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due to its relatively small capacity. When member tickets were released for sale on the Monday (19 September) leading up to the game, Bulldog members had moved quickly, buying 8,100 tickets compared to 6,200 from Giants members. Further tickets for general admission were later made available, but
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Bulldogs won by 61 points in round 22, 2019, in what was their first match at the Sydney Showground Stadium since the 2016
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Two goals to the Giants to start the final quarter saw them take a 14-point lead, the biggest by any side during the match, before goals to
Dickson, Bontempelli and Cordy saw the Bulldogs reclaim the lead. Shortly after, Patton would kick a goal for the Giants and with less than five minutes
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In 2016, the AFL had introduced a bye week before the finals series in an attempt to stop clubs resting players ahead of the finals. The move was met with mixed reactions across the clubs, but for the
Bulldogs, it allowed the club's medical staff to work on helping
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Bulldogs were looking to reach their first Grand Final since
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Given the historical context, stakes and high quality of the match as well as its close finish, it is often considered by many fans to be one of the best AFL matches played in the 2010s.
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in 1997 to win four consecutive finals, as well as the first ever team to win the premiership after finishing seventh at the conclusion of the home-and-away season.
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the previous week. The Bulldogs produced a strong second half to defeat the Hawks by 23 points and reach their first preliminary final since
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preliminary final. The Giants, however, won their next finals meeting, defeating the Bulldogs by 58 points in the
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from Melbourne to Sydney in cars and buses to attend the match.
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Higgins, Ben; Rendall, Michael; Salemme, Kate (24 July 2016).
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remaining, scores would be tied at 82–apiece.
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1473:"2016 Season Scores"
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1613:"Leaps and Bounds"
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2279:
2272:
2265:
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2230:
2223:
2216:
2209:
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2195:
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2167:
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2157:
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2148:
2147:
2142:
2136:
2134:
2130:
2129:
2127:
2126:
2121:
2115:
2113:
2109:
2108:
2106:
2105:
2098:
2096:
2092:
2091:
2089:
2088:
2085:Eureka Stadium
2082:
2076:
2070:
2064:
2057:
2055:
2051:
2050:
2048:
2047:
2037:
2026:
2025:
2015:
2012:Luke Beveridge
2004:
2003:
1996:
1995:
1988:
1981:
1974:
1967:
1960:
1953:
1946:
1939:
1932:
1924:
1921:
1920:
1911:
1910:
1903:
1896:
1888:
1881:
1880:
1850:
1825:
1798:
1772:
1746:
1724:
1701:
1678:
1656:
1630:
1603:
1576:
1549:
1531:
1508:
1486:
1464:
1436:
1429:) – via
1410:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1350:
1347:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1328:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:Luke Beveridge
1316:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1286:
1280:
1274:
1265:
1264:
1262:Tom Liberatore
1258:
1252:
1246:
1237:
1236:
1230:
1224:
1218:
1209:
1208:
1202:
1196:
1190:
1181:
1180:
1174:
1168:
1162:
1153:
1152:
1145:
1139:
1133:
1124:
1123:
1117:
1111:
1105:
1085:
1084:
1079:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1065:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1049:
1043:
1037:
1028:
1027:
1020:
1014:
1008:
999:
998:
992:
986:
980:
971:
970:
964:
962:Jeremy Cameron
958:
952:
943:
942:
936:
930:
924:
915:
914:
908:
902:
896:
887:
886:
880:
873:
871:Adam Tomlinson
867:
848:
845:
842:
841:
838:
837:
834:
833:
830:
825:
821:
820:
814:
809:
802:
801:
768:
763:
737:
736:
708:
703:
678:
677:
675:
673:
670:
669:
667:
665:
662:
661:
645:Simon Meredith
641:Justin Schmitt
631:
620:
611:
600:
597:
596:
591:
585:
580:
577:
572:
568:
567:
565:
563:
560:
557:
556:
554:
552:
550:
548:
546:
540:
537:
516:
513:
511:by 89 points.
