Blog log from R8 of 2024: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn

Bontempelli to Treloar for the first centre clearance, Naughton roves and feeds Vandermeer to shoot from 35m for the first goal. (Q1 0:38)
Free against Newcombe to Treloar at the next bounce, give off to Dale whose long ball is marked by English 20m out in front for another one for the Bulldogs. (Q1 1:38)
Treloar tubmles a snap off a step from a pack 35m out on the flank, D’Ambrosio doesn’t get a touch, falls on the line where Frost just marks it in time, confirmed on review. (Q1 3:54)
Bontempelli sprints away from Day and bombs a big goal from CHF after another stoppage win for the Bulldogs. (Q1 5:59)
Gunston receives from Nash and snaps off his left from a throw in to 20m for his first goal of the evening. (Q1 9:07)
Dale smothers a Meek snap from the top of the square to prevent a goal. (Q1 11:24)
From the resultant throw in, Gunston hits the post from 10m. (Q1 11:37)
Meek has three Dogs to beat but gets a blocking free against English going for a Ward speculator to 20m on a slight angle, he converts. (Q1 14:59)
Newcombe runs on the wing and gives a nice forward handball to release Maginness to run down the flank and shoot from 40m… of course it’s a miss, he’s a spray merchant. (Q1 17:56)
Three Hawks fly to spoil English leading towards a Naughton inside 50 pass, but the ball clears them all to land in the breadbasket of Ugle-Hagan, who converts from the hotspot. (Q1 20:27)
Williams intercepts a kick clanger by Frost on the rebound, saunters to 50m on the flank but hits the near left post. (Q1 25:39)
Hawks rebound coast to coast from the kick in, Dear is over the back to mark a Moore kick near the behind line for his first senior goal, the brown & gold get around him! (Q1 26:35)
Gunston marks on the lead 50m out on the boundary, his set shot falls on the goal line, Meek taps it to the front for Ward to put Hawthorn in front! (Q1 28:35)
Bontempelli exits a stoppage on outer wing and goes long off the left in classic style, Naughton beats Frost to mark 20m out just before the QT siren, Bulldogs back in front. (Qtr Time)
Richards fumbles in possession and is lucky to get a contact free on Newcombe, but the footy gods push his kick wide left and OOTF from 40m. (Q2 3:35)
Treloar fumbles under pressure at half back, Moore feeds Newcombe who tries his luck off a step from 50m on a slight angle, Ward lets it bounce through for a goal! (Q2 4:26)
Morrison receives from Hardwick and passes short from the HFF to Macdonald to mark 40m out on a slight angle. His shot is a shank, OOTF to the right. (Q2 6:55)
Macdonald marks 45m out on a slight angle on the end of a switch from outer wing, this time he kicks straight and long. (Q2 9:50)
Darcy is pinged for timewasting for tapping the ball out of Newcombe’s hands after a mark in the centre, mark brought to the hotspot where Newk misses. (Q2 11:20)
Gunston marks a Weddle long ball to the pocket over an outpositioned Khamis but misses from 20m. (Q2 12:50)
Richards drops a tough Dale pass in the centre, Newcombe zooms onto the crumb and feeds Moore to find Gunston over the back of Dale for another one for the Hawks! (Q2 14:48)
Worpel reefs out a handball inside from a stoppage at half forward to D’Ambrosio who blazes left and OOTF from near CHF. (Q2 16:48)
Moore catches Bramble HTB on the boundary 25m out but his screwing set shot is long enough and rushed. (Q2 20:16)
Naughton marks on the HFF and goes to the pocket for Ugle-Hagan, who misses from 25m. (Q2 23:12)
Bontempelli kicks from the HFF to a window on the fat side for Naughton to mark 15m out on a slight angle for the goal. (Q2 23:12)
Naughton feeds Richards for a running shot from 45m on the flank that goes narrow to the left just before the HT siren. (Q2 23:12)
Dale goes long from outer wing to Darcy who beats Weddle to mark 35m out on a slight angle, but miss near side right. (Q3 1:44)
Bontempelli roves a Naughton fly 20m out and gives inside to Clarke for a miss. (Q3 5:11)
Ginnivan competes with O’Donnell, roves and swerves inside from outer wing to pass to the corridor for Hardwick 40m out, who tugs it left. (Q3 6:27)
