Kennedy feeds Bontempelli for a low-percentage snap over the shoulder from the boundary 20m out that goes narrow to the left. (Q1 0:58)
Long sharks the crumb from English in the pocket 25m out but also snaps to the left, across the face. (Q1 2:11)
Clohesy misses to the left from a set shot from 50m on the flank. (Q1 3:44)
Noble sharks a Kennedy handball at half forward and goes quickly to the pocket for King to juggle the mark over Lobb 25m out, but he also shoots across the face. (Q1 4:27)
Poulter marks on the boundary 25m out after the Bulldogs rebound coast to coast around outer wing, he tries a set shot checkside but it’s narrow to the left and OOTF. (Q1 5:56)
Clohesy and Graham combine to catch Davidson HTB 20m out after he tried to baulk, Graham plays on to snap the first goal of the night. (Q1 8:55)
Freijah receives from Bontempelli behind a pack in the centre and passes to Kennedy running forward to 45m on a slight angle. Chugga sails through a quality set shot! (Q1 10:41)
Anderson beats Friejah to a loose ball in the centre and spins out of trouble to feed Rioli flashing past, he runs to true CHF and bangs through a big goal! (Q1 17:53)
Liberatore hangs his head after being pinged for a throw at a ball up 30m out from Gold Coast’s goals, Graham takes the free and steers it through for his second goal. (Q1 19:59)
Naughton feeds Khamis for a snap from the pocket 20m out after a flowing move by hand around outer wing but the ball nicks the inside of the far right post. (Q1 22:00)
Another stoppage free in forward 50 for the Suns, this against English in ruck 40m out on the flank was a bit technical but Witts misses to the right. (Q1 23:24)
Noble rides a tackle to give off in the centre, Powell feeds Flanders who goals from 40m in front. Suns looking very strong in Darwin as they did last year. (Q1 24:44)
Kennedy roves Naughton’s contest 40m out on the flank and snaps on the turn off the right… second goal for him and the Dogs! (Q1 25:39)
Liberatore roves in the centre and gives forward to Richards who turns and spots up West on the lead at the hotspot, he goals as well. (Q1 27:25)
Harmes passes to the pocket for West to mark again in front of Uwland 30m out, QT siren imminent, West shoots… just across the face to the left. (Q1 29:59)
Kennedy kicks from CHF towards Khamis and Andrew at the top of the square but the ball clears both of them and skids through for Kennedy’s third goal! (Q2 1:24)
Powell intercepts in the centre and starts a quick counter, King roves his own contest but snaps into the post from the hotspot off a step. (Q2 3:10)
Richards wobbles a left-foot snap from a stoppage 20m into the left post. (Q2 6:18)
Rosas does a one-two with Holman for a pressured snap off his left from 40m, that squirts wide right. (Q2 10:35)
Ainsworth curls in his first goal from the 20m on a slight angle after Rosas passes inboard from the pocket. (Q2 13:15)
McNeil passes to West to mark 35m out on the flank with Collins slipping over to prevent a contest. West hits the far right post. (Q2 14:28)
Rioli’s sideways kick across the centreline misses Noble, quick counter for the Dogs up the corridor, Sanders feeds West who tries a skidder from 50m on a slight angle… right. (Q2 16:45)
Poulter intercepts40m out in the corridor but shanks it for no score. (Q2 17:15)
Walter takes a link mark on outer wing and wheels for the quick inside 50 kick, King marks on his chest at the hotspot and converts. (Q2 19:56)
Sanders roves at the hotspot after Liberatore’s entre clearance, he gives to Richards who is tackled and gives back to Sanders, goal Dogs! (Q2 21:56)
Rosas roves King’s contest but scrubs a snap across the face from close range. (Q2 22:59)
Bontempelli snaps to the left off his left from a ball up 20m out. (Q2 24:49)
Miller soccers the centre clearance, Holman pounces on a handball clanger by Dale and snaps the first goal of Q3 from the top of the square! (Q3 0:56)
English marks on the HFF and gives over the top to Vandermeer who slots the goal from the pocket 30m out. (Q3 2:34)
Richards catches Humphrey HTB 45m out on a slight angle and kicks long and strong for a goal to level the score. (Q3 5:51)
Naughton roves a Vandermeer contest 20m out but skews the snap running towards the pocket, Dogs lead by that point. (Q3 6:58)
O’Donnell’s kick clanger on members wing sets up Rosas to baulk past Bramble and kick long to the pocket for King to mark 35m out but miss near side left. (Q3 8:40)
Long tries to Handball wide to Witts on the HFF but the big ruckman wisely shepherds for Ainsworth who gives back to Long for the goal from 40m. (Q3 9:49)
Rowell has had a quiet night again but he snaps off a step from 40m on the flank after receiving from Holman, that one falls in! (Q3 12:21)
Rowell again from the next bounce, Flanders roves a bit of a chaos ball and earns a high contact free on Bramble at the hotspot. He has also been quiet, but he kicks his second. (Q3 14:02)
Six minutes to play, Davidson beats Jeffrey to a loose ball at the hotspot and spins for the goal to keep the Dogs in the contest. (Q4 20:24)
McNeil roves Freijah’s contest and tumbles through another one, 5:41 to play and three kicks in it. (Q4 22:03)
Bontempelli feeds McNeil who snaps off the left from 25m on the flank… but he’s off balance and it skews left. (Q4 23:34)
Sanders feeds Davidson for a snap off a step across the body from 35m… that one falls in as well, two for him in Q4 and two more needed to win with 3:41 to play! (Q4 25:50)
Long ball towards the square, West halves the contest and Bontempelli beats Uwland to rove and goal, just a kick in it now! (Q4 27:40)
Humphrey gets a holding free after the next bounce, short kick almost turns over but it’s surged forward, out for a throw in in the pocket, 2:28 to go. (Q4 28:36)
Gallagher torpedoes OOTF on members wing, 1:48 to play, Dogs almost out of time. (Q4 29:57)
Long kick by Collins back to centre wing, punched out for a throw in, 1:43. (Q4 30:23)
Flanders bombs inside 50, O’DOnnell clears up on the last line, out to JJ on the HBF, kick long but Powell has it covered, Rowell inside 50, Long drops it… (Q4 30:54)
Long eventually feeds Miller but it’s out for a throw in 65m out from the Suns goals, 56 seconds to go. (Q4 31:26)
Miller feeds Graham who shoots on the burst from 45m on the flank… across the face. (Q4 31:57)
O’Donnell goes long to members wing, Suns have numbers and win the ball off Dale, King marks near the hotspot to ice the game, Gold Coast holds on! (Q4 32:25)
King goals after the final siren, the biggest cherry on top. (Q4 33:09)