497:Brisbane Lions
453:
450:
436:
433:
408:
405:
403:
400:
383:
382:Second quarter
380:
367:
364:
362:
359:
345:
342:
310:regular season
279:Domain Stadium
268:Tom Liberatore
230:, midfielder
204:introduced in
193:
190:
146:
145:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
105:
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100:
91:
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83:
79:
78:
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74:
69:
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51:
35:
34:
26:
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9:
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3368:
3364:
3357:
3354:
3351:
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3345:
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3335:
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3329:AFLW captain:
3327:
3325:
3320:
3317:
3316:
3313:
3308:
3307:AFL captains:
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3301:Adam Kingsley
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3284:
3279:
3277:
3272:
3270:
3265:
3263:
3258:
3256:
3251:
3249:
3247:Current squad
3244:
3242:
3237:
3236:
3233:
3229:
3220:
3215:
3213:
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2273:
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2264:
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2259:
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2252:
2250:
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2238:
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2228:
2224:
2222:
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2200:
2196:
2194:
2193:
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2187:
2186:
2182:
2180:
2179:
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2174:
2172:
2168:
2162:
2159:
2158:
2156:
2152:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2137:
2135:
2133:Runner-up (2)
2131:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2116:
2114:
2110:
2103:
2100:
2099:
2097:
2093:
2086:
2083:
2080:
2077:
2074:
2071:
2068:
2065:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2056:
2052:
2046:
2041:
2040:AFLW captain:
2038:
2036:
2031:
2028:
2027:
2024:
2019:
2016:
2014:
2009:
2006:
2005:
2001:
1998:
1997:
1994:
1989:
1987:
1982:
1980:
1975:
1973:
1968:
1966:
1961:
1959:
1954:
1952:
1947:
1945:
1943:Current squad
1940:
1938:
1933:
1931:
1926:
1925:
1922:
1918:
1909:
1904:
1902:
1897:
1895:
1890:
1889:
1886:
1869:
1868:Telstra Media
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1705:
1697:
1693:
1687:
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1683:
1666:
1660:
1644:
1640:
1634:
1618:
1614:
1607:
1591:
1587:
1580:
1564:
1560:
1553:
1545:
1541:
1535:
1519:
1512:
1497:
1490:
1474:
1468:
1453:
1452:
1447:
1440:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1417:
1415:
1398:
1394:
1387:
1385:
1383:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1372:
1362:
1357:
1353:
1352:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1320:
1315:
1313:
1309:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1301:
1297:
1295:
1294:
1291:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1279:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1267:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1257:
1256:Luke Dahlhaus
1253:
1251:
1247:
1245:
1243:
1239:
1238:
1235:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1207:
1206:Jake Stringer
1203:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1191:
1189:
1187:
1183:
1182:
1179:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1167:
1166:Lachie Hunter
1163:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1144:
1140:
1138:
1134:
1132:
1130:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1083:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1063:Nathan Wilson
1060:
1058:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1042:
1038:
1036:
1034:
1030:
1029:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1015:
1013:
1012:Shane Mumford
1009:
1007:
1005:
1001:
1000:
997:
993:
991:
987:
985:
981:
979:
977:
973:
972:
969:
965:
963:
959:
957:
953:
951:
949:
945:
944:
941:
937:
935:
931:
929:
925:
923:
921:
917:
916:
913:
909:
907:
903:
901:
897:
895:
893:
889:
888:
885:
881:
878:
874:
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868:
866:
864:
860:
859:
856:
839:
836:
835:
829:
826:
822:
818:
813:
810:
808:(concussion)
807:
803:
800:
796:
792:
788:
784:
780:
776:
772:
767:
764:
762:
758:
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731:
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521:Seven Network
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494:
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459:
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447:
443:
435:Final quarter
432:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
407:Third quarter
399:
397:
393:
389:
379:
377:
373:
366:First quarter
358:
356:
351:
344:Match summary
341:
338:
335:
334:Steve Johnson
332:
329:
324:
322:
318:
313:
311:
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303:
298:
296:
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261:
255:
253:
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241:
237:
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229:
228:Robert Murphy
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