Match

West Coast Eagles vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 23 Aug 2015

Pre Game

00:00

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Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:32

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

03:07

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)

05:09

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)

08:33

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

09:39

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

10:04

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)

15:15

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

16:41

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Redpath)

18:48

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

19:58

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Callum Sinclair)

22:01

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

24:30

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

25:19

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

27:08

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

28:11

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)

30:36

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:44

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)

01:20

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

03:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

05:15

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

07:24

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

08:28

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)

11:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

13:01

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Redpath)

14:06

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

16:38

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

18:16

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Callum Sinclair)

20:57

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

23:28

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Stewart Crameri)

24:56

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

25:52

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

27:04

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

28:18

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)

31:04

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

32:30

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

33:52

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:23

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

01:13

Eagles Interchange - Elliot Yeo off due to an injury.

06:17

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Redpath)

09:02

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)

11:55

Bulldogs Interchange - Jake Stringer off due to an injury.

12:22

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

14:20

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

16:18

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

17:14

The Bulldogs needed to capitalize on their 5-3 advantage in the clearances and have! They have created just two inside 50's from this source and now have both their goals from stoppages.

19:24

Western Bulldogs Interchange - Tom Campbell off due to an injury.

20:08

GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

21:18

Western Bulldogs have the momentum at the moment. Despite, losing the possession count and both teams having seven clearances, the Bulldogs have been extremely efficient scoring a goal from 50 per cent of inside 50's in this quarter.

23:31

GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

25:31

Jackson Macrae has lifted in this quarter with eight possessions and three clearances, but his kicking efficiency of 50 per cent is letting him down with 3 clangers.

26:51

BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)

29:11

GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

31:28

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:35

Jamie Cripps averages the second most tackles for West Coast. He has applied six tackles in the second half, but none inside 50.

02:44

BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

04:10

GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

04:24

The Western Bulldogs have struggled to limit the aerial impact of West Coast. Consequently, Josh Hill and Josh Kennedy have taken 12 marks inside 50 and kicked nine goals between them.

06:47

West Coast Eagles Interchange - Murray Newman was substituted into the game for Xavier Ellis.

06:56

GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

08:02

West Coast have blown the Bulldogs away in this final quarter with the last 6 inside 50's and two goals, both of which have come from intercepts in the forward 50.

09:30

GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)

11:07

GOAL - Eagles (Murray Newman)

13:20

Western Bulldogs Interchange - Lachie Hunter replaces Jarrad Grant due to the blood rule.

14:01

GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

15:11

The floodgates have opened in the last, West Coast have created an inside 50 from 100 per cent of chains in the midfield and have converted 57 per cent of these entries into goals.

19:19

GOAL - Eagles (Patrick McGinnity)

21:19

GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

23:02

West Coast has averaged eight individual goal kickers per game, which has them ranked fourth in the competition. Today they have 12 different goal kickers, whilst Lecras, Hill and Kennedy have combined for 13 goals.

23:20

BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

24:49

GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

27:27

GOAL - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)

28:40

It's been an extremely one-sided last quarter. Despite winning less clearances, the Eagles have been extremely efficient scoring 8 goals from 12 inside 50's. This is their second highest score against the Bulldogs in the last eight years.

30:46

BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)

32:12

GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

34:06

The siren has sounded to end Q4.