While some other players are flashier and command attention, Lamb plays unfussy and committed football and is virtually unstoppable when breaking away from stoppages. Her chemistry with Blackburn is borne from seven seasons playing alongside each other in the Dogs’ engine room, while the club lost star player after star player due to the League’s expansion. Lamb’s 25-disposal, five-tackle and one-goal game on Saturday showed why she – along with captain Ellie Blackburn - is the backbone of the Dogs’ setup. Selected with pick No.138 in the inaugural AFLW Draft, Lamb has only missed one game in the Bulldogs’ AFLW history, with that miss due to a one-match suspension picked up in her very first game. Kirsty Lamb is the definition of a quiet achiever. Hawthorn refused to wave the white flag and kept charging to the finish line but it was outclassed when it mattered. Isabelle Pritchard joins the scoring list as the Bulldogs continue hot streak

Winger Isabelle Pritchard swung around on her left after a nifty hand-off from Eleanor Brown and nailed her maiden AFLW goal to start the fourth. It would be the Hawks' only moment to celebrate.Īfter Rylie Wilcox and Gabby Newton built on the Bulldogs' advantage before half-time, the visitors continued to dominate in the third, as the relentless rain pelted down.īack-to-back snapped goals out of stoppages from teen Heidi Woodley and Lamb made it five without a miss to the Bulldogs, an impressive strike-rate given the conditions. The gulf between the expansion Hawks and the experienced Dogs became more and more obvious as the afternoon's slog wore on.īlackburn broke the deadlock in the fourth minute of the second period with the first goal of the match, before Hawthorn quickly equalised when Ashmore converted after holding on to a juggling mark. Hawthorn's 17-year-old sensation Jasmine Fleming (25 disposals, seven clearances) continues to blossom and was easily best for the hosts, who were also well served by the experienced Kaitlyn Ashmore.Īfter the first quarter finished in a scrappy, scoreless stalemate, the Bulldogs began to assert their authority in the second term before extending it in the third. Watch the Bulldogs celebrate their round four win

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