Match

West Coast Eagles vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 10 Sep 2016

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs Round 1 clash.

59:33

Outs for Eagles: L.Jetta

59:34

Ins for Eagles: M.Brown

59:35

Outs for Bulldogs: F.Roberts, W.Minson, N.Hrovat, K.Stevens, B.Williams

59:36

Ins for Bulldogs: E.Wood, J.Stringer, J.Roughead, T.Liberatore, J.Macrae

00:00

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

00:10

The Dogs have won the contested possession count by 14 per game this season, the best differential of any team. They won this count by 39 when they met the Eagles in Round 11, their third best differential in any game this season.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:59

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)

04:09

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jordan Roughead)

04:11

The Bulldogs recorded a kicking efficiency of just 46 per cent against the Dockers in Round 23, the lowest percentage by any side this season. They are kicking at just 31 per cent early in this game.

05:20

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

07:39

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

07:41

West Coast has scored just seven points per game this season from forward 50 intercepts, the fewest of any finalist.

09:45

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

09:47

The Dogs have conceded just 20 points per game this season from forward half turnovers, the second-fewest of any side. They have conceded 12 points from this source early in this game.

12:57

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)

12:59

The Dogs have won 19 intercept possessions per game in attacking midfield this season, the fewest of any finalist. They have already won five early in this game with their fifth launching their first goal.

14:35

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

15:23

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)

15:25

Both teams have launched their goals from forward half intercepts.

17:25

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

18:56

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

18:58

The Dogs have scored from 12 per cent of kick-ins this season, the second-highest percentage of any side.

21:18

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)

21:20

The Dogs lead the clearance count by just one but they have generated five scores to none from this source.

23:20

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

24:49

Eagles Interchange - Scott Lycett off due to an injury.

29:12

The Dogs lead the contested possession count by 12 with Luke Dahlhaus leading the way with seven, four more than any other Dog.

29:25

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

29:55

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

30:05

The Dogs won the contested possession count by 10 and the tackle count by eight in the first quarter. They have lost the tackle count by six per game this season, the fourth-worst differential of any side.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

01:18

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

04:09

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

04:11

The Dogs have booted a goal from just 23 per cent of forward 50 entries this season, the lowest percentage of any finalist. They have booted a goal from 38 per cent of forward 50 entries in this game.

07:22

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh Hill)

09:00

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)

09:02

Caleb Daniel has won an equal quarter-high four disposals with two of them assisting goals for his team.

10:21

Bulldogs Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.

10:37

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)

10:39

Caleb Daniel is up to three score assists, two more than West Coast.

12:16

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)

13:15

Bulldogs Interchange - Lin Jong and is possibly out for the game.

14:09

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)

14:11

The Dogs have gone inside 50 five times this quarter and they have generated a score from all of these. They have generated a score from 43 per cent of forward 50 entries this season, the lowest percentage of any finalist.

16:14

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

20:19

Bulldogs Interchange - Matthew Boyd off due to the blood rule.

21:58

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mitchell Brown)

22:00

Mitch Brown boots a goal with his first disposal for the game. The Eagles have now scored 21 points from forward half intercepts.

26:52

The Dogs have failed to score from their last seven inside 50s.

27:11

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

27:21

Marcus Bontempelli has been quiet, recording just six disposals to half-time, but the has applied a team-high 15 pressure acts.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:20

Tom Barrass grabbed a career-high six intercept marks against the Crows in Round 23. He is up to three in this game.

04:03

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

05:10

The Dogs lead the inside 50 count 6-1 this quarter but they lead the quarter by just one point.

05:36

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

05:40

Jason Johannisen has recorded three inside 50s this quarter, two more than the Eagles.

08:39

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

08:41

The Dogs have recorded 23 disposals in the forward half this quarter, 22 more than West Coast.

10:28

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)

10:30

The Dogs have won six intercept possessions in attacking midfield this quarter and launched a goal from two of these.

16:25

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

17:45

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)

17:47

West Coast has launched all four of its goals from forward half intercepts.

18:57

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

20:21

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)

23:34

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

23:36

The Dogs have launched 27 points from the defensive half, 25 more than West Coast.

25:32

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jordan Roughead)

25:34

Caleb Daniel is up to a game-high seven score involvements.

28:48

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)

30:35

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

31:51

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

32:01

Luke Shuey has won 11 hardball-gets, a career-high. His previous high was eight against Melbourne in Round 18 this season.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

01:38

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

01:40

The Dogs have outscored their opposition by six points per game from clearances this season. They have outscored West Coast by 27 points from this source.

04:19

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

04:21

Josh Kennedy wins his first clearance which launches his team's first goal from this source.

06:09

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)

06:55

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)

08:07

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

08:09

Marcus Bontempelli has gained 148 metres this quarter, double any other player.

10:17

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

12:21

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

12:23

From Round 16 to Round 23, the Dogs kicked 40 per cent of their goals from marks, the fourth-lowest percentage of any team. They have kicked 57 per cent of their goals from marks in this game.

12:30

Caleb Daniel's five goal assists is the equal most recorded by a Dog and the most since Round 10, 2009.

16:16

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)

17:20

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

21:54

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

25:07

Caleb Daniel is up to a career-high 32 disposals. His previous high was 29 against Hawthorn in Round 3 this season.

26:51

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

28:11

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

29:59

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

30:09

The Dogs won the contested possession count by 23, their seventh best result in any game this season.