.
21:43
GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
26:42
The last draw at Etihad Stadium was Round 17 2010 between St Kilda 14.3 (87) and Hawthorn 13.9 (87).
27:00
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
28:15
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
28:27
Weight of numbers have prevailed for Fremantle since Western Bulldogs leveled the scores. In that time the Dockers have won six forward 50 entries to two, capped off with a Walters goal to break the deadlock.
29:40
GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
30:26
Matthew Pavlich has iced the game with his fifth goal. This is the 31st occasion from 320 matches that he has kicked five or more goals in a game, and the first time since Round 21 2014 against Hawthorn.
31:23
The siren has sounded to end Q4.