Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs – Semi Final 2021 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2021 AFLSemi FinalSat, 4 Sept, 7:20 pm AEST

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11.1211.13

Bulldogs by 1

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
BRI	5.3 33	6.5 41	9.9 63	11.12 78
WBD	3.4 22	6.6 42	7.11 53	11.13 79

Gabba, BrisbaneRain, 23°Lead changes 4

Recap

The Western Bulldogs 11.13 (79) beat Brisbane 11.12 (78) at Gabba in the Semi Final, a 1-point win after trailing by 18.

Bulldogs trailed by 10 at three-quarter time, then kicked 4.2 to 2.3 in the last quarter.

Bailey Smith kicked three goals for Bulldogs and Tom Liberatore two; Charlie Cameron kicked three for Brisbane.

Jack Macrae led the way with 39 disposals, a goal and 11 clearances.

A run of four straight goals across the third and last quarters turned a 18-point deficit into a 7-point lead.

Brisbane won the inside-50 count 68–54 but kicked 11.12.

Best on ground

Bulldogs · #11 · 81% game time

9.5

More from Semi-finals

Brisbane Lions11.1278

Western Bulldogs11.1379

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

4:05GoalT. LiberatoreWBD0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
8:13RushedBulldogsWBD0.0 (0) – 1.1 (7)
9:31GoalC. CameronBRI1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
11:19BehindL. VandermeerWBD1.0 (6) – 1.2 (8)
13:07GoalT. LiberatoreWBD1.0 (6) – 2.2 (14)
15:20BehindZ. BaileyBRI1.1 (7) – 2.2 (14)
16:33BehindN. CockatooBRI1.2 (8) – 2.2 (14)
17:22RushedBrisbaneBRI1.3 (9) – 2.2 (14)
19:30BehindR. SmithWBD1.3 (9) – 2.3 (15)
22:08GoalL. McCarthyBRILevel2.3 (15) – 2.3 (15)
23:20GoalJ. DaniherBRILead change3.3 (21) – 2.3 (15)
24:33GoalC. CameronBRI4.3 (27) – 2.3 (15)
26:45GoalB. SmithWBD4.3 (27) – 3.3 (21)
28:01GoalC. CameronBRI5.3 (33) – 3.3 (21)
29:51BehindC. WeightmanWBD5.3 (33) – 3.4 (22)

3:02RushedBrisbaneBRI5.4 (34) – 3.4 (22)
4:34GoalA. NaughtonWBD5.4 (34) – 4.4 (28)
16:56GoalM. HannanWBDLevel5.4 (34) – 5.4 (34)
19:33GoalC. WeightmanWBDLead change5.4 (34) – 6.4 (40)
21:19BehindM. BontempelliWBD5.4 (34) – 6.5 (41)
23:58GoalM. RobinsonBRI6.4 (40) – 6.5 (41)
25:09BehindZ. BaileyBRILevel6.5 (41) – 6.5 (41)
30:28BehindM. BontempelliWBD6.5 (41) – 6.6 (42)

3:22BehindJ. DunkleyWBD6.5 (41) – 6.7 (43)
5:36GoalH. McCluggageBRILead change7.5 (47) – 6.7 (43)
11:03BehindH. McCluggageBRI7.6 (48) – 6.7 (43)
12:05BehindH. McCluggageBRI7.7 (49) – 6.7 (43)
13:43GoalZ. BaileyBRI8.7 (55) – 6.7 (43)
17:17BehindM. HannanWBD8.7 (55) – 6.8 (44)
19:34BehindC. CameronBRI8.8 (56) – 6.8 (44)
21:47BehindM. BontempelliWBD8.8 (56) – 6.9 (45)
24:13BehindD. RichBRI8.9 (57) – 6.9 (45)
25:13GoalR. LesterBRI9.9 (63) – 6.9 (45)
27:33GoalJ. JohannisenWBD9.9 (63) – 7.9 (51)
30:33BehindA. KeathWBD9.9 (63) – 7.10 (52)
34:33BehindJ. JohannisenWBD9.9 (63) – 7.11 (53)