Josh Daicos threads a fabulous finish from the boundary 50m out for the first of the night, not a grubber like his dad but with just as much skill! (Q1 1:10)
Nick Daicos wobbles the next centre clearance to the flank over the head of Frampton, but Schultz slides in front of Jones to mark 40m out and misses to the right. (Q1 2:38)
Darcy is late to the contest and decides to flatten Maynard in the centre from behind, after the usual melee the ump brings the mark to the top of the square for the goal. (Q1 5:55)
Nick Daicos clears from the next bounce to the HFF, ball flips behind the pack to Crisp who goals off a step from 45m on a slight angle. Pies have the jump! (Q1 7:10)
Darcy runs past the mark on the wing and is pinged for encroachment, another brain fade by the Unicorn. Crisp is brought to the hotspot, but he misses to the left. (Q1 8:55)
Two consecutive 50m penalties against Josh Daicos and then Sidebottom under the stand rule gifts Macrae a goal from 15m on a slight angle. (Q1 10:12)
Lipinski wobbles a snap wide left from 40m in front. (Q1 12:52)
Moore sends a hard, low pass from the HFF to the hotspot for Schultz to juggle the mark over Bytel, he converts. (Q1 13:58)
Hill misses a set shot from the pocket 30m out. (Q1 15:38)
Darcy smothers Noble’s rebound kick from deep in defence, ball falls nicely for Macrae who screws through a quality finish off the left from 30m on the flank. (Q1 18:21)
Treloar fumbles a ground ball 40m out on the flank, Sidebottom falls into his back and Dean catches him high, Rusty argues the point but Treloar misses anyway. (Q1 20:25)
Duryea is reported for striking Nick Daicos off the ball with the play on members wing, Daicos kicks the goal from 40m on the flank. (Q1 23:55)
Gallagher holds Nick Daicos to concede another centre clearance, Schultz marks behind Williams 40m out on a slight angle but misses. (Q1 25:26)
The Bulldogs rebound carefully around members wing with precision disposal, English releases Bontempelli to stride down the flank to 45m and slot the goal. (Q1 27:26)
Crisp scoots out the front of the next bounce with a release handball by that man Nick Daicos with his sixth centre clearance, Frampton marks and misses from 45m. (Q1 28:26)
Bontempelli catches Nick Daicos HTB on centre wing, long ball to Lobb who is too tall for Maynard and marks 35m out on a slight angle… then raps the kick into the left goalpost. (Q1 30:26)
Noble has had a few clangers tonight but he chooses the right option on a slow play kicking inside 50 by finding McCreery 30m out on the flank… he also hits the post. (Q1 32:25)
Lipinski has a snap from half forward touched off the boot for a behind. (Q2 2:00)
Treloar kicks over his head from the HFF, Darcy is paid the mark from what looked to be a very short kick. He lines up from 40m and kicks straight. (Q2 5:17)
Treloar snaps off the left foot from a stoppage near the hotspot for another opportunist goal. (Q2 9:03)
Noble misses Moore with a kick across half back, West roves and feeds Vandermeer to level the scores from 25m on the flank! (Q2 11:27)
Ugle-Hagan marks on the behind line over Howe and screws in the go-ahead goal! (Q2 13:01)
Markov’s pass to Johnson in the pocket hits grass but Jones, wrestling with Johnson, toepokes to Schultz who feeds back to Markove for the goal from 20m. (Q2 18:27)
Nick Daicos sets up Harrison to releases Josh Daicos to jet to 35m on a slight angle and ram through a go-ahead goal after the Pies handball away from a stoppage on outer wing. (Q2 24:29)
Noble turns the ball over again under no pressure in midfield, he has been a one-man butcher shop this evening, but Lobb bounces a snap in to the post from CHF. (Q2 28:57)
