One positive and one negative from your club s Round 5 performance
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Just two sides remain undefeated after five rounds.
The Western Bulldogs and Melbourne continued their perfect starts to the season with respective wins over Gold Coast and Hawthorn.
Richmond, West Coast, GWS, Port Adelaide, Brisbane, Fremantle and Geelong also recorded important wins with North Melbourne the only side without a victory.
We have selected one positive and one negative from every club’s Round 5 performance.
See our thoughts below:
Positive: Promising youngsters showed plenty
Adelaide has improved greatly in 2021 courtesy of promising form from some of the club’s youngsters.
Brisbane Lions record 57-point AFL win over Essendon as Port Adelaide, GWS and Western Bulldogs triumph
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Archie Perkins (left) and Lachie Neale had to battle wet conditions along with each other.
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Brisbane s big guns have rebooted their stuttering season with a 57-point drubbing of Essendon in the wet at the Gabba.
Elsewhere in AFL results on Saturday, Port Adelaide beat Carlton by 28 points, GWS pipped Sydney by two points in a thrilling finish and the Western Bulldogs dished out a 62-point loss to Gold Coast.
In Brisbane, Hugh McCluggage, Harris Andrews, Lachie Neale and Joe Daniher ensured the Bombers were never in the fight in the 15.12 (102) to 6.9 (45) victory.
AFL live ScoreCentre: Brisbane Lions vs Essendon, Carlton vs Port Adelaide, Bulldogs vs Suns, Swans vs Giants live scores, stats and results
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Brisbane and Essendon are battling the rain along with each other, while Carlton is at home to Port Adelaide. Earlier, the Bulldogs and Giants posted wins.
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Brisbane Lions vs Essendon
Bulldogs hammer Suns to stay undefeated
Adam Treloar (left) and teammate Josh Dunkley enjoyed the Bulldogs scoring blitz in the first half.
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Marcus Bontempelli has starred as the Western Bulldogs belted Gold Coast by 62 points to start a season with five wins on the bounce for the first time since 1946.