Australian Football

Match Report

Next we head up north to the My Money House Oval in Elizabeth where the Bulldogs hosted the Redlegs. The Dogs took both matches against the Redlegs last season, starting with an eight-goal victory in Round 6 then a 32-point win in Round 12. So far the Dogs have only one victory against the Crows, their losses coming off the back of strong starts and horrid finishes. They went down to the Tigers last week, while the Redlegs fell heart-breakingly short in the final minutes against South at The Parade. 

The Bulldogs started off really well, kicking 7.4 to the Redlegs' three goals to lead by 28 points at the first change. But from there, slowly but surely, the 'Legs would bring the Dogs back down to earth. It began in the second term, where they outscored the Dogs 6.2 to 4.1 to cut the deficit back to 15 points by the long break. That term was chockers with downfield frees, coming from some off-the-ball incidents as things got even more physical. The third quarter was where it totally fell apart for the Dogs, kept to just 1.3 while the Redlegs took over the lead with their repeat effort of 6.2. At three quarter-time, Norwood was ahead by 14 points. The Redlegs would eventually run out four-goal winners, a further 4.2 to Centrals' 2.4 adding to the home side's woes for 2017. 

Matt Panos was named best for Norwood, the Bulldogs named Kyle Jenner as their best.