Match

Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Commentary / 06 Aug 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne Round 20 clash.

59:33

Outs for Bulldogs: J.Macrae, T.Liberatore, K.Stevens, J.Adcock

59:34

Ins for Bulldogs: D.Morris, M.Boyd, N.Hrovat, L.Webb

59:35

Outs for Kangaroos: J.Waite

59:36

Ins for Kangaroos: M.Daw

59:40

Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.

00:00

The Western Bulldogs are ranked first in the league for uncontested possessions this season. They average 272.2 per game, over 20 more than any other side.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:25

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Ben Brown)

08:30

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)

10:08

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Brent Harvey)

10:43

The Bulldogs lead the inside 50 with six yet they have not been able to score a goal from these entries. North have scored two goals from their four entries.

12:52

The Dogs have only registered the one tackle so far this quarter in comparison to the Roos who have laid five.

13:19

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jordan Roughead)

16:58

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Ryan Clarke)

17:59

North are beginning to get on top at the stoppages, leading the clearances by two in the last ten minutes.

18:30

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Mullett)

19:08

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

19:53

Bulldogs Interchange - Clay Smith and is possibly out for the game.

21:52

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

22:02

The Western Bulldogs are now goalless from their first 12 inside 50 entries. They have scored four behinds, with three of those coming from set shots.

23:59

Jamie MacMillan has had the most disposals so far this match, recording 10 first quarter disposals as well as taking three marks.

25:39

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

25:49

Tory Dickson kicks the Dogs first goal of the match, his 22nd for the season. He leads the Bulldogs in metres gained with 270.

27:06

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

03:13

Kangaroos Interchange - Ben Brown and is possibly out for the game.

05:38

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)

06:56

Caleb Daniel gives the Dogs the lead, kicking a goal following a mark inside 50. The Dogs now have five marks inside their forward 50 whereas North have only taken two.

09:30

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

10:45

Matthew Boyd has been a prolific inclusion to the Bulldogs side this week. He is the leading Bulldogs disposal winner with 10 and has had a team-high three score involvements.

11:10

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

13:10

Since scoring the first two goals of the match, North Melbourne have not scored a goal in over 30 minutes of playing time.

19:54

Nick Dal Santo has had a great second quarter. He has collected ten disposals, three clearances and five contested possessions.

21:33

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Nathan Hrovat)

22:42

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Drew Petrie)

23:33

Todd Goldstein is dominating the ruck contests for North Melbourne. He has had 18 hitouts, with five of those directly to a teammates advantage. North lead the hitouts by 17 in the match.

24:05

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

27:00

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

27:10

North Melbourne fail to kick a goal in the second quarter, whilst the Bulldogs boot three goals. This is just the third time this season that North Melbourne have failed to kick a goal in a quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:06

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Zaine Cordy)

07:07

The Bulldogs have started the third quarter with ferocity. They lead the inside 50s six to three, the clearances four to two and have laid four more tackles to begin the second half.

08:22

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Majak Daw)

09:23

Following a strong contested mark, Majak Daw kicks the first goal for North Melbourne since the tenth minute mark of the first quarter.

10:36

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)

10:47

Johannisen boots a long range goal following a clearance from the Western Bulldogs in their defensive midfield. This is the third goal from a stoppage for the Dogs, despite losing the hitout count by 20.

15:14

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Lindsay Thomas)

17:48

SCORE BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jed Anderson)

18:39

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)

19:17

Lachie Hunter kicks his first goal of the match following some great tackling pressure on the North Melbourne defenders by Picken. The Dogs have laid 10 more tackles than North this quarter.

21:53

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Zaine Cordy)

25:06

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lukas Webb)

25:08

The Western Bulldogs are now out to a game-high 20 point lead. This is despite them having 58 less disposals and recorded 13 less marks.

27:28

Bulldogs Interchange - Lin Jong off due to an injury.

27:58

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

28:08

The Western Bulldogs had the last nine inside 50s of the quarter, and had the ball in their forward half for 80 per cent of the last 10 minutes. Johannisen has a game-high eight inside 50s.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

03:44

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jordan Roughead)

04:30

Jordan Roughead kicks the first goal of the final quarter following a contested mark inside 50. The Dogs have taken 15 contested marks this match whereas the Kangas have only taken eight.

07:00

Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Ziebell off due to the blood rule.

07:25

Kangaroos Interchange - Scott D. Thompson off due to an injury.

10:56

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Daniel Wells)

11:46

Daniel Wells kicks a goal from a stoppage following some outstanding ruck work by Goldstein. He now has 32 hitouts for the match, with eight of those to advantage.

13:25

Kangaroos Interchange - Ryan Clarke off due to an injury.

13:53

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

14:44

The Dogs have now had 12 scoring shots as a direct result of a North Melbourne turnover. North are going at just 65 per cent kicking efficiency this quarter whilst the Dogs are at 80 per cent.

17:26

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Jack Ziebell)

19:20

SCORE GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)

19:57

North Melbourne kick their first back-to-back goals since they kicked the opening two goals of the match. In the last 10 minutes North are up in clearances by four, contested possessions by 9 and inside 50s by 3.

26:54

North Melbourne have again controlled possession this quarter, yet have not been able to transfer this into scoring opportunities. The Bulldogs defenders have dominated intercept possessions, led by Easton Wood with 11.

28:41

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

28:43

The Western Bulldogs recorded their lowest disposal count this season with just the 337. They average 420 per game, yet still managed to restrict North Melbourne to their lowest score of the year.