FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS vs NORTHERN BULLANTS
Saturday 22 March, 7:10pm, Mission Whitten Oval
FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS
B: J. Croft (16), L. Smith (40), E. Hunt (56)
HB: C. Smith (55), C. Hargraves (52), C. Poulter (25)
C: T. Maple (65), D. Orgill (50), L. Kennedy (35)
HF: N. Coffield (17), J. Busslinger (5), L. Muratore (68)
F: C. Craig-Peters (61), R. Gardner (43), J. Gilbee (69)
R: W. Lewis (64), C. Hynes (6), P. Spicer (63)
INT: B. Crofts (54), B. Medwell (70), B. Young (67), J. Kellett (57), D. Moloney (75)
23rd Player: D. Moloney (75)
EMG: K. Sexton (71), C. Bramble (76), X. Kardachi (66), T. Middleton (77)
NEW: Cooper Hynes, 19, 190cm, Bonbeach YCW/Dandenong Stingrays; Luke Kennedy, 18, 180cm, Ormond/Sandringham Dragons; Bailey Medwell, 25, 183cm, Sebastopol; Luca Muratore, 22, 184cm, Airport West
NORTHERN BULLANTS
B: W. Madden (23), R. Greene (27), E. Mantas (28)
HB: J. Hamilton (15), J. Weidemann (9), L. Mackie (4)
C: Y. Ashwin (7), K. Schreiber (2), L. Coghlan (22)
HF: M. Goodman (16), S. Green (12), H. Grace (26)
F: C. Scerri (30), J. Jorgensen (1), C. Franks (5)
R: W. Elliott (6), J. Velissaris (3), S. Donegan (24)
INT: L. Taylor (39), G. Varagiannis (31), K. Emery (10), P. Fairlie (45), L. Kolar (37)
EMG: C. Bolmat (17), A. Naim (18), D. Andrew (19)
NEW: Yuyu Ashwin, 20, 184cm, Collingwood VFL; Liam Coghlan, 23, 186cm, Port Melbourne; Riley Greene, 23, 191cm, Brisbane Lions VFL; Will Madden, 26, 193cm, Essendon VFL; Christopher Scerri, 21, 177cm, Strathmore; Kaden Schreiber, 23, 188cm, Collingwood VFL; Liam Taylor, 25, 181cm, North Ringwood; Giorgio Varagiannis, 23, 179cm, GWS VFL; Jackson Weideman, 25, 190cm, North Albury
Head-to-Head: Footscray 25-3; At Mission Whitten Oval: Footscray 13-1; Streak: Footscray 6; Last time: Footscray 24.17 (161) def Northern Bullants 0.4 (4) – Round 18, 2023, Genis Steel Oval
A very tough night for the Bullants. Being absolutely smashed by a clean Bulldogs side. The first quarter was fairly even but Footscray just far too good.
Not a great spectacle for Channel 7 viewers tonight.
* It's time to restore the VFA name.