Pre Game
00:00
In matches against top-eight teams this season, the Eagles have lost their five matches by an average margin of 75 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:06
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
05:20
The Bulldogs have been the second-best first-quarter team this year, outscoring their opponents by 89 points in these terms. Only Melbourne has a better differential ( 132 points in first quarters).
06:19
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GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
06:27
The Eagles have scored the first goal of the match following a chain of uncontested marks all the way down the field. The Eagles have taken 19 marks compared to just the two to the Bulldogs.
08:07
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
10:43
The Bulldogs have missed their first three shots at goal tonight. They have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of 46.1% this season, down on their 2021 average of 48%.
12:15
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
13:19
Aaron Naughton has scored the opening goal for the Bulldogs with a scoring chain originating from a defensive 50 intercept. Naughton has been a first-half specialist this season, with 18 of his 26 goals for the year all being scored before half-time.
13:51
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
17:26
West Coast has already accumulated 35 marks for the quarter - just three of their most in any quarter this season. The most marks taken in a quarter by any side this season is 48 (Geelong, Round 8 v GWS).
17:47
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
19:25
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GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
20:43
West Coast has scored their first goal of the match sourced from a centre bounce stoppage. This has been an area that the Eagles have done well in this season, averaging the fourth-most goals from this source in 2022.
20:51
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
22:48
Eagles Interchange - Jamaine Jones off due to the blood rule.
24:57
The Bulldogs are making the most of their dominance at stoppages in this opening term. They lead clearances nine to four currently, and most importantly, three of the first four goals have been sourced from these events.
26:05
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
28:25
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Taylor Duryea)
29:44
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GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
31:52
From the 20-minute mark of the first quarter, the Bulldogs generated nine of the last 10 inside 50s for the quarter. The Bulldogs scored three goals from these nine entries, whilst the Eagles also scored a goal from their sole entry in an efficient period.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:23
West Coast has not won a second-quarter all season. They have only scored 13 goals in second terms this season - nine fewer than the second-lowest scoring side, the Bulldogs.
02:47
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
04:28
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BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
05:55
The opening goal of the quarter for the Bulldogs was again sourced from a stoppage. The Bulldogs scored 32 points sourced from stoppages in the opening term - their best result in a quarter this season.
06:02
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
07:45
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BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
08:35
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BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
09:10
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Alex Keath)
09:53
Alex Keath's first goal of the season comes on the back of brilliant follow-up work. Keath recorded four disposals in the scoring chain that originated from a kick-in. This is Keath's fourth career goal in his 77th match.
11:52
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BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
13:52
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern off due to an injury.
13:59
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GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
14:39
The Eagles have won the last six clearances of the match, and they have also won all four centre clearances this term in a strong response following a poor first quarter. Their field kicking has been poor this term, recording a kicking efficiency of 43% so far.
16:10
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
18:55
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
19:29
A key feature for the Bulldogs this season is that they have played on immediately from 33.3% of their marks this season, the highest percentage of any side. They have played slower and more deliberate tonight, playing on from just 14% of their marks.
20:50
Jeremy McGovern has been medically-subbed out of the match for the Eagles and has been replaced by Josh Rotham.
24:18
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GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
24:34
Jack Darling has scored a season-best three goals before half-time. Darling has taken four of the five marks inside 50 for the Eagles tonight. The Eagles have scored four goals straight from their set shots.
25:57
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
27:03
The Eagles, who rank third-last for defensive 50 scores this season, have scored two goals launched from this zone tonight. They have only scored more than two defensive 50 goals once this season (Round 4 v Collingwood).
27:19
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
28:54
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BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
30:33
The Bulldogs enter the main break with their largest first-half score for the season, and their highest-scoring first half against the Eagles since 2008.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:56
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
03:35
The Bulldogs are comfortably in control of the territory contest, generating 15 more inside 50s than the Eagles. West Coast has lost the inside 50 count by 20.2 per game – ranked last in the league.
04:13
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
06:32
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
07:25
Tim Kelly has provided the Eagles with a consistent presence, leading his side in disposals (23), contested possessions (10), clearances (five), and score involvements (six). His most contested possessions in a match this season is 13.
09:45
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
10:44
Bailey Williams has kicked multiple goals for the second week in a row - a feat he has only achieved one other time in his career (Rounds 14 and 15, 2008). Williams has never scored three goals in a match.
14:09
The Bulldogs have won the first seven clearances of the quarter. The Bulldogs rank #1 for clearance differential this season, winning an average of seven clearances more than their opposition per game.
15:32
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GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
16:38
Jack Darling has now booted his fourth goal of the match, taking his career tally against the Bulldogs to 45 goals. He has only scored more goals against Fremantle (46 goals) despite playing three more matches against their state rival.
18:43
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
19:00
Marcus Bontempelli has scored his first goal of the match from his third shot at goal. Bontempelli has played over 43% of the match tonight as a forward and has also attended 14 of a possible 23 centre bounce stoppages so far.
20:04
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GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
23:46
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
24:20
Caleb Daniel has his second goal assist for the match and is playing a typically efficient match. Daniel has won 18 disposals at 94% efficiency, and has generated the second-most metres gained with 391. Daniel averages 24.7 disposals against the Eagles over his career, his third-most disposals against any opponent.
26:03
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
27:58
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
29:29
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Robbie McComb)
32:20
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
32:26
A 50 point third quarter for the Bulldogs, their second-highest scoring quarter for the season and their best quarter against the Eagles since 2008. The Bulldogs generated the last nine inside 50s of the quarter and conceded only one inside 50 to the Eagles in the last 17 minutes of the term.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:21
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GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
01:59
A few historical records are a chance of being beaten by the Bulldogs in this final term. The Bulldogs' greatest ever win against the Eagles is 70 points (1998 Qualifying Final). Additionally, their highest score against the Eagles is 22.10 (142) coming in Round 18, 2002.
03:12
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
04:54
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Anthony Scott)
07:52
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Alex Keath)
08:17
The Bulldogs have won 14 more forward-half groundballs than the Eagles tonight. The Bulldogs have won an average of 19 more groundballs than their opposition over the last four rounds - ranked No. 1 in this time.
08:38
Eagles Interchange - Josh Rotham off due to the blood rule.
09:41
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GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
12:24
The Eagles conceded 79 points from stoppage last round against the Giants - the most they have ever conceded in a match. Tonight they have conceded 71 points from this source.
14:40
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
15:20
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
15:47
The Bulldogs have scored 7.5 (47) from attacking midfield chains with 38% of their total shots being launched from this zone. 35.1% of the Bulldogs’ score this year has been recorded from this zone – the highest percentage of any side.
18:03
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BEHIND - Eagles (Isiah Winder)
19:49
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
21:02
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BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
21:37
Tom Liberatore has won the most first possessions from a stoppage tonight with 11. Liberatore has had a total of 25 around the ground stoppage first possessions since Round 7 – ranked second in the AFL.
22:57
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
24:32
The Bulldogs have scored 52 more points than the Eagles from turnovers tonight. The Eagles have been outscored by 55.4 points per game from intercept possessions at Optus Stadium this season.
27:51
The Bulldogs have taken a season-high 20 marks inside 50 tonight. In the last four rounds, West Coast has conceded 18 marks per game in its defensive 50 – ranked last.
32:28
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GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
33:52
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
33:53
A historic night for the Bulldogs, recording both their greatest winning margin as well as their highest ever score against the Eagles. The Bulldogs generated 31 more inside 50s and won 28 more contested possessions.