It was a tale of two halves at the MCG on Saturday.

The Dogs trailed Melbourne by just three points at half time before the Dees piled on eight goals to three in the third term to set up the 18.11 (119) to 10.9 (69) victory.

The Bulldogs now sit 5-11 after round 17.

Full Match Report

The numbers

The Bulldogs’ prime movers were busy – Jack Macrae collected 33 disposals, nine tackles and six inside 50s.

Mitch Wallis (29 touches and three goals) fought hard as did Lachie Hunter and Josh Dunkley, who had 35 and 30 touches.

Josh Schache kicked two goals from 15 disposals - he finished with eight marks for the match.

What they said

“We know what it is, fixing it seems easy but there’s a physical and a mental aspect which revolves around concentration, willingness to stay out of your comfort zone. These areas are the things we need to improve on,” Senior Coach, Luke Beveridge.

VFL + VFLW

Footscray fell 15-points short of the Casey Demons on Sunday afternoon at Casey Fields.

Fergus Greene finished with four goals for the ‘Scray – three of those came in the first quarter. Tim English gathered 44 hit outs in the ruck, while Will Hayes (28 disposals) and Lukas Webb (21) saw plenty of the footy.

VFL: Match Report

In the VFLW, the Western Bulldogs marked their fifth consecutive win with a six point victory over Essendon at Henry Turner Reserve.

VFLW: Match Report

Up next

The Bulldogs travel west to take on the Eagles at Optus Stadium on Sunday afternoon, 3.20pm AEST.

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Williamstown will host a double header in the VFL and VFLW on Saturday. The Western Bulldogs’ VFLW side open proceedings at 11.30am while Footscray take on the Seagulls at 2.00pm.