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Pre Game
00:00
The Bulldogs have generated 32% of their score from forward 50 chains this season - the highest percentage of any side in the AFL.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:20
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
01:30
The Dogs have recorded the first two inside 50s with the second resulting in that goal to Bailey Dale. North has conceded a score from 48% of their opposition's entries this season - ranked 18th defensively.
05:52
The Bulldogs recorded 13 marks inside 50 last round - ranked equal second for the round and their most in any game this season. They have already grabbed three in this game.
06:02
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
08:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
10:12
Easton Wood has taken two marks with both coming from opposition kicks.
11:39
Ben Brown has recorded shot at goal accuracy of 50% this season - a career-low.
12:28
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
12:40
Bulldogs Interchange - Bailey Smith and is possibly out for the game.
15:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
16:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
18:03
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben Cunnington off due to an injury.
18:32
Easton Wood just grabbed his third intercept mark, two more than any other player.
19:56
The Dogs have applied just three effective tackles from 10 attempts for a tackle efficiency of 30%. The AFL average is 65%.
22:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Marley Williams)
22:13
North is winning the clearance count (8-6) but the Dogs have booted two goals to just one behind from this source. The Kangas have conceded a score from 33% of their opposition's clearances in 2020 - ranked last defensively.
22:45
Tim English finished with a career-high 22 disposals in Round 4. He is on track to better that with a team-high seven disposals in the opening term.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:22
Another goal from a clearance to the Dogs. All three of their goals are from this source.
06:37
Robbie Tarrant has grabbed two intercept marks this quarter and four for the game.
07:36
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
07:46
Josh Bruce has booted two goals early in the second term to double his tally as a Dog.
11:08
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Todd Goldstein)
11:18
Todd Goldstein has recorded two kicks with both resulting in a goal.
11:55
Kangaroos Interchange - Tarryn Thomas and is possibly out for the game.
13:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
13:17
The Dogs have recorded a kicking efficiency of just 50% this quarter, down from 64% in the opening term.
13:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
14:04
After recording just seven tackles in the first quarter, the Dogs have applied eight in the second term.
14:19
Bulldogs Interchange - Lin Jong off due to an injury.
15:49
Robbie Tarrant has now grabbed a game-high five intercept marks, two more than all other Roos combined.
16:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
19:31
Hayden Crozier has recorded a team-high six effective kicks to take his season tally to 39 - ranked No.1 at the club.
20:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Shaun Higgins)
23:25
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
23:29
Both teams generated 11 inside 50s in the second term with the Dogs scoring 3.3 (21) to 1.1 (7). The Bulldogs won just one more intercept but outscored the Roos by 14 points from this source (15-1).
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:58
The Dogs have won the first two clearances in the third quarter and the last seven of the game.
02:58
North leads the tackle count 30-28 and they have won seven holding the ball frees to one.
03:29
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
03:39
Todd Goldstein and Tim English have contested 28 ruck contests with the former winning 18 hitouts to six. However, both teams have won 12 clearances from these contests and generated three scores from this source.
06:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Jared Polec)
08:52
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
09:02
The Dogs lead the clearance count 4-3 this quarter with all three scores coming from this source.
11:22
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
11:51
Kangaroos Interchange - Ben Cunnington and is possibly out for the game.
14:02
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
14:12
The Dogs have now booted five goals from 20 stoppage wins. They averaged 17 points per game from this source across the first four rounds - ranked 16th.
16:09
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
16:19
Make that six goals from clearances to the Dogs. It is the most they have scored, and the Roos conceded, in any game this season.
20:33
Josh Bruce has grabbed two marks inside 50 this quarter and four for the game - one more than North Melbourne.
21:02
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
21:12
Josh Bruce has now booted five goals from just six kicks. It is the equal-most goals by a Dog since Round 18, 2017.
24:21
Bulldogs Interchange - Laitham Vandermeer and is possibly out for the game.
24:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
27:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
27:48
North has recorded a kicking efficiency of 74% across the whole ground in the third term - 6% higher than the Dogs. In forward 50 however, the Roos have recorded a kicking efficiency of just 50% - 13% lower than the Dogs.
27:52
Todd Goldstein and Tim English contested 24 ruck contests in the third quarter with Goldstein winning 14 hitouts to four. That is where North's dominance ended with the Dogs winning three more clearances (11-8) and kicking four goals to one from this source.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:23
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Curtis Taylor)
01:33
Curtis Taylor has been a shining light on a dark night for the Roos kicking multiple goals for the first time in his career.
04:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
04:47
It has been a down game for Ben Brown and Cameron Zurhaar. They have both committed an equal game-high six turnovers and failed to impact the scoreboard.
04:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
07:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
07:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Rushed)
08:56
Lin Jong has grabbed three contested marks for the second time in his 64-game career.
10:02
Easton Wood has now grabbed six intercept marks - the equal second-most by any player in a game this season.
11:15
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
11:19
Kangaroos Interchange - Jack Mahony off due to an injury.
12:54
Josh Schache just grabbed his team's 14th mark inside 50 - a season-high for the club.
13:09
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Schache)
17:03
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
17:13
Josh Bruce has assisted one goal as well as booting six for a scoreboard impact of 42 points - the second-highest impact by any player in a game this season.
18:18
SCORE
GOAL - Kangaroos (Cameron Zurhaar)
20:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Kangaroos (Aaron Hall)
22:00
Caleb Daniel was won nine disposals this quarter, gaining 249 metres - 97 metres more than any other player.
22:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
23:52
The Dogs kicked 11 goals to four after quarter-time to win by 49 points, and kept their opposition to fewer than 40 points for the third game in a row.