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Bulldogs goal sneak Arthur Jones has made the progression from a fringe player to one who can make an impact at games.
Jones snapped a classic small forward’s goal to give the Dogs the lead.
He’s followed it by getting free inside 50 on a fast break to mark unguarded and unselfishly centre the ball to Rhylee West, who converted from 30 metres out straight in front. Their lead is out to a handy 12 points already.
Arty Jones has been threatening to turn on a big game for a few weeks now and the speedy Dogs forward has bobbed up to snap his first goal and give them back the lead.
The Pies will have to keep a close watch on him while his forward pressure work will be essential for the Dogs.
Dogs 15, Pies 9 with seven mins to go in Q1.
Jordan De Goey has found space at a throw in and it was Pendlebury who won the ball and handballed over the top to the running midfielder who snapped a goal.
Pendlebury has gone to the bench but looks like he has recovered from their early shot to the eye.
Pies 9, Dogs 8 with 10 mins to go in Q1.
The Dogs have created five inside 50s to just one from the Pies in these opening minutes.
Will Lewis has booted the first goal for the Dogs and he almost had a second goal, only for his shot to go wide of the mark.
Just to add injury to insult, Scott Pendlebury is ailing early taking an accidental shot to the eye from Naughton.
He is playing on but David King on Kayo Sports said Pendlebury doesn’t look good at present.
Dogs 8, Pies 1 with 12 mins to go in Q1.
The Pies won’t be happy to see Ed Richards run the ball out of the middle and find Aaron Naughton on the lead.
Luckily for Collingwood, Naughton missed his shot but that is a warning that they can’t let the Dogs stream into attack if they want a chance to win tonight.
Dogs 1, Pies 0 with 18 mins to go in Q1.
Magpies coach Craig McRae has given Nick Daicos the licence to go forward whenever he likes as the team looks for ways to cover for the loss of small forward Jamie Elliott.
“With Jamie Elliott out now, we will play a few different players through there,” McRae told Kayo Sports.
“Nick loves going down there, he wants to play 100 per cent game time so when he is on the ground, we will give him the licence to take the old full forward spot.
“We’ve given him the licence to do that.”
How do you solve a problem like Marcus Bontempelli?
Out to kick their season into top gear, Collingwood must somehow contain an in-form Bontempelli when they face the Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium on Saturday night.
Both sides – in contention for a finals wildcard spot – are struggling for consistency, with the Bulldogs (6-5) holding a slight edge to sit ninth above the 10th-placed Magpies (5-5-1).
Collingwood fought off a spirited West Coast challenge to mark Scott Pendlebury’s record-breaking AFL match with victory, but coach Craig McRae has been forced to make at least three changes to his side.
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce has praised his side’s determination after their 11th straight win.
Pearce had a knee issue late in the game but he returned to the game and said he was just looking for an early rest.
He also praised his side’s ability to have a lot of contributors in this game.
“I’m really proud of the performance, we knew the Lions would be fired up, so the way we jumped into the game with our pressure and having multiple guys step up – we really played our brand of footy,” Pearce told Kayo Sports.
“When we play against good sides we want to really let ourselves go, play with freedom and express ourselves and I think we did that.”
The Dockers made it hard on themselves at the finish but they’ve locked in their club record 11th straight win with a victory over the Lions in Brisbane.
After the Lions cut the lead to 18 points, Josh Treacy has marked and goaled for the Dockers to make sure of the win.
The Lions showed some fire at the finish but Treacy stood tall, this Dockers side has so many weapons and they’ve won this match with Caleb Serong still on the sidelines.
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