The Bulldogs are up against it tonight, but they kick off the game with a Naughton mark in front of McCartin from a Bontempelli dart to 30m for the first goal. (Q1 1:58)
Bontempelli intercepts in the centre and bullets a pass to Lewis 45m out on a slight angle, he thumps through a nice finish off the left! (Q1 5:32)
Bice’s kick clanger on a slow play at half back results in Lewis finding Dolan on his own 20m out on a slight angle, he steers through another one for the Dogs! (Q1 7:45)
McInerney misses a long snap. (Q1 8:50)
Blakey’s sprint after a midfield turnover puts Khamis out of position, Curnow marks over him 15m out on a slight angle, he converts with a J-curve off the right. (Q1 11:56)
Emmett marks in front of a passive Bice 30m out but shoots to the left. (Q1 13:52)
Freijah is whistled for a throw at a ball up 50m out on the flank, Chad Warner tugs the set shot narrow to the left. (Q1 17:06)
Busslinger spoils a long repeat inside 50 kick to the pocket, crumb falls over the back to Amartey who threads a difficult left-foot snap off a step from 15m! (Q1 17:54)
Mills jumps on the goal line to touch through a Williams snap from 30m after a stoppage. (Q1 19:22)
Papley roves McDonald’s contest on the HFF and gives to Sheldrick who passes to Amartey leading to 35m on a slight angle, he converts. (Q1 20:36)
Kennedy roves a high ball to the hotspot and snaps off a step off the left, well to the left. (Q1 23:25)
Richards gets a holding free on Jordon 40m out on a slight angle waiting for a long speculator, he kicks straight. (Q1 25:12)
Amartey shrugs off a Khamis tackle for a pressured snap from 40m on a slight angle off his left, that one wobbles to the right. (Q1 30:43)
Williams cuts off a snap by Curnow from the pocket just before QT to preserve the Dogs’ lead. (Qtr Time)
Warner’s high ball from a stoppage on the HFF lands in the opposite pocket where Curnow marks 20m out and curls in his second goal. (Q2 2:30)
Jordon clears from a secondary ball up in the centre, McDonald marks in front of Busslinger 50m out on a slight angle and misses to the right. (Q2 4:13)
Plenty of Dogs there for a crumb at half forward, eventually West shrugs a tackle and feeds Bontempelli for the goal off the left from the hotspot. (Q2 5:16)
Mills shoots off a step from 40m, ball drifts and falls on the behind line to be off hands for a point. (Q2 8:11)
Curnow plays on and shoots from the HFF but pushes it across the face to the right. (Q2 8:57)
Repeat inside 50s piling up for the Swans now, Gardner is whistled for a hold on Curnow 25m out on a slight angle, he curls in his third goal. (Q2 10:26)
On a midfield turnover, Williams scrubs a kick to the HFF for Dolan to pass back to Williams’ hard run to the pocket 25m out, his checkside is narrow left. (Q2 12:37)
Amartey marks over Khamis 40m out on the flank and delivers a nice drop punt for another one for Sydney. (Q2 13:59)
Blakey has four bounces around some talls on members wing to break lines, ending up with a Lloyd pass to Papley 45m out on the flank who shanks OOTF. (Q2 18:32)
Freijah spoils Blakey’s rebound kick to CHF for the Dogs, roves and feeds Hynes who kicks the quick turnover goal from 35m. (Q2 20:32)
Gardner’s clanger causes a slingshot play for the Swans that leaves Khamis vulnerable for Curnow to mark over him near the hotspot for goal number four. (Q2 24:04)
Crowd yells at the boundary ump after Warner centres from the HFF to 40m out, Amartey leaps over Treloar for the chest mark but misses on the HT siren. (Q2 29:03)
Sellwood flies to spoil in the pocket 25m out, gets a finger to it but gets whistled anyway for early contact on Curnow, who misses with a shank, footy gods smile. (Q3 3:08)
Jaques’ short pass on rebound towards Richards goes over his head to be intercepted by Mills 40m out on the flank, his set shot is wide and rushed. (Q3 4:03)
Naughton leaps over Grundy for a link mark on members wing, he gives off to Bontempelli, goes to Lewis in the pocket, thence a centring ball to Baker 40m out who doesn’t score. (Q3 5:48)
Grundy marks a Papley kick inside 50 in front of Bramble 45m out in the corridor, he hasn’t had many disposals but that set shot is a peach. (Q3 9:18)
Grundy catches the ball out of ruck at a short throw in for an easy goal, Dogs defender s complain but the goal stands. (Q3 13:18)
Lewis scrubs a grubber from a pack at the hotspot to the right. (Q3 14:03)
Lloyd toepokes a crumb from a pack near the hotspot towards goals, Curnow is paid the mark for his fifth goal despite the kick not going very far at all. (Q3 16:04)
Bontempelli roves a high speculator to the square and gives to Williams on the behind line, Swans close but he snaps over them for the goal off his right. (Q3 18:19)
Gardner’s handball deep in defence falls for Rosas who misses a quick snap off the left from 15m. (Q3 20:03)
Warner wins a HTB free on Davidson 45m out in the corridor, in a tackle that started around the neck. Doggie fans hoot, set shot fades to the right. (Q3 20:43)
Grundy down to Papley from a throw-in to 25m out but Papley slips to fluff his chance, eventually Cootee misses. (Q3 22:35)
Papley gets another chance after roving Amartey’s contest and snapping across the body from 30m on the flank, bounces in the square and evades the left post, fine finish. (Q3 23:06)
Bulldog fans roar their approval after Dolan earns a high contact free on Edwards 45m out on the flank, after a surge around outer side. Dolan misses narrow right. (Q3 25:44)
Emmett marks a West pass on the HFF behind two Swans, he tries to baulk through them and is lucky to get a high contact free on Blakey 40m out. He shanks, no direct score. (Q3 27:34)
A lull as Naughton is stretchered off. (Q3 28:09)
Richards feeds Bontempelli to run away from a pack and launch a captain’s goal from the HFF! (Q3 32:15)
Classic Sydney slingshot from a stoppage in defence via Papley’s searing long ball to hit Lloyd in stride to run into the open goal. (Q3 34:15)
Rowbottom centres after marking on the HFF to Warner to mark just inside 50m on a slight angle, has targets inside but goes back for the set shot and misses to the left. (Q4 1:08)
Cootee marks untouched 35m out on a slight angle and shoots for his first senior goal… straight through. (Q4 2:49)
Williams passes to Freijah 45m out in the corridor, who tugs the set shot to the left. (Q4 5:03)
Lloyd shanks a behind off his left from 20m. (Q4 5:52)
Sellwood roves in defence but doesn’t see Warner sweating on him, Chad curls in the HTB free kick from 25m. (Q4 7:05)
Blakey, Curnow, Warner, goal Sydney. It’s becoming a procession, sadly. (Q4 12:05)
Papley from the centre to Curnow in the pocket 20m out, mark and/or hold against Khamis, sixth goal for the Egyptian. (Q4 13:36)
Papley wins a HTB free on Selwood 30m out in the pocket but shanks OOTF near side right. (Q4 20:16)
Curnow beats Dale to mark a centring Rosas kick for goal number seven from 20m. (Q4 23:43)
Wicks has Warner over the back at the hotspot after a tired turnover at half back by Smith, he gets his third goal of Q4 garbage time. (Q4 26:38)
Baker marks 40m out in the corridor and shoots in the last minute for some smelly junk. (Q4 28:26)
