Match

Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 22 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions Round 5 clash.

59:33

Outs for Bulldogs: T.Cloke

59:34

Ins for Bulldogs: S.Biggs

59:35

Outs for Lions: T.Cutler, D.Gardiner, R.Bewick, T.Bell

59:36

Ins for Lions: L.Dawson, B.Keays, R.Harwood, R.Bastinac

59:40

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00:00

The Bulldogs have generated 13 percent of their score from defensive 50 chains this season (ranked first), while the Lions have allowed their opposition to generate a score from 15 percent of their defensive 50 chains this season (ranked last).

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:48

The Lions win the opening centre bounce clearance of the game, but unable to convert this into a score. They have scored from just 19 percent of their clearances this season (ranked last).

04:29

The Bulldogs failed to register a score with the first three shots at goal of the game, before the Lions get the first goal, coming from a defensive 50 chain. They have averaged 13 points per game from this source (ranked 13th).

05:40

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

07:02

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)

08:07

Brisbane has been a bit sloppy with its kicking early, registering seven clanger kicks (from just 14 total kicks). The Lions average 23 such kicks per game (the fourth most of all teams).

09:59

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

10:24

An excellent kick from Daniel Rich to set up a second goal for Hipwood from just three inside 50s.. The Bulldogs have generated five shots at goal (for just two points) from six inside 50s.

11:28

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Adams)

12:38

The Bulldogs have allowed its opposition to win five more centre bounce clearances per game this season (ranked last), but get their first goal of the game today from this source.

13:02

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)

13:50

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

14:52

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)

16:11

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)

16:30

Three goals in a row now to the Bulldogs who lead in clearances (7-3) and contested possessions (20-9) in an ominous start to the game.

17:41

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

19:00

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)

19:20

The Western Bulldogs are effectively trapping the ball in their half of the ground. They lead inside 50s 12-3 and have already generated four forward 50 intercepts.

19:47

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)

20:53

Brisbane (and Eric Hipwood) gets its third goal of the game, this time from a chain that started with the Daniel Rich kick-in. Rich has taken 21 kick-ins this season, with 10 of these resulting in an inside 50 (a competition-high).

22:43

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)

23:00

Excellent forward pressure from the Lions leads to a first career goal to Hugh McCluggage. Brisbane has generated 25 percent of its score from chains started in the forward 50 this season, which is the second highest percentage of all teams.

24:55

Both teams have been able to easily generate shots at goal from their forward 50 entries. The Bulldogs have now had 15 shots at goal for a return of 3.7.(25) with five not registering a score. The Lions have 4.0.(24) from just five inside 50s.

29:31

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Lester)

29:40

Brisbane take the lead with another rebound goal to punish a Bulldogs turnover. All five of the Lions goals have come from turnovers.

30:51

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

31:01

The Bulldogs have dominated the clearances (12-5), contested possessions (40-27) and inside 50s (17-6) in a fashion more like their 2016 output.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:49

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

00:59

Four goals in a row to the Lions who seemingly can not miss early in this game. The Zorko goal was their first score to come from a stoppage.

02:49

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)

03:30

Tom Boyd with his first kick of the game ends the Brisbane run of goals. The Bulldogs have scored just 0.4.(4) from their 15 forward half intercepts, and average 32 points from 23 such intercepts this season.

04:28

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Lester)

06:21

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)

07:02

Mitch Robinson has made an excellent start for the Lions in all areas of the game, with game-highs for tackles (four) and score involvements (five), to go with eight disposals at 100 percent efficiency.

08:55

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ben Keays)

09:14

Brisbane now has eight goals from just 11 inside 50s. This season the Lions have scored a goal from 25 percent of inside 50s (ranked 12th).

10:41

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)

12:48

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)

13:57

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

14:11

The Bulldogs continue to dominate inside 50s (25-11), and more importantly now lead in shots at goal 21-8, but continue to waste their opportunities.

14:55

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Adams)

19:44

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ben Keays)

20:14

Terrific play from Lewis Taylor and Ben Keays gives Brisbane its ninth goal from just 12 inside 50s, with all of the Lions goals this quarter coming from stoppages.

20:53

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

22:00

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)

22:39

Mitch Robinson gets some reward for his good first half to give the Lions their biggest lead of the game. In the second quarter they have broken even in clearances and won contested possessions.

23:47

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lewis Taylor)

24:19

Brisbane has now kicked nine of the last ten goals in the game.

24:48

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Claye Beams)

24:59

An amazing burst from the Lions who have four of the last five clearances, had five of the last six inside 50s and kicked four goals in this five minute burst.

