Dogs downed by Lions

Aug 11, 2020

Deniliquin’s Sam Lloyd and the Western Bulldogs could not recover from an early buffer, suffering a 24 point loss to second placed Brisbane in round 11 of the AFL season on Saturday night.

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The seesaw first half had two major lead changes, however a goal from Brisbane’s Hugh McCluggage put his side into the lead. And he would only pile on the points from there.

The monstrous 40 point run from the Lions included six unanswered goals until Lloyd’s teammate Josh Bruce spurred on the Deni product to find his first points of the contest.

An attempted comeback was too little too late as Lloyd got his team within 30 points, only to see the lead burst open again just two minutes later from a Lachie Neale major.

Lloyd put through his second goal six minutes into the final quarter, in what was a relatively quiet game from the Bulldog.

Final score, Brisbane 14.12 (96) to Western Bulldogs 11.6 (72).

Despite a tough loss, Lloyd has started to settle back into the Dogs’ line-up after returning to action two weeks prior.

The medium forward kicked two from his seven disposals (all kicks), taking four marks and laying two tackles.

Lloyd will look to have a quicker start into round 12 when his Bulldogs come up against the winless Adelaide Crows at the Metricon Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

By McPherson Media Group