Match

Western Bulldogs vs Port Adelaide

Commentary / 03 May 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Since Round 4, the Power have scored from 37.5% of their centre bounce clearances - ranked second in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
04:20
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
04:52
The Power have recorded the first four clearances and the first four inside 50s of the match. They have recorded 3-1 first possessions.
10:14
The Power scored their first goal of this match from a stoppage chain. 28.6 of their stoppages have been converted to scores in 2025, the third-highest percentage in the competition.
10:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Willem Drew)
11:46
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
14:46
Zak Butters has recorded a game-high three clearances, five contested possessions and seven disposals at 86% efficiency.
17:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
19:20
SCORE GOAL - Power (Willie Rioli)
19:58
Both of Port Adelaide's goals have resulted from a stoppage clearance. They lead this metric 10-0, including 3-0 centre bounce clearances and 6-0 effective clearances.
22:18
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
24:06
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Sam Davidson)
26:38
The Bulldogs lead the pressure rating 201 to 182. The competition average is 179 this season.
30:58
Bailey Dale has recorded a game-high 10 disposals at 100% efficiency and 152 metres gained.
32:07
The Power recorded the first 11 clearances of the first term, scoring 2.0 from this source before the Bulldogs recorded five of the next six clearances and scored 1.0. Zak Butters recorded a game-high four clearances, three inside 50s and eight disposals in the first term.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:32
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
04:06
The Bulldogs have scored their first goal of the second term from a stoppage clearance. They average 47.4 points from this source in 2025, ranked first in the competition.
04:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
06:59
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Buku Khamis)
07:47
The Bulldogs lead inside 50s 5-0 in the second term with 96% time in forward half.
09:45
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ryley Sanders)
11:25
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
12:11
After conceding the first three centre bounce clearances of the match, the Bulldogs have recorded the last four. Tom Liberatore has recorded an equal game-high two centre bounce clearances.
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
17:57
The Bulldogs have recorded 8-2 marks in the second term, with a mark play-on percentage of 13%. They have scored from 40% to 0% of their 10-2 inside 50s.
19:04
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Luke Cleary)
20:31
The Bulldogs have scored the last six goals of the match, including 3.0 from open play, 3.2 from stoppages and 3.0 from 40-50 metres.
23:05
SCORE GOAL - Power (Jordon Sweet)
27:02
The Power lead the pressure rating 223 to 205 in the second term. The competition average is 179 this season.
28:06
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
29:35
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
30:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
32:59
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Mitch Georgiades)
33:05
The Power have been wasteful from intercept chains, scoring just 0.7 to 3.1 from this source. They have scored 2.4 to 4.2 from set shots and 0.2 to 3.0 on the run, with an overall goal accuracy of 27% to 62% from the Bulldogs. The Power have a goal accuracy of 56.1% this season - the fourth-lowest percentage in the competition.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:23
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Joe Richards)
03:40
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
05:45
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
05:52
The Bulldogs have recorded a kick to handball ratio of 2.17 to 0.50 early in the second half.
07:42
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
09:16
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Rushed)
09:49
The Bulldogs lead the clearance count 5-2 and the centre bounce clearance count 3-0 in the second half. Matthew Kennedy has recorded a game-high three clearances and two centre bounce clearances in this period.
14:28
SCORE GOAL - Power (Sam Powell-Pepper)
16:04
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Joel Freijah)
17:26
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
17:42
The Bulldogs have scored 2.2 from centre bounce chains and 3.2 from stoppages in the third term. The Power have scored just 0.1 from stoppages in this period, trailing clearances 4-9.
21:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
22:03
Marcus Bontempelli has recorded a game-high two goals in the second term, seven disposals, four score involvements and a game-high 182 metres gained.
25:09
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
25:53
The Bulldogs have recorded 10-5 marks inside 50 and have scored 5.1 to 1.3 from marks today.
28:11
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
30:03
The Bulldogs have recorded a pressure rating of 214 to 167 in the third term, including 220 to 110 in the forward 50 from 4-0 tackles.
33:36
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (James Harmes)
34:01
The Bulldogs recorded 16-9 clearances, 7-2 centre bounce clearances, a pressure rating of 209 to 165, and 21-9 inside 50s in the third term. They scored 5.2 to 0.1 from stoppages in this period. Ed Richards recorded a game-high 11 disposals, 239 metres gained, five contested possessions, five inside 50s, and one goal.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
01:53
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Matthew Kennedy)
05:16
The Power have recorded 4-0 forward 50 tackles early in the final quarter after recording 0-5 in the third term.
06:36
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachlan McNeil)
08:25
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Ollie Wines)
09:38
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tim English)
10:53
Tim English has converted an equal career-high three goals this afternoon - his highest since Round 4, 2021. English has also recorded a game-high 13 score involvements and three score assists.
12:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Sam Davidson)
14:00
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Rushed)
14:48
Power Interchange - Lachie Jones and is possibly out for the game.
16:08
SCORE BEHIND - Power (Jason Horne-Francis)
16:14
The Bulldogs have recorded a mark play on percentage of 56% to 25% in the final term and recorded 25-14 handball receives. They recorded 22% to 25% over the first three terms.
17:39
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
21:02
Miles Bergman has recorded a game-high five intercept marks and an equal game-high eight intercept possessions.
21:22
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Adam Treloar)
24:55
Matthew Kennedy has recorded a game-high 11 clearances this afternoon - four more than the second-highest on the ground. Kennedy has also recorded eight tackles and 26 disposals.
26:12
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
28:35
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Rhylee West)
29:53
The Bulldogs have scored the last 10 goals of the match, including 7.1 to 0.2 from 22-12 clearances. This includes 4.1 to 0.1 from ball-ups.
31:22
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Laitham Vandermeer)
31:47
The Power scored just 2.5 to 11.6 from set shots and 3.3 to 12.6 from stoppages today - their lowest scores from both sources this season. They recorded 8-15 marks inside forward 50 - including 6-11 uncontested marks, and lost the clearance count 35-49 despite recording 44-48 first possessions.