Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade rates the 63-point thumping of the Lions as his team's best four-quarter effort of the season.
The Bulldogs dominated the contest in almost every statistical aspect including disposals: 446-332, marks: 115-70, tackles: 75-64, clearances: 44-30, inside-50s: 67-37 and, of course, on the scoreboard: 131-68.
Afterwards, Eade had a grumble about his team's failure to make the most of their chances in front of goal - they kicked 19.17 - but was otherwise rapt with the way they kept it going right to the final siren.
"I think that's our best four-quarter effort, as far as intensity … that's our best four-quarter return as far as effort for the whole (season) from our playing group," Eade said.
"I think the respect we've got for Brisbane and the way they've been playing, we just knew we had to lift our intensity from previous weeks."
"We knew our pressure and … defence had to be on song and I think for four quarters that was the most pleasing thing - we were able to tackle hard, chase well, crowd them at times and I thought our back six worked very well together."
Asked whether the result was a fair reflection of the gap between the top three sides in the competition and the rest, Eade said 'probably not' because the Lions, who were riding high on the back of a four-game winning run, went into the match with a couple of players 'sore'.
He paid credit to Ben Hudson's hard, bullocking work at the stoppages and Matthew Boyd's consistent good form, before noting the important contribution of several of the Dogs' youngsters.
"Our pressure was very good, but … it’s not just the Crosses and the Boyds, it was (Dylan) Addison and Tommy Williams down back as well and young Callan Ward acquitted himself extremely well," Eade said.
"That pressure around the ball and putting their bodies in was very pleasing because we know that Brisbane really rate themselves in that area, and I thought for our guys to more than match them was a great effort - especially the younger players."
Eade said he expected Ryan Griffen, the Dogs' only injury concern from the match with a corked thigh, to come up OK with an eight-day break for the club's next assignment against Collingwood on Sunday week.