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Marcus Bontempelli caught opposing skipper Jai Newcombe holding the ball in the forward pocket, the Dogs superstar taking the resultant free kick and slotting the goal.
Even Bontempelli is now getting involved in the wresting and tomfoolery, getting in Newcombe’s face. What theatre!
The Dogs lead and the Hawks are in some bother now.
Dogs 70, Hawks 68 with 14 mins to go.
The Hawks have had two goals go begging after Lloyd Meek missed a shot close to goal and then Connor Macdonald saw his grubber kick bounce into the post.
The Dogs went down the other end and booted a goal after sending a long kick down to Tim English.
This game is going down to the wire.
Hawks 68, Dogs 64 with 15 mins to go.
The Dogs are back within a goal and Michael Sellwood ended the term wrestling with Mabior Chol – the pair grappling well after the siren had sounded.
This should be a super last term.
Meanwhile, Anthony Hudson was having fun watching these melees, doing the mental maths for how many fines the AFL will levy after tonight’s match.
“The AFL would change the rules, but they make so much money out of it that they are probably happy to get the fines,” Hudson said cheekily on Kayo Sports.
Every Bulldog fan was begging Luke Beveridge to move Michael Sellwood off Nick Watson.
“The Wizard” kicked three first-half goals and was creating havoc. He was giving Sellwood heaps of lip – of course he was – and they even kicked off a quarter-time melee.
But “Bevo” has had other ideas – mainly to cut off the supply.
Cam Mackenzie was matched up with Will Lewis in the goal square, and he could do nothing except wrestle him down and give up a free kick.
Lewis kicked the goal and moments earlier, Jordan Croft booted his third for the Bulldogs.
The Dogs are coming on strong here and are suddenly within a goal.
They are walking the walk and the Hawks, for now, have had to shut their mouths.
Hawks 64, Dogs 58 with three mins to go in Q3.
Mabior Chol is back in command, taking a strong mark and then booting his third goal.
Hawks 64, Dogs 46 with seven mins to go in Q3.
Adam Treloar has booted a goal after some more heady play from Marcus Bontempelli and Joel Freijah.
He kicked the goal and some more spot fires broke out between players. This match has clashes all over the place.
“They are back in this, the Bulldogs – they are back invested again and it has come from Marcus Bontempelli, who has played a big role in it,” Lyon said on Kayo Sports.
Hawks 56, Dogs 46 with 10 mins to go in Q3.
James Sicily and Will Lewis are having a running battle.
They’ve traded wrestles, grapples and jabs, and Sicily appeared to even sit on him earlier in the term.
As all that goes on, Marcus Bontempelli has booted a goal and now the Dogs are running on top of the ground and suddenly within touching distance.
Hawks 56, Dogs 39 with 13 mins to go in Q3.
