Match

St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 04 Aug 2018

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jordan Roughead)
02:57
Bulldogs Interchange - Dale Morris off due to an injury.
03:24
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
04:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Fergus Greene)
05:32
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tom Hickey)
06:48
Saints Interchange - Josh Battle and is possibly out for the game.
08:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
10:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
12:54
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
13:26
Bulldogs Interchange - Roarke Smith and is possibly out for the game.
16:02
The match has started on even terms, with the Saints just leading contested possessions 17-16, clearances 4-3 and inside 50s 6-4
16:42
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
18:58
Jade Gresham has continued his strong form early in the match, recording eight disposals and two clearances already
19:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
22:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
23:16
The Saints have been applying superior pressure so far, leading tackles 17-9. Seb Ross leads the charge with three tackles and nine pressure acts.
26:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
27:04
Bulldogs Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
28:24
The Bulldogs' inefficiency has cost them this quarter, equaling the Saints for inside 50s at 11 each, but only five behinds to show for it.
28:32
St Kilda controlled the play for the majority of that quarter, leading disposals 123-86, uncontested possessions 88-53 and a superior disposal efficiency of 75 to 66 per cent

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
01:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
03:29
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Fergus Greene)
06:44
That last inside 50 brought up the Bulldogs' first goal against the run of play, after the Saints had recorded the previous five inside 50s and the last five clearances.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
07:27
The Saints are continuing their control of the match, leading disposals 36-17 and inside 50s 6-1 this quarter.
10:39
Bulldogs Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
12:50
The Bulldogs have had three of the last four inside 50s but again failed to convert, scoring a solitary rushed behind from those entries.
14:28
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lin Jong)
15:55
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
17:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
17:17
The Bulldogs have come to life, kicking three goals in the space of three minutes. Macrae leads the charge with eight disposals and three score involvements this quarter.
20:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
20:47
The Bulldogs have wrestled back the ascendancy at the stoppages, winning the last five clearances. Hunter and Dunkley have had two each in that time.
22:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
24:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
25:17
The Bulldogs have rectified their accuracy in front of goal, booting 5.1 this quarter. They've outscored the Saints by 11 points this quarter despite having two less inside 50s.
27:57
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tory Dickson)
29:18
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:54
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
02:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
03:03
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
04:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
05:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
07:43
The Saints have started this quarter strongly with five inside 50s in the first seven minutes, but have let themselves down in front of goal with 0.4.
10:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
12:39
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
13:01
Saints Interchange - Tom Hickey off due to an injury.
14:51
The Bulldogs have now kicked the last four goals. They have scored 26 points from stoppages for the match, compared to St. Kilda's seven points.
16:54
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Brad Lynch)
17:31
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
18:52
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
19:35
Jason Johannisen has racked up 10 disposals already this quarter. He has 29 for the match and also leads metres gained for the match.
20:26
Bulldogs Interchange - Jordan Roughead off due to an injury.
20:41
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
21:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
23:17
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
23:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Toby McLean)
24:50
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
25:55
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
27:39
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
27:50
The Bulldogs have dominated this quarter, leading disposals by 42, inside 50s by 10 and outscoring the Saints by 49 points. Marcus Bontempelli has had 10 disposals and booted four goals straight this quarter alone.
28:50
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Hayden Crozier)
30:15
Since being goalless in the first quarter, the Bulldogs have booted 14 goals in two quarters. They have also had four players record 20 or more disposals in that time, compared to the sole Saints player in Seb Ross.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
04:03
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
06:29
The Saints have started this quarter strongly, recording the last five inside 50s with a superior kicking efficiency of 20 per cent.
07:39
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
10:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jordan Roughead)
11:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
12:10
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
14:03
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tom Hickey)
16:15
After booting eight goals in the third quarter, the Bulldogs have a solitary behind so far in the last quarter. They have conceded 13 inside 50s in this time.
18:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
19:33
Seb Ross has continued his impressive performance, recording eight disposals at 88 per cent efficiency so far this quarter. He has 13 more disposals than any other teammate.
20:52
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
24:32
The Saints lead inside 50s 17-9 this quarter but has cost themselves in front of goal, scoring 2.5. Jade Gresham and Jack Billings have been the worst accuracy offenders, kicking 0.3 and 1.3 for the match respectively.
25:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:22
Jason Johannisen provided massive run for the Bulldogs, recording a game high 42 disposals and 826 metres gained - over 200 more than the next highest player in Jack Macrae. His 42 disposals is his highest tally this season - 10 more than his next best.