Match

Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle

Commentary / 29 Jun 2023

Pre Game

00:00
Tim English becomes the 135th player in the Bulldogs history to record 100 matches for the club this afternoon. When English has been involved in a Centre Bounce for the Bulldogs this season, they are 15 per cent more likely to win the clearance, making him the eighth best player in the AFL in this regard.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:42
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
05:35
The Bulldogs are locking the ball in their forward half by repeatedly intercepting the Dockers coming out of defence. All four of their intercept possessions have been recorded in their forward half, allowing them to spend 93 per cent of the game in their forward half to this point and record the first six inside 50 entries of the match.
11:47
The gap in kicking efficiency is the telling factor in the early stages of this match. The Bulldogs are kicking at 88 per cent efficiency, compared to just 58 per cent efficiency for the Dockers by foot.
12:13
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
13:53
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is the only player that has been targeted when the Bulldogs have kicked into their forward 50, drawing four targets so far. The Dockers are yet to record a target in their forward 50. Ugle-Hagan has recorded 47 inside 50 targets since Round 10, the third-most of any player in the AFL in this six week period.
14:48
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Hannan)
16:59
Fremantle are getting to the ball first at the stoppages, winning the hitout count 9-3 and the stoppage first possession count 8-4, however the Bulldogs pressure rating of 271 at the stoppages is allowing them to win the ball off the Dockers and lead the clearance count 7-4.
18:32
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
19:04
Fremantle go coast-to-coast for their first goal of the game, after their first nine possession chains launched from their defensive 50 failed to transition to their forward 50. They have been outscored by two points per game from scoring chains launched in defensive 50 since Round 10, ranked 13th in the AFL in this metric.
20:20
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
26:25
Both sides are kicking accurately to start this match, scoring a goal from each of their first three scoring shots. Since their last meeting in Round 6, the Dockers have recorded a goal from 65 per cent of their scores, the highest goal scoring accuracy of any side. In the same period, the Bulldogs rank 17th having recorded a goal from 54 per cent of their scores.
28:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
30:22
The Bulldogs win the clearance count by an average of 3.6 per game in 2023, ranked second in the league. They are leading this count 13-7 at quarter time, but their inability to score from this source is also following their season long trend, as their 29 points per game from this source ranks them 14th in the AFL in 2023. They averaged 37 points per game from clearances in 2022, ranked second last year.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
03:35
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
04:53
Jye Amiss gets the first goal of the second term and the Dockers third goal from a shot taken in general play. Fremantle average 32 points per game since Round 10 from general play shots at goal, ranked 13th in the AFL.
05:19
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
06:18
Conversely, Cody Weightman's goal makes it three goals out of four from set shots for the Bulldogs in today's match. The Bulldogs average 54 points per game from set shots since Round 10, ranked equal second in the AFL from this shot type.
07:40
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
09:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
10:18
That goal came from Jamara Ugle-Hagan's eighth inside 50 target in the first half. No other player on the ground has been targeted inside 50 more than once.
11:26
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
14:35
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
15:47
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
18:55
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
20:06
The Dockers have outscored the Bulldogs 25-2 from possession chains launched in their defensive half in the first half of today's match. The Dockers average 30 points per game from this zone in 2023, ranked ninth.
20:58
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
24:19
The Dockers have recorded 57 marks to the Bulldogs 27 in the first half of today's match. The margin of 30 in this count would be both a half-time season best for Fremantle and a season worst for the Bulldogs in this metric.
25:54
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
29:32
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
30:40
Since Round 12, the Bulldogs have taken 15.7 marks inside 50 per game, the highest average of any side in this category. Marcus Bontempelli gets his first goal of the game from the Bulldogs eighth mark inside 50 of today's match. The Bulldogs have scored 72 goals from marks in 2023, the fifth-lowest figure of any side this season.
32:02
The Bulldogs lead has been established from their clinical punishment of the Dockers turning over the ball in their back half. the Bulldogs have converted five of their eight forward half intercept possessions in the first half to goals. Comparatively, the Dockers have converted just one out of 11 forward half intercepts into a goal.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:58
