AFL

Western Bulldogs
15.17.107
Gold Coast
8.11.59
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Match Tracker

Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Q1
6.5.41
3.2.20

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 7 mins - Behind, C.Smith
  • 10 mins - Goal, L.Picken
  • 12 mins - Goal, C.Smith
  • 14 mins - Goal, C.Smith
  • 15 mins - Behind, M.Bontempelli
  • 16 mins - Behind, M.Bontempelli
  • 20 mins - Behind, J.Redpath
  • 21 mins - Behind, J.Redpath
  • 24 mins - Goal, K.Stevens
  • 25 mins - Goal, K.Stevens
  • 26 mins - Goal, T.Dickson

    Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Events

  • 2 mins - Behind, J.Lonergan
  • 8 mins - Goal, C.Ah Chee
  • 17 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 23 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 30 mins - Behind, A.Hall
Q2
11.9.75
5.3.33

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, J.Stringer
  • 4 mins - Goal, J.Redpath
  • 15 mins - Behind, L.Picken
  • 17 mins - Goal, M.Wallis
  • 21 mins - Behind, M.Wallis
  • 21 mins - Behind, C.Smith
  • 22 mins - Goal, L.Jong
  • 27 mins - Behind, J.Stringer
  • 29 mins - Goal, L.Picken

    Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Events

  • 12 mins - Goal, C.Ah Chee
  • 18 mins - Goal, B.Matera
  • 19 mins - Rushed Behind
Q3
12.15.87
6.8.44

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, T.Boyd
  • 6 mins - Behind, J.Redpath
  • 17 mins - Behind, T.Dickson
  • 19 mins - Behind, C.Smith
  • 21 mins - Behind, L.Picken
  • 23 mins - Behind, T.Boyd
  • 27 mins - Behind, C.Smith

    Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, T.Lynch
  • 5 mins - Behind, A.Hall
  • 8 mins - Behind, T.Lynch
  • 11 mins - Behind, A.Hall
  • 12 mins - Behind, M.Hallahan
  • 26 mins - Behind, R.Davis
Q4
15.17.107
8.11.59

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 3 mins - Goal, C.Smith
  • 15 mins - Goal, M.Wallis
  • 20 mins - Behind, T.Dickson
  • 22 mins - Behind, J.Redpath
  • 25 mins - Goal, M.Wallis

    Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Events

  • 4 mins - Behind, A.Sexton
  • 5 mins - Goal, B.Matera
  • 13 mins - Behind, T.Lynch
  • 18 mins - Goal, R.Davis
  • 24 mins - Behind, J.Grant

Scorers

Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Goal Scorers Western Bulldogs Gold Coast
Goals and Behinds Smith (3.4), Wallis (3.1), Picken (2.2), Stevens (2.0), Redpath (1.4), Dickson (1.2), Boyd (1.1), Stringer (1.1), Jong (1.0), Bontempelli (0.2) Lynch (3.2), Ah Chee (2.0), Matera (2.0), Davis (1.1), Hall (0.3), Grant (0.1), Hallahan (0.1), Lonergan (0.1), Sexton (0.1)

Team Statistics

Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast

Statistics

Western Bulldogs Gold Coast
Goals 15 8
Behinds 17 11
Scoring shots 36 19
Goals/scoring shots 42 42
Disposals 467 341
Western BulldogsGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
S.Biggs 24 13 4 11 4 1 0 0 0 0
M.Bontempelli 29 15 3 14 10 5 3 0 0 4
M.Boyd 29 17 8 12 6 2 1 1 0 3
T.Boyd 11 5 3 6 6 4 2 0 8 1
C.Daniel 20 7 2 13 7 1 0 0 0 0
T.Dickson 17 10 7 7 3 2 1 0 0 1
J.Dunkley 27 15 7 12 7 4 1 1 0 3
L.Hunter 27 15 9 12 3 4 1 1 0 0
J.Johannisen 23 15 8 8 2 1 0 0 0 0
L.Jong 19 4 2 15 7 9 0 0 1 3
J.Macrae 29 14 8 15 9 2 0 3 0 0
D.Morris 13 6 6 7 5 0 1 0 0 0
L.Picken 21 11 5 10 6 2 1 2 0 1
J.Redpath 13 11 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
F.Roberts 11 4 6 7 3 3 1 0 0 0
J.Roughead 17 8 4 9 9 2 2 2 14 3
C.Smith 17 11 6 6 9 3 2 1 0 1
K.Stevens 34 14 5 20 12 2 1 1 1 8
J.Stringer 13 7 3 6 4 3 2 1 0 0
M.Suckling 28 15 6 13 3 0 0 1 0 0
M.Wallis 25 17 5 8 10 4 2 1 0 7
E.Wood 20 16 9 4 5 2 1 0 0 1
Gold CoastGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
C.Ah Chee 17 5 4 12 10 4 1 0 0 1
R.Davis 13 11 6 2 4 1 1 1 0 1
S.Day 7 4 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0
J.Garlett 12 8 4 4 5 3 0 0 0 1
J.Grant 10 3 3 7 3 0 0 2 0 1
A.Hall 29 19 6 10 7 1 2 1 1 4
M.Hallahan 16 9 2 7 8 2 1 0 0 6
J.Harbrow 14 12 4 2 3 3 0 1 0 0
J.Joyce 14 10 6 4 4 1 1 0 0 0
K.Kolodjashnij 23 16 10 7 6 1 0 1 0 1
J.Lonergan 12 6 4 6 4 5 1 0 0 1
T.Lynch 14 11 11 3 7 2 0 2 0 0
N.Malceski 18 10 9 8 2 0 2 2 0 0
J.Martin 18 11 7 7 8 3 1 3 2 0
B.Matera 17 8 3 9 5 1 0 0 0 0
S.May 15 11 6 4 4 2 1 2 0 0
T.Miller 24 12 2 12 6 5 1 1 0 4
T.Nicholls 10 2 2 8 10 4 0 3 25 4
A.Sexton 18 7 1 11 4 2 0 2 0 0
M.Shaw 25 18 8 7 8 1 1 0 0 1
R.Thompson 9 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 0 0
P.Wright 6 1 0 5 3 3 1 0 7 1

Match Details

Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
START TIME
7:25PM
WEATHER
Cloudy
VENUE
Cazaly's Stadium
Umpires
Jacob Mollison, Shane McInerney, Curtis Deboy

AFL season 2016: Western Bulldogs beat Gold Coast to cash in on Cairns

WESTERN BULLDOGS   6.5      11.9      12.15      15.17     (107)
GOLD COAST                  3.2      5.3        6.8           8.11      (59)
GOALS - Western Bulldogs:  Smith 3, Wallis 3,  Stevens 2,  Picken 2, Redpath,  Stringer,  Jong,  Boyd,  Dickson. Gold Coast: Lynch 3,  Matera 2, Ah Chee 2, Davis.
BEST - Western Bulldogs: Stevens, Bontempelli, Smith, Macrae, Biggs, Wallis, Hunter, Suckling. Gold Coast: Lynch, Ah Chee, Hall, Miller, Kolodjashnij.
UMPIRES Jacob Mollison, Shane McInerney, Curtis Deboy.
CROWD 8509 at Cazaly's Stadium.

Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon claimed during the week his club made more money from one home game transferred to Cairns than the other 10 at Etihad Stadium put together.

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Dogs belt depleted Suns

Western Bulldogs defeated Gold Coast Suns by 48 points on Saturday night.

That's a pretty compelling argument on the financial front. But the football case is looking no less convincing, either, after the Dogs' 48-point win over Gold Coast on Saturday night, their third from three outings at Cazaly's Stadium.

It certainly didn't hurt that the Suns, having won their last two games and shown reasonable form for at least a month, were suddenly hit by the injury curse again, going into this game without top midfield trio Gary Ablett, Dion Prestia and Michael Rischitelli.

Bulldogs congratulate Tom Boyd on a goal.
Bulldogs congratulate Tom Boyd on a goal. Photo: Michael Dodge

But the Bulldogs didn't appear to need much help in any case, taking charge early and building a seven-goal lead by half-time.

As is so often the case in matches played in the tropical north, the skills and scoring deteriorated markedly the longerit went, meaning that big a gap was always going to be more than enough.

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The only real concern for the Bulldogs came right on the stroke of three-quarter time, when Jake Stringer injured his right AC joint after a heavy bump from Suns big man Steven May. Stringer was taken straight to the rooms, his evening over, and the Dogs will sweat on his fitness for next week's game against St Kilda.

Gold Coast booted the first goal of the game, and the Suns had another good little period midway through the first term too, with spearhead Tom Lynch twice sneaking clear into space and capitalising on long kicks both times from Ryan Davis. But that was pretty much that. The Bulldogs, bigger, stronger and just better, controlled the play, and after two bursts of three goals straight in just five minutes in the first term, controlled the scoreboard, too.

Marcus Bontempelli was among the best for the Bulldogs.
Marcus Bontempelli was among the best for the Bulldogs. Photo: Getty Images

Liam Picken got them under way with a great dash around a forward pocket then snapping truly, before Clay Smith reminded people again just how big an asset he may be to the Bulldogs' for the rest of this season.

Smith had already managed to hit the post from only 12 metres out after playing on from a mark. But he had another opportunity soon enough, again marking and playing on, this time with the right result. Barely a minute later, he was at it again, squaring a one-on-two marking contest, regaining his balance quicker and snapping on his right foot.

Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer leaves the field with an injury.
Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer leaves the field with an injury. Photo: Getty Images

Lynch hadn't long got the Suns back into the contest when it was Koby Stevens' turn to chip in with a brace of six-pointers, the on-baller threatening to become as prolific on the scoreboard as he'd already been around the ball.

And the Bulldogs' superiority for physical strength as well as skill was underlined perfectly by the next goal, pressure at the next centre bounce forcing another turnover, which Tory Dickson gleefully seized upon for his first goal.

A blowout was on the cards within five minutes of the commencement of the second term, by which time the Bulldogs' had extended their lead to 33 points after two more goals to Jake Stringer and Jack Redpath.

Lynch was doing everything he could to keep Gold Coast at least competitive, setting up another goal for the Suns with a strong mark and handball to Brandon Matera for the little man to run into a vacant goal square.

But the Bulldogs ruled all over the ground, Lynch's key forward cohort Peter Wright struggling for a touch, and former Swan Shane Biggs super impressive off half-back. 

And in the middle, Gold Coast, without skipper Gary Ablett and Dion Prestia, were really struggling, bumped off the ball too easily, the Bulldogs already having more than doubled their opponent for stoppage wins by half-time.

The third quarter, to be frank, was diabolical, Tom Boyd's impressive roost and Lynch's third goal for the Suns cancelling each other out in the first three minutes and not a single major to either side for the rest of the term, just a string of wasted opportunities and a total of 11 behinds.

And while the scoring ante was thankfully upped a little in the last, the heat (at least metaphorically) had long gone out of the game. By then, the surrounds sure seemed a long way from the Whitten Oval.

 But Cairns continues to prove a handy, if unusual "second home" for the Bulldogs for both money and match points. 

VOTES
(Rohan Connolly)

Koby Stevens (WB) ………..8
Marcus Bontempelli (WB)….7
Jack Macrae (WB)………….7
Clay Smith (WB)……………6
Mitch Wallis (WB)…………..6