Hawks apply frontal pressure at half forward, both sides exchange turnovers, Treloar is stripped by Worpel to set up Macdonald’s checkside gaol from 40m! (Q3 7:54)
Moore bounces around outer wing and goes to Hardwick on the boundary, he centres to Gunston 40m out on the flank who leaves his set shot narrow to the left. (Q3 9:52)
Gallagher kicks to green grass at half back, Weddle gathers and swerves onto his right boot for a snap across the body from 40m on a slight angle that curls through! (Q3 12:53)
Frost flies to intercept a Naughton speculator to a big pack 30m out on a slight angle but misses it, Bontempelli marks behind him and sails through the goal. (Q3 16:20)
Macrae gathers a bounce pass by Garcia on the HFF and passes short to Baker 35m out on a slight angle. Baker shanks it for no score. (Q3 21:25)
Watson whizzes onto the crumb from a Gunston contest on the boundary 20m out and tries a Daicos special… turns too early for a behind near side right. (Q3 26:45)
Baker centres from the pocket for English to mark over the smaller Amon 20m out on a slight angle. English has had a tough battle with Meek today, he edges in front with that goal. (Q3 28:08)
Jones handballs from the ground on the HBF but straight to Macdonald who feeds Gunston for a pass to Moore, he plays on and goals from the top of the square past Baker! (Q4 0:30)
Gallagher kicks high from a stoppage in the pocket to the fat side, Darcy can’t mark but Morrison is worried off the crumb by Harmes, Vandermeer feeds Richards for a goal from 15m. (Q4 3:02)
Liberatore to Bontempelli to Vandermeer for a running shot from CHF, that’s two in a minute and the margin is back under a kick! (Q4 3:02)
Sicily has moved forward, he gathers a Moore bounce pass on outer wing and hits the lead of Gunston 40m out on the flank, who misses near side right. (Q4 6:37)
Nash sends a repeat inside 50 kick to a pack 30m out on a slight angle, Dear flies high over O’Donnell to clunk the mark but misses to the right as well. (Q4 7:27)
Sciily breaks up the terrible short kick in by Johannisen to the feet of English, Macdonald roves and spins free for the goal from near the hotspot! (Q4 8:37)
Nash clears from a stoppage in the centre to Dewar who gets held around the belly by O’Donnell for a free 40m out on a slight angle… the kid slots it in his first game! (Q4 10:22)
Richards kicks to the top of the square for Darcy to mark and goals to keep the Dogs within touch. Plenty of time left in this one. (Q4 12:02)
Ugle-Hagan has done nothing today but he beats Weddle to mark a Garcia kick to 45m on a slight angle after the next bounce. Goalkicking is his one wood, and he slots this one. (Q4 13:37)
Naughton sends a long speculator to a pack 20m out, ball clears everyone, Amon tries to rove but Richards worries him off it, Williams volleys the Bulldogs in front! (Q4 17:03)
Ginnivan kicks to the square from the HFF after the next bounce, Sicily is under it but it’s off his hands for a behind. (Q4 18:05)
Scrimshaw intercepts a Jones rebound kick on members wing, Ginnivan marks a Macdonald pass in the pocket 20m out and screws through another lead-changing goal! (Q4 19:32)
Sicily has Watson for the Joe the Goose special but the Wizard fizzles the kick from point blank range for a point! Oh dear! And not Calsher Dear, either. (Q4 24:41)
Moore goes long to Sicily one out with Khamis, the Hawks captain wins the wrestle to mark 20m out in the pocket. Sic screws in the massive goal! (Q4 29:08)
Bontempelli centres from behind a pack on the HFF over Macdonald to Williams at CHF, he plays on to goal on the lope from 40m. Goal the difference, 2:16 to play! (Q4 31:48)
Richards kicks to half forward, Weddle is pinged for contact from behind on Ugle-Hagan 45m out on a slight angle, kick skews left and hits the behind post, OOTF! (Q4 33:18)
Stoppages at half forward for the Bulldogs, 1:11 to go. (Q4 34:27)
Maginness clears to outer wing, Watson forces a Jones turnover, almost a winner for the Hawks but Amon is caught, ball up at the Hawk hotspot, 33 seconds. (Q4 35:24)
Secondary ball up same spot, 24 seconds. (Q4 35:24)
Another ball up in attack for the Hawks, 17 seconds. Almost there. (Q4 35:36)
Dogs can’t clear, 9 seconds, that’s the ball game! (Q4 36:03)
Sicily volleys a behind off a body, Hawthorn holds on! (Q4 36:31)