Winners ... Bulldogs' Luke Dahlhaus evades a Hawthorn tackle. Source: Michael Klein / News Limited
The fight the Western Bulldogs were missing for much of last AFL season has been rediscovered in a valiant one-point comeback NAB Cup win over Hawthorn.
The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 14 points midway through the last quarter before charging home to win 1.10.6 (75) to 2.8.8 (74) despite a fine five-goal performance from Hawk superstar Lance Franklin at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
The Hawks, winless so far in the pre-season, had their night further soured by having David Hale and Luke Breust limp off injured in the second half, while Dogs draftee Jake Stringer also hobbled off in the last term.
| 0.3.3 (21) | Q1 | 0.1.3 (9) |
| 0.5.3 (33) | Q2 | 1.3.5 (32) |
| 0.8.4 (52) | Q3 | 1.6.6 (51) |
| 1.10.6 (75) | Q4 | 2.8.8 (74) |
| Ryan Griffen 2 | Lance Franklin 4 |
| Luke Dahlhaus 1 | David Hale 2 |
| Tory Dickson 1 | Jarryd Roughead 1 |
| Brett Goodes 1 | Shane Savage 1 |
| Jason Johannissen 1 | Isaac Smith 1 |
| Liam Jones 1 | |
| Robert Murphy 1 | |
| Clay Smith 1 | |
| Koby Stevens 1 | |
| Jake Stringer 1 |
Skipper Matthew Boyd (31 disposals) was excellent for the Bulldogs while youngster Clay Smith had a fine game and kicked a nine-point super goal to put his side in front in the last quarter.
But after Hawthorn's Jordan Lewis kicked a behind from what should have been a straightforward set shot, to level the scores, it was a poster from young tall forward Liam Jones that ended up deciding the game.
It was the Dogs' first win since midway through last season, with the club having lost their last 11 games last year.
They kicked the first three goals of the night, the first to Robert Murphy, who is expected to play mostly in attack this year and showed he will add spark.
Franklin kept the Hawks in touch with his side's only goal of the first term.
He also kicked the first of the second quarter then gave the Hawks the lead with a nine-pointer midway through the term, after shrugging off a tackle and taking a bounce.
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The Dogs edged back in front by halftime before Hawthorn looked set to blow them away with the first three goals of the second half.
A one-armed mark and goal from Bulldogs tall forward Liam Jones, who showed brighter signs in attack than he did for most of last year, narrowed the margin.
Stringer, playing his first game, then snapped cleverly to put the Dogs in front at the last change.
The Hawks again looked set to kill the contest when Jarryd Roughead booted a nine-pointer to start the last quarter and Franklin kicked two goals in two minutes soon after to push the lead to 16 points before the Dogs' decisive charge.
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