Bontempelli with the first centre clearance to Richards, Naughton marks 40m out but misses to the right. (Q1 0:34)
Membrey leads to the pocket well in front of Khamis 45m out for a De Goey pass from the centre. The Skunk kicks short for a rushed behind. (Q1 3:18)
Lewis wins a wrestle and marks a Bramble pass over Frampton in the pocket 35m out, he steers through the first goal off his left boot. (Q1 5:03)
Lewis earns a free under a pack in the pocket 25m out for Steele getting in his back on a tackle. His J-curve is a shank for no score. (Q1 7:34)
Lipinski passes off the outside of his boot from outer wing to De Goey 40m out on the flank on the end of a fast rebound. JDG shoots across the face to the right. (Q1 10:04)
Nick Daicos receives from Lipinski for a snap off a step from 40m on a slight angle but that one curls to the left. (Q1 11:03)
Pendlebury sets up De Goey to tumble through a nice snap forward of a stoppage near the hotspot. (Q1 11:59)
Jaques passes over Steele to Croft 35m out on a slight angle who misses to the left. (Q1 13:40)
Jones runs into the open goal after roving Quaynor’s drop in the pocket and swinging inside. (Q1 16:49)
Bontempelli wins an aerial contest against Howe on members wing and has Jones over the back in the pocket, who centres for West at the hotspot for the goal. (Q1 19:34)
Bramble feeds Macneil to snap another one from 20m in front after Naughton and West fight hard to create crumbs with contests. (Q1 22:34)
Lobb hits to the outside from a ball up 30m out from Collingwood’s goal but straight down the throat of Nick Daicos who snaps the goal off the left. (Q1 24:34)
Membrey is over the back to mark and goal from the top of the square after the Magpies force a front half turnover off the boot of Budarick after a poor O’Donnell kick. (Q1 26:20)
Budarick hits the centre from half back and has Richards all on his own, he drives long up the middle for Lewis to mark over Houston 20m out but smack his set shot into the post. (Q1 28:01)
The Bulldogs rebound around outer wing with Sanders delivering a bounce pass to Treloar who snaps the goal from 25m in the pocket. (Q2 1:58)
Steele misses to the right from 40m in the corridor. (Q2 3:02)
Pendlebury’s handball clanger on the HBF allows Jones to send Lewis away to checkside another one from the same spot as Treloar’s goal. (Q2 3:58)
McStay marks a Houston pass to the pocket 30m out but hits the far left post. (Q2 7:28)
Crisp holds Richards after a mark to concede 50m and gift Big Red the goal from 15m. (Q2 11:11)
Lewis misses off the left from 30m after Quanyor fumbles a crumb. (Q2 12:44)
Bontempelli misses from 45m after a turnover in the front half. (Q2 13:49)
Harrison marks a Steele pass just inside 50m on the flank, ball falls in the square for Khamis to thump for a rushed behind. (Q2 17:30)
Long takes a link mark on members wing and passes to Membrey 45m out on the flank, who tugs his set shot narrow to the left. (Q2 19:39)
Treloar knew nothing about Schultz mowing him down from behind in the centre, but the counter attack results in a miss from 35m by De Goey. (Q2 21:19)
Schultz marks De Goey’s pass 20m out on a slight angle after a flowing rebound through the centre by the Carringbush, who need scoreboard nourishment… he kicks straight. (Q2 23:19)
Maynard worries Bontempelli off a Lewis bounce pass to prevent a goal deep in red time just before the HT siren. (Half Time)
Jones marks Treloar’s pass 45m out in front but tries a pass for English 20m out, he goals. (Q3 1:47)
Sanders’ woomerbanger set shot from near CHF is off hands of the pack in the square for a point. (Q3 4:07)
Schultz leaps in front of Budarick to clunk the mark from a McStay kick to the hotspot, his set shot is no problem. (Q3 4:58)
McStay earns a contact free on Khamis 20m out on a slight angle, he pops through the kick. (Q3 7:03)
Richards marks a Dale pass 40m out on a slight angle and hits the right post. (Q3 8:56)
Khamis gives away another contact free in a marking contest, this one to Cameron 15m out on a slight angle who rams the right post. (Q3 11:33)
Steele snaps a goal from 30m on the flank after some more frontal pressure by the Magpies. (Q3 13:19)
Bontempelli marks in front of Sidebottom and swerves through the goal from 30m on a slight angle. (Q3 16:20)
Macneil roves over the back of a pack 35m out on a slight angle and celebrates a nice snap off the right boot for a goal. (Q3 18:38)
Croft sets up English to marks 40m out and kick another one to extend the lead back out. (Q3 22:31)
Lobb misses a set shot from 45m on the flank across the face to the left. (Q3 25:28)
Anderson marks at half forward, plays on past the man on the mark and bangs through a big goal from 50m on a slight angle! (Q3 29:15)
McCreery snaps the first goal of Q4 from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 0:20)
Lobb marks on the lead in front of Howe 35m out on the flank but his J-curve is narrow. (Q4 4:00)
Sanders drops a poor Coffield pass at half back, Nick Daicos pounces and feeds Lipinski to run into the open goal! (Q4 4:56)
Schultz juggles the mark from an Allan pass to 45m on the flank in front of Khamis. This to level the scores… just narrow to the left. (Q4 5:56)
Richards marks a short Sanders pass over Sidebottom and hits the ground running, he goals from 20m! (Q4 7:23)
Howe’s clanger handball to Richards on the HBF results in a Naughton snap from 30m that curls to the right. (Q4 8:52)
Howe has mostly been spoiling in defence tonight but tries to hold onto an intercept… crumb falls over the back to Naughton who screws in the goal from30m. (Q4 11:14)
De Goey from the centre finds Membrey to mark in front of Coffield at the hotspot, the Skunk kicks cleanly. (Q4 12:50)
Khamis prevents Schultz from contesting a long Josh Daicos kick to the square, the ball skids to the right for a point. (Q4 17:22)
Long misses a long set shot from the HFF. (Q4 19:35)
Anderson receives from Pendlebury and runs through CHF to 45m to slam through a big goal! (Q4 20:37)
Five minutes to go and it’s anyone’s, with both sides looking gassed. (Q4 21:59)
Pendlebury’s tap releases De Goey from a stoppage on outer wing, long ball is over McStay and bounces for a point. (Q4 24:20)
Croft takes a link mark, West goes to Naughton who roves his own contest and just misses off the left from 25m on the flank. (Q4 25:04)
Richards intercepts Pendlebury’s kick in to the centre and sends it back to the teeth of goal, Lews roves Naughton’s contest and goals off the left! (Q4 25:41)
2:24 left and two kicks in it now, that is not quite the sealer but it will take a miracle for the Pies. (Q4 25:52)
De Goey intercepts in the centre and pumps it back towards the hotspot, crumb over the back where Membrey roves and goals! (Q4 27:29)
1:25 to play and it’s back to a kick in it. (Q4 27:29)
Secondary ball up in the centre, 1:20. (Q4 28:25)
Cameron scrubs a clearance towards HF, another ball up, 1:05. (Q4 28:40)
Cameron wobbles a kick to the hotspot but Sellwood is Leo Barry reborn with the huge relieving mark! (Q4 29:10)
English takes the next mark on the rebound kick to outer wing, game almost iced… (Q4 29:39)
Ball up on outer wing, 11 seconds, would take an act of God… (Q4 29:39)
Siren goes with Nick Daicos kicking to the centre, Bulldogs hang on! (Q4 30:09)
