Wanganeen-Milera passes to Owens 30m out on the flank who steers through the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:32)
Freijah snaps the Bulldogs’ first goal from a stoppage at half forward. (Q1 2:53)
Sharman marks a long but errant Webster snap deep in the pocket and centres for Owens at the hotspot for his second goal. (Q1 4:40)
Marshall feeds Sinclair who slams through another one for the Saints from CHF, St Kilda has the jump on a fast track! (Q1 7:00)
Wood lopes around outer wing and passes to Higgins 35m out on the flank, who plays on and screws it across the face to the right. (Q1 8:40)
Naughton has an acre on members wing as the Saints defend high, he bounces to 45m out on the flank before Schoenmaker reaches him and hits the near left post. (Q1 12:11)
English is the tallest player in a four-man pack waiting for a Henry kick to the Saints goalsquare but can’t mark, Higgins roves and snaps over his shoulder for the goal. (Q1 15:11)
Wilkie is facing away from the ball running back to the square for a Darcy kick up the flank to 20m, West leaps over him to mark and goal. (Q1 17:46)
Sinclair is unlucky as a loose ball comes off his heel and OOTF in the back pocket, Kennedy takes the free 20m out and curls it in off the left! (Q1 20:29)
Sanders passes to Khamis after the next bounce, pings off his chest but Bontempelli roves and shoots off the left from 45m, crowd goes up as one… then subsides for a poster. (Q1 22:31)
Hill gets back to the square to touch through a Cleary snap from half forward after a stoppage, as Darcy limps off. (Q1 25:31)
Freijah kicks long and low up the corridor from the centre to the hotspot, Naughton leaps in front of Caminiti and over the pack to clunk a big grab… but he hits the right post. (Q2 0:56)
Another long ball inside 50 by the Bulldogs which Naughton marks, this one by Bontempelli, this time Naughton doesn’t miss from the top of the square. (Q2 2:28)
Richards gives back from congestion near the hotspot to Bontempelli who lets fly off a step from the trusty left boot, crowd rises to salute the return of the Bont! (Q2 5:13)
Wilson kicks wide from 45m in the corridor, one of those one that was half a snap and half a pass and ended up achieving neither. (Q2 6:13)
West is in the square for a Joe the Goose special supplied by Williams who beat Sinclair in the pocket. (Q2 7:19)
Bontempelli marks over Macrae 40m out on the flank and squeezes in his second goal. (Q2 12:13)
Naughton marks in front of Wilkie 45m out in front and boots goal number two, Bulldogs are bossing this game now. (Q2 12:54)
Sanders feeds Dolan who passes to McNeil 45m out in front, another poster to the right. (Q2 17:00)
Williams plays on after marking a short Sanders pass for a snap from 50m on a slight angle but hooks it to the left. (Q2 20:27)
Macrae receives from Marshall on a rebound around outer wing and passes to the lead of Sharman 45m out on the flank. Sharman slices it to the right. (Q2 21:15)
Sharman chops off a pass by Sanders to Lobb on the HFF, this set shot is closer but still narrow to the right. (Q2 22:10)
Stocker starts a rebound on the HBF with high skill, Higgins is over the back in the square to mark a Wood pass for his second goal. (Q3 2:27)
Sanders receives from Richards and turns for a snap from 40m that sails through. (Q3 4:59)
Sharman shoots to the right from a set shot 50m out on a slight angle. (Q3 6:52)
Johannisen plays on to advantage from a dodgy 50m penalty against Wood on Bontempelli in the centre, he reaches CHF and bangs through the goal. (Q3 7:58)
Liberatore sends a speculator from the HFF to the hotspot, Naughton leads out from the square but Hynes leaps in front to mark… but hit the left post. (Q3 10:50)
Garcia misses a snap. Dogs have most of the territory and all of the confidence. (Q3 13:19)
Higgins looked to have stuffed up an easy goal with an errant snap from 40m on the flank, but did Wilson rescue it on the behind line for the goal? Review… (Q3 15:12)
Review shows a pixel’s worth of gap between the back of the goalpost and the ball, ruled a behind. (Q3 15:43)
McNeil roves at half forward and passes to Naughton 35m out on a slight angle, Wilkie trailing in his wake. Naughton boots goal number three. (Q3 17:31)
West marks in the pocket 15m out and steers through another one. (Q3 19:34)
Richards marks a long English kick from members wing to the pocket 30m out, Big Red joins the party. (Q3 23:05)
Owens marks Marshall’s centre clearance kick leading in front of Lobb to 40m on a slight angle for a garbage time goal. (Q3 24:24)
Sanders misses a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q3 29:54)
West worries Hill off a ground ball on the HFF and passes to Naughton in the pocket 20m out who shanks OOTF. (Q3 31:48)
Richards receives from Sanders for another poster. (Q3 32:14)
Bramble is pinged for a dangerous tackle on Higgins on the boundary 30m out, Higgins is disgusted after curling through his third goal. (Q3 32:14)
Liberatore adds a snap goal from near the hotspot to his night’s work. (Q3 32:14)
Freijah rolls through another one. (Q3 32:14)
Naughton sharks Webster but misses from 20m. (Q4 13:22)
Davidson sends McNeil into the open goal. (Q4 15:01)
McNeil smothers Webster at the top of the Doggie goalsquare, Kennedy throws a boot at the crumb and sails it through! Not quite as long as Brad Johnson but six points all the same. (Q4 18:04)
Williams roves a long Davidson ball to the hotspot and runs into another open goal. (Q4 18:57)
Wilson skids a running goal from the HFF. (Q4 20:28)
Freijah passes short to Lobb 30m out who misses left. (Q4 26:14)
Davidson marks 40m out on the flank in the last minute for a miss. (Q4 27:24)
