Playing his first match since completing a five-game suspension for a high shot, Jack Hetherington gave away a set restart sadly and was twice pinged for high tackles
However Bulldogs Coach Trent Barrett said they could come away with plenty of positives.
“I thought the first half was really good,” he said.
“We went there with a plan and it worked but letting them get the try before half-time hurt.
“But they’re a really good team and we can be proud of our efforts.
“There are some real lessons there though for our younger players and some of our older players too.
“Our team can never be beaten on effort but we need to learn that to beat those sorts of teams, we have to be clinical for [the full] 80 