The Bulldogs will head into this weekend's elimination final on the back of three straight defeats after they were soundly beaten by the South Sydney Rabbitohs 28-10 on Friday night.
While their ball-handling improved from what they produced against the Cowboys and Broncos in recent weeks, the Bulldogs still turned the ball over 10 times on Friday night, including a knock-on from the kick-off that stalled their momentum.
Friday night's result confirmed the Bulldogs would take on the Panthers in week one of the finals series.
The key stats are below!
STATISTICS | v BRONCOS, ANZ STADIUM | WIN 40-14
Team Stats:
Penalties | Bulldogs 4, Rabbitohs 7
Completions | Bulldogs 24/33 (72.7%), Rabbitohs 33/40 (82.5%).
Total runs | Bulldogs 146, Rabbitohs 158.
Metres gained | Bulldogs 1223m, Rabbitohs 1511m.
Line dropouts| Bulldogs 2, Rabbitohs 1.
Line breaks | Bulldogs 1, Rabbitohs 4.
Tackle breaks | Bulldogs 17, Rabbitohs 23.
Kicks (kicking metres) | Bulldogs 18 (487m), Rabbitohs 20 (432m).
Kick return metres | Bulldogs 146m, Rabbitohs 180m.
Tackles Made | Bulldogs 288, Rabbitohs 327.
Missed tackles | Bulldogs 31, Rabbioths 39.
Offloads | Bulldogs 5, Rabbitohs 8.
Errors | Bulldogs 10, Rabbitohs 9.
Individual Stats:
Runs | Bulldogs: Hopoate 17, Tolman 14, Graham 13. Rabbitohs: T. Burgess 17, Inglis 13, Sutton 13.
Metres gained | Bulldogs: Graham 130, Reynolds 125, Klemmer 124. Rabbitohs: J. Burgess 179, T. Burgess 173, Inglis 147.
Tackles made | Bulldogs:Lichaa 40, Jackson 32, Graham 29. Rabbitohs: Cook 38, S. Burgess 31, Reynolds 30.
Missed tackles | Bulldogs: Rona 4, Jackson 3, Williams 2. Rabbitohs: S. Burgess 4, Musgrove 3, T. Burgess 3.
Tackle breaks | Bulldogs: Eastwood 3, Reynolds 3, Graham 3. Rabbitohs: S. Burgess 6, Gray 5, Walker 3.
Offloads | Bulldogs: Williams, 1, Eastwood 1, Holland 1. Rabbitohs: Brown 3, S. Burgess 2, Sutton 1.
