Australian Football

Match Report

The third Saturday afternoon match brings us back to town and over to the west side, where the Bloods hosted the Bulldogs at City Mazda Stadium in Richmond. The corresponding match from earlier this year was one that got away from the Dogs, after being up by 22 points at half-time it was the Bloods that ran off with the points. Centrals kicked just three behinds in the second half, Westies did it the hard way kicking 4.10 to win by nine points at the Ponderosa. With the eventual result at Glenelg falling their way, this was a prime opportunity to close the gap, especially after both sides registered wins last week. 

The Bloods looked capable of running away with it early, but their accuracy was a problem as they kicked 5.6 to 1.1 in the opening term to lead by 29 points at quarter-time. The Bulldogs lifted in the second quarter, reeling the gap back to 19 points by half-time after scoring 5.1 to 3.3. The Dogs kept on coming when play resumed, restricting the Bloods to three behinds in the third term whilst kicking 4.3 to take a five-point lead going into the final change. But unfortunately for the Central's faithful, old habits die hard and the Bloods took full advantage. The visitors were kept to just one goal in the last quarter as the Bloods romped away to a 31-point win, they finished off with a score of 6.6. 

John Noble was named the standout for the Bloods, the Dogs named Brendan Dew as their best.