Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans – Round 2 2017 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2017 AFLRound 2Fri, 31 Mar, 7:50 pm AEDT

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11087

16.1413.9

Bulldogs by 23

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
WBD	2.6 18	7.7 49	12.11 83	16.14 110
SYD	4.1 25	6.5 41	9.7 61	13.9 87

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 7

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 16.14 (110) beat Sydney 13.9 (87) at Marvel Stadium in Round 2, a 23-point win after trailing by 23. The lead changed 7 times.

Travis Cloke kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Jake Stringer three; Sam Reid kicked six for Sydney.

Marcus Bontempelli led the way with 30 disposals and two goals.

A run of four straight goals across the first and second quarters turned a 23-point deficit into a 4-point lead.

Bulldogs won the contested ball 169–153 and took 94 marks to 62.

The Western Bulldogs have now beaten Sydney 4 times in a row.
The Western Bulldogs’ 6th win in a row, going back to last season.
Milestone: Tom Liberatore’s 100th game.
Milestones: Will Hayward’s 1st game, Sam Reid’s 100th game, Robbie Fox’s 1st game, Nic Newman’s 1st game.

More from Round 2

Western Bulldogs16.14110

Sydney Swans13.987

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

0:45GoalS. ReidSYD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
2:15BehindW. HaywardSYD0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
4:44BehindT. ClokeWBD0.1 (1) – 1.1 (7)
6:38RushedBulldogsWBD0.2 (2) – 1.1 (7)
7:18GoalS. ReidSYD0.2 (2) – 2.1 (13)
10:46GoalJ. LaidlerSYD0.2 (2) – 3.1 (19)
15:33GoalS. ReidSYD0.2 (2) – 4.1 (25)
17:37GoalT. ClokeWBD1.2 (8) – 4.1 (25)
20:41BehindJ. StringerWBD1.3 (9) – 4.1 (25)
23:07RushedBulldogsWBD1.4 (10) – 4.1 (25)
25:12BehindR. MurphyWBD1.5 (11) – 4.1 (25)
27:17GoalT. ClokeWBD2.5 (17) – 4.1 (25)
29:13BehindL. HunterWBD2.6 (18) – 4.1 (25)

1:06GoalR. MurphyWBD3.6 (24) – 4.1 (25)
2:14BehindL. FranklinSYD3.6 (24) – 4.2 (26)
4:43GoalM. SucklingWBDLead change4.6 (30) – 4.2 (26)
7:51GoalO. FlorentSYDLead change4.6 (30) – 5.2 (32)
9:45GoalT. ClokeWBDLead change5.6 (36) – 5.2 (32)
13:39BehindC. MillsSYD5.6 (36) – 5.3 (33)
17:43RushedSydneySYD5.6 (36) – 5.4 (34)
19:26BehindL. FranklinSYD5.6 (36) – 5.5 (35)
21:37GoalN. NewmanSYDLead change5.6 (36) – 6.5 (41)
22:41GoalJ. StringerWBDLead change6.6 (42) – 6.5 (41)
26:08BehindT. CampbellWBD6.7 (43) – 6.5 (41)
27:34GoalL. JongWBD7.7 (49) – 6.5 (41)

1:05GoalT. BoydWBD8.7 (55) – 6.5 (41)
2:08GoalS. ReidSYD8.7 (55) – 7.5 (47)
3:33GoalL. HunterWBD9.7 (61) – 7.5 (47)
8:16BehindL. JongWBD9.8 (62) – 7.5 (47)
10:09BehindL. FranklinSYD9.8 (62) – 7.6 (48)
12:14GoalT. BoydWBD10.8 (68) – 7.6 (48)
14:56BehindT. ClokeWBD10.9 (69) – 7.6 (48)
18:35GoalM. BontempelliWBD11.9 (75) – 7.6 (48)
22:00GoalS. ReidSYD11.9 (75) – 8.6 (54)
23:26BehindS. CrameriWBD11.10 (76) – 8.6 (54)
23:54GoalJ. StringerWBD12.10 (82) – 8.6 (54)
25:40BehindK. JackSYD12.10 (82) – 8.7 (55)
28:27GoalL. FranklinSYD12.10 (82) – 9.7 (61)
29:34BehindM. BontempelliWBD12.11 (83) – 9.7 (61)