Brisbane vs Bulldogs

Footy fans weren't happy with the score review system on Thursday night after a controversial decision looked to have cost the Brisbane Lions a goal.

it’s nowhere near “left wrist” (of either Bulldog) when McInerney boots it through… Controversy!!!!! Arc guy hoping Brisbane don’t lose by 5 or less,” Fox Sports’ Brenton Speed wrote. 📺 Watch #AFLLionsDogsLIVE on ch. “This rolls down his leg on his shin and then he kicks it with the toe after it passes the hands of Macrae. He actually in effect kicks it twice … I think they’ve made a massive error here. Footy fans weren’t happy with the score review system on Thursday night after a controversial decision looked to have cost the Brisbane Lions a goal. After looking over the footage, the individual running the review announced it had deflected off the wrist of a Bulldogs opponent and was called a behind.

Dayne Zorko and Daniel Rich were early casualties but Charlie Cameron blasted Brisbane back into the AFL winner's circle with a 41-point defeat of Western ...

Tom Liberatore had five clearances — as many as the Lions combined — in a 11-disposals first term that also included a brilliant snapped goal from deep in the pocket. The Bulldogs (8-7) had won five of their last six games and beat Brisbane by a point in last season's Gabba semi-final. But their pressure lifted and the hosts kicked five of the next six goals, extending an 18-point halftime lead in a six-goal third term to prevail 16.12 (108) to 9.13 (67).

Lions back on track despite more injuries; battered Bulldogs cop finals dagger: 3-2-1.

“Racking up some really handy percentage,” commentator Jason Bennett said of the 41-point win. “The fact that he got a goal out of it has nothing to do with the actual action itself.” “I think he was trying to use him a shield and maybe push his opponent to the other side of the umpire,” Dunstall said. The Dogs have a tough run home including the Swans in Sydney and Geelong in Geelong, on top of clashes with top four fancies Melbourne and Fremantle. Jason Johannisen kicked a classy goal on the run for the first goal of the evening as the Lions struggled to get a foothold in the contest. Both sides exchanged behinds early in the third quarter and it was James Tunstill who kicked the first goal of the quarter as well as the first of his career. Naughton and Rhylee West did their best to stem things back, but the final three goals of the term went the way of the Lions, leading to a 32-point lead buffer at the final change. There were no late changes for either side. In a further blow to the Lions, Daniel Rich was ruled out of the game after halftime with a hamstring concern. Naughton steadied things for the Dogs, but it was matched and bettered by the Lions, with goals to Hugh McCluggage and Cameron making it a nine-point game. There was concern for the Lions early in the second quarter as a goal to Adam Treloar was quickly followed by a great set shot from AFL debutant Dominic Bedendo to put through his first goal at the top level. Western Bulldogs had ascendancy in the midfield early, with Aaron Naughton missing a snap from the pocket to record the first score of the game.

But the win could come at a cost with skipper Dayne Zorko and pivotal defender Daniel Rich finishing the game on the bench with hamstring injuries. Share.

Coleman sliced the Bulldogs apart with his precise left-foot kicking, finishing with 24 disposals and a team-high 552m gained at 83 per cent efficiency. The teenager slotted a 45m set shot to send his teammates rushing from everywhere to celebrate. Just five minutes into his comeback match from a hamstring strain, Brisbane captain Dayne Zorko hobbled off the Gabba with a recurrence of the same injury. Tunstill, who debuted seven days ago against Melbourne, had his moment in the third quarter after taking a lovely left foot Charlie Cameron pass on his chest. The Bulldogs manhandled the Lions around stoppages early, racing to a lead. Cameron finished with four goals for the night – and five goal assists - running poor Anthony Scott ragged.

The Western Bulldogs have suffered a 41-point defeat to Brisbane at the Gabba on Thursday night.

Brisbane: Zorko (hamstring), Rich (hamstring) The Bulldogs started strong and controlled the game early, but it was all the hosts after quarter-time in the 16.12 (108) to 9.13 (67) affair. It leaves the Dogs with some work to do in the back-half of the season, slipping to ninth on the ladder with seven games to play.