Blog log from R23 of 2024: Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Tucker releases McKercher to run to 45m on a slight angle for the first shot of the game, which drifts right. (Q1 0:26)
Williams coughs up a handball at CHF after a 360-degree spin in a tackle, McKercher starts a rebound up the corridor, Larkey is over the back of Jones for the first goal. (Q1 3:39)
Darcy juggles a mark that he completes on his back 20m out on a slight angle competing with Comben for the first major for the Bulldogs. (Q1 5:24)
Xerri takes a contested pack grab against Lobb from a long speculator to the pocket 15m out by Hansen, he converts. (Q1 7:08)
Comben drops an intercept chest mark near the hotspot, his opponent in the contest Naughton roves and feeds Ugle-Hagan a Joe the Goose special. (Q1 8:54)
Archer gets a bad bounce at half back, Weightman closes him down, eventually Davies-Uniacke is caught HTB by Richards 50m out on a slight angle who bangs through the goal. (Q1 11:20)
Comben misses a kick target on members wing and the Dogs get a fast break going, Vandermer is over the back of Archer and draws a contact free 10m out for the goal. (Q1 15:10)
Comben comes back with the flight to stop a Ugle-Hagan mark inside 50, North works the ball on rebound to Hansen who just misses near side left from 40m on a slight angle. (Q1 18:09)
McNeil runs around outer wing and goes to the flank 30m out for Bontempelli, who hits the far left post. (Q1 20:50)
Curtis gets a free on Dale on members wing but his quick kick to the centre turns over, Naughton roves at the hotspot and fends off Fisher to snap the goal. (Q1 22:55)
Khamis tries a short pass to the HBF to Daniel but Scott is right there to jump in front and intercept 40m out, he goals. (Q1 25:07)
Weightman misses with a curling mid-range snap. (Q1 26:55)
Naughton marks with strong hands in a contest with Dawson and McDonald 30m out on the flank but shoots near side left. (Q1 29:55)
Ugle-Hagan marks a Bontempelli pass 45m out on the flank but kicks OOTF narrow to the left. (Q2 0:47)
After being very unlucky not to get an arm chop free on Corr at the top of the square, Bontempelli tumbles a snap across the face from the resultant stoppage 25m out. (Q2 5:22)
McNeil snaps wide left from the hotspot. (Q2 6:27)
North getting repeat inside 50s with the Dogs defence standing firm, but on the latest intercept by Jones the ump sees a block by Khamis on Ford, who misses left from 40m. (Q2 9:48)
After a Scott kick clanger on the wing, Darcy marks a long West pass at the hotspot after beating Dawson and converts for his second goal. (Q2 13:24)
Gallagher plays on around the mark after a free in the centre, his long ball is marked by Ugle-Hagan leaping over Dawson at the hotspot for another one for the Dogs. (Q2 15:24)
Ugle-Hagan marks again 20m out in front to clunk a McNeil kick from the HFF for another one. The Bulldogs are in full bully mode. (Q2 17:50)
After Vandermeer mows down McKercher inside the North forward 50, the Dogs rebound around outer wing but Dale misses from the opposite HFF. (Q2 22:09)
Corr catches Gallagher over the shoulder going for a ground ball 25m out on the flank, who shoots well wide right. (Q2 24:24)
Darcy marks a West pass 30m out on the flank and slots his third goal. (Q2 26:48)
Weightman marks on the boundary 35m out and checksides a lovely set shot for the first goal of second half junk time. (Q3 4:36)
Darcy marks at the top of the square for his fourth. (Q3 6:54)
Richards snaps just to the left from a pack near the hotspot. (Q3 10:32)
Daniel passes to Darcy to mark in front of an outsized Archer in the pocket 25m out for goal number five. (Q3 15:48)
Williams checksides into the far right post from the flank 25m out. Needed a left foot there. (Q3 17:06)
Fisher’s kick in quickly turns over as it has most of the day, Darcy marks again in the other pocket 25m out and curls in another one, his sixth. (Q3 17:51)
Bontempelli releases Richards to bounce away from the next bounce, reach 50m on a slight angle and stroke through another one. Route one football in time for EPL season! (Q3 19:21)
Hansen jnr roves a Ford snap that lands at the top of the square, making good on Shiels’ contest against Khamis. (Q3 22:04)
Darcy misses a set shot from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 25:36)
O’Donnell gathers a loose ball on outer wing and passes to Macrae near the boundary 40m out for some more garbage. (Q3 26:08)
Weightman marks 30m out on a slight angle and curls in his second. (Q3 30:39)
Macrae hits the post with a set shot from the pocket 30m out. (Q3 32:52)
Macrae feeds Weightman who snaps narrow to the left from the HFF. (Q4 0:43)
Darcy gets a downfield free 45m out on the flank for some extremely soft contact after disposal by Stephens on Ugle-Hagan. He shoots for goal number seven… straight through! (Q4 2:02)
Ruck free to Lobb at the next bounce, long ball to the hotspot clears Darcy and lands in the arms of Naughton for another one, two for him. (Q4 4:02)
Hansen adds some more garbage. (Q4 10:34)
Macrae piles on with his second junk time special from 20m. (Q4 12:32)
Williams marks a Vandermeer centring chip to 20m out in front to bring up the century margin. (Q4 20:02)
Simpkin feeds Wardlaw for some smelly junk. (Q4 22:21)
Darcy draws an arm chop free on the hapless Dawson 45m out near the boundary, final siren goes, the kid shoots for eight… across the face for no score. (Q4 29:07)