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Blog log from R17 of 2026: Sydney vs Western Bulldogs

Blog log for Sydney vs Western Bulldogs, R17 of 2026

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Four-man pack for a long Cleary ball to the top of the square, McLean keeps his feet after competing to volley the crumb for the first goal! (Q1 1:53)
Croft drops a mark, his man Blakey passes from outer wing to Curnow on the boundary 30m out for a curled set shot, his first goal. (Q1 6:15)
Sanders releases Bontempelli to run away from the centre to CHF but his snap hooks right off his left into the behind post OOTF. (Q1 7:28)
Lewis stands in front of Rampe to take a contested grab from a long Sanders pass from outer wing to 40m on a slight angle, but his kick is poor, narrow right. (Q1 13:44)
Warner bounces to half forward but his long kick bounces left for a behind. (Q1 14:34)
Lewis gets a 50m penalty to put him 50m out, tries a pass but it hits grass in front of English in the pocket, Luke Kennedy roves and rolls a point from 20m. (Q1 15:44)
Serong tumbles a clearance kick from a ball up on outer wing to the HFF where Curnow beats Khamis to mark 45m out, his J-curve is good for goal number two. (Q1 19:09)
Cleary receives from Lloyd for a snap on the spin from the hotspot which flies to the right. (Q1 20:49)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in, Warner receives from Sheldrick and checksides on the run from 30m for a classy finish. (Q1 21:10)
Dale’s handball in traffic at half back hits grass and turns over, Hamling marks on the boundary 30m out and hits the near right post. (Q1 22:43)
Heeney makes Croft and Luke Kennedy look like witches hats on a play around outer wing, he hits McLean’s lead to the boundary 40m out, whose set shot is OOTF near side left. (Q1 24:59)
Naughton marks a Freijah pass intended for English 25m out on the flank but shanks it right and OOTF into that same behind post that Bont struck. (Q1 27:56)
Curnow marks on his chest over the back of a pack in the pocket and plays on into the open goal for his third. (Q1 29:55)
Hynes gets a snap away from CHF after the next centre contest but that one doesn’t score either, skewing left. (Q1 31:28)
Bontempelli roves and snaps high from a stoppage 20m out in the pocket, QT siren sounds with the ball in flight and it bounces for a behind. (Qtr Time)
Curnow loads up for bear with a set shot from just inside 50m near the boundary, lovely kick but was it touched? Not by Lobb on the line, yes by Khamis over the line, ruled goal! (Q2 2:39)
McNeil sets up a Jones running snap from 45m on a slight angle that skews left. (Q2 5:51)
Warner bombs from the last lijne but it’s to an outnumber, Dale intercepts and plays on to slam the snap through for the Bullies’ opener from inside the centre square! (Q2 7:24)
Dale tries another snap from the same area 50m out on a slight angle but this one skids across the face to the right. (Q2 12:25)
Cleary does a one-two with Hamling for a goal from 15m. (Q2 12:59)
Bontempelli’s snap from 55m out in front is touched on the line. (Q2 16:28)
Sanders intercepts in a pack at half forward, plays on around Rowbottom and passes short to Jones 35m out on a slight angle, who makes no mistake with the drop punt. (Q2 17:55)
McLean roves Curnow’s contest for his second goal from the square. (Q2 21:47)
McLean mows down Bramble for a HTB free 50m out on a slight angle. His kick is short and rebounded. (Q2 24:10)
Grundy misses a HTB free from 30m. (Q2 29:08)
Sanders receives from Jones at the hotspot and screws through a lovely finish off the right to cap an excellent half. (Q2 30:05)
Richards sets up Bontempelli to pass to the hotspot for Naughton, who misses badly. (Q2 30:52)
Khamis tackles Jordon ion the square to prevent a slingshot goal just before the HT siren. (Half Time)
Curnow snaps across the face from 35m on the flank. (Q3 1:08)
Gulden catches Weightman high at a ball up 35m out on a slight angle. Set shot flies right but Gulden gives away a downfield free with dumb late contact. Naughton goals. (Q3 3:20)
Jones roves and wheels onto his left for a snap from deep in the pocket but that’s narrow right. (Q3 5:09)
Rowbottom wobbles a snap narrow right from a stoppage 20m out in the pocket. (Q3 8:05)
Heeney kicks across half forward for Serong on the fat side 50m out on a slight angle, the set shot hooks and is rushed by Lobb. (Q3 13:17)
Jones can’t mark at half forward and the Swans whip it back around members wing, Warner passes to Cleary 40m out on the flank, who tugs it left for a point. (Q3 17:42)
Corey Warner spins in the pocket 25m out and chooses a left foot snap that hits the near right post, with several teammates inside waiting for a centring ball. (Q3 18:36)
Gulden intercepts Freijah on members wing for a repeat inside 50, Heeney drops the mark but the Swan small forwards set him up for a snap from the pocket from 25m… falls in! (Q3 19:42)
McLean marks a Rowbottom pass easily over McNeil 20m out on a slight angle for his third goal. After an arm wrestle, it’s just about all over now. (Q3 21:51)
Croft draws an arm hold free on Edwards going for a Bontempelli kick to 20m on the end of a slingshot play, he converts. (Q3 24:34)
Edwards is penalised for a hold off the ball on Naughton, paid as a 50m penalty to bring Croft to 20m in front for back to back goals. (Q3 26:56)
Gulden snaps very high from the pocket, big pack forms in the square but Curnow takes the chest mark and boots his fifth goal. (Q4 0:46)
Luke Kennedy misses a tough snap from a pack near the hotspot. (Q4 6:17)
Lloyd passes short from the HFF to Curnow 35m out on the flank for his sixth goal. (Q4 13:17)
Richards out of the centre, Jones draws an arm chop free on Rampe 40m out in front, he converts. (Q4 15:02)
Khamis goes back with the flight to mark a Naughton pass to the pocket despite late contact from behind by Edwards. He misses from 25m. (Q4 21:42)
Matthew Kennedy snaps to the left from half forward. (Q4 22:49)
Chad Warner has Hamling over the back for a mark and goal to reward his selfless blocking play off the ball. (Q4 26:43)

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