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
05:20
With his first disposal of the second half, Hayden Young notches up 1000 career disposals to become the 2001st player since 1965 to surpass this milestone.
11:13
The Bulldogs have been very methodical with their ball movement to start the second half. They have played on from just 13 per cent of their marks and recorded just 10 handball-receives combined. By comparison, the Dockers have played on from 40 per cent of their marks and recorded 17 handball-receives in a more fluid, attacking game style.
11:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
13:13
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Johnson)
14:11
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Williams)
14:27
The Bulldogs get the first goal of the third term through Bailey Williams to get the margin back out to 10 points for the first time for either side since the Bulldogs kicked the first three goals of the game. That goal was against the run of play for this term, as the Dockers have enjoyed 65 per cent time in forward half this quarter.
18:37
After not being targeted once inside 50 in the first half, Aaron Naughton is the only Bulldogs player to be targeted in the third term, drawing two inside 50 targets from his teammates.
20:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
23:57
Jordan Clark has been a standout this term. He leads all players for the term in disposals (12), contested possessions (seven), metres gained (214), inside 50's (four), intercept possessions (five) and score involvements (two).
24:02
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
30:04
The Bulldogs have scored seven of their nine goals from 11 forward half intercept possession chains. The Dockers have been much less efficient in this metric, scoring just one goal from 20 forward half intercepts for the match.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:14
Rhylee West has replaced Mitch Hannan as the Bulldogs tactical substitute. Fremantle have also activated their substitute, with Neil Erasmus the tactical substitute for Nat Fyfe.
02:15
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
04:16
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
04:32
Michael Walters makes it four goals for the match and his 15th straight from a set shot in 2023. He is the only player in the Top 50 players for total goals this season who is yet to kick a behind from a set shot or from a shot at goal from the corridor.
06:41
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
08:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
10:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
11:56
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
12:22
After kicking just one goal from a clearance chain in the first three terms, the Bulldogs have scored back-to-back-to-back goals from this source to regain a 16-point buffer. Fremantle have conceded just 27 points per game to their opponents from clearances since Round 10, the best defensive record of any side from this source
14:48
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
15:06
In the first three quarters, the Bulldogs won three and lost seven of their 11 offensive one-on-one contests, two of which were won by Jamarra Ugle-Hagan. Since three quarter time, they have won three and lost just one attacking one-on-one from just six contests, thanks to a much improved display from Aaron Naughton who has won two one-on-one's this term.
17:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jack Macrae)
18:27
Liam Henry has equalled his career-high disposal tally with 32 in today's match, which he set last week against Essendon.
20:14
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
21:43
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
23:12
Jye Amiss also equals a career-high figure in today's match with his fourth goal, which he recorded against Richmond in Round 13. He has now kicked 21 goals since the start of Round 8, the equal third-most of any player in the AFL in this period of the season.
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Bailey Dale)
27:49
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
28:33
The Bulldogs have scored seven of the last eight goals in the final term to run away with this match. They have converted all three of their possession chains won inside their forward 50 into goals, and converted two of their four centre bounce clearances in this term to goals to separate them from their opponents.
30:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
31:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
32:33
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
32:58
With his 18th disposal, and his first goal of the game, Lachie Schultz ticks past 1000 career disposals, becoming the 2002nd player to reach this margin.
33:49
Fremantle have won the disposal count 405-316 but lost by 29 points. This is the equal 14th largest disposal margin by a losing side, and the second-highest disposal margin of any losing side this season.
34:06
The Bulldogs lost the mark inside 50 count 12-13, however they scored 10.2 (62) to 6.3 (39) from marks to set up their 29 point win. They scored 10 goals to two from forward half possession chains to solidify their advantage in this area and cement their place in the top 8.