AFL Round 10

Western Bulldogs v Essendon
Saturday 17 May | 7:35pm AEST
Marvel Stadium, Docklands • Wurundjeri
Broadcast: Kayo/Foxtel

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Experienced defender Taylor Duryea and exciting pair Anthony Scott and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will return for Thursday night’s match against Carlton at Marvel Stadium.

Scott comes into the side after recovering from an eye injury that required surgery earlier in the year, while Duryea enters off the back of a strong showing in the VFL practice match.

Last week’s medical sub, Ugle-Hagan, has been elevated into the starting 22.

Midfielder Bailey Smith comes out of the side with a hip injury, while Bailey Williams and Josh Schache have been omitted.

Jason Johanissen will miss with a calf injury sustained in the warm-up last week, with the dashing defender set for some time on the sidelines.

Lachie Hunter, Hayden Crozier and Ryan Gardner have maintained their place in the side, coming in as late replacements prior to the round one fixture.

The emergencies are Josh Schache, Robbie McComb, Stefan Martin and Bailey Williams.

A player will be confirmed as the medical sub an hour before the first bounce.

The red, white and blue army will be welcomed back to Marvel Stadium for the first time in eight months, culminating in an exciting fixture for our fans and members.

Fox Footy and Channel 7 will broadcast the game live.

ROUND 2 TEAM

Western Bulldogs v Carlton
Thursday 24 March, 7.20pm AEST
Marvel Stadium

B: Ed Richards, Alex Keath, Hayden Crozier
HB: Caleb Daniel, Ryan Gardner, Bailey Dale
C: Roarke Smith, Josh Dunkley, Lachie Hunter
HF: Cody Weightman, Zaine Cordy, Adam Treloar
F: Laitham Vandermeer, Aaron Naughton, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
R: Tim English, Jack Macrae, Marcus Bontempelli
Int: Taylor Duryea, Tom Liberatore, Mitch Hannan, Anthony Scott
Emer: Josh Schache, Robbie McComb, Stefan Martin, Bailey Williams

In: Taylor Duryea, Anthony Scott
Out: Bailey Smith (hip), Bailey Williams (omitted), Josh Schache (omitted)

The Western Bulldogs have fallen two goals short against Carlton on Thursday night at Marvel Stadium.

Closing the gap from 31 points at the main break to just 13 points with six and a half minutes to play, the Dogs had their chances to run over the Blues but just couldn’t convert when they needed to most in the 13.12 (90) to 16.6 (102) affair.

The visitors were hot out of the blocks with a seven-goal-to-three second term, but the Bulldogs were up for the challenge.

Looking refreshed and re-energised after half-time with their trademark ball movement and grit on display, things slowly fell into place for the Bulldogs as they edged closer.

Marcus Bontempelli (19 disposals, eight tackles) opened the final term with a monster captain’s mark and goal, before Mitch Hannan slotted his second from near the boundary line.

But that was ultimately the end of the Bulldogs’ run, leaving their comeback too late.

Tim English (24 disposals, six marks, 21 hit-outs and one goal) was impressive, while Adam Treloar was prolific with 31 touches and six clearances.

Vice-captain Jack Macrae (34 disposals, five clearances) found plenty of the footy.

The efforts of Josh Dunkley (26 possessions, eight tackles, six clearances) and Tom Liberatore (22 possessions, six tackles) also didn’t go unnoticed.

The Bulldogs will look to reset when they host Sydney in a week’s time.

MATCH DETAILS
WESTERN BULLDOGS    4.1     7.3      11.5    13.12 (90)
CARLTON                       5.2    12.4     14.5    16.6 (102)

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Liberatore 2, Scott 2, Hannan 2, English, Ugle-Hagan, Treloar, Naughton, Dale, Weightman, Bontempelli
Carlton: Curnow 5, McKay 4, Cripps 2, Silvagni 2, Kennedy, Owies, Fisher

BEST
Western Bulldogs: English, Macrae, Treloar, Liberatore, Bontempelli, Dunkley
Carlton: Cripps, Hewett, Curnow, McKay, Walsh, Kennedy, Fisher

INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Crozier (TBC)
Carlton: McDonald (back)

SUBSTITUTES
Western Bulldogs: B.Williams (replaced H.Crozier)
Carlton: L.Plowman (replaced O.McDonald)