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Blog log from R5 of 2025: Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane

Blog log for Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane, R5 of 2025

West gets a free 45m out in the corridor but shoots to the right to kick off the scoring in this one. (Q1 1:01)
The Bulldogs rebound from the last line all the way round members wing then switching through the centre, Sanders feeds Naughton to goal on the lope from 40m. (Q1 2:50)
After an Andrews kick clanger from half back, Freijah marks in front of Berry 45m out and hooks it left and OOTF. (Q1 5:05)
Lester passes to the lead of Bailey 45m out on a slight angle who also misses. (Q1 6:20)
Andrews intercepts over Darcy on the HBF and swtiches around outer wing, Morris gathers an inside handball from Rayner and bounces through a snap from 40m on the flank. (Q1 8:05)
Darcy takes a link mark at half forward after the next bounce, two Lions spoil Naughton in the pocket but McNeil roves and sends Sanders in for the goal. (Q1 9:20)
Morris marks 45m out on the flank and thumps a lovely drop punt for the goal off the set shot. (Q1 12:55)
O’Donnell hits the lead of Naughton 40m out in front who misses to the left. (Q1 17:40)
Richards breaks an arm tackle by Payne at the hotspot and gives to Williams who misses off the left. (Q1 21:37)
Richards runs up the HFF after a stoppage and gives to West who also misses, this one to the left. (Q1 22:00)
Bailey passes to Cameron next to the behind post who hits the near right goalpost. (Q1 22:51)
Will Ashcroft kicks up outer wing from half back to grass for Wilmot to zoom onto, he has open field ahead and runs to CHF for the goal on the burst. (Q1 25:01)
Dolan receives from McNeil and rides a tackle to snap the first goal of Q3 from the top of the square. (Q2 0:52)
West snaps high off the left from near the hotspot for another one after roving a chaos ball from the centre by Kennedy. (Q2 2:22)
Liberatore stands up in a tackle and gets a handball off to Bramble who rams through another one from 35m on the flank! (Q2 3:49)
Levi passes from half forward to the lead of Cameron at the hotspot, nothing Khamis could do there. The set shot is an ugly ABC logo kick, and wobbles to the right. (Q2 6:43)
Lobb, who has WOOF painted on either side of his head, is sandwiched by two woofers and gives up a HTB free to Levi Ashcroft 35m out, goal Brisbane. (Q2 8:17)
Darcy bosses the ruck against Day 20m out at a throw-in to set up Frasier for a snap goal. (Q2 14:37)
Bramble sails through another long snap from the HFF after Kennedy spoils a short Lester rebound kick to a contest, but Davidson might have volleyed on the line to pinch the goal! (Q2 17:10)
Naughton gives thumbs up for a lovely O’Donnell pass to the pocket 15m out, he screws that one in too off the left. Dogs are woofing all over Norwood! (Q2 20:34)
West misses another mid-range snap. All the territory with the Bulldogs. (Q2 21:50)
Darcy floats from the left at the hotspot in front of Berry to clunk a Liberatore kick to the hotspot, lot of Royce Hart about that. Another goal to the Scrays. (Q2 23:23)
West breaks a Lester tackle and feeds Dolan who snaps wide right off his left boot from 30m. (Q2 24:29)
Day takes a pack mark 30m out near the boundary but hits the far right goalpost. (Q2 28:33)
Darcy marks a long West ball from outer wing over Andrews in a pack 45m out on the flank, he draws the drop punt left to right and over the hi-diddle-diddle! (Q2 30:59)
Ah, but there is a late review where the blur of Andrews’ fingers is judged to have contacted the blur of the football. (Q2 33:23)
Dunkley marks well within range on the HFF, looks to have stuffed it up with an inboard pass to a contest but Bailey roves and snaps across his body for the goal. (Q3 1:43)
