Petty marks in a battle with Khamis 20m out on a slight angle for the first score of the afternoon, a behind to the left. (Q1 3:47)
West marks 15m out on a slight angle after beating Tholstrup for the first goal. (Q1 8:00)
Dale roves at half forward, baulks away from two chasing Demons and passes to Richards in the pocket who goals. (Q1 10:36)
Jaques marks in the pocket after a rebound around outer wing, he misses near side right and OOTF from 30m. (Q1 13:01)
Lewis gets a holding free in a marking contest with Turner 40m out near the boundary, his long-range J-curve set shot is a peach off his left. (Q1 14:28)
After Chandler’s chaos ball from the centre, Petty sets up Laurie for a skidder from 20m for Melbourne’s first goal. (Q1 16:17)
Treloar receives and shoots off the left from next to the behind post, low-percentage and bounces across the face for a point. (Q1 18:44)
Langford beats two Dogs to intercept an O’Donnell dump kick to 45m on the flank, but his set shot is wide, short and rushed. (Q1 26:34)
Langford has a snap from a stoppage near the hotspot touched off the boot, bounced to the right anyway. (Q1 29:26)
Naughton earns an arm chop free on Turner going for a short Richards pass from the HFF to the pocket 35m out, footy gods pushes it across the face for no score as it was soft. (Q2 1:25)
Dale intercepts at half forward and goes to a big pack in the pocket 15m out where Bontempelli marks and goals. (Q2 2:18)
Laurie passes through CHF from the centre to Jefferson 40m out who misses to the left. (Q2 4:15)
Pickett misses from near the hotspot after roving a throw-in. (Q2 5:47)
Tholstrup intercepts in the centre and gets a 50m penalty for late contact by West, he converts from the hotspot. (Q2 6:40)
Jaques roves a Lewis contest in the pocket and centres for Bontempelli 20m out, second goal for the Bont. (Q2 8:40)
Naughton has both Turner and Lever to beat on a Lewis kick to the HFF, no mark but he sets up Jones to curl in a fabulous finish from 40m! (Q2 10:49)
Lewis marks a Kennedy pass 45m out on the flank, his set shot is short and rushed. (Q2 12:55)
Cleary spoils Tholstrup’s rebound kick on outer wing, Bontempelli roves and passes to Jones 35m out in front, he converts for back to back jacks. (Q2 14:33)
Richards receives from Sanders and has space to run to 45m on a slight angle and thump through another one off his left. (Q2 16:28)
Petty has two on him going for a Sparrow kick to 20m on a slight angle but gets a holding free on O’Donnell and kicks straight. (Q2 18:45)
Steele feeds Pickett for a snap from the flank 40m out after a stoppage but that checkside turns to the right. (Q2 22:02)
Turner has the turning circle of the Queen Mary in defence and gives up a HTB free, but Freijah reverses the free 20m out with some afters in a newly-illegal head pat. (Q2 24:18)
Lewis draws a holding free on Lever going for a Dale pass to 45m on the flank, again his set shot is wide, short and rushed. (Q2 26:39)
Bowey’s snap from the HFF falls on the line to be off hands for a point. (Q2 27:39)
Gawn, who copped a knock to the moosh a minute ago and looked annoyed, roves his own contest at the hotspot and snaps high for a red time special! (Q2 31:26)
Dees from the centre, Pickett feeds Langford whose snap off the left from 40m on the flank clears a pack and wobbles through for another one! (Q2 32:20)
Pickett roves on the HFF and drives long to the hotspot, ball clears the pack and lands in the arms of Rivers just before the HT siren, three red time specials in a row! (Q2 34:09)
Turner goals from the hotspot after another 50m penalty against West for late contact. (Q3 13:19)
Sharp roves Fritsch’s contest at CHF for the instant replying goal. (Q3 14:06)
West gets some love from the umpires this time, with a rather soft arm chop free on Tholstrup 40m out on the flank. His kick is short for no score. (Q3 16:23)
Pickett burns off no lesser than Dale on a scoot away from a stoppage on members wing, he passes to the pocket for Petty, who centres for Chandler 50m out on the flank who goals. (Q3 27:05)
Point the difference now, the Bulldogs are flagging with yet again an injured player on the bench ruining their rotations. (Q3 27:35)
Turner touches through a Sanders snap from the HFF. (Q3 28:19)
Richards rides a Jiath tackle for a link mark in the centre then goes to Jones on the HFF who draws a contact free on Bowey, kick short but Naughton snaps the goal! (Q3 30:00)
Pickett to Steele from the centre, Cross tumbles through a left-foot snap from a pack near the hotspot. (Q3 31:10)
Fritsch centres under heavy pressure from the pocket, Sharp can’t mark but Jones arrives and falls on the ball to give away the HTB free and goal to Sharp. (Q4 3:59)
Dale receives for a snap off a step from 50m on a slight angle, skews to the left, West can’t mark under Tholstrup pressure, over for a behind. (Q4 6:44)
Dale gets caught in possession on outer wing and coughs up a handball allowing Langdon to snap from 40m on the flank… narrow right. (Q4 7:10)
Lewis’ contest near CHF provides a crumb for Freijah who feeds Lobb, give off to Richards zooming past who rams home a big goal! (Q4 8:29)
Jones marks a hardfought clearance kick by Treloar in front of Bowey 25m out on a slight angle but misses near side right. (Q4 10:59)
Bulldogs getting a lot of repeat inside 50s now, Naughton passes from the HFF to the pocket for West 20m out. West shanks the snap for no score. (Q4 11:59)
van Rooyen marks in a pack at the hotspot, ump was going to pay a block off the ball to a teammate but they let the mark stand, he misses to the right. (Q4 13:44)
Melbourne get a few repeat inside 50s after the Bulldogs had owned territory for five minutes, Gawn’s long speculator goes over the back for Langdon to rove and run into goal! (Q4 21:53)
West mows down Steele to stop a slingshot play in the centre, Naughton centres from the HFF for Freijah 40m out on a slight angle, this for the lead back… it’s good! (Q4 24:25)
Naughton roves and snaps off his left from 55m on a slight angle, needs an off break but it’s an arm ball that goes into the right post. (Q4 27:27)
Frenetic play on outer wing with a few turnovers then a free for legging against Cross. (Q4 28:56)
A minute to play as Sanders goes up the line… Turner intercepts and rebounds… (Q4 29:15)
Sharp tumbles inside 50, Langford can’t mark, Sharp again to the hotspot but Bramble takes the icing mark! (Q4 29:41)
Clock drained, siren goes, Bullies hold on! (Q4 29:59)
