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6m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:30am<\/p>\n

They said it, not us \u2026\"Luke9m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:27amHT: Bulldogs 11.1 (67) lead Giants 4.5 (29)\"Luke\"AaronThe Dogs have reason to smile. (Getty)<\/p>\n

It’s all the Bulldogs at Docklands, as they take a 38-point lead into half-time.<\/p>\n

Six goals to two in the second quarter helped the home side establish a commanding position agaianst the Giants.<\/p>\n

13m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:22amGiants find a response\"Luke<\/p>\n

The Giants haven’t put the cue in the rack ahead of the main break.<\/p>\n

In the shadows of half-time, Finn Callaghan kicks his second goal of the quarter to reduce the Bulldogs’ lead to 38 points.<\/p>\n

15m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:21am<\/p>\n

Naughton now has two\"Luke<\/p>\n

After helping set up Marcus Bontempelli for his third, Aaron Naughton gets a slice of the action with his second goal.<\/p>\n

Inside the final five minutes of the first half, the Bulldogs comfortably lead the Giants by 44 points.<\/p>\n

17m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:19am<\/p>\n

Bontempelli kicks his third\"Luke<\/p>\n

As always, Marcus Bontempelli leads by example forr the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

After Sam Darcy found Aaron Naughton, the ball made its way towards the qoal square, where Bontempelli was positioned.<\/p>\n

Bontempelli outmuscled Finn Callaghan to mark and then slot the major from in front of the sticks.<\/p>\n

20m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:16am<\/p>\n

Davidson adds to goal tally\"Luke<\/p>\n

Sam Davidson is ‘Johnny on the spot’, scooping up loose possession following a marking contest inside the attacking 50.<\/p>\n

He then snapped with his left boot for his second goal of the term.<\/p>\n

Davidson’s effort pushes the Dogs out to a 32-point lead.<\/p>\n

24m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:11am<\/p>\n

Battle of the hairdos\"Luke\"CallumKudos to Callum Brown and Rory Lobb for their eye-catching hair styles. (Getty)<\/p>\n

26m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:10am<\/p>\n

Darcy doubles up, Davidson on target\"Luke<\/p>\n

Sam Darcy has kicked his second goal of the match, stretching the Bulldogs’ lead.<\/p>\n

From a throw-in close to goal, Darcy used his guile to gain possession and kick under pressure.<\/p>\n

Minutes later, Sam Davidson gave the Bulldogs a third consecutive goal, setting up a 27-point buffer on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n

33m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:03am<\/p>\n

Naughton replies for Bulldogs\"Luke<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs stem the Giant’s momentum in the second term, as Aaron Naughton opens his account.<\/p>\n

Naughton got separation on the lead, allowing Rhylee West to find his teammate with relative ease.<\/p>\n

From the set-shot, Naughton completed his assignment and the Bulldogs lead by 16 points.<\/p>\n

37m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:58amGiants make positive start\"Luke<\/p>\n

Finn Callaghan feeds off some scraps inside the attacking 50 following some excellent defensive work from the Giants to give them their third goal of the afternoon.<\/p>\n

On top of an earlier behind, Callaghan’s score cuts back the Bulldogs’ lead to 10 points inside the opening two minutes of the second quarter.<\/p>\n

It’s game on!<\/p>\n

39m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:56am<\/p>\n

Giants know the score \u2026\"Luke<\/p>\n

40m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:56am<\/p>\n

Play underway in second quarter\"Luke<\/p>\n

Can the Giants fight their way back against the Dogs?<\/p>\n

Let’s find out, as the second quarter makes a start.<\/p>\n

46m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:50amQT: Bulldogs 5.1 (31) lead Giants 2.3 (15)\"Luke\"BulldogsThe Bulldogs are on top at quarter-time. (Getty)<\/p>\n

It’s the Bulldogs with a handy 16-point lead at the first change.<\/p>\n

Three straight goals allowed the Bulldogs to surge ahead after the Giants had briefly led during the opening quarter.<\/p>\n

54m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:42am<\/p>\n

Three straight for the Bulldogs\"Luke<\/p>\n

An 11-point lead is now a 17-point advantage for the Dogs.<\/p>\n

Only moments after play resumed in the wake of Marcus Bontempelli’s major, Cooper Hynes kicks his side’s fifth goal of the term.<\/p>\n

55m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:41am<\/p>\n

Bont gets a second\"Luke<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs are celebrating once more.<\/p>\n

Marcus Bontempelli nails his second major of the match, this time from a set-shot opportunity.<\/p>\n

It’s the Dogs leading by 11 points with just over five minutes until quarter-time.<\/p>\n

57m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:39amBrilliant goal from the Dogs\"Luke\"OskarOskar Baker was target for the Bulldogs. (Getty)<\/p>\n

Oskar Baker is on the board for the Bulldogs with an outstanding team goal.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs transferred the ball down the field with excellent passing.<\/p>\n

Baker was found on his own inside the arc and he finished off the movement to kick the Bulldogs’ third goal.<\/p>\n

Just reward for the Bulldogs’ support play.<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:35am<\/p>\n

Giants nudge in front\"Luke<\/p>\n

We’re just past the midway point of the first term.<\/p>\n

Following the exchange of behinds, the Giants lead by a point.<\/p>\n

It’s still early days, but there’s a feeling we have a tight contest on our hands this afternoon!<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:28am<\/p>\n

All level under the lid\"Luke<\/p>\n

We’re all square early in the first quarter, as the Giants slot their second goal of the match.<\/p>\n

Jake Riccardi was on target for the visitors to level scores.<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:26am<\/p>\n

Giants get their first goal\"Luke<\/p>\n

Great work from Xavier O’Halloran, who kicks the Giants’ opening major.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs’ Michael Sellwood turned the ball over inside his the defensive 50, with O’Halloran lurking with intent nearby.<\/p>\n

O’Halloran pounced on the pill and kicked truly to cut the Bulldogs’ lead back to a goal.<\/p>\n

1h agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 2:23am<\/p>\n

The package goes wide\"Luke<\/p>\n

After the Bulldogs leapt from the blocks, the Giants had the chance to reply through Jake Stringer.<\/p>\n

But Stringer’s set-shot inside 50 went wide to the left, leaving the Giants scoreless after four minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"6m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at 3:30am They said it, not us \u20269m agoSat 14 Mar 2026 at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[3443,638,64,63,55,639,651,10990,10992,13658,22718,160,85,670,698],"class_list":["post-539156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-adelaide","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-brisbane","tag-collingwood","tag-fremantle","tag-geelong","tag-gws","tag-live-blog","tag-sports","tag-sydney","tag-western-bulldogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}