We take a look at who and what the press were saying following last night's win.
AFL Media
This would have been sweet for ex-Lions captain Jed Adcock, who enjoyed a big first-up win over his former club, which delisted him last year after 206 games.
The 30-year-old was a handy, workmanlike contributor and would have relished several passages of play, particularly when he stormed through the centre in the third term and kicked long towards Stringer, who was awarded a free kick and nailed his third goal.
Adcock didn't go unnoticed among his ex-teammates, with Ryan Lester taking him high early, resulting in a free kick. With Murphy, Johannisen and possibly Suckling now sidelined, Adcock could establish himself in a team that contends for a flag. A fair trade-up for a player who was on the scrapheap until thrown a lifeline in last year's rookie draft.
- Ben Collins
The Age
Koby Stevens was terrific for the Bulldogs, still a highly underrated addition to the ranks, prolific on the disposal front and involved in most good things that happened for his team.
Mitch Wallis and Matthew Boyd did what they do just about every week, Dahlhaus kept the statisticians busy and the scoreboard ticking over, and veteran defender Dale Morris gave a very talented youngster in Josh Schache a pretty thorough working over.
- Rohan Connelly
Herald Sun
Koby Stevens, Mitch Walllis, Tom Liberatore and Jack Macrae helped obliterate the Lions in the contested possession and clearance battles.
After a couple of quiet weeks, Dogs' powerhouse Jake Stringer returned to form in the forward line, booting three goals. He provided some highlights in the breakaway second term, knocking over some Lions' opponents like ten pins.
- Jay Clark
