Western Bulldogs vs Carlton — Rd 8 2021 Commentary@endsection
Match

Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Commentary / 08 May 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Harry McKay is the most commonly used forward 50 target of any player in the competition. The Blues kick to McKay 35% of the time they go inside 50, which is 12 times per game on average.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:28
The Bulldogs have had the first five inside 50's of the game but are yet to register a score. Matthew Cottrell has had two rebound 50's for the Blues.
05:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jordon Sweet)
05:38
Jordan Sweet registers the first goal of the game with his first career goal. The Dogs finally converted following their sixth consecutive inside 50.
08:14
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
08:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
09:18
Eddie Betts kicks Carlton's first goal with a trademark snap over his left shoulder. Carlton has scored twice from three inside 50's.
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
11:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
12:33
Buku Khamis has had a game-high three spoils in his debut. Khamis is the fourth debutant the Bulldogs have unveiled this season.
13:37
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
14:28
Taylor Duryea has started well for the Bulldogs. Duryea has had a game-high six disposals, four of which have been from intercepts.
14:37
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
16:50
The Bulldogs are using the ball better by foot. The Dogs are kicking at 79% kicking efficiency. The Blues are only going at 58%.
18:10
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
18:38
The Bulldogs kick their second goal from a free-kick following a boundary throw-in. The Bulldogs have had six free kicks to two.
20:00
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Owies)
21:18
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
21:43
The Bulldogs are ranked number one in the competition for clearances. The Blues are matching them in this department. Marc Pittonet has had three of their seven clearances.
23:49
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Newnes)
24:10
The Blues hit the lead for the first time in this game. Carlton lead contested possessions (26-18). Michael Gibbons and Patrick Cripps have each had three contested possessions.
27:54
Carlton plays on 33% of the time after a mark so far this season, more than any team in the competition. They are yet to play on from a mark in the opening term.
29:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
31:30
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
31:44
The Bulldogs are controlling the ball and are dominating uncontested marks (27-7). Aaron Naughton has taken four first-quarter marks.
33:32
The Bulldogs lead at quarter time for the seventh time this season. The Dogs lead inside 50's (18-10) are are kicking at 81% compared to Carlton's 59%.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:10
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
01:32
Josh Bruce has been accurate in front of goals this season. Bruce has kicked 17.3 from set shots in 2021.
03:01
Alex Keath has got the job on Harry McKay. McKay is yet to register a disposal early in the second quarter, despite being the forward 50 target on three occasions in this game.
05:15
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
06:02
Eddie Betts kicks his third goal of the game. All three goals have been snaps from general play.
08:00
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
08:59
The Blues have tidied up their kicking in the second quarter. The Blues are kicking at 88% in the second quarter, compared to 59% in the opening term. Ed Curnow has had four effective kicks this quarter.
10:23
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
10:52
Harry McKay draws level with Taylor Walker at the top of the goal-kicking leaderboard with his 27th goal of the season. Two of Carlton's three second-quarter goals have come from turnovers.
14:47
Carlton has kicked the last four goals of the game and is out to a game-high lead of 12 points. Sam Docherty has a game-high 13 disposals and 354 metres gained.
18:02
Jacob Weitering is winning his battle against Aaron Naughton. Weitering has won two of three one-on-one contests, as well as having four spoils and four rebound 50's.
19:23
The Blues only registered a pressure rating of 1.56 in the first quarter but have increased that to 2.14 in the second quarter. Sam Walsh has had seven pressure acts this term, more than any other player on the ground.
19:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
20:30
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
22:12
The kicking efficiency and uncontested mark count is a contrast to what it was in the opening term. The Blues are kicking at 80% and lead uncontested marks (19-9) in the second quarter.
24:01
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
25:23
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
27:14
SCORE GOAL - Blues (David Cuningham)
28:53
Carlton has scored 26 points from turnovers this quarter. The Bulldogs haven't registered a score from turnovers this term.
29:06
Blues Interchange - Marc Pittonet off due to an injury.
29:11
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Hannan)
30:04
Tom Liberatore is ranked number one in the AFL for clearances, averaging 8.5 per game. He has already had five clearances deep in the second quarter.
31:34
Caleb Daniel has had a quiet opening half. Daniel averages 24 disposals this season but has only had five disposals approaching half-time.
