Inside the Numbers
- The Dogs recorded 71 inside 50s to just 31 for the Lions. That’s 14 entries above what the Dogs have averaged in the season to date, and14 below average for Brisbane.
- The Bulldogs won the clearance battle, 44-25 and the contested possession count by almost 50, 176-125.
- The Bulldogs 447 total disposals was just seven below the season-to-date average of 454.
Stat of the night
Toby McLean has kicked at least one goal in all five games this season.
You can quote me on that
“We know that Brisbane have a lot of depth around the footy and they’ve got some strong bodies in there so we knew it was going to be tough but we fought it out all night.
“We had a real focus on keeping the pressure on them all night. I felt we did that. There were a couple of lulls iin the game but we kep the pressure on them right the way through.”
- Tom Campbell
"To have 71 inside 50s and to keep a team to 31 (inside 50s) out here is a tremendous team defensive result," he said.
"It's a shame we didn't capitalise a little bit more, but I think Brisbane are really coming – their recent performances have been top shelf … so we're really satisfied with our performance tonight."
- Luke Beveridge
“They come out pretty hard and we just needed to step it up a gear and I think we did that.
“We just kept fighting and fighting and grinding and grinding until it opened up and then we finally started to get everything right.”
- Koby Stevens
Up next
The Dogs are back at Etihad Stadium on Friday night to face ladder leaders North Melbourne.
