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Pre Game
59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the Western Bulldogs v GWS Giants Round 21 clash.
59:33
Outs for Bulldogs: E.Wood, C.Smith, L.Webb
59:34
Ins for Bulldogs: T.Dickson, J.Stringer, J.Dunkley
59:35
Outs for Giants: A.Tomlinson, D.Smith, S.Mumford
59:36
Ins for Giants: J.Patton, T.Greene, D.Simpson
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:10
The Bulldogs won the contested possession count by 17 per game in 2016, ranked No.1 in the competition. They have won this statistic by just four per game this season, the eighth-best differential.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
04:40
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
04:42
The Giants are yet to start a chain forward of centre. That goal to Jonathon Patton was launched from his team's defensive midfield. GWS have launched 18 per cent of their score from this zone this season, ranked 12th.
07:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
09:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
09:12
The Giants lead the clearance count 6-4 and they have generated the only two scores from this source.
12:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
12:42
GWS have gone inside their forward 50 four times and generated four scores. The Giants have generated a score from 48 per cent of their inside 50s this season, the fifth-highest percentage of any team.
13:49
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
13:51
The Dogs have launched both their scores from their defensive midfield. They have launched just 16 per cent of their score from this zone this season, the lowest percentage in the competition.
16:45
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
18:14
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
18:16
Back to back goals to Jonathon Patton, both from clearances. The Giants now lead this count 11-5 and they have generated the only four scores from this source.
19:47
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Matt de Boer)
19:49
Make that five scores, including three goals, for GWS from clearances. The Giants have scored 14 points from forward 50 clearances, four more points than their season average from this source.
21:26
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Dahlhaus)
21:28
Marcus Bontempelli breaks a streak of seven clearances for the Giants to launch his team's first goal from this source.
23:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
27:42
Nick Haynes grabs his second intercept mark in as many minutes. Haynes has grabbed 24 intercept marks this season, the third-most at the club.
28:36
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Redpath)
28:38
Mitch Wallis has won two intercept possessions with both of them launching goals for his team.
30:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Steve Johnson)
30:41
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:51
The Giants won the ball at the source in the opening term. They won five more hitouts-to-advantage, the contested possession count pre clearance by six and the clearance count by eight, and they outscored the Dogs by 16 points from stoppages.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Travis Cloke)
04:24
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
04:26
Stephen Coniglio ends a streak of four consecutive inside 50s to the Dogs to start the second term and boots his team's second goal for the game from intercepts.
05:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
05:39
The Dogs have won the only two centre clearances this quarter, launching a behind from both.
08:38
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
08:40
The Dogs have dominated this term with 11-1 inside 50s, however both teams have booted one goal each.
10:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
11:26
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Robert Murphy)
11:28
In a reversal of the first term, the Dogs lead the clearance count 5-3 this quarter and they have launched the only four scores from this source, including that goal to Bob Murphy.
13:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Redpath)
15:38
GWS have gone inside their forward 50 just once this quarter and they have recorded just five forward half disposals, 34 fewer than the Dogs.
18:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jake Stringer)
19:01
The Dogs continue to let the Giants off the hook. They gone inside their forward 50 18 times this quarter and generated eight shots-at-goal but booted just two goals.
20:23
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
20:25
The Giants have generated 16 fewer inside 50s this quarter, however both teams have scored two goals each.
22:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
23:40
Phil Davis grabs an intercept mark in his team's defensive 50, his fifth intercept possession for the term, a quarter-high.
24:29
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
24:31
GWS have now gone inside 50 three times this quarter and booted as many goals to draw level on points with the Dogs. The Giants have recorded just seven kicks in their forward half this term, 33 fewer than the Dogs.
25:41
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Travis Cloke)
28:08
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
28:18
In contrast to the opening term, the Dogs won the ball at the source in the second quarter. They won the clearance count 8-5 and generated six scores to none from stoppages.
28:20
The Dogs dominated field position, recording 18 more inside 50s, but were inefficient by foot, recording a kicking efficiency of 48 per cent in all zones and just 38 per cent in their forward half.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
05:10
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Matt de Boer)
05:12
That goal to Matt de Boer was launched from his team's defensive 50. The Giants have launched 20 per cent of their score from this zone this season, the second-highest percentage of any side.
06:26
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
06:28
GWS have booted two goals from Lewis Young giveaway turnovers (clanger disposals) in his team's defensive midfield.
07:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
08:56
Bulldogs Interchange - Luke Dahlhaus off due to the blood rule.
11:16
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Toby Greene)
11:18
The Dogs have conceded 10 goals from 20 inside 50s (50 per cent). They have conceded a goal from 24 per cent of their opposition's inside 50s this season, the ninth-lowest percentage in the competition.
13:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
14:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Dylan Shiel)
15:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
16:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
16:47
Yet another ineffective shot-at-goal by the Dogs. They have recorded a scoring accuracy of 52 per cent this season, the second-lowest percentage in the AFL.
21:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Travis Cloke)
21:58
The Dogs have grabbed 12 marks inside 50 and they have scored 3.8 (26) from these. The Giants have scored 7.2 (44) from marks.
23:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
24:02
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
24:04
Lachie Whitfield is up to three contested possessions and seven disposals this quarter as well as booting that goal, all equal team-highs.
26:35
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Rory Lobb)
26:37
GWS have grabbed four marks inside their forward 50 this term and booted four goals from these.
27:37
That was Stephen Coniglio's third centre clearance this quarter. He is the only Giant to win one and he has won two more than any Dog.
29:40
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Josh Kelly)
30:50
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:00
The Dogs applied a pressure factor of just 1.51 in the third quarter, 0.11 lower than GWS and 0.32 lower than their season average.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
05:22
That was Phil Davis' seventh spoil, two more than any other player, to go with a game-high 10 intercept possessions.
06:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
08:40
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jacob Hopper)
08:42
GWS continue to be efficient inside 50 with Jacob Hopper recording their 22nd score from 30 entries (73 per cent), 25 per cent higher than their season average.
10:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
11:36
Lachie Whitfield grabs his team's 15th mark inside 50. The Dogs have conceded 12 marks inside 50 per game this season, the ninth-fewest in the competition.
12:13
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
14:52
Giants Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to an injury.
15:30
Jake Stringer misses another shot-at-goal by the Dogs. Both teams have recorded 24 shots-at-goal with the Dogs booting nine fewer goals.
16:13
Another hitout-to-advantage to Dawson Simpson, his 14th and 10 more than any other player. Simpson has also applied an equal team-high six tackles.
17:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
24:29
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
24:31
A week after winning the inside 50 differential by 27 against the Lions, the Dogs' best differential this season, they lead this count by 26 but trail the Giants on the scoreboard by 43 points.
26:11
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Jonathon Patton)
27:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Suckling)
29:07
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
29:17
GWS conceded 31 more inside 50s, their worst differential in a game since Round 8, 2014, a game they lost by 111 points.