27:05

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)

27:45

A bad minute for the Lions with Hipwood limping off the ground as a terrible turnover leads to a goal to Dunkley, ending a six goal streak for Brisbane.

28:10

Lions Interchange - Eric Hipwood off due to an injury.

31:44

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

32:30

In the second quarter, the Lions have a lead in clearances 14-11, but a massive advantage in effective kicks 49-24, with their efficient ball use setting up quality scoring opportunities.

33:34

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

35:49

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

35:59

The 24 shots at goal generated by the Bulldogs is the most a team has had in the first half of a game this season.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

01:55

Bulldogs Interchange - Matthew Boyd off due to an injury.

02:16

Bulldogs Interchange - Josh Dunkley off due to an injury.

03:41

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tom Boyd)

03:57

Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, they have started the third quarter with two more missed shots at goal, having generated the first four inside 50s of the quarter.

05:15

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)

05:36

The Western Bulldogs get their first goal of the game from a forward 50 chain. They have had 11 such chains that have generated just 1.6.(12). Brisbane has one goal from one forward 50 chain.

05:45

Lions Interchange - Dayne Zorko off due to an injury.

06:18

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

07:57

The Bulldogs lead in contested possessions (11-4), clearances (4-2) and inside 50s (6-1) to start the third quarter.

08:31

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Liam Picken)

09:21

Four goals in a row to the Bulldogs now, and all three this quarter have come from stoppages as they get on top in this area.

12:32

The Bulldogs have used the ball far more efficiently this quarter with kicking efficiency of 84 percent (compared to Brisbane 60 percent).

12:52

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)

18:39

The Western Bulldogs have scored 4.6.(30) from set shots at goal compared to Brisbane 2.0.(12), and now lead in forward 50 marks 13-5.

20:16

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Easton Wood)

22:33

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

24:03

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

26:25

The Bulldogs defensive set up has been able to disrupt the Brisbane attacks this quarter, with a 6-2 advantage for intercept marks, and 17-12 lead for intercept possessions.

27:31

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)

28:03

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

28:42

The Bulldogs have continued to not make the most of forward half intercepts. They have now scored 0.12.(12) from 32 such intercepts. Brisbane has scored 1.0.(6) from only four such intercepts.

29:41

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Easton Wood)

30:05

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

30:15

The wasteful Bulldogs still have a massive advantage in shots at goal 34-16. This is the most shots at goal any team has had at three quarter time this season.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:55

An important mark and goal from Tom Rockliff gives the Lions their first goal of the second half, and ends a streak of five goals to the Bulldogs.

03:00

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

03:35

Josh Dunkley has been handy forward for the Bulldogs today with seven score involvements (including two goals and two score launches), and has applied two forward 50 tackles.

07:05

Brisbane getting a good return from regular midfielders playing deep in the forward line with Rockliff, and now Zorko taking contested marks and kicking goals. The Lions lead 12-8 in one-on-one contest wins.

07:11

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)

10:02

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)

11:55

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)

14:36

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)

15:03

Dayne Zorko has been very dangerous up forward (or in the middle) for Brisbane. He has a game-highs for score involvements (10), metres gained (620) and tackles (eight).

16:26

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)

16:51

The Bulldogs take the lead following the 50 metre penalty against the Lions. Brisbane has conceded the most goals by any side from free kicks against this season (11).

18:57

The Lions lead in final quarter clearances (8-4), inside 50s (11-8), and have broken even in contested possessions, as they hang in this game.

22:27

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)

22:46

A bad turnover by the Lions leads to a third goal for Dunkley, and the Bulldogs now have nine of the last 11 goals.

24:48

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

25:21

The Bulldogs have moved the ball well in the final quarter, with four of their five goals coming from chains started in the defensive half, and kicking efficiency in the forward half of 76 percent.

26:35

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)

26:56

After all their problems today with goal kicking, the Bulldogs have now kicked 5.0.(30) from set shots at goal in the final quarter.

28:55

SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)

29:56

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)

30:21

The Bulldogs have now kicked 12 of the last 14 goals, and generated 44 shots at goal, which is the most any team has had this season.

31:16

SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Clay Smith)

31:51

Brisbane falling away in the final minutes of the game, have conceded five goals from the 22 minute mark of the final quarter.

32:45

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

32:55

A wasteful Bulldogs team have turned around a 38-point deficit, with a 13-2 goal second half. They had far more of the play, winning inside 50s (62-44), forward 50 marks (21-8) and shots at goal (45-20).