Australian Football

Match Report

Next up we head out to the northern suburbs for the highly anticipated match up between the Bulldogs and the Redlegs at the X-Convenience Oval in Elizabeth. There was another share of the points between these sides last year, again with the home teams coming out on top in two epic encounters decided by five points. At Elizabeth, the Bulldogs' third term set them up for victory, scoring four goals to two. A last shot on goal at the death by Norwood went wide handing Centrals the win. When the Dogs were on the other end of the stick at The Parade, it wasn't quite the same story with the Dogs unable to wrest possession from the centre in the dying seconds. The Dogs copped their first loss of the season last week against the Blues at home, while the Redlegs maintained their streak with a three-goal triumph against Adelaide. The Redlegs dominated possession in the first quarter, but only managed to kick 2.2 to Centrals' solitary goal, an eight-point gap at quarter-time. The Dogs were a bit more game in the second term, but inaccuracy allowed the Redlegs to stay ahead at the half-time siren. Centrals scored 2.4 to the 'Legs 3.2, the deficit creeping out to two goals by the long break. What followed when play resumed was nothing short of shocking, especially for the assembled locals. The Redlegs needed just one quarter of solid, punishing, attacking football to put the Bulldogs to the sword. Norwood rammed through 11 goals along with five behinds, the Dogs adding just one point. In just one period of footy, the gap went from two goals to almost 14. To their credit, the Dogs kicked the last five goals of the game along with five behinds, the visitors added just two points to their tally as they left the Ponderosa with a 50-point win. Jacob Kennerley was Norwood's best on ground with 23 disposals, five marks & tackles along with three goals. WA import Kade Dittmar was best for Centrals, with 16 disposals, 11 tackles and seven clearances.