TonyK
CibbuanoDogs sink Swans
May 15th 2010 08:30
THE Western Bulldogs have maintained their recent dominance over Sydney with a comfortable 38-point win at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs banged on ten goals to three in the middle two quarters to establish a match-winning 49-point lead before running out 14.7 (101) to 9.9 (63) winners.
It was the Dogs' fifth straight win over the Swans.
Prize Bulldogs recruit Barry Hall starred against his former side with 19 possessions, 11 marks and 5.4.
Hall was well supported by Brennan Stack who chipped in with three majors.
Brian Lake was superb with 24 disposals, 11 marks and two goals while Daniel Cross (32), Matthew Boyd (29) and Adam Cooney (24) did the damage in the middle.
Adam Goodes was Sydney's best with 20 touches and four goals while Jarrad McVeigh (30) and Rhyce Shaw (29) battled hard.
WESTERN BULLDOGS:4.4 9.6 14.10 14.17 (101)
SYDNEY: 3.2 4.7 6.9 9.9 (63)
GOALS: Western Bulldogs: Hall 5, Stack 3, Lake 2, Hahn, Higgins, Eagleton, Hill
Sydney: Goodes 4,Hannebery 2, Bolton, Rohan, Kirk
BEST: Western Bulldogs: Hall, Lake, Cross, Boyd, Stack, Cooney, Hudson
SYDNEY: Goodes, McVeigh, Shaw
INJURIES: Western Bulldogs: Murphy (knee)
Sydney: Nil
CHANGES: Western Bulldogs: Ryan Griffen (soreness) replaced in selected side by Nathan Eagleton
Sydney: Daniel Bradshaw (knee) replaced in selected side by Paul Bevan.
UMPIRES: Farmer, McInerney, Chamberlain
CROWD: 14,308 at Manuka Oval
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