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Pre Game
00:00
Adam Treloar averages a disposal every 3.3 minutes of time he spends on the field in 2023. Only Darcy Parish has a smaller ratio than Treloar in this regard this season (3.2 minutes per disposal).
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:41
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
02:12
In his final match of his storied career, Isaac Smith opens the scoring with the first goal of the match. Prior to tonight's match, in the 13 of his 279 career games in which he has played the Bulldogs, he had only kicked seven goals against them, the equal-lowest tally of any side not named Hawthorn.
06:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mitchell Knevitt)
10:16
Brandan Parfitt has recorded his 600th career tackle for Geelong in tonight's match, the 18th Cat since 1965 to reach this figure in this statistic. The Cats as a whole have recorded 17 of the first 20 tackles of tonight's match.
11:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Oskar Baker)
13:10
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
13:40
Tyson Stengle kicks a goal for the tenth game in a row to add to the Cats early lead. He is only one of seven players in the league to have scored a goal in each of their last 10 matches.
14:44
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
14:51
Aaron Naughton gets the Bulldogs on the board with their first goal of the match. He ranks 10th in the AFL, and first at the Bulldogs, for Scoreboard Impact in 2023 (412 points contributed).
16:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
18:25
Geelong have recorded 12 tackles inside their forward 50 zone already in tonight's match. Their season average of nine tackles inside 50 per game is the lowest of any side this season.
19:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Henry)
20:25
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
20:30
Rory Lobb gets the Bulldogs second goal of the game, launched from their fourth defensive 50 chain to generate an inside 50 in tonight's match. The Bulldogs average only seven inside 50's per game generated from defensive 50 possession chain launches in 2023, the equal-lowest average of any side.
22:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Max Holmes)
27:09
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
29:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Oliver Henry)
30:21
With his one inside 50 in the first term, Marcus Bontempelli equalled the Bulldogs all-time record for inside 50's, held by Brad Johnson (1091).
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
02:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jake Kolodjashnij)
03:03
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
05:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
06:52
The Bulldogs errant kicking in their back half has been an issue to start the second term. Their 50 per cent kicking efficiency has lead to the Cats leading the intercept possession count 6-2 this quarter, and spending 77 per cent of this term in their forward half for 1.3 (9) from five inside 50's for Geelong.
07:05
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)
08:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
14:10
Tom Stewart has recorded as many intercept marks as the entire Bulldogs team combined (five) so far in tonight's match.
15:15
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
15:21
Despite recording just three of the first 10 clearances of this term, the Bulldogs register the first goal from this source for the term. Since Round 18 the Bulldogs have outscored their opponents by 4.8 points per game from this source, ranked sixth in the AFL.
18:37
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Shannon Neale)
20:15
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Atkins)
22:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
22:58
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
23:00
Bulldogs Interchange - Aaron Naughton off due to an injury.
23:48
All of the Bulldogs 13 points this term have been launched form their defensive half. They have been outscored by 3.2 points per game from their back half since Round 18, ranked 13th in the AFL.
24:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
25:45
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Oliver Dempsey)
27:27
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
27:54
The Cats kick a goal from their 10th mark inside 50 of the match to extend the lead to a game-high 21 points. This is the fourth time in the last three seasons the Bulldogs have conceded 10 marks inside 50 to their opponents before half time.
29:04
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Poulter)
32:16
All of Tom Liberatore's game-high eight contested possessions in the first half have been from groundball-gets, seven of which have been recorded before a clearance at a stoppage. Only Christian Petracca (219) has recorded more groundball-gets in 2023 than Liberatore (214).
32:44
Geelong's have won the first half pressure battle 200-172 in tonight's match, their biggest half-time pressure lead in 2023. In their previous match this season in Round 12, the Bulldogs were ahead in the pressure rating 192-167 at half-time, which is their best half-time pressure margin in 2023.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:39
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
01:06
The Bulldogs open the scoring in the second half with their first goal of the match sourced from winning the ball in their forward 50. They have outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 points per game from this zone in 2023, ranked fourth in the AFL.
