Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has actually flagged Rory Lobb as an option to his injury troubles in defence after the ruck-forward’s strong kind behind the ball in a 17-point win over North Melbourne. Beveridge regreted a raft of ability mistakes in the Dogs’ unconvincing 11.11 (77) to 9.6 (60) success at Marvel Stadium on Saturday, feeling his gamers had actually let themselves down regardless of controling the area fight. Captain Marcus Bontempelli was a shining light, shrugging off a back grievance to gather 35 disposals and 11 clearances, and the Lobb experiment was hailed as a success. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Out of favour for durations this season, Lobb had actually been the topic of trade speculation in the middle of reports he was considering a relocate to a 4th AFL club. And the return of high forwards Aaron Naughton (knee) and Sam Darcy (suspension) versus the Kangaroos had actually once again brought the previous Docker and Giant’s location in the side into concern. Beveridge sprung a surprise when the 206cm Lobb lined up at full-back in the continuous lack of routine protectors Alex Keath (hamstring) and Ryan Gardner (wrist). Lobb had game-high tallies of 5 obstruct marks and a lots obstruct ownerships together with fellow high backs Liam Jones and James O’Donnell. “He was excellent. We’re actually delighted with that result and how well Rory played,” Beveridge stated. “He took 5 obstruct marks, had a variety of crucial spoils and had the ability to utilize his speed sometimes for a huge guy to close area. “He was quite made up when he had the ball for the majority of the night, so that’s a win for us. “He’s too excellent a gamer to lose out week to week.” Jones was a brick wall, holding North spearhead Nick Larkey scoreless from simply 5 disposals. Sustained by midfielders Tom Liberatore (25 disposals), Ed Richards (21) and Bontempelli, the Bulldogs led by as much as 38 points throughout the 3rd term. They yielded 5 of the last 7 objectives as last-placed North Melbourne threatened to battle back into the contest throughout the last term. Beveridge highlighted the truth his side scored simply 0.4 from 20 forward-half turnovers, while the Kangaroos handled 4.2 from 15. “That’s not perfect from our viewpoint,” he stated. “We were coming off a bye, yes, however we do not make reasons. “We were going to pieces towards completion and we required to see the video game out.”
Rory Lobb’s shock transfer to defence conserves Bulldogs profession: ‘He’s too great to lose out’
