DOG DAYS STAYING AS EAGLES ADD MORE PAIN
WEST Coast have lengthened Western Bulldogs’ stay at the bottom of the AFL ladder with a crushing 51-point win at Etihad Stadium.
And they did so without Adam Simpson in the box, with the Eagles boss forced home to help care for a sick daughter.
With forward line coach Jaymie Graham taking the reins, West Coast triumphed 18.13 (121) to 9.16 (70).
It was the Eagles forwards who flew highest, led by livewire forward Liam Ryan as he lit up the stadium with a series of eye-catching grabs and goals.
The second-gamer kicked 3.3, with fellow new boy Daniel Venables kicking three and Jack Darling nabbing a four-goal haul.
On this evidence, the Bulldogs’ premiership hangover looks set to last another year.
The 2016 flag winners missed the finals last season, lost to GWS Giants by 82 points last week and now sit 0-2 ahead of clashes with Essendon and Sydney at Etihad Stadium.