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July 17th 2009 13:01
THE Western Bulldogs have consolidated their place in the top four with a 33-point win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
The Bulldogs took control of the contest in the third term before cruising to a 15.13 (103) to 11.4 (70) victory.
The Dogs have now won their past six matches against Essendon and hold onto third spot on the AFL ladder with an 11-5 win-loss record.
Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson led from the front with 30 possessions and 14 marks while Matthew Boyd helped himself to 29 disposals.
Adam Cooney (28 touches, one goal) won his duel with Heath Hocking, Ryan Griffen was also prolific while Daniel Cross kept Essendon midfielder Jobe Watson to just 11 possessions.
Brian Lake kept Bombers skipper Matthew Lloyd to just two goals while Robert Murphy showed his class with 18 touches, eight marks and one goal.
The Bulldogs had eight individual goal kickers for the match - Mitch Hahn the most effective with five while Scott Welsh chimed in with three second half majors.
For the Bombers, Andrew Lovett worked hard all night and finished with a team-high 27 possessions.
Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh and Brent Prismall also won plenty of the football while Dustin Fletcher was busy in defence with 25 touches.
Essendon started brightly, kicking the first two goals of the match - the first coming in the opening minute of play through Hocking.
The Western Bulldogs have been one of the slowest starting teams and looked set to be behind at quarter-time but they hit back with three of the last four goals of the quarter to go into the first change with a four-point advantage.
However they should have been further in front after booting a wasteful 3.5 for the quarter.
Essendon’s willingness to play on at all costs paid handsome dividends in the second term as they booted three unanswered goals in the opening 11 minutes to open up a 15-point buffer.
A late goal from Hahn ensured the Dogs remained within striking distance at the main break with the Bombers holding an eight-point lead.
Hahn was unstoppable in the third term, booting three of his side’s six goals to help the Dogs skip out to a 19-point break at three-quarter time.
Lloyd’s first goal of the night early in the final stanza reduced the deficit to just 13 points but the Bulldogs had all the answers.
WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.5, 4.6, 10.9, 15.13 (103)
ESSENDON3.1, 6.2, 8.2, 11.4 (70)
GOALS: Western Bulldogs: Hahn 5, Welsh 3, Higgins 2, Cross, Murphy, Hill, Cooney, Minson.
Essendon: Lloyd 2, Davey, Reimers, Hurley, Winderlich, Hocking, Prismall, Ryder, Lonergan, Stanton.
BEST: Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Murphy, Johnson, Boyd, Hahn, Lake, Griffen
Essendon: Lovett, Stanton, Fletcher, Welsh, Prismall
INJURIES: Western Bulldogs: Nil.
Essendon: Matthew Lloyd (finger).
REPORTS: Nil.
CHANGES: Nil.
UMPIRES: Scott McLaren, Ray Chamberlain, Scott Jeffery.
CROWD: 47,120 at Etihad Stadium.
The Bulldogs took control of the contest in the third term before cruising to a 15.13 (103) to 11.4 (70) victory.
The Dogs have now won their past six matches against Essendon and hold onto third spot on the AFL ladder with an 11-5 win-loss record.
Bulldogs skipper Brad Johnson led from the front with 30 possessions and 14 marks while Matthew Boyd helped himself to 29 disposals.
Adam Cooney (28 touches, one goal) won his duel with Heath Hocking, Ryan Griffen was also prolific while Daniel Cross kept Essendon midfielder Jobe Watson to just 11 possessions.
Brian Lake kept Bombers skipper Matthew Lloyd to just two goals while Robert Murphy showed his class with 18 touches, eight marks and one goal.
The Bulldogs had eight individual goal kickers for the match - Mitch Hahn the most effective with five while Scott Welsh chimed in with three second half majors.
For the Bombers, Andrew Lovett worked hard all night and finished with a team-high 27 possessions.
Brent Stanton, Andrew Welsh and Brent Prismall also won plenty of the football while Dustin Fletcher was busy in defence with 25 touches.
Essendon started brightly, kicking the first two goals of the match - the first coming in the opening minute of play through Hocking.
The Western Bulldogs have been one of the slowest starting teams and looked set to be behind at quarter-time but they hit back with three of the last four goals of the quarter to go into the first change with a four-point advantage.
However they should have been further in front after booting a wasteful 3.5 for the quarter.
Essendon’s willingness to play on at all costs paid handsome dividends in the second term as they booted three unanswered goals in the opening 11 minutes to open up a 15-point buffer.
A late goal from Hahn ensured the Dogs remained within striking distance at the main break with the Bombers holding an eight-point lead.
Hahn was unstoppable in the third term, booting three of his side’s six goals to help the Dogs skip out to a 19-point break at three-quarter time.
Lloyd’s first goal of the night early in the final stanza reduced the deficit to just 13 points but the Bulldogs had all the answers.
WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.5, 4.6, 10.9, 15.13 (103)
ESSENDON3.1, 6.2, 8.2, 11.4 (70)
GOALS: Western Bulldogs: Hahn 5, Welsh 3, Higgins 2, Cross, Murphy, Hill, Cooney, Minson.
Essendon: Lloyd 2, Davey, Reimers, Hurley, Winderlich, Hocking, Prismall, Ryder, Lonergan, Stanton.
BEST: Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Murphy, Johnson, Boyd, Hahn, Lake, Griffen
Essendon: Lovett, Stanton, Fletcher, Welsh, Prismall
INJURIES: Western Bulldogs: Nil.
Essendon: Matthew Lloyd (finger).
REPORTS: Nil.
CHANGES: Nil.
UMPIRES: Scott McLaren, Ray Chamberlain, Scott Jeffery.
CROWD: 47,120 at Etihad Stadium.
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