SEN | Melbourne champion Garry Lyon has labelled the Western Bulldogs’ 57-point loss to Port Adelaide a “disaster.”
Compounding the heavy defeat were hamstring injuries suffered to skipper Easton Wood and star Jackson Macrae. Meanwhile, Tom Boyd and Lukas Webb both sustained finger ailments, Roarke Smith copped a rib knock and Marcus Bontempelli limped off in the second half, but did return later in the affair.
The magnitude of the loss, the injuries and their upcoming fixture created a calamitous night for Luke Beveridge’s men, according to Lyon.