Giants' Taylor Adams and Bulldogs' Tom Liberatore see who can win a ripping competition. Source: Stefan Postles / News Limited
Western Bulldogs have escaped with a narrow four-point victory over Greater Western Sydney in Canberra after trailing at each quarter.
Standouts Michael Talia and Adam Cooney had 32 and 26 possessions respectively, the Bulldogs finishing on top in a see-sawing battle to win 13.9 (87) to 12.11 (83) in front of a crowd of 7132 fans at Manuka Oval.
Meanwhile, Daniel Giansiracusa held his nerve in front of the sticks in the final quarter by kicking two clutch goals, taking his tally to three for the game.
The Prime Minister's Cup win improves the Bulldogs win-loss record to 4-10, while the Giants remain without a victory having posted their 14th straight defeat.
The Bulldogs finished strong for the second consecutive week, the Giants leading them by less than two points at each break in a game where the lead changed seven times.
Controversy almost erupted at the first break when the siren at Manuka Oval sounded three minutes late due to a technical issue.
Bulldogs forward Liam Jones leaped on top of the shoulders of Lachie Whitfield to take a sensational grab in front of goal on the delayed siren, but the second umpire over-ruled the mark and the two teams entered the second quarter scoreless during the extra period.
A low scoring second quarter saw the Giants cling onto their deserved one-point lead, the teams delayed heading into the break for a second time when a large scuffle was ignited by Taylor Adams and Cooney.
It was just the third time the Giants have led at half-time this season.
Bulldogs star Jason Johannisen was then carried off on a stretcher early in the third quarter after he collided hard with Jeremy Cameron while both had their heads over the ball.
The Giants gave themselves a chance to win the match late in the game courtesy of Cameron's third goal of the match and a late effort by Will Hoskin-Elliot, but it wasn't enough to post a maiden victory in 2013.
The Bulldogs play Essendon at Etihad Stadium on July 14, while the Giants clash against hometown rivals Sydney at the SCG earlier the same day.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Gritty Dogs keep GWS winless
Dengan url
http://ikhlasngeblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/gritty-dogs-keep-gws-winless.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Gritty Dogs keep GWS winless
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar