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CibbuanoDogs thump Roos
May 22nd 2010 08:03
THE Western Bulldogs have thumped North Melbourne to the tune of 70 points at Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs slammed on the first ten goals of the contest before going on to record a 20.7 (127) to 7.15 (57) victory.
It was the Dogs' third successive win and sixth of the season.
The big story to come out of the match was the report of prize Bulldogs recruit Barry Hall for engaging in rough conduct and wrestling Kangaroos defender Scott Thompson in the second quarter.
Thompson sparked the incident by bumping Hall onto the ground while the former Swan was tying his bootlaces.
Hall responded by grabbing Thompson in a headlock and didn’t relinquish his grip as Roos players converged.
Thompson finally managed to get his head free and ended up having his name put in the book for an alleged head-butt on Hall.
Adam Cooney was best afield with 36 possessions and two goals while Brian Lake did as he pleased in defence, finishing with 41 disposals and 22 marks.
Josh Hill kicked four goals while Hall chimed in with three majors.
NORTH MELBOURNE: 0.5, 2.10, 4.13, 7.15 (57)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 6.0, 11.1, 18.4, 20.7 (127)
GOALS: North Melbourne: Edwards 2, Campbell, McMahon, Wright, Thomas, Ziebell
BEST: North Melbourne: Rawlings, Swallow, Harvey
Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Lake, Griffen, Boyd, Cross, Hill, Hargrave, Grant
INJURIES: North Melbourne: Nil
Western Bulldogs:Nil
REPORTS: Western Bulldogs: Barry Hall for rough conduct and wrestling North’s Scott Thompson in the second quarter
North Melbourne: Scott Thompson for wrestling and head-butting the Bulldogs’ Barry Hall. Scott McMahon for pushing his knee into the head of Dogs tagger Liam Picken in the fourth quarter
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Stevic , Kennedy, Kamolins
CROWD: 30,794 at Etihad Stadium
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