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Bulldogs with another knock on

Coates finds space down the right wing before kicking back infield where meaney cleans up and then brushes off a few tackles and makes 40 metres before being tackled.

PENALTY BRONCOS - Elliott with a strip. Cummins says it was illegal. Bulldogs challenge. Challenge unsuccessful as the strip happened after Cummins called held.

Milford's kick is pinpoint accurate. Allan has to field it just inside the field of play and then he gets smashed and forced back in goal by Coates,. Bulldogs drop out.

Napa smashes Riki with a good tackle

Bulldogs swing the ball left to Cotric who pops a no-look underarm pass to Row D.

Broncos looking about 10% more confident and lively now.

Averillo grubbers and the ball lands in the carpark for Officeworks. Broncos with a 7 tackle set

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Mead drops the ball in his own half.

SCRUM BRONCOS - 10m from their own line.

And Renouf Atoni drops the crash ball, 3m from the Broncos line.

SET RESTART BULLDOGS - on the 5th tackle too. They're now 30m from the Broncos line.

Averillo with a nice grubber but Isaako cleaned up beautifully on his own goal line.

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Riki with a knock on just shy of halfway

And the Dogs botch it on the last. A crap ball from dummy half hit the ground in front of Flanagan at first receiver.

SET RESTART BULLDOGS - They now have a full set 15m from the Broncos line

Elliott with a nice offload

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Forward pass. Brisbane had 2 sets against essentially a 12-man Bulldogs side and they failed to target him or his side.

Flanagan kicks the ball almost directly at the injured Hopoate who was just getting to his feet and trying to get back into the line after missing 2 sets.

Hopoate stays down after competing for a bomb. Play continuing.

Damn, both sides are coming back out for the second half.

If Jack Ketch were still alive, he would be watching this game and shaking his head.

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Scrum differential penalty. Bulldogs opt against points

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Scrum sets 20m from the Broncos line

Milford's grubber lands in Flanagan's hands.

PENALTY BRONCOS - Renouf Atoni put on report for a slam/rough tackle thing. Broncos find touch 5m shy of halfway

PENALTY BRONCOS - A ball is allowed to bounce and then something resembling an AFL game ensues. Broncos to take a shot at goal.

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Croft dishes an absolute hospital pass to Bullemor and he drops it.

And then the Dogs drop the ball 2 tackles later.

First tackle after the penalty and Bullemor drops it. Oh dear.

PENALTY BRONCOS - Crusher tackle. Broncos find touch 15m inside the Broncos half

Farnworth steps inside his man and runs 40m and passes inside to Croft who is eventually tackled by Hopoate. Broncos looked set to score, but the Broncos instead chose to butcher the end of the set, ending with a grubber which Meaney cleans up and just manages to get back into the field of play.

Bulldogs almost showed some attacking flair at the end of that set. Both sides completing sets now.

Milford puts up a torpedo bomb, ALlan shapes to catch, but opts against that and lets it bounce. the Ball then goes dead in goal. Bulldogs with a 7 tackle set

Averillo gets the ball at first receiver on the left on the last and is tackled by RIki. Well, at least they didn't knock the ball on......

No try - Held up. Play on.

Off to the bunker - Marshall-King attempts to barge over but is held up next to the left goalpost.

Flanagan's grubber is rubbish, but gets blocked by Riki's foot and the Bulldogs regather and get a set restart, 20m from the Broncos line.

PENALTY BRONCOS - High tackle by Hetherington. Broncos find touch on halfway.

SET RESTART BRONCOS - Bulldogs giving away set restarts like Oprah gives away cars

The Bulldogs complete a set cleanly.

Milford very nearly knocked on an atrocious pass on the last.

Bulldogs bomb a try. Averillo hit a barnstorming Elliot, who broke through the line and then he passed inside to Flanagan. The ball was a bit too far in front of him, he juggled it and then dropped it with nothing but the tryline in front of him.

PENALTY BULLDOGS - Ref ruled Allan knocked on the Milford grubber. Dogs challenged and the ref ruled that Allan was held back. Bulldogs find touch 20m from their own line.

Milford with a run, on the last, has no one to pass to, he tries to grubber for himself and now we're trying to figure out who botched the regather.

SCRUM BRONCOS - And Tuipulotu Katoadrops the ball in the second tackle. Scrum sets 20m from the Dogs line

Aaand the Broncos drop the ball on the first tackle 12m from the Dogs line

SET RESTART BRONCOS - Again again

SET RESTART BRONCOS - on the first tackle from the scrum

SCRUM BRONCOS - Milford's high long kick is dropped by Tuipulotu Katoa, 10m from the Dogs line

SCRUM BULLDOGS - Just after getting the set restart, Flegler knocks on, 2m from the Dogs line, while playing the ball.

SET RESTART BRONCOS - on the first tackle of the last set restart

SET RESTART BRONCOS - 15m from the Dogs line

Farnworth makes a break and gets the Broncos to within 15m of the Dogs line.

Hetherington loses the ball 22m from the Broncos line on the 4th tackle.

SET RESTART BULLDOGS - On just the 3rd tackle of the game

Broncos kick-off

Sides running onto the field now

The Bulldogs have scored 0 points in their last 169 mins of footy played on a Saturday. Their last win on a Saturday was Round 25 in 2019 against the Broncos. Brisbane's last win on a Saturday was in Round 9, 2020 against Canterbury. They haven't won a single NRL game since. Strap yourself in!