Inside the numbers
In Round one against Dockers, the Bulldogs amassed a Club record 498 disposals, and followed up on the weekend against the Saints with another 482 at 79% efficiency - now the second highest ever disposal tally.
The 343 uncontested possessions was also the second highest number recorded in the Club’s history.
The Dogs also won the contested possession count 137-102, recorded 58 inside 50s to St.Kilda’s 42 and all 13 goals were came via intercept possessions.
Stat of the day
Tom Liberatore continued his solid return to AFL ranks, picking up 26 touches at 88.5% efficiency with four marks and three goal assists in 100% of game time.
You can quote me on that...
"We haven't established ourselves as anywhere near a benchmark and until you actually get there, you're still not sure of your identity, and we're trying to work that out.
"In some ways it's hard, but in other ways it isn't because we haven't achieved anything yet and we feel like we're on a journey that's got a pretty good trajectory."
- Luke Beveridge
"We missed a couple of chances, a couple of easy ones, so that’s something we’ll work on during the week, because we did it a fair bit against Fremantle but by the end of the game we got a lot better and ended up posting a pretty good score."
- Luke Dahlhaus
Up next
The Bulldogs face the reigning premiers, Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium at 3.20 on Sunday afternoon.
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