Match

Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne

Commentary / 02 Aug 2024

Pre Game

00:00
The Bulldogs have conceded just 60.7 points per game over their last three games - ranked second defensively.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
02:23
Cody Weightman has started well with the first two scoring shots of the goal. Weightman has averaged at least two goals in each of his last three seasons playing at Marvel Stadium.
03:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Laitham Vandermeer)
03:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
04:10
The Bulldogs lead the contested possessions by six early. The Demons are ranked 10th in the competition for contested possession differential this season.
06:02
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
06:20
All four of Melbourne's possession chains starting in their defensive half have been intercepted by the Bulldogs for a return of 2.1 (13).
07:59
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
09:51
Melbourne has yet to record a disposal in their forward half with 83% of the play occurring in the Bulldogs' forward half.
12:35
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
14:33
The Bulldogs have won nine clearances to zero but have only converted this into 1.3 (9).
19:53
Melbourne has recorded the last three inside 50s of the game after conceding 13 in a row to the Western Bulldogs.
22:12
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Harrison Petty)
22:30
Over the last 10 minutes of play, the Demons have evened the contested possession count and recorded a pressure factor of 173 compared to 157 for the Bulldogs.
24:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
27:33
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
27:40
Marcus Bontempelli has been involved in six of the Bulldogs' 11 scores.
31:06
Marcus Bontempelli had a productive first quarter with a game-high 11 disposals, six score involvements, five inside 50s, three intercept possessions, and 279 metres gained.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:17
Melbourne has won five more contested possessions and two more clearances this quarter. The Demons lost the count by six and nine, respectively, in the first quarter.
08:28
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
08:54
The Bulldogs have scored 2.3 (15) from clearances.
11:22
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
11:34
The Demons have scored 3.1 (19) from stoppage clearances.
13:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
14:07
After conceding the first four inside 50s of the quarter, the Bulldogs have recorded six of the last seven entries.
15:00
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has been the target inside 50 on a game-high nine occasions for a return of two marks inside 50 and 1.2 (8).
18:39
In 30 ruck contests between Tim English and Max Gawn, the Bulldogs have won seven more clearances.
20:53
The pressure has been high from both teams this quarter with the Demons recording a pressure factor of 206 to 198 for the Bulldogs. The AFL average is 180.
20:56
Demons Interchange - Steven May off due to an injury.
21:55
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
22:05
The Bulldogs have scored 4.5 (29) from set shots.
23:47
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
25:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
27:01
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
27:25
In the time-on period this quarter, the Demons have won three more contested possessions, two more clearances and taken eight more marks than the Bulldogs.
28:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
29:30
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
31:49
The Bulldogs recorded a kicking efficiency of 50% in the second quarter compared to 71% for the Demons.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
01:15
The Bulldogs have scored 1.1 (7) from 12 chains starting in their defensive 50.
01:50
Steven May has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Daniel Turner.
04:05
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
04:30
The Bulldogs have scored 4.4 (28) from 20 forward half intercepts while the Demons have failed to score from seven forward half intercepts.
06:08
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
10:20
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Tom Sparrow)
10:35
Melbourne has scored 5.0 (30) from set shots.
13:54
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
14:20
The Western Bulldogs have gained 1,777 metres by handball - 793 more than the Demons.
18:23
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bayley Fritsch)
18:57
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Poulter)
19:40
The Bulldogs have transitioned the ball well this quarter with three of six defensive 50 chains going inside 50 for a return of 3.0 (18).
21:57
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
22:40
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Trent Rivers)
23:05
For just the sixth time from 37 attempts, the Demons have transitioned the ball from their defensive 50 to attacking 50. The outcome is their first goal scored from a defensive 50 chain.
26:04
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
26:21
The Bulldogs have scored 3.6 (24) from set shots taken beyond 30 metres of goal.
28:21
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jacob van Rooyen)
31:13
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Cody Weightman)
32:31
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
35:22
Melbourne won the first possession at a stoppage 10 more times that quarter but were only able to convert this into four more clearances.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:58
Tom Liberatore has been subbed out of the game and replaced by Caleb Daniel.
00:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
02:00
The Bulldogs have scored 9.8 (62) from turnovers.
03:18
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
04:24
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
04:49
After going at 55% by foot in the first half, the Bulldogs have recorded a kicking efficiency of 77% in the second half.
06:43
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Taj Woewodin)
07:14
The Demons have scored 1.1 (7) from 11 forward half intercepts.
10:21
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Kysaiah Pickett)
11:04
In the second half, the Demons have won 10 more clearances and have outscored the Bulldogs 2.1 (13) to 0.2 (2).
17:38
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Sam Darcy)
17:49
The Bulldogs have taken 15 marks inside 50, led by Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with four and Aaron Naughton with three.
18:48
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
20:29
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
20:44
In the second half, the Bulldogs have scored 6.1 (37) from set shots.
23:27
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan)
24:19
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Sam Darcy and Tim English have combined to take 11 of the Western Bulldogs' 12 contested marks.
28:29
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
29:33
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
30:34
The Bulldogs' win was set up by their ability to capitalise off turnovers, scoring 9.10 (64) including 6.6 (42) from 27 forward half turnovers.