The Western Bulldogs lost the last quarter in the AFL Grand Final by 50 points, but Gerard Whateley believes Dogs midfielder Adam Treloar can hold his head high for his efforts when the game was over.
The Dogs entered the last quarter only 24 points down and not out of the game, however, two goals to Melbourne in the first three minutes of the fourth term put the game to bed.
Treloar was a huge part of the Dogs' resurgence in the second quarter on Saturday night, kicking the first two goals and playing a hand in the third to snag back the momentum.
However, it was the 28-year old’s last quarter that caught the eye of David King.
“Adam Treloar had 10 disposals and a goal and he only played 60 per cent of the last quarter, he spent the last six or seven minutes on the bench,” King told SEN's Whateley.
The former Collingwood midfielder was a part of their Grand Final loss in 2018 and Whateley believes he did “everything he could” to avoid the same feeling.
“I thought he was the only player who was prepared to go the distance,” Whateley said.
“I think it spoke of his character and what he’d said, having felt it once he’d do everything in his power to avoid feeling it again.
“He lived his end of the bargain.”
The Dogs collectively were powerless to stop the run of the Demons in the last quarter, as Simon Goodwin’s men hammered home nine goals to win the premiership by 74-points.