01:56
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Laitham Vandermeer)
03:17
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
03:56
The Bulldogs have won the last five centre clearances in a row, after the Cats won nine of the first 12 centre clearances of the match. More importantly, they have converted each of their last two centre clearances to goals to lead the Cats 18-8 from this source for the match.
08:48
The Bulldogs have kicked six goals from eight shots at goal recorded in general play in tonight's match, compared to the Cats 4.5 (29) from 14 general play shots at goal. The Bulldogs 2023 accuracy from general play of 39 per cent is the third-lowest in the competition. The Cats 2023 general play accuracy of 45 per cent is second-best in the AFL.
09:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Oskar Baker)
11:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Oskar Baker)
14:02
After the Cats won the tackle inside 50 count 12-0 in the first term, the Bulldogs have won this metric since 7-2. The Bulldogs average 10.8 tackles inside 50 in 2023, ranked ninth in the AFL.
15:20
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
18:26
The Bulldogs lead the post-clearance groundball-get count 12-4 this term, after the Cats led this category 26-23 at half-time. The Cats and the Bulldogs both average 61 of these groundball-gets per game in 2023, ranked equal 10th in the AFL.
18:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
19:31
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
21:55
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Oliver Henry)
22:26
Both of Geelong's goals this term have been launched from defensive half intercept possessions. Since Round 16, the Cats have outscored their combined opponents by five points per game from this source, ranked sixth in the AFL.
23:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
24:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
26:31
Cats Interchange - Tom Atkins off due to an injury.
32:32
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
32:39
Both the Bulldogs (67.1 per cent tackle efficiency in 2023, ranked second in the AFL) and the Cats (67 per cent tackle efficiency) are among the best tackling teams in the AFL. Tonight has been no exception, with the Cats slightly ahead of the Bulldogs for tackling efficiency 79-75 per cent.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:09
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
01:59
Ted Clohesy has replaced Mitch Knevitt as Geelong's tactical substitute, making his AFL debut in doing so. The Bulldogs have also made their medical substitute, with Lachlan McNeil replacing Laitham Vandermeer (calf).
04:07
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
05:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
05:54
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
06:09
The Bulldogs kick the first three goals of the final term and are currently in the Top 8 as it stands now. The Bulldogs have won the first three centre clearances of the term to help them generate five of the first six inside 50's of the quarter accordingly.
09:45
The Bulldogs pressure rating has soared to 248 in the early stages of the final term. The Bulldogs rank second in the AFL for fourth quarter pressure factor applied at 1.86.
12:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
16:10
Cats Interchange - Sam Menegola off due to an injury.
16:27
Cats Interchange - Jake Kolodjashnij and is possibly out for the game.
16:59
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
17:59
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan takes the Bulldogs first contested mark inside 50 for the match and converts it to extend the Bulldogs lead to 18 points. He has taken 21 contested marks inside 50 in 2023, ranking him eighth in the AFL.
19:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
21:51
The Bulldogs played on immediately from almost half of their 58 marks taken in the first three quarters of tonight's match. From their 21 marks taken in the final term, however, they are yet to play on immediately from one of them.
24:26
Bulldogs Interchange - Anthony Scott off due to the blood rule.
25:38
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Rory Lobb)
28:07
Six goals to none in the final term and the Bulldogs have done enough to give themselves a chance of Finals football in 2023. Four goals from set shots in the final term has set them on the path to September.
30:52
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
32:03
The Cats get their first goal of the final term from just their fifth inside 50 of the term with less than a minute left in their season. The Cats are now officially one of seven premiers to miss the finals the following season since 1990.
33:16
The Bulldogs win in Geelong for the first time in 12 attempts in 20 years. The Bulldogs 25-16 clearance count and 9-4 mark inside 50 count after half-time provided an avenue to goal that rewarded them with 10 second-half goals to storm home to a potentially season-defining win.