
THEY SAID IT: "People talk about building resilience. Sometimes in those moments it would be forgivable to crumble a little bit, and he did the opposite." - Geelong coach Chris Scott hailed Tyson Stengle for stepping up against Adelaide following a week of scrutiny after his collapse in a nightclub.
PLAYER OF THE ROUND: Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli destroyed Melbourne with a blistering performance, gathering 33 possessions and 16 score involvements to go with two eye-catching goals. Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge admitted Bontempelli "just may be" the club's greatest-ever player by the end of his career.