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Round: 6 Venue: Manuka Oval Date: Fri, 28-04-2017 7:50 pm Crowd: 14,048 | |||||
Greater Western Sydney | 3.3.21 | 6.3.39 | 8.6.54 | 11.9.75 | C: Leon Cameron |
Western Bulldogs | 2.4.16 | 6.12.48 | 7.17.59 | 9.19.73 | C: Luke Beveridge |
GWS by 5 | WBULL by 9 | WBULL by 5 | GWS by 2 |
Weather |
-1.8°C 16.5°C |
0mm 77% 1022.3mb |
9km/h N |
Brownlow Medal | 3 Marcus Bontempelli (WBULL) | 2 Zac Williams (GWS) | 1 Caleb Daniel (WBULL) |
The very first Friday night AFL match to be played in Canberra will give long in the memories of those who saw it, with league heavyweights GWS and the Western Bulldogs going blow for blow in an epic encounter that was almost as good as their titanic struggle in last year's preliminary final. In the end the Giants prevailed by just two points, despite the Dogs probably being the better side on the night, a reversal of the circumstances last season. The Dogs cost themselves the match with poor kicking for goal during dominant periods in the second and third terms, finishing with 9.19 against the more efficient 11.9 of GWS.
GWS went into the match as warm favourites and made all the early running. The Giants had full control of the match for the first eight minutes and converted that dominance into a 13-0 lead with goals to big men Rory Lobb and Jonathon Patton. The Bulldogs settled after that and a goal on the run to Matt Suckling opened their account at the nine-minute mark. The two sides traded behinds for the next period before Caleb Daniel broke through for another running goal to give the Dogs a one-point lead after 23 minutes, before Toby Greene snatched the lead back for GWS with a mark and goal just before the quarter-time siren.
The Giants started the second quarter as they had the first, looking to take complete control. A brace of goals to Jeremy Cameron had them out to a 16-point lead after nine minutes but a lovely snapped goal from Marcus Bontempelli then sparked a complete turnaround in the match. The Bulldogs began to dominate from that point, with Bontempelli adding his second four minutes later and, although Cameron responded with his third, the Dogs held sway for the remainder of the half.
Jake Stringer kicked two goals and the Bulldogs had numerous other scoring opportunities but were plagued by inaccuracy, as they had been against Brisbane a week earlier. They finished with 4.8 for the quarter, a sharp contrast to the Giants' 3.0, and led by nine behinds, 6.12 to 6.3, at the long break. The margin should have been far greater.
The Bulldogs had further chances to extend the margin early in the third quarter, but a set shot from Tom Liberator hit the post, and another running shot from Daniel also missed. The game was very much an arm wrestle for the rest of the quarter with both sides missing shots, but two goals through Cameron and Greene gave the Giants a narrow lead midway through the term. The only other goal of the term came at the 27-minute mark, when Daniel marked about 40 metres out and Greene caught him across the nose with a hit that saw Greene reported for striking. Daniel received a bloodied nose and a 50-metre penalty. He kicked the goal and it was the Dogs by five points at the last change.
Bontempelli's third goal after a mark early in the final term extended the Bulldogs' lead to 11 points but the Giants held sway in general play for the next 20 minutes. A 50-metre penalty given against Easton Wood saw Patton nail an easy goal and he then followed up with a beautiful kick from the boundary to put GWS ahead by three points. Greene added another to extend the lead to nine but the balance of play swung back the Dogs' way in the final minutes. A magnificent snap from Stringer cut the margin to three points, and then Tom Boyd had a chance to give the Dogs a lead but his set shot was a complete mis kick that failed to score. A final snap from Toby McLean just missed, and the Giants held on to win by two points and maintain a place in the top four.
Zac Williams played an outstanding match for the Giants, collecting 25 possessions and laying six tackles, while Bontempelli again shone through for the Bulldogs, with 22 touches to go with his three goals.
Neither side lost any fans in this match, and they look set for a long and fascinating rivalry near the top of the ladder. Next up for the Giants is a trip to take on the impressive Saints at Docklands on Friday night, while the Bulldogs will host the fourth-placed Tigers at the same venue the following night.
GOALS
GWS: Cameron 4; Greene, Patton 3; Lobb
Western Bulldogs: Stringer, Bontempelli 3; Daniel 2; Suckling
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GWS: Williams, Greene, Cameron, Kelly, Shiel, Scully
Western Bulldogs: Macrae, Bontempelli, Daniel, Johannisen, Hunter, Dahlhaus
BEST - THE SATURDAY AGE
GWS: Mumford, Greene, Cameron, Haynes, Patton, Williams, Ward
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli, Daniel, Macrae, McLean, Stringer, Dahlhaus
INJURIES
GWS: Sam Reid (hamstring)
Western Bulldogs: Tom Campbell (ankle) replaced in the selected side by Bailey Dale, Tom Liberatore (concussion).
REPORTS: Toby Greene (GWS) reported for striking Caleb Daniel (Western Bulldogs) in the third quarter.
UMPIRES: Deboy, Meredith, Ryan
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Seven Network
Greater Western Sydney | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
18 | Cameron, Jeremy | 10 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24y 27d | 99 | 256 |
35 | Corr, Aidan | 10 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22y 346d | 40 | 1 |
4 | Greene, Toby | 13 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23y 215d | 104 | 98 |
19 | Haynes, Nick | 12 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24y 345d | 68 | 6 |
2 | Hopper, Jacob | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20y 81d | 15 | 7 |
17 | Johnson, Steve | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33y 298d | 280 | 501 |
22 | Kelly, Josh | 11 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22y 75d | 66 | 38 |
40 | Kennedy, Adam | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24y 290d | 82 | 6 |
15 | Kennedy, Matthew | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20y 22d | 7 | 4 |
37 | Lobb, Rory | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24y 78d | 41 | 44 |
41 | Mumford, Shane | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30y 297d | 157 | 47 |
12 | Patton, Jonathon | 10 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23y 343d | 59 | 86 |
50 | Reid, Sam | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27y 172d | 35 | 16 |
9 | Scully, Tom | 12 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25y 348d | 133 | 59 |
23 | Shaw, Heath | 23 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31y 152d | 243 | 39 |
5 | Shiel, Dylan | 15 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24y 50d | 93 | 48 |
10 | Smith, Devon | 10 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23y 343d | 99 | 93 |
14 | Taranto, Tim | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19y 90d | 5 | 0 |
20 | Tomlinson, Adam | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23y 261d | 73 | 19 |
8 | Ward, Callan | 11 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27y 18d | 173 | 87 |
29 | Williams, Zac | 16 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22y 220d | 59 | 14 |
16 | Wilson, Nathan | 14 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24y 111d | 58 | 13 |
Rushed | 2 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 218 | 95 | 163 | 381 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 74 | 18 | 26 | 24y 289d | 1989 | 1482 |
Western Bulldogs | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
25 | Adams, Marcus | 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23y 302d | 16 | 1 |
4 | Bontempelli, Marcus | 10 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21y 155d | 69 | 68 |
17 | Boyd, Tom | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21y 249d | 44 | 40 |
12 | Cordy, Zaine | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20y 183d | 17 | 8 |
6 | Dahlhaus, Luke | 10 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24y 250d | 121 | 98 |
31 | Dale, Bailey | 7 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20y 280d | 15 | 9 |
35 | Daniel, Caleb | 14 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 295d | 38 | 19 |
20 | Dunkley, Josh | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20y 109d | 20 | 13 |
7 | Hunter, Lachie | 15 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22y 136d | 68 | 33 |
39 | Johannisen, Jason | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24y 171d | 70 | 22 |
46 | Jong, Lin | 9 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23y 328d | 45 | 26 |
21 | Liberatore, Tom | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24y 347d | 104 | 34 |
11 | Macrae, Jack | 10 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22y 268d | 83 | 21 |
16 | McLean, Toby | 11 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21y 87d | 24 | 20 |
2 | Murphy, Bob | 14 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34y 323d | 301 | 178 |
42 | Picken, Liam | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30y 270d | 182 | 68 |
18 | Roberts, Fletcher | 7 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23y 329d | 43 | 0 |
14 | Smith, Clay | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23y 352d | 50 | 36 |
9 | Stringer, Jake | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23y 3d | 79 | 149 |
1 | Suckling, Matt | 15 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28y 277d | 125 | 62 |
34 | Williams, Bailey | 9 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19y 200d | 7 | 0 |
10 | Wood, Easton | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 27y 236d | 113 | 15 |
Rushed | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 203 | 72 | 169 | 372 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 72 | 26 | 18 | 23y 334d | 1634 | 920 |