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Aaron Naughton kicks another!
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Naughton → submit → another
All Bulldogs now, and it's another one straight from centre bounce.
Rhylee West won it in the middle and again Daicos was too easily beaten by a dummy and a sidestep.
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Daicos → win → dummy
West's kick finds the leading Naughton who did the rest.
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who → find → rest
Arty Jones kicks a second to extend the Dogs' lead
He can do it on the ground and he can do it in the air.
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he → kick → air
Jones read a wobbly old hack kick in so well, and floated in ahead of Quaynor to take a strong mark.
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Jones → read → mark
The Bulldogs smalls are looking dangerous inside 50.
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smalls → look → 50
The Dogs have a bit of control in the game
For the first time all night, the Bulldogs have slowed the play down a little with some kicks and marks.
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Bulldogs → have → kicks
It's been a frenzied start to this one, with the Pies in particular looking to put pace on the game with handball as much as possible.
Marcus Bontempelli, welcome to the finals!
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Pies → look → finals
The Bont marks on the 50, dummies and sidesteps Nick Daicos and then slots a beauty from 45 out.
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Bont → mark → 45
That has certainly got the Dogs fans up and about.
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That → get → fans
A shocking kick out from Daicos coughed that chance up, a poor turnover out of defence that allowed the Dogs back in.
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that → cough → Dogs
Bulldogs 4.1 (25) lead Magpies 4.0 (24)
Could hardly be closer in that first quarter.
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Bulldogs → lead → quarter
Both sides enjoyed mini-spells on top, but the lead never got out any further than seven points.
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lead → enjoy → points
Sam Swadling leads all comers with 12 disposals, as everybody would have predicted pre-game.
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everybody → lead → disposals
Dan McStay marks on the line and kicks the goal
It took a review to confirm it, but Dan McStay completed that mark with a whisker to spare before the ball crossed the line.
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ball → mark → line
The Dogs had all but given it up on it, but the ARC was happy that the mark was fair.
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mark → give → it
The Dogs fans don't agree, but unfortunately they don't get a say.
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they → agree → say
(They might be right though, there might have been a bobble involved in that mark...)
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They → involve → mark
The snap from a tight angle was clever and the goal confirmed.
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goal → confirm → angle
Billy Frampton just took too long deep in defence, and Jones was lurking on the scene ready to pounce.
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Jones → take → scene
The tackle was strong and rewarded by the umpire.
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tackle → reward → umpire
From 15 metres out, directly in front, the Bulldogs extend the lead to seven points.
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Bulldogs → extend → points
Cody Weightman responds again for the Dogs
Tit for tat this game remains.
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game → respond → Dogs
A front-half turnover from the Dogs this time, with Bailey Dale doing well to intercept about 65 from goal.
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Dale → do → goal
Dale played on quickly and let rip with a beautiful kick to the top of the square, where Weightman was waiting.
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Weightman → play → square
A loose ball dribbled to the top of the goalsquare, with Khamis in the box seat to collect it, but West somehow got a toe to the ball, sending it between the Bulldog's legs and through for a goal.
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West → dribble → goal
Aaron Naughton hits straight back for the Dogs
The Dogs take it straight out of the middle courtesy of a sneaky little throw from Freijah, and the long kick in finds Naughton in just enough space.
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kick → hit → space
He converts, crucially, and we've got a goal-for-goal game halfway through the first.
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we → convert → first
Nick Daicos makes an early statement
There he is! Doing what he does best straight from the off.
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he → make → off
Daicos was just lurking out the back of the congestion as the ball pinged around Collingwood's half-forward line, but as soon as the ball found him he was gone.
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he → lurk → him
Daicos got to 45 and slotted it on the run in style.
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Daicos → get → style
Matthew Kennedy kicks the Doggies' first
A courageous grab from Kennedy, dropping back into the hole with pressure coming behind him.
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pressure → kick → him
He read Naughton's kick well and was fully committed.
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He → read → kick
The kick from directly in front never looked like missing, and the Dogs have a slender lead with 13 minutes to play in the first.
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Dogs → look → first
Dan McStay kicks the opening goal for Collingwood
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McStay → kick → Collingwood
The Bulldogs' first foray forward costs them dearly, as the Pies find the opening goal with a slick move from half-back.
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Pies → cost → back
Daicos was involved in the chain, as was Swadling and Schultz, before the kick inside 50 hit the broad chest of McStay.
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kick → involve → McStay
Joel Freijah tackled Daicos over the boundary line and then briefly stood over the Collingwood champ.
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Freijah → tackle → champ
And boy, did he not like that.
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he → like → that
Freijah stood up and copped a good couple of jumper punches before the umpire chucked the ball back in and everyone got on with the game.
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everyone → stand → game
…and 16 more, not listed.
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