Collingwood rebounds at pace from that behind, Nick Daicos has been carrying the team like Atlas all game and he snaps a gaol from half forward! (Q2 29:58)
Darcy beats Dean to mark a Dale pass from outer wing to 40m out on the flank, both tall men standing and wrestling. Darcy boots goal number two. (Q2 32:46)
Treloar roves Nick Daicos’ clanger handball at the next bounce and goes high to the flank 45m out where Macrae takes a pack mark and doesn’t score. (Q2 34:33)
Sanders roves a Darcy contest at the top of the square and rolls a behind just before the HT siren. (Half Time)
Ugle-Hagan snaps very high and narrow to the right off the left from 20m in the pocket. (Q3 2:10)
Harrison goes long over Keath to Schultz 15m out on the end of a quick rebound up the guts. Schultz pops it through. (Q3 6:28)
Ash Johnson takes a big link mark on outer wing to get a rebound going, he switches successfully and it ends up with Hill in the square for another one for the Pies. (Q3 10:56)
Before a stoppage inside forward 50, Josh Daicos is pinged for contact off the ball on McNeil, who goals from the hotspot to the hoots of the Pie fans. (Q3 18:21)
The free was for a little rabbit punch to the sternum. (Q3 18:56)
Sanders gives outside a pack in the pocket to Ugle-Hagan who sends a high ball off a step from 25m off the left… falls over the line for a huge goal! (Q3 21:26)
Ugle-Hagan wheels and shoots from the HFF but leaves it narrow to the right. (Q3 24:14)
Lipinski tumbles through a rover’s goal from a ball up 20m out. (Q3 25:42)
Darcy stands in front of Dean to clunk a Sanders ball down the flank to 20m out, loses his shorts but pulls them up again and shanks badly to the right for a point. (Q3 29:20)
Gallagher misses a snap from a pack in the pocket 25m out. (Q3 30:11)
Noble breaks a tackle at half forward and wisely gives off to Sullivan for the kick inside 50, which is marked by Schultz on the behind line for a big red time goal! (Q3 31:26)
Harrison kicks to the HFF after the next bounce, Hill roves and snaps wide from 40m. (Q3 32:56)
Bontempelli kicks long from a stoppage on the HFF, Lobb and Moore wrestle in the square, ump pays a holding free against Moore to set up an easy goal for the Lobbster. (Q4 4:44)
Bontempelli sharks Harrison after the next bounce to start another attack, West goes to Darcy 40m out on the flank, he tries a set shot screwing ball that shanks, no score. (Q4 6:30)
Gallagher snaps wide right from a stoppage 35m out on the flank. (Q4 6:59)
Moore is pinged for a throw in a maelstrom in the middle, quick ball up the guts, crumb over the back for West to put the Bulldogs back in the lead! (Q4 12:29)
Bontempelli has the sit on young Parker and marks a Ugle-Hagan kick from the HFF to the fat side near the behind line. He goals, Doggies building a lead. (Q4 16:39)
Nick Daicos marks a centring ball by Hill 50m out on a slight angle, plays on around Treloar on the mark but just misses across the face to the left. (Q4 19:15)
Garcia kicks high towards the hotspot after exiting a stoppage on outer wing, Moore makes the spoil but McNeil roves, baulks clear and goals from 20m ! (Q4 21:21)
Clock ticks under 5:00, Collingwood have more numbers but they need more scores. (Q4 23:27)
Sidebottom kicks inside 50 twice after a quick rebound but there aren’t enough talls up front for the Magpies, just out of soldiers at this point, Jones intervenes. (Q4 25:24)
Sidebottom feeds Markov who rather rushes a snap on the turn from 45m on a slight angle and blazes it wide right and OOTF. (Q4 26:31)
2:35 to go and the Pies are pressing, without scoring as yet. (Q4 27:15)
Treloar bounces an inside 50 to the pocket, Lobb keeps it alive and gives inside to Darcy who decides stuff it, I’ll just go myself… and nails it from 40m! Game over! (Q4 29:15)
