The Dogs have recorded a 79-point win over the Tigers in Sunday's Kidzmania clash.

It was a masterclass from the Dogs' biggest names with Bontempelli, English, Darcy and Lobb all starring in the emphatic victory. 

Marcus Bontempelli was an unstoppable force from the midfield, while Sam Darcy was an immovable object up forward.

When they combined, the result was a foregone conclusion.

Bontempelli finished with 36 disposals and three goals to go with seven clearances, four goal assists, 11 inside-50s and 12 score involvements.

Darcy was just as good, kicking five goals from 19 disposals and eight marks.

The bulk of their brunt work was completed in the second quarter, and was the catalyst behind an unanswered seven-goal run that helped blow the margin beyond Richmond's reach and lay the foundations for a comfortable second half.

But, it wasn't just the Bont and Sam show. Bailey Williams (25 disposals, 15 marks) and Bailey Dale (23 disposals, seven marks) were prolific across half-back, while first-year winger Sam Davidson (27 disposals, one goal) enjoyed perhaps the most impressive performance of his young career to date.

The only downsides came when the Bulldogs lost youngster Ryley Sanders before the match to illness, then Adam Treloar midway through the contest to a calf injury. Never fear, though, for Beveridge's side is one of few to have the midfield depth to cover two important absentees.

Instead, Ed Richards (27 disposals, one goal), Tom Liberatore (26 disposals, five marks) and Matt Kennedy (25 disposals, seven tackles) steered the ship alongside Bontempelli in another scary reminder of how much talent the Dogs have to play with.

A young Richmond battled throughout a difficult second half. Veteran forward Tom Lynch added two goals in the third term, before Richmond chipped in with five more in a fighting final quarter performance that kept the end margin from exploding even further that it had once threatened to.

By that stage, though, the four points had long been heading back to the Whitten Oval.

Solid as a rock for Lobb
Having struggled for form as a forward-ruck midway through last season, Rory Lobb was out of the Western Bulldogs' best team and seemingly on the hunt for a fourth side. However, now reinvented as a key defender, it's hard to see coach Luke Beveridge's backline without the big man there. Lobb was playing his 50th game in Bulldogs colours on Sunday and deserves an enormous amount of credit for the way in which he's revitalised his career in a new position. At Marvel Stadium, the 207cm giant once again showed his worth as an intercept option across half back. He finished with 21 disposals, 13 marks and nine intercepts and was particularly pivotal in helping keep Richmond goalless throughout an important second term.

Match summary: 

WESTERN BULLDOGS     3.3    10.6    15.7     21.9 (135)
RICHMOND    1.3     1.4     3.8     8.8 (56)

GOALS
Western Bulldogs: Darcy 5, Bontempelli 3, McNeil 2, West 2, English 2, Hynes 2, Richards, Khamis, Bramble, Davidson, Naughton
Richmond: Lynch 3, McIntosh, Ross, Campbell, Green, Hopper

BEST
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli, Darcy, Liberatore, Richards, Kennedy, Williams, Lobb
Richmond: Vlastuin, Taranto, Lynch, Campbell, Hopper

INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: Treloar (calf)
Richmond: Nil

SUBSTITUTES
Western Bulldogs: Buku Khamis (replaced Treloar in the second quarter)
Richmond: Jasper Alger (replaced Sonsie in the third quarter)

LATE CHANGES
Western Bulldogs: Sanders (illness) replaced by Harmes
Richmond: Nil

Crowd: 38,280 at Marvel Stadium