PREMIER DATA: Cooper Smith 2024 BFNL grand final highlights.
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00:00Vescovia on centre wing, poolside, can come back across the line to Reaper if he wants, decides to go further down the line.
00:06Needs a fly, spills to the back of the pack, Cooper Smith for Sanders will emerge, he'll send it up the line but it's straight to Gisborne, turnover kick.
00:14They'll come back in through the middle of the ground.
00:16To Normington with the footing, defensive side of centre wing, swimming poolside, no scorer on the board here.
00:22Dolts, in possession, spreads it wide.
00:25Just wondering whether or not there's a, whether they're trying to work it all out and trying to figure out what their match-ups are supposed to be.
00:32So it'll be the Dolts who went it through the middle.
00:34Schapano got on the end of it, effective with Johnson getting involved.
00:38And there's a whistle on play, might be 2-0.
00:40Dolts, throw in, right on the pain of 50.
00:45Max Deb was in the ruck, Blake reached over the top of him with that wide advantage.
00:49And a high tackle will be a free kick going the way of James Gray for Gisborne.
00:53Gray quickly gets it moving.
00:55Chips the shot, Dolts lead, 25 minutes gone, opening turn.
00:58Passed short, in back in, finds Noah Walsh.
01:00And Noah Walsh over the top to Cooper Smith.
01:03So Smith has it, right on the defensive 50.
01:07Left hand side of the ground.
01:09The old South Bendigo change rooms which are no longer there.
01:13He'll send it down the line.
01:15Scanlon will get the first look at it.
01:17Goes through hands, spills out the back.
01:19Vescovi couldn't quite control it.
01:21Tardieu picked it up, was tackled by Vescovi.
01:23But he managed to puddle out the handball in the direction of Sexton.
01:26Spills forward for the Dogs.
01:28Straight to Lakey though.
01:29Lakey emerged into space.
01:30Cool, Max had actually almost sharped it.
01:33Got into the middle.
01:34Gave it to Curnow.
01:35Curnow off to the run and Smith.
01:37Smith goes out wide.
01:38Good looking ball towards the half forward.
01:40Palpert then tried to trap it at the ground.
01:42But he was pounced upon straight away.
01:44Coughlin emerged with the footy.
01:45Tried to fend off the tackle.
01:47Umpire says he's not going to be able to leave a kick out wide.
01:49But it's a little bit dangerous.
01:51And it spills right into the hands of a Sanders player there in Mills
01:55who couldn't control it.
01:56Furthering forward to Wilkinson.
01:58Hampered by his injury at the moment.
02:00It'll be Spear.
02:01He overruns the footy.
02:02Wilkinson getting involved for the Dragons.
02:04Ground level.
02:05Polprack sneaks it out.
02:06Ends up with Joel Wharton.
02:08Joel Wharton awkward looking.
02:09Wasn't at all.
02:10Polprack will then emerge with the kick though.
02:12Send it down the line.
02:13Big fly from Dennehy.
02:15John said multiple times this year he might take Mark of the Year one day.
02:18It goes inside.
02:19Forward 50 for them.
02:20Intercept mark taken by Reaper.
02:23Reaper.
02:24What a serve in the middle of his defensive 50.
02:27Kobe Maxted will then swing it out wide to Cooper Smith.
02:32Cooper Smith will go short to Ruff.
02:34Ruff takes it.
02:35Underneath the scoreboard here at the QEO.
02:37Now they'll come in board to free.
02:40So free marks for Sandhurst.
02:43But there's not a lot going on further in the footy.
02:45But he spots up a really nice kick to Lockie Hood.
02:48Hood found some space.
02:49Come back the other way for the Dragons.
02:51Looking to launch to another goal.
02:53Carraher.
02:54Short pass was ineffective.
02:56Smith was there for the Dragons though.
02:58Handball wide to Carraher.
03:00Carraher now an up and under kick.
03:02He'll put it to the pack.
03:03They'll hit it hard.
03:04Maxted did well.
03:05He sends it up towards an R4.
03:07Dennehy comes charging out.
03:08Had it all on the chest.
03:10But he spilt it when he hit the ground.
03:11Second effort was good to Macklin Lord.
03:13Lord's handball went wide.
03:14Looking for Merritt.
03:15Missed him.
03:16Turned over Connick.
03:17Connick then kicked it straight down the throat of Spear.
03:19Spear will send it inside forward.
03:21Blake's the target down there.
03:23It'll hit the back of the pack for Tardew.
03:25Handball forward.
03:26Not sure it was an interesting handball by Cooper Smith.
03:28But it spills out wide.
03:30Going through Darcy.
03:31Just thought we'd probably need to shout out to Connor Sexton here.
03:34Down this line as well.
03:36He scored the ball a couple of times in marking contests.
03:39Doing a pretty good job there against Graydon Blake.
03:41So, throw in.
03:43Paul Sexton the winner of that one.
03:44Cooper Smith emerges with the handball.
03:46He'll fire it out in front of Lockie Hood.
03:48Hood can paddle it to himself.
03:49Then he'll handball it to Stagg.
03:51Stagg's handball smothered.
03:52And Gisborne will emerge with it now.
03:54They'll send it down.
03:56Plays on from fullback.
03:57Sends it swimming poolside.
03:59Beyond 50.
04:00Big fly behind was Jed Danner.
04:02In fact, it was Zach Dennehy.
04:05Had his hands on the foot.
04:06He couldn't quite bring it in.
04:07And it will be a ball up 70 from home.
04:10Benaki gets there first.
04:11Handball out in front of Lakey.
04:13And Lakey and Merritt, they both went the same ball there.