The Bulldogs rebound around members wing after a switch with the Lions not touching it, Richards has Naughton over the back in the square to waltz into goal. (Q3 3:48)
Richards drives long from outer wing, Darcy one out with Andrews and uses his strength to hold him off and fall backwards for the mark 20m out, he goals. (Q3 4:53)
Berry passes from the HFF down the line to Cameron 30m out after a stoppage, but Charlie shanks it left and OOTF. (Q3 8:18)
Hipwood has had a stinker so far today but he happily receives a gift from Dale’s short kick in after spoiling it himself. (Q3 8:59)
Cleary misses a flying snap from the HFF. (Q3 10:34)
Kennedy is pinged for high contact on Morris at the top of the square to concede a soft goal. (Q3 11:39)
Darcy feeds Freijah for a snap from half forward that flies to the left. (Q3 13:11)
About the most chaotic passage of the year so far around outer wing ends with a sublime grubber from the pocket 15m out by Bailey for a much-needed goal. (Q3 16:14)
Levi Ashcroft sends a very high speculator from the pocket to the top of the square, tall Dogs assemble but none fly and it’s Hipwood who marks on his chest for the goal! (Q3 21:49)
Hipwood has woken up in Q3, he takes a link mark and bombs long to the square for Rayner to leap in front of Liam Jones and mark then play on into goal! (Q3 24:03)
Darcy has struggled with hamstring soreness in Q3, but he stands up again in a wrestle with Andrews to mark at the hotspot… then shoots to the right. (Q3 27:20)
Freijah misses another snap. (Q3 30:50)
Zorko bombs long from the kick in and the Lions go coast to coast, ending with that man Hipwood who marks over Lobb and plays on into the open goal again! (Q3 31:40)
Dunkley feeds Levi Ashcroft at a stoppage in the pocket but the snap is narrow to the left from 20m. (Q4 1:40)
Forward handballs from Will Ashcroft and Rayner from a stoppage on the HFF set up Morris to ram through the snap from 20m, Brisbane hits the lead! (Q4 3:40)
Ah Chee runs behind two Dog defenders to mark a McCluggage long ball from the HFF that drifts to the behind line. He checksides the goal, Lions kicking away now! (Q4 6:06)
Ah Chee’s tackle forces a cough up by Lobb on the HFF, Hipwood roves and kicks to the fat side for Bailey 40m out but he misses. (Q4 9:11)
Dale pokes a dump kick from the back pocket under heavy pressure to the corridor but straight to Neale 45m out. Choc tugs his set shot left and short, no score. (Q4 10:41)
Bailey drops the knees to draw a high contact free on Davidson 35m out on a slight angle after a stoppage. This kick is straight. (Q4 11:43)
Kennedy rolls through a long goal from half forward after the next centre bounce to stop the Lion avalanche. (Q4 13:43)
Darcy gets a blocking free in ruck on McInerney at the next bounce, Williams receives hard in the pocket 20m out and threads the impossible snap off the right! (Q4 15:11)
Freijah receives from West at half forward, baulks around Fletcher and shoots from 40m… wide right. (Q4 16:18)
McCluggage swerves clear for a running snap from the pocket 30m out but shoots across the face to the left. (Q4 23:18)
Bramble’s short kick in to Richards misses the target, Bailey mops up and goes to the square where Ah Chee gives Rayner a Joe the Goose special! (Q4 24:07)
Neale jets away from the next bounce ahead of Liberatore, pass to Cameron at half forward who hits Ah Chee leading to the pocket 20m out. Ah Chee swerves through the drop punt! (Q4 25:26)
4:36 to play and three kicks in it now, Dogs almost without hope. (Q4 26:12)
Bailey plays on around Lobb on the mark on the HFF and hits the square with a low kick, Hipwood doesn’t mark but gets a contact free on Jones to ice the game with his fourth. (Q4 30:29)
Hipwood rams through number five from near the hotspot, party time at Norwood! (Q4 31:52)
McNeil snaps a junk time goal off the left from 40m, but he has done very little after half time. (Q4 33:28)

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