31:56
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
32:33
The Bulldogs trail at half-time for the first time this season. The Blues dominated the second quarter. They controlled the uncontested mark count (24-14) and used the ball better, kicking at 79% to the Dogs' 52%.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:19
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
01:29
The Blues have kicked six of the last seven goals of this game. Harry McKay takes the lead in the Coleman Medal with his second goal of the game.
03:09
Despite Tom Liberatore's clearance dominance in this game, he has spent more time on the bench than any Bulldogs player.
04:35
The Bulldogs have won the last nine clearances of this game. Captain Marcus Bontempelli has had four of the last nine clearances.
07:08
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
08:57
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (David Cuningham)
10:05
Harry McKay started slowly but is starting to dominate this game. McKay has now kicked four goals straight, including two from deliberate snaps from relatively central positions on the ground.
11:54
David Cunningham has been prominent for the Blues early in the third quarter. Cunningham has had five disposals, seven pressure acts, three tackles, and three score involvements this term.
13:56
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
14:55
Adam Treloar kicks his seventh goal of the season to keep the Bulldogs in touch. Treloar has had a team-high six score involvements.
15:28
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
16:22
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Eddie Betts)
16:40
Jacob Weitering is holding down the fort for the Blues. Weitering has taken four contested marks. The Bulldogs have only taken five contested marks as a team.
17:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
21:57
All four of Carlton's third-quarter goals have come from turnovers. The Blues are plus 39 points from turnovers in this match.
23:11
Jack Silvagni's run of injuries continues. Silvagni is concussed after receiving a shoulder from teammate Jack Newnes. Silvagni will be unlikely to return to the field.
23:48
Blues Interchange - Jack Silvagni and is possibly out for the game.
24:22
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
26:20
Josh Bruce kicks his fourth goal of the game. The Bulldogs have kicked eight of their nine goals from set shots.
28:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
29:43
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
30:05
The Bulldogs have surged late in the third quarter. Aaron Naughton has been beaten by Weitering today but converts following his second contested mark of the game.
31:08
The Bulldogs have had the last five inside 50's of this quarter. Jack Macrae has had two of those, as well as a game-high eight inside 50's for the match.
32:10
The Blues threatened to run away with the game, but the Bulldogs rallied to reduce the margin to 14 points. The Bulldogs registered a pressure factor of 2.02 in the second half of the quarter.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:11
Marcus Bontempelli is leading from the front. Bontempelli has had a game-high 25 disposals, 12 contested possessions, eight tackles, and seven clearances.
03:04
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Levi Casboult)
05:41
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
05:59
Adam Saad gives away back-to-back free kicks. The Bulldogs have kicked four of their 11 goals from free-kicks in this game.
08:19
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
08:39
The Bulldogs are biting back and cut the margin to three points. The Bulldogs have had nine of the last 11 inside 50's and five of the last six clearances.
11:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
12:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Owies)
13:15
Jacob Weitering has been immense for the Blues. Weitering has had a game-high 11 intercept possessions, as well as eight spoils, seven contested marks.
13:56
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
16:22
The Bulldogs hit the lead for the first time since the eight-minute mark of the second quarter.
17:15
Patrick Cripps has gone out of the game after half-time. Cripps has only had four handballs in the second half.
18:12
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
18:35
The Dogs have turned this game around. The Bulldogs lead contested possessions (24-13) in the final term. Bontempelli has had six of those contested possessions.
20:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
20:25
The Bulldogs have kicked the last seven goals of this game and appear to be home. They have had 12 inside 50's to five in the final quarter.
23:28
The Bulldogs lead the tackle count (57-43) and have had five tackles inside 50 in the final term. Adam Treloar has had nine tackles, including two inside 50.
24:46
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
25:11
The Bulldogs have dominated the clearance count after quarter time. Marcus Bontempelli and Tom Liberatore have combined for 21 clearances and 34 contested possessions.
26:06
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Patrick Lipinski)
27:18
Carlton was plus 27 points from turnovers at three-quarter time but the Bulldogs have kicked four goals to zero from turnovers in the final quarter.
27:31
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
28:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
29:07
Carlton was the better side for three quarters but the Dogs dominated every department in the final term to run away with the game. The Dogs won contested possessions (36-21) and inside 50's (18-7) when the game was on the line.
30:19
Jacob Weitering did his best to keep Carlton in the game. Weitering had 12 intercept possessions and seven contested marks. Marcus Bontempelli was best afield for the Dogs, with 32 disposals, 12 score involvements, 10 inside 50's, and 10 clearances.