04:15And eventually it spilled.
04:17And umpire has blown.
04:21Is it a free kick or a ball up?
04:23Holding the ball free kick I think.
04:24Holding the ball.
04:25Not sure on that one.
04:26But it'll be a free kick for the Dragons.
04:28They'll quickly send it inside forward.
04:3050.
04:31Big fly from Ureta who came flying from the back.
04:33It's a Sanders free kick inside goal.
04:35Was it a shove?
04:36Was it?
04:38Fergus Green's taken the ball.
04:41Might have even been a mark to Fergus Green, was it?
04:44What happened then, Jay?
04:45It's actually getting a feel for the crowd around the place,
04:47to be perfectly honest.
04:48There's a massive crowd on that outer side
04:50trying to work their way through.
04:51And some great, everyone's enjoying
04:54what is a really close game of footy out here.
04:56Big crowd here at the QER.
04:57It was Johnson.
04:59What a battler he is.
05:00So.
05:01I hope it was only full of Coca-Cola.
05:03It actually had nothing in there, to be perfectly honest.
05:05Stag wins it now.
05:06Gives it to Smith of the Dragons.
05:07Up and under kick.
05:08He'll kick it to 50.
05:09It'll be Curnow at the front of the pack.
05:11Also maxed it.
05:12Jed Danahy did well.
05:13Coghlan.
05:14Ainsworth.
05:15He's the latter of the dogs.
05:16Handball in board.
05:17He probably should have tried to kill it.
05:19Give it to Coghlan.
05:20McLean.
05:21Handball to Tardrew.
05:22Low ball.
05:23Goal.
05:24It had to be a free kick.
05:26Back in the middle now.
05:27The restart.
05:28Sexton jumped over the top.
05:30But Blake wanted an awkward kick forward.
05:32Only went 15 metres.
05:33It will be the dogs, though, that have got possession.
05:35While picking up on the end of it was Bernacchi.
05:38Bernacchi.
05:39That was an awkward possession.
05:40This game has just turned into an absolute comedy show in the last few minutes.
05:44Because that kick has just been turned over by Wright.
05:47Wright will chip it into the goal square and he'll find Cooper Smith.
05:50The defensive goal square, of course.
05:55They've been good down back, the Dragons, as well.
05:58All over the ground this afternoon.
06:00They're just starting to get right on top here.
06:03Coghlan.
06:04Hands on footy.
06:05Little give to Connick, who's been great.
06:07Goes to Curnow.
06:08The kick was effective.
06:10Outer side wing.
06:11Swimming pool side.
06:12He directs traffic.
06:13It's a low, long ball.
06:15He hits up green.
06:16Square.
06:17Wharton is lurking.
06:18He's dangerous if he can get on his left.
06:2035 out.
06:21Directly in front.
06:22So is this man dangerous.
06:23Green.
06:24A little give to Smith.
06:25Smith, another little give.
06:26Walsh.
06:27Got his hands on the football.
06:28Dylan Johnson emerges.
06:30A long left footer for the Dogs.
06:32And it might be only temporary.
06:34Well, it's not.
06:35Well, it's been partaken.
06:37In the end, it was rather late.
06:39It's with the Dragons at the moment, who lead 61-34.
06:42Umpire will throw it up.
06:44Blake wins it for the Dogs.
06:45Running on it will be Bernacchi.
06:47Hand ball to Jed Danahy.
06:49Danahy, a 60-meter ball.
06:51Inside forward, 50.
06:52McKenna probably could have marked it and didn't.
06:54Ruff mops up.
06:56Blake knocks it forward.
06:57It bounces backwards.
06:58Tarju to Walsh.
06:59Walsh is clever to go backwards, looking for Wilkinson.
07:02It came to Smith.
07:03And Smith kicked it out of bounds on the field, surely.
07:06It bounced before there.
07:07It went out of bounds on the field.
07:08I don't reckon it.
07:10I reckon it bounced before the line.
07:11What do you think, Jason?
07:12You think it could be the Adjudicant?
07:13The boundary umpire was out on the wrong side to see it,
07:15clearly.
07:16But I reckon from...
07:17He'll be looking for McKenna.
07:18Got caught behind.
07:19Maxted floats in front of the pack.
07:21He'll just spread it wide now.
07:22Gives it to Smith.
07:23That he does.
07:24Cooper Smith.
07:26Koby Maxted definitely playing as the loose player in defence
07:28for Sanders.
07:30He'll get the kick back from Smith and then he'll switch it out
07:32to the far side underneath the scoreboard for Ruff.
07:35Ruff gets it.
07:36Boundary line.
07:37Lakey, hand below the top.
07:39Benacki, clever.
07:40Gives it to Lynch with a tap.
07:41Shallow inside forward 50.
07:43Saved by Jones.
07:49Smith, rather.
07:50Jones.
07:51Smith and Jones.
07:54He's been given a lot of time to get this footy going.
07:58He does now.
07:59Kicks it long.
08:01They'll set themselves.
08:02Good punch from behind defensively.
08:04Cardillo.
08:05Boundary line beckons.
08:06We'll have another ball.
08:07Ten points to stilt margin.
08:09Sanders lead.
08:10Almost 30 minutes in this final term.
08:13I'm just...
08:14There can't be long left.
08:16It's got to go perfectly for the Dodds.
08:18Blake takes it out of the ruck.
08:20Hand ball forward.
08:21Here's a chance for Macklin-Lord.
08:23Didn't sit for him.
08:24Cooper Smith hand ball.
08:25Missed Darcy Mills.
08:27Reaper came out.
08:28Currow on the ground.
08:29He'll just clear the kick.
08:30It'll end up...