Round 12 – Western Bulldogs v Collingwood: Haiku Bob – identity crisis

 

Round 12
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
Saturday 30 May
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne

 

 

mid-season malaise
dead leaves and yet
new growth

 

 

identity crisis
every player
playing a role

 

 

winter mist
the crowd blows hot breath
at the umpire

 

 

a shot from the pocket begins to fade the ghost of Elliott

 

 

midfield turnover pulling deeper into myself

 

 

whiskypocalypse
the blur
of goals

 

 

whisky haze just this futile hope

 

 

 

WESTERN BULLDOGS             4.4    7.7    11.10   14.13 (97)
COLLINGWOOD                            3.3    4.8    8.10   13.15 (93)

 

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Lewis 3, McNeil 2, English 2, Richards 2, Jones, West, Treloar, Bontempelli, Naughton
Collingwood: Membrey 3, Schultz 2, Anderson 2, De Goey, N.Daicos, McStay, Steele, McCreery, Lipinski

 

BEST
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli, Jones, English, Sanders, Lobb, Richards
Collingwood: N.Daicos, Pendlebury, De Goey, Lipinski, Schultz

 

INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Nil
Collingwood: McStay (cut eyelid)

 

Crowd: 43,430 at Marvel Stadium

 

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