Inside the numbers
From Marcus Bontempelli’s opening goal 21 seconds into the match to Caleb Daniel’s final major in the dying seconds of the final term, the Dogs led from start to finish.
Luke Beveridge's men played the game completely on the their terms, winning the inside 50 count 57-31, and the Dogs' forward pressure (forward 50 tackles 14-4) generated 33 forward half intercepts and a score of 8.4.(52).
Led by Luke Dahlhaus with eight, the Dogs won the clearances by 11, tackles by seven, the contested ball count by 44, and the 498 total disposals was the most recorded across the competition for Round one.
Stat of the day
#1. Matthew Boyd picked up right where he left off last season, picking up 26 disposals off of half back at 96.2% efficiency.
#2. 16 of the 22 Bulldogs that took the field had 20 disposal or more. No one had less than 10 disposals.
You can quote me on that...
“We need to be good in the phone box and good in the tardis.”
- Luke Beveridge outs himself as a Dr. Who fan.
“It was the best day of my life I reckon.”
- Debutant Marcus Adams couldn’t keep the smile off of his face in the rooms post match.
"We talked about not dropping away like we did in that NAB game, so [we focused on] keeping the foot on the throat."
- Shane Biggs on the lessons of the NAB Challenge
Up next
St. Kilda, Saturday, April 2, Etihad Stadium. 7.25pm.
