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The GWS Giants cemented their position in the AFL’s top four on Sunday with a 25-point victory over the Western Bulldogs.
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GWS proved to be to strong today dominating the tackle count and the kick count. The Bulldogs struggled to win the football and when going forward the Giants had all the answers across half back.
The win extended their club record winning streak to six and advanced them to 7-2, their best-ever start to a season.
Forward Jeremy Cameron kicked five goals for the Giants, who were down two players early with backs Tim Mohr and Matt Buntine each leaving the field in the first quarter.
Heath Shaw was outstanding for GWS and Marcus Bontempelli had 32 touches for the Bulldogs, who had Lin Jong reported for a first quarter bump on Buntine.
For all the pre-match talk of contested possessions being vital, GWS finished 13 behind in that count.
Down by five at the first change, the Bulldogs briefly hit the front through a Jake Stringer goal.
The Giants kicked the next five majors to set up a 17-point buffer by halftime and two opportunistic goals to veteran forward Steve Johnson swelled their advantage to 34 points by the final change.
The match was watched by a crowd of 9612.
Final score
GWS 15.8.98
Western Bulldogs 10.13.73
Key Stats
Disposals: GWS 396 – Western Bulldogs 380
Kicks: GWS 250 – Western Bulldogs 191
Handballs: GWS 146 – Western Bulldogs 179
Free Kicks: GWS 14 – Western Bulldogs 21
Clearances: GWS 36 – Western Bulldogs 34
Inside 50: GWS 52 – Western Bulldogs 51
Tackles: GWS 84 – Western Bulldogs 53
Most disposals
GWS: Shaw 38, Coniglio 32, Ward 30
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli 32, Dahlhause 28, Macrae 26
Goals
GWS: Cameron 5, Greene 3, Johnson 2
Western Bulldogs: McLean 2, Dickson 2, Lin Jong 2
The Roar’s AFL MVP votes
3: Heath Shaw – 38 disposals, 36 kicks, 14 marks at 97 per cent efficiency, dominated across half back. Unstoppable today.
2: Steven Coniglio – 32 disposals, 16 kicks, 16 handballs, four clearances, six inside 50s and a goal. Played brilliantly in the midfield over some quality Bulldogs on-ballers.
1: Toby Greene – 22 touches, 14 kicks, 8 handballs. Managed to slot 3 goals home and provide plenty of run for the Giants with 7 inside 50s.
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