\n Match Report\n <\/p>\n
\n The Footscray Bulldogs secured a 26-point victory over the Brisbane Lions at Brighton Homes Arena.\n <\/p>\n
The Footscray Bulldogs have secured a solid 26-point victory over the Brisbane Lions at Brighton Homes Arena in front of a passionate away crowd in Ipswich.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the outset, the Bulldogs took control, building an early lead through quick scoring to set themselves up with a 17.12 (114) to 12.16 (88) win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Footscray\u2019s midfield-to-forward transitions were smooth and effective, consistently breaking down the Lions\u2019 defence.\u00a0At the same time, the backline stood firm, repelling multiple attempts inside the goal square.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Josh Kellett struck a goal within the first 90 seconds, before Anthony Scott, David Cuningham, Buku Khamis and Luca Muratore added their own.<\/p>\n
By the 15-minute mark, the Bulldogs had kicked five unanswered goals – ultimately setting up their unattainable buffer. <\/p>\n
Khamis maintained his strong form in the second quarter, kicking two goals early, while the Lions began to apply more pressure to test Footscray\u2019s defence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The third quarter was much the same, before the Lions arrested momentum late. <\/p>\n
But to Footscray’s credit, they held firm and responded with crucial goals in the final term to secure the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Khamis led the charge with four goals, while Muratore added two majors. Jordan Croft also impressed, kicking three goals. VFL debutant Laird Ramshaw also booted his first career goal.<\/p>\n
Scott was strong in the midfield with 24 disposals, 13 marks and two clearances, while Taylor Duryea\u2019s 28 disposals were impactful. <\/p>\n
Jedd Busslinger stood out with 28 disposals, while Nick Coffield (27 disposals) and Michael Sellwood (22 disposals) contributed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Captain Dan Orgill showcased his toughness with seven tackles and six clearances, while Lachlan Smith controlled the ruck with 41 hitouts and five clearances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Down back, Ryan Gardner (21 disposals, six marks) and Billy Crofts (17 disposals, 11 marks) were key interceptors, launching attacks from defence, with Craig-Peters providing strong support with 25 disposals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Footscray Bulldogs will look to maintain this energy as they prepare for their upcoming clash against Essendon on Saturday 26 July, with the first bounce scheduled for 1:05pm AEST at Windy Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Footscray Bulldogs: 8.2 13.5 15.11 17.12 (114)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brisbane Lions: 2.0 6.2 8.6 12.16 (88)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Goals: Khamis 4, Croft 3, Muratore 2, Baker, Cuningham, Hynes, Jaques, Kellett, Kennedy, Lewis, Ramshaw.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Match Report The Footscray Bulldogs secured a 26-point victory over the Brisbane Lions at Brighton Homes Arena. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5830,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":["post-5829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}