Dogs down Demons in hard fight
The Western Bulldogs defeated Melbourne by 16 points in a tight clash at the MCG.
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WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.2 5.7 9.7 15.9 (99) MELBOURNE 2.2 5.5 10.6 12.11 (83)
Goals: Western Bulldogs: S Crameri 4 T Williams 3 J Tutt 2 T Liberatore 2 A Cooney D Giansiracusa R Griffen W Minson. Melbourne: D Tyson 2 J Frawley 2 J Kennedy-Harris 2 B Vince C Dawes C Pedersen C Salem D Cross M Jamar.
BEST Western Bulldogs: Liberatore, Griffen, Crameri, Cooney, Williams, Dahlhaus, Wood, Johannissen Melbourne: Tyson, Cross, Watts, Jones, Dawes, Viney, Howe, Bail, Vince, Jetta, Kennedy-Harris
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Craig Fleer, Andrew Stephens.
Official Crowd: 36,326 at the MCG.
It had been a little while since either Melbourne or the Western Bulldogs had the chance to be these things: more proactive, more aggressive, more creative. To be the team that showed the other team how it wanted the game to be played. That there were 20 ball-ups and 11 throw ins in the first 15 minutes suggested both sides had to suss the other one out, before it tried anything else. That there were almost as many clangers indicated they had other things to sort out, too.
It was the story of the first half. When the Western Bulldogs had half chances, they took most of them. Or many, at least. Adam Cooney had about half a metre in which to move when he slid the game’s first goal through from beside the boundary. All Stewart Crameri had to do was stay standing when he grabbed the ball a few metres from the goal square midway through the first term: in his desperation to tackle, Lynden Dunn actually spun his snapping opponent in line with the goals.
Bulldog Robert Murphy kicks ahead as Demon Jay Kennedy-Harris gives chase. Photo: Pat Scala
Later, they were able to hold onto their (narrow) half-time lead because Lachie Hunter urged a handball just past the 50-metre line, breaking a long run of Melbourne inside 50s and placing it at the feet of Tom Williams, who picked the ball up, turned and kicked quickly through the goals.
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