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Western Bulldogs Defeat West Coast 86-70 at Marvel Stadium
Aaron Naughton kicked five goals as the Western Bulldogs beat West Coast by 16 points. The win improved their record to 10-7 and moved them to seventh on the AFL ladder.
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The Western Bulldogs defeated West Coast 13.8 (86) to 9.16 (70) at Marvel Stadium on Sunday. Aaron Naughton kicked five goals to lead the attack in the 16-point victory. The result lifted the Bulldogs to a 10-7 record and seventh place on the ladder.
West Coast fell to 4-13 and remained in the bottom three. Marcus Bontempelli recorded 25 disposals and 12 clearances while kicking two goals in the third term. Ed Richards finished with 28 disposals, six clearances and one goal.
Bailey Dale had 29 disposals, Rhylee West 23 and Tom Liberatore 23. Harley Reid collected 27 disposals, nine clearances and one goal for West Coast. Tim Kelly had 23 disposals and Willem Duursma added 20.
Jobe Shanahan kicked two goals. The Bulldogs led by nine points at quarter time. West Coast took a 14-point lead in the third quarter after Duursma kicked from the centre square. Bontempelli replied twice to help regain momentum.
Jedd Busslinger smothered a shot by Shanahan and Rory Lobb kicked a set shot goal to give the Bulldogs a three-point lead at three-quarter time. Reid kicked from the boundary early in the final term to put West Coast ahead again. The Bulldogs responded with the last four goals of the match, two of them by Naughton.
West Coast had the final three scoring shots but could not close the gap. Brandon Starcevich was among West Coast's best defenders despite a cut under his eye and an ankle stepped on by Lobb.
