Live AFL: Saturday night footy

• 10:24pm on 9 Jul 2016;
• Ronny Lerner

An entertaining Saturday of footy was highlighted by one of the upsets of the season as Collingwood thumped premiership fancies Greater Western Sydney by 32 points.

The Magpies started the week as $8 chances with some agencies and weren't expected to put up much of a fight given the Giants had won their previous six matches at Spotless Stadium by an average of 10 goals.

And it looked as though it was all going to script at quarter-time as GWS enjoyed a 24-point lead. But that's where it all ended for the hosts.

Collingwood piled on nine goals in the second term to take an 18-point lead at half-time and never looked back as they stormed home to record their best win of the year.

Grundy was the best player on the ground as he soundly beat Mumford in the ruck battle but a close second was Cloke who recaptured his vintage form in a performance which yielded four goals and 12 marks.

The result is a costly one for the Giants who had the chance to re-take second spot but are now outside the top four in fifth spot and could drop to as low as seventh by Sunday night.

The Western Bulldogs capitalised on GWS's misfortune, but didn't have it all their own way against a determined Richmond outfit.

It took the Dogs until the final term, and a virtuoso performance from Stringer, to finally shake the Tigers who led by seven points at three-quarter time of what was a low-scoring affair.

Luke Beveridge's men move up to third spot as a result but will probably be without Liberatore for an extended period after he suffered a rib injury and was transported to hospital.

The other day's results saw Gold Coast defeat the Brisbane Lions in a Q-Clash shootout which produced 39 goals and Melbourne account for Freo for the first time in eight meetings.

• 10:16pm on 9 Jul 2016

FULL TIME

Melbourne    6.5, 9.8, 11.11, 12.15 (87)

Fremantle     2.0, 3.1, 7.4, 8.7 (55)

GOALS

Melbourne:    Hogan 4, Watts 3, Kent 3, vandenBerg, N.Jones

Fremantle:    Pavlich 3, Mayne 2, Taberner, Suban, Ballantyne

LEADING DISPOSALS

Melbourne:    N.Jones 35, Grimes 32, Tyson 31, T.McDonald 31

Fremantle:    Neale 33, Hill 22, Sutcliffe 22

• 10:11pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 26 MIN, MELB 86 FRE 55

It's been a Melbourne domination any way you look at it.

They lead the disposals 441-325, marks 94-86, inside 50s 66-40, contested possessions 145-127, tackles 89-68 and hitouts 47-30

• 10:07pm on 9 Jul 2016

Luke Beveridge breathing a sigh of relief no doubt after tonight's Richmond scare!

#InBevoWeTrust 👊🏻 pic.twitter.com/8wBT4L5EpC

— Western Bulldogs (@westernbulldogs) July 9, 2016

• 10:05pm on 9 Jul 2016

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #BeMoreBulldog pic.twitter.com/bb9hitxUOW

— Western Bulldogs (@westernbulldogs) July 9, 2016

• 10:04pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 19 MIN, MELB 86 FRE 54

Oscar McDonald is off the ground with a left ankle injury

• 10:03pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 18 MIN, MELB 86 FRE 53

Leading disposals: N.Jones 32, Grimes 29, Tyson 28, Neale 28

• 9:59pm on 9 Jul 2016

FULL TIME

W.Bulldogs    3.3, 5.9, 6.11, 12.13 (85)

Richmond      3.1, 6.2, 8.6, 11.9 (75)

GOALS

W.Bulldogs:    Stringer 4, Bontempelli 2, Redpath 2, Suckling, Smith, Dickson, Johannisen

Richmond:      Castagna 2, Edwards 2, Riewoldt 2, Griffiths, Cotchin, Lloyd, B.Ellis, McBean

LEADING DISPOSALS

W.Bulldogs:    M.Boyd 28, Daniel 25, Bontempelli 25

Richmond:      Martin 38, Cotchin 28, Deledio 22

WHAT A WIN: Jake Stringer with Lingy @Westernbulldogs #AFLDogsTigers https://t.co/LzQYRjV7t4

— AFL on 7 (@7AFL) July 9, 2016

• 9:55pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 31 MIN, WB 85 RICH 75

Martin's short kick finds Edwards who loads up but it falls short and Wood wins the free kick for being taken too high in the goal square. The Dogs will hang on!

0:15 to go

• 9:53pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 30 MIN, WB 85 RICH 75

Rioli rides the tackles and dishes it off to Lloyd but the latter cannot convert from 35m out!

0:56 to go

• 9:52pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 28 MIN, WB 85 RICH 74

Stringer does it again!

Bontempelli rides the tackle and handballs it to Stringer who snaps truly for his fourth goal! Three of Stringer's goals have come in this quarter and he is proving to be the match winner!

1:48 to go!

Footy at its finest as Jake Stringer slots the sealer for the Bulldogs 🙌 #AFLDogsTigers #ohwhatafeeling https://t.co/z2dxFm5NNB

— AFL (@AFL) July 9, 2016

• 9:51pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 27 MIN, WB 79 RICH 74

Wallis is hassled out of bounds 30m around from the Doggies' goal

2:12 to go!

• 9:50pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 27 MIN, WB 79 RICH 74

Smith wraps up Astbury and we will have a ball up 40m out from the Dogs' goal!

2:40 to go

• 9:49pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 25 MIN, WB 79 RICH 74

Boundary throw-in on centre wing

3:25 to go

• 9:48pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 25 MIN, WB 79 RICH 74

Martin pings Bontempelli holding the ball in the middle but his long kick forward is marked by Wood!

3:55 to go

• 9:48pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 24 MIN, WB 79 RICH 74

Dogs back in front! What a game!

Jong's spearing pass hits Stringer in the bread basket!

From 45m out on a slight angle, Stringer eats up the pressure and splits the big sticks with ease!

Griffiths centring kick down the other end led to that.

4:14 to go

• 9:46pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 23 MIN, WB 73 RICH 74

Griffiths takes a strong pack mark on the Tigers' forward flank but his centring kick is marked by Bontempelli!

5:15 to go

• 9:45pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 22 MIN, WB 73 RICH 74

Boundary throw-in 70m around from the Bulldogs' goal.

5:51 to go

• 9:45pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 21 MIN, WB 73 RICH 74

Tigers back in front!

Riewoldt bends it around his body but misses to the right!

6:25 to go

• 9:44pm on 9 Jul 2016

Q4 20 MIN, WB 73 RICH 73

Scores level!

Jong handballs it to Redpath who sizes them up from 35m out and nails it!

6:43 to go