Centre clearance Liberatore, Ridley holds Naughton to give away a free kick 15m out on a slight angle for the first goal of the night inside the first minute. (Q1 1:00)
Cleary breaks a couple of Kako tackles on outer wing to keep a rebound going, Laverde roves the inside 50 kick but gives a hospital handball t El-Hawli, Naughton catches him HTB 25m out in the pocket, goal Dogs. (Q1 3:00)
Bontempelli misses a snap from the HFF. (Q1 5:11)
Lual beats Johannisen in a ground battle on outer wing on a rebound to set up a running snap from Clarke on the HFF, which hits the near left post. (Q1 10:02)
The Bulldogs go coast to coast on the kick in with Freijah beating Laverde easily to mark at the top of the square for his first goal. (Q1 10:30)
Another rebound through the centre by the Dogs, Garcia goes long to Bontempelli one out with Roberts, the captain marks 30m out and converts. One-way traffic. (Q1 13:00)
Richards clears with a long kick from the next centre bounce then it’s he who receives from Naughton in the pocket to run into the open goal. Flat track bullying. (Q1 14:29)
Naughton marks on the lead 35m out on the flank but hits the post. (Q1 17:28)
Shiel volleys the crumb from a throw-in to 25m in the pocket towards the top of the square, McMahon dives to mark in front of Busslinger 20m out and converts. (Q1 20:31)
Baker spoils Redman’s rebound kick to the HFF for the Dogs, Sanders pumps it back in for Darcy to leap over Redman and mark next to the hotspot, another goal Bullies. (Q1 23:01)
Merrett catches Dale stumbling through the centre, give off to McGrath whose long and quick ball is marked by Wright 35m out on the flank, who misses across the face to the left. (Q1 25:32)
Naughton feeds West for a running snap from 40m on the flank but it’s narrow to the left. (Q1 26:21)
Kako passes to McMahon 45m out on a slight angle, who delivers another peach of a set shot on the QT siren to give the despondent Essendon fans something to cheer. (Q1 30:02)
Liberatore switches from wing through the centre, Bombers are witches hats as the Dogs complete the play with Darcy marking Naughton’s pass 20m out in the pocket, another goal. (Q2 2:00)
Kako roves behind a pack at the hotspot and snaps off his left but the ball falls in the square for Lobb to cut off. (Q2 4:14)
Wright marks near the boundary 40m out and shoots near side right and OOTF. (Q2 8:45)
Sanders marks a Baker kick from the centre to the hotspot in a four-man pack and chips through his first goal. (Q2 11:45)
Caddy drops a mark over Lobb 40m out from a Gresham pass on a slingshot play, but gets a holding free on Lobb who hadn’t seen the drop. He shoots to the left. (Q2 15:31)
Darcy drops a sitter on the HFF but has time to butter up and pass to Naughton 30m out on a slight angle for his third goal. (Q2 22:31)
Blakiston pushes Darcy in the back as they wait for a Bontempelli pass to the pocket 25m out, obvious free, goal number four for the Unicorn. (Q2 24:46)
Merrett clears from the next bounce to just inside CHF where Smartt marks in front of Bramble, who had fallen over. Smartt’s kick is just to the right. (Q2 26:16)
Dale should have been pinged for HTB on the HBF but gets a lucky free, then turns it over, but Perkins misses everything from 40m. (Q3 1:18)
Laverde holds Naughton on a fast rebound to give away an obvious free 15m out in front, another goal to Naughton. (Q3 2:49)
West marks in the square on the end of another unpressured Bulldog rebound to kick his second goal. (Q3 5:22)
Smartt feeds Kako for a goal from 20m out in front. (Q3 6:35)
Darcy takes the free from Laverde’s kick OOTF 35m out but his left foot shot doesn’t curl enough, just a behind. (Q3 10:04)
West roves at the hotspot and hurdles a prone Blakiston who is somehow adjudged to have infringed, West takes the charity goal to a chorus of boos from disgruntled Don faithful. (Q3 14:34)
Darcy marks a short pass by Johannisen to 40m in the corridor but tugs his set shot left. (Q3 17:49)
Naughton leaps over Redman to mark a Johannisen kick from the centre towards the hotspot, his set shot is a swerver but goes through for his fifth goal. (Q3 19:39)
Caddy takes a contested grab in front of O’Donnell from a Gresham pass from the centre to 45m on a slight angle, he converts. (Q3 21:48)
Darcy leaps in front of a pack 45m out on a slight angle to clunk a long English kick from members wing, then draw in a lovely set shot for his fifth goal. (Q3 26:33)
Freijah passes short from the centre to Poulter 45m out on a slight angle, who joins the party with his first goal. (Q3 28:53)
Naughton gets yet another free kick and kicks yet another goal from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 31:06)
Bontempelli kicks off Q4 junk time with his first goal. (Q4 2:36)
Wright takes a pack mark for some junk from close range. (Q4 4:31)
Freijah is whistled for high contact on Smartt near the hotspot who shoots to the right. (Q4 6:37)
Lual sets up Wright for another junk time goal from 30m. (Q4 8:31)
West misses a set shot from mid-range. (Q4 10:07)
Naughton bustles Blakiston off an English kick to the top of the square, Don fans chunter but mark paid and seventh goal to Naughton. (Q4 12:35)
Caddy marks in front of Busslinger 45m out on the flank but shanks his set shot for no score. (Q4 17:37)
West hits the post after marking on the lead 30m out on the flank. (Q4 19:02)
Dale misses a flying snap from CHF. (Q4 19:38)
Yet another free inside 50 for the Bulldogs gives Darcy the opportunity to curl in his sixth goal from 20m in the pocket. (Q4 22:02)
Perkins gets a junk time special from the HFF with barely a minute to go. (Q4 26:36)
Richards gets the party started again with some more garbage from the next bounce. (Q4 27:45)
West plays on to advantage from a Darcy free for some very smelly junk from the top of the square in the last minute. (Q4 29:39)
Bontempelli marks in the centre and gets a 50m penalty on Merrett for encroachment, final siren sounds, mark set just inside CHF, he shoots for his third goal… off hands, point. (Q4 32:08)
