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Pre Game
00:00
The Bulldogs have an average winning margin of 68.5 points this season - the highest average winning margin for a team at Round 9 since 2017.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
02:38
In the heavy rain, the Giants have started conservatively by controlling the ball, taking six uncontested marks in the first three minutes of the match. The Bulldogs are yet to register one.
05:36
The Bulldogs have started strong in stoppages, registering the only five clearances of the match so far. They average 37.0 clearances per game in 2024, ranked ninth overall.
08:22
The first ten minutes have seen both teams locked in a tough struggle, with the rain playing havoc on open, transitional play. So far, there has only been a single mark and set shot between both teams.
11:17
The Giants have won just two out of the first ten stoppage first-possessions. This rate of 20% is lower than their rate of 36.3% since Round 6, which is the lowest in the competition during that timeframe.
13:38
The Bulldogs have registered 11 inside-50s so far, but have only managed to score two behinds, with one rushed. Meanwhile, the Giants have only registered four inside-50s - and have not had an effective kick yet in their forward-50.
14:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
16:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
17:34
Following his career-high 34 disposals last week, Ed Richards is continuing to flourish as a midfielder, leading all players on the ground for disposals (with nine) and clearances (with four). He is the only player on the ground with more than one score involvement, with three so far.
18:28
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
19:01
Toby Greene ends the 20-minute goal drought to kick the first of the match. Greene averages 2.9 goals per game against the Bulldogs across his career - his most against any opponent.
21:22
GIANTS Interchange - Darcy Jones and is possibly out for the game.
21:45
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
22:31
The Bulldogs average 54.4 inside-50s per game in 2024, ranked sixth overall; in this match, they have already entered forward-50 19 times - 14 more than the Giants.
24:52
Jesse Hogan takes a strong contested mark to kick his first goal of his 150th game. Hogan averages 1.1 contested marks in the forward-50 per game in 2024, ranked seventh overall.
26:58
Bulldogs Interchange - Ed Richards off due to an injury.
27:36
Jack Buckley has proved immense in defence so far for the Giants, leading all players on the ground for disposals (with ten), and also registering four intercept possessions - three of which have been inside defensive-50.
29:26
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Brent Daniels)
30:34
On the other end of the efficiency spectrum, the Bulldogs will rue their extremely poor inside-50-to-goal conversion rate. The Bulldogs score a goal 26.1% of the time they enter forward-50 in 2024 (ranked third overall); however, today they have not been able to convert once.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:28
From 33 ball-movement chains from the Giants' defensive half, GWS have only entered forward-50 six times so far today. However, they have converted one of these entries into a goal - a positive after only managing two goals from defensive-half chains last week.
05:19
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
05:32
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan converts a 50-metre penalty into the Bulldog's first goal of the match. The Bulldogs have now scored six goals from 50-metre penalties this year - the most in the competition.
06:38
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Kieren Briggs)
08:41
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Laitham Vandermeer)
09:07
The goals are coming quicker now, as the Bulldogs kick their second goal through Laitham Vandermeer. All four goals this match have now come from stoppage clearance chains beginning in the midfield.
12:22
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
14:11
The Bulldogs have conceded a pressure factor of 174 this season - the lowest in the competition. However, the Giants currently have a strong pressure factor of 199 - 25 points higher than the Bulldogs' averaged conceded.
15:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
16:11
The Bulldogs have flipped their first-quarter scoring efficiency on its head this term, scoring five times from six inside-50 entries - a conversion rate of 83.33%. The Bulldogs score on average from 45.3% of the forward-50 entries, ranked eighth overall.
16:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
18:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Taylor Duryea)
20:23
Sam Taylor and Jack Buckley continue to hold strong as the Giants' defensive lynchpins, with each registering five spoils so far - more than any other players on the ground. Half of these spoils have taken place in their defensive-50.
23:44
Adam Treloar is continuing his scintillating midfield form, leading all players on the ground with 13 contested possessions before half-time - his second-highest full-game total for the year. It's also his best total before half-time since Round 3, 2014.
23:56
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Kieren Briggs)
27:33
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Brent Daniels)
28:41
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Jesse Hogan)
28:58
Jesse Hogan takes his fourth contested mark of the match - and second inside-50 - to kick his third goal of his milestone match. The Giants have now scored two goals from defensive-half chains - equal to their full-game total from last week.
31:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
33:25
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Darcy)
33:30
A last-gasp contested mark and goal from Sam Darcy gives the Bulldogs the lead at half-time. The Bulldogs managed to increase their efficiency in the second quarter, scoring eight times from 11 inside-50s - a far cry from their paltry 25% scoring rate in the first quarter.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:18
Despite the relatively even 43-41 intercept count, the Bulldogs have registered 18 intercept possessions in their forward-half - double what the Giants have registered. Two of these intercepts have been converted into goals.
02:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
04:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
05:22
Kieren Briggs has had the measure of Tim English in the ruck so far tonight, leading hitouts 29-16 and hitouts to advantage seven to four. Briggs has also registered two clearances - he averages seven per game this season, ranked first of all ruckmen.
09:16
The Giants continue to play a strong pressure game, leading the tackle count 52-38. GWS averages 2.3 more tackles than their opposition this season, ranked seventh overall.
09:43
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Rushed)
13:59
The rain increasing this quarter has once again led to both teams struggling to get the ball into scoring opportunities inside their forward-half. Neither team has a kicking efficiency of greater than 40% in their forward-half this term.
15:34
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Finn Callaghan)
16:19
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (James Harmes)
17:01
James Harmes gets on the board for his first goal of the match, breaking another 17-minute goal drought between both teams. Harmes' four goals last week was an equal-career-high, and he has managed a team-high five score involvements so far today.
17:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
18:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (James Harmes)
19:29
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachlan Bramble)
21:20
The Bulldogs have lifted in intensity over the last five minutes, leading groundball-gets six to zero and clearances three to one. This has led to five inside-50s and four scoring shots during this timeframe, while the Giants haven't entered forward-50.
22:23
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
23:33
SCORE
BEHIND - GIANTS (Toby Bedford)
23:47
After 11 attempts this quarter, and six in the last five minutes, the Giants finally transition the ball from defensive-50 to forward-50. Toby Bedford, however, fails to capitalise, kicking the Giants' third behind of their so-far goalless term.
26:40
The Giants have now amassed 181 defensive-half disposals - 63 more than the Bulldogs. However, they continue to add to their clanger-kick count in this zone, registering 11 so far this match.
27:55
An auspicious start to the quarter saw the Giants leading groundball-gets for the quarter by as much as 11 halfway through the third term. However, as the Bulldogs lifted, the Giants were simply unable to move the ball outside of the defensive-50, successfully entering forward-50m just once from 11 attempts.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:38
Despite the 14-point lead, Marcus Bontempelli has been unable to gain a strong foothold in this match, collecting only 11 disposals so far - with six of them coming in the first quarter. Despite this, he still has six clearances, equal-second-highest for the Bulldogs.
02:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
03:19
Harry Himmelberg has been strong for the Giants tonight, amassing 25 disposals - with 20 of them coming in the team's defensive-half. However, emblematic of the Giants' ball-movement struggles so far, Himmelberg is yet to register a score involvement.
05:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
06:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
07:43
The Bulldogs have now kicked 19 behinds tonight. This is the second-most amount of behinds kicked this year by any team, and also the most behinds the Bulldogs have kicked since Round 20, 2013.
08:55
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (James Harmes)
10:34
Ed Richards continues to show his value as a midfield replacement for Tom Liberatore. From his six disposals this quarter, he has registered for inside-50s and four score involvements, including a direct goal assist to James Harmes' second goal.
13:44
The Bulldogs have won the uncontested possession count by 38.3 per game since Round 6, ranked first overall. Tonight, they trail this count by 20; however, they lead the contested possession count by 11.
14:52
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
15:45
Toby Greene kicks the Giants' first goal of the second half to bring the margin down to three goals. Toby Greene has been essential for the Giants tonight, amassing eight inside-50s - four more than any other Giant.
16:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (James Harmes)
19:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
20:30
Adam Treloar's 23 contested possessions is now a career-high for the Western Bulldogs midfielder. His previous best was 22, achieved in Round 23, 2016.
21:37
SCORE
GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
23:43
Despite losing the hitout count, Tim English has continued his strong stoppage work, registering eight hitouts-to-advantage from 30 hitouts - a rate of 26.7%. English has a hitout-to-advantage rate of 35.8% this season - a career-high and the second-best in the league.
26:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
27:44
Sam Darcy kicks his second goal - and the Bulldogs' seventh from a 50-metre penalty for the year - to put the icing on a strong away performance for the team. Darcy has taken the team's only two contested marks inside-50 this match.
29:12
SCORE
GOAL - GIANTS (Toby Greene)
29:43
GIANTS Interchange - Sam Taylor off due to the blood rule.
31:26
Despite the 22 behinds, the Western Bulldogs will come away from ENGIE Stadium with a significant win away from home. The Bulldogs won the match off their intercept prowess, registering 32 forward-half intercepts - 18 more than the Giants - and scoring 4.9 (33) from these turnovers.