Blog log from R2 of 2024: Western Bulldogs vs Gold Coast

Liberatore roves a stoppage near the hotspot and gives outside to Treloar who scrubs a kick to Weightman 20m out, very short but paid a mark. Weightman kicks the first goal. (Q1 2:47)
Treloar kicks from the next bounce with the wind behind him, again Uwland is left flat-footed as Weightman flies over Collins to take a speccy and kick the second goal. (Q1 4:34)
Darcy to Bontempelli at a stoppage at half forward, bounces to Naughton who gathers and snaps over his shoulder for the goal from 15m, Ballard should have gone but didn’t. (Q1 6:57)
King beats Jones to mark a long Walter roost up the guts into the wind to the goalsquare for the first goal for the Suns in bright sunshine. (Q1 8:58)
Weightman catches Budarick HTB on the boundary 20m out and curls in his third goal of the quarter! (Q1 12:01)
Khamis runs to half forward and blazes wide from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 14:16)
Khamis gets another chance with a set shot from 45m on a slight angle, and slots this one. (Q1 15:34)
15 minutes in, and ten Suns haven’t got a disposal yet. (Q1 15:58)
Anderson receives from Fiorini for a snap across the body from 35m which skews wide left. (Q1 18:16)
After a few HTB frees not paid to GC in their forward 50, Flanders roves a spillage from a double tackle on Williams and snaps the goal from 30m. (Q1 21:28)
Walter roves a crumb in the pocket with insane agility for a big man, spins to his feet and gives to Casboult who tries a grubber but it’s touched through. (Q1 23:39)
Dogs rebound coast to coast, kick lands in front of Ugle-Hagan at CHF and sits up nicely for Weightman who bounces through goal number four from 45m! (Q1 24:09)
Moyle kicks OOTF from a stoppage 30m out, Baker takes the free and can use the wind to his advantage… he does for the goal. (Q1 29:04)
Baker marks a Daniel pass over Holman 45m out in front. This for eight for the quarter for the Dogs…. it’s good. (Q1 31:34)
Bontempelli marks a Johannisen pass intended for Weightman 40m out on the flank. His set shot avoids the left goalpost and goes through on the QT siren. (Q1 34:01)
Free to Rowell at the first bounce of Q2, give off to Anderson for a long bomb, King provides the crumb for Long who snaps wide from 25m. (Q2 0:23)
Berry puts his head over a loose footy on the flank 45m out and gets scragged by Jones to win a high contact free. Had a quiet Q1 did Berry, this set shot is good though. (Q2 2:40)
Powell bombs to a big pack at half forward, crumb falls to the corridor, Holman roves, his handball bounces off Miller to Swallow who snaps the goal from the hotspot off the left. (Q2 7:05)
Bontempelli kicks long from the next bounce, big pack forms, crumb over the back, free Bulldogs as usual and Weightman plays on into the open goal for his fifth. (Q2 8:10)
Flanders sharks a Williams handball on the wing to start a quick counter, Miller’s pass is marked on the dive by King at the hotspot for the goal. (Q2 11:41)
Flanders smothers Johannisen at half back to prevent a score. (Q2 15:12)
Ellis roves in the pocket and shoots from 20m but it falls on the line for Poulter to touch through. (Q2 19:40)
Moyle bombs long after intercepting on the HFF, Casboult is over the back but drops the mark cold and it ricochets for a point. (Q2 25:41)
Sanders roves a speculator by English at 40m on the flank and snaps off a step, it wobbles into the right goalpost. (Q2 26:56)
West pokes a short pass to Gallagher in the pocket 35m out, not paid a mark so he baulks clear and misses. (Q2 29:43)
Ellis marks 40m out but goes further to Ainsworth 35m out on a slight angle. This kick into the wind is tricky… punches low and straight. (Q3 7:49)
Johannisen intercepts a floating rebound kick by Ballard outside CHF and goes over Ballard’s head to Naughton running into the open goal. (Q3 10:19)
Powell has had a good quarter but gets a hospital handball and is claimed HTB by Liberatore 20m out on a slight angle. Libba kicks the goal to destroy Gold Coast’s hard work. (Q3 11:49)
Darcy intercepts a dump kick on the HFF, Vandermeer dropped by Sexton behind play causing a melee and a 50m penalty to ensure the goal. (Q3 14:20)
Darcy flies over a big pack 15m out to clunk a centring ball by Sanders and goals. Dogs were challenged earlier in Q3 but now have put the game to bed. (Q3 17:49)
Ugle-Hagan leaps over three Suns for a lovely pack grab 55m out on the flank, wheels and goes to the square for Weightman but it’s off hands into the post. (Q3 19:36)
Sexton gives to Holman who snaps a nice finish from the pocket 25m out. (Q3 23:20)
Richards comes in late and high to give away 50m to Moyle after marking in the centre, penalty brings the third-gamer to 40m in the corridor. Big kick into the wind… good! (Q3 25:45)
Walter plays on around Richards on the mark on the HFF, amazingly, his kick is a shank but it lands in the lap of Holman 35m out on a slight angle who goals again! (Q3 27:50)
Bontempelli passes to Naughton leading up the corridor to 40m, who misses. (Q4 0:57)
Baker gives to Gallagher who kicks from the HFF to the hotspot, swerves into the arms of Poulter coming from the fat side win. Poulter misses to the left as Naughton did. (Q4 4:22)
Weightman roves a Bontempelli smothered snap at the top of the square and snaps for his sixth, he raises his arms Kevin Bartlett style, on review it’s good! (Q4 8:52)
Bontempelli screws through the official sealing goal from a stoppage on the flank 25m out, snapping across the body off the left on the spin with consummate quality. (Q4 11:33)
King juggles a chest mark from a Collins speculator in front of English 25m out on a slight angle. He wobbles it right in ugly fashion. (Q4 13:27)
West has his shorts hanging down after a Miller challenge but delivers a lovely pass to Ugle-Hagan 45m out on a slight angle. JUH kicks high and short for no score. (Q4 19:56)
Williams picks off Flanders’ dump kick at half forward and passes to Baker 40m out on the flank. Baker going for his third, and slots it. (Q4 20:38)
Anderson runs around outer wing and scrubs a kick for Lukosius to mark in front of Khamis 50m out on a slight angle. The set shot is a peach, as usual from Luko. (Q4 23:37)
Vandermeer marks a short Darcy pass just inside 50m on the flank, his set shot drifts left and is rushed. (Q4 25:38)
Baker breaks lines with a four-bounce sprint around outer wing, Dale kicks to the square for Ugle-Hagan to get a junk time special in the last minute. (Q4 29:50)