Stengle passes to Cameron 30m out near the boundary after a rebound around outer wing, Jezza plays on inside as usual and screws in the first goal off his left boot. (Q1 1:41)
Richards bombs long from near the boundary 55m out towards the square, Khamis flies with Jack Henry but the ball clears them both for a goal! (Q1 5:14)
Naughton marks near the behind line but hits the post from a range that most footballers kick a goal from 99% of the time. (Q1 6:28)
Miers feeds Dempsey at a stoppage in the pocket, quick kick to the hotspot for Blicavs to mark over Williams, he goals. (Q1 8:47)
Johannisen snaps across the face from the HFF. (Q1 10:40)
The Cats lock the ball in with frontal pressure at half back despite dropping several marks, Dale is pinged for HTB baulking into a Mannagh tackle 35m out in front, goal. (Q1 15:40)
McNeil roves a pack on the HFF and flashes a handball to West for a scoot up the flank to 35m, he goals. (Q1 17:35)
Smith passes to the flank 40m out for Stengle to mark over Cleary. Stengle’s set shot across the body is high and wide, and rushed. (Q1 19:45)
Cleary’s kick from half back hits grass inviting pressure on members wing, Smith has Stengle over the back of Lobb to waltz into goal. (Q1 22:10)
Harmes roves and misses off the left from the hotspot. (Q1 23:15)
Baker scoots up members wing and kicks long for Davidson to mark in front of Guthrie 40m out on a slight angle, who goals. (Q1 24:50)
Holmes receives from Stengle and kicks to the square after the next bounce, crumb off Cameron’s hands falls nicely for Neale to rove and goal. (Q1 26:45)
Vandermeer beats Humphries to mark a Liberatore kick from the pocket to the top of the square, good body work to set up that goal. (Q1 29:15)
The Bulldogs hit the lead on the end of a series of stoppage wins, Naughton roves a Khamis contest against two to a Bontempelli speculator to the top of the square for the goal! (Q1 33:11)
Williams’ handball clanger on the wing is punished by the Cats in trademark style, Cameron marks against Lobb 30m out on the flank and restores the lead for the hooped affair. (Q2 1:46)
Mannagh bounces a pressured snap to the right from 30m. (Q2 3:04)
Cameron jinks onto his left boot under pressure and snaps the goal from 30m on the flank, after Naughton misses a handball on the wing. (Q2 4:31)
Bontempelli is late and high on Oliver Henry after marking just outside 50m on a slight angle, penalty bring the mark to point blank range for the goal. (Q2 7:27)
Blicavs’ late contact on Cleary on members wing also concedes a 50m penalty, Cleary’ set shot from 45m on a slight angle hits the near left post. (Q2 9:48)
Lobb’s spoil from half back to the centre is to Neale who starts a counter attack, Cameron marks 40m out on a slight angle and screws through goal number four. (Q2 10:37)
Holmes baulks through two Dogs behind the centre to start another fast attack, Neale with the link mark and pass to Mullin 20m out on a slight angle, but he misses. (Q2 14:34)
Holmes feeds Oliver Henry for a bomb to the square from the HFF, Dempsey flies, can’t mark but the crumb sits up for him to volley home! (Q2 18:17)
Ah, but a late review shows a nick on the inside of the left post, just a behind. (Q2 19:17)
Miers has a set shot 50m out on a slight angle, Dogs don’t cover the pass options so he goes to Atkins 40m out, Atkins hoofs through the goal. (Q2 22:53)
Blicavs runs in front of Davidson to mark a Cameron pass to 35m on a slight angle, but his set shot is poor for no score. (Q2 25:34)
Miers has been the architect of Geelong’s better plays tonight, he taps a crumb from a Dempsey contest to Neale for another goal from a snap from 20m. (Q2 29:48)
Bontempelli blazes wide from a pack and is annoyed with himself for not giving to a man with less pressure on him. (Q2 32:02)
West also misses from a pack at half forward. (Q2 32:15)
Naughton has two on him for a long speculator from a stoppage near CHF to the square, but Stewart drops the mark and the crumb sits up for Naughton to volley the goal. (Q2 33:13)
Bontempelli is involved twice on the possession chain out of the first bounce of Q3, he passes over Jack Henry to Khamis 20m out on a slight angle, goal Bulldogs. (Q3 0:37)
Kennedy is pinged for a hold on Mannagh at a ball up in the pocket 20m out, his checkside is low and accurate off the right. (Q3 5:01)
West can’t mark Liberatore’s pass at the hotspot, Libba follows up to receive for a snap off the right but hits the left goalpost. (Q3 6:23)
English cops a whack over the bonce from Stanley after marking 30m out, easy decision for the ump to bring the mark to the goal line for the goal. (Q3 7:41)
Another Dog turnover in midfield is punished in full by Geelong, this one by Harmes, Cameron keeps his feet after contesting for his fifth goal from 15m. (Q3 10:02)
De Koning comes in hot to challenge Khamis who has his head over the footy to earn a high contact free next to the goalsquare, second goal for Khamis. (Q3 12:22)
Oliver Henry marks 45m out on the flank and wheels for a long ball to the hotspot for Neale to mark over O’Donnell for the goal. (Q3 16:03)
The home crowd goes off their chops as Holmes storms around members wing in front of Harmes with three bounces and rams through a goal from 40m on the flank! (Q3 18:13)
Richards marks a short pass by Khamis 40m out, well within range but he has Kennedy running into space to mark 25m out on a slight angle, goal Dogs. (Q3 23:19)
Liberatore feeds Richards who snaps on the turn from 25m in the pocket, curls across the face but Khamis is on the behind line to mark… but he misses off the left! (Q3 25:15)
Dempsey tries a grubber from 30m on the flank after receiving on the outside but it’s narrow to the right. (Q3 28:31)
The Dogs rebound all the way coast to coast, Kennedy marks West’s pass outside CHF and no one comes to man the mark, he plays on and bangs through the goal! (Q3 29:13)
Bulldogs surge out of the next centre bounce, crumb falls for Vandermeer who shoots on the turn from 40m on a slight angle… hits the right goalpost. (Q3 30:16)
Another mid-range snap chance in space for the Dogs after a turnover, this time it’s Liberatore who shoots to the right from 40m on a slight angle. (Q3 31:16)
Late contact by English on Stewart after disposal on centre wing gifts Cameron a downfield free 35m out in front, Jezza converts. (Q3 33:04)
Freijah shows his midfield cohorts how to snap a goal from range, receives flat-footed and throws the ball on the boot 40m out on a slight angle and dobs it! (Q3 35:14)
West kicks to the square, Khamis has Jack Henry all over him and can’t mark, crumb sits up for whoever gets there first, it’s Vandermeer to volley the goal on the 3QT siren! (3 Qtr Time)
Naughton forces a ball up in the forward pocket, Richards gets a snap off his left from 20m for the first goal of Q4, Dogs back within a kick! (Q4 1:25)
McNeil is released by Bontempelli with a searing handball from the HFF, he reaches 30m on a slight angle but hits the post. (Q4 4:15)
Johannisen is on the outside for a chain of handballs and a kick to the square from half forward, West is there but it flies over his head to the left. (Q4 9:46)
Dempsey is paid a mark right on the boundary line in a wrestle with Johannisen, he curls in the goal from 15m! (Q4 11:00)
Bontempelli again has McNeil forward of a stoppage 40m out on the flank but again McNeil misses to the left. (Q4 14:06)
The Bulldogs get the slingshot started after a Lobb interception, with Naughton over the back for West’s kick to run into the open goal! (Q4 18:41)
McNeil gives outside to Harmes who shoots off the left going sideways from 40m on the flank, it floats from left to right but stays the left side of the post. Scores level! (Q4 19:57)
Geelong have their chance at a slingshot play through Cameron’s long kick to grass, Neale is over the back of O’Donnell to gather and grubber the go-ahead goal from 20m! (Q4 22:16)
Rucklotto favours Geelong 30m out on a slight angle, Neale gets the blocking free from a bad bounce on O’Donnell and converts. (Q4 26:17)
Cameron taps the ball ahead of himself from CHF towards the HFF, crowd lifts as he gathers and grubbers but Davidson gets back to rush it. (Q4 30:02)
Quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in after Stanley spoils in the centre, Dempsey marks to ice the game 20m out and misses, but it’s three kicks now with 1:14 to go. (Q4 30:44)
Stengle snaps a cherry goal from a pack 15m out. (Q4 31:32)
Kennedy snaps a garbage time special from CHF after the next bounce. (Q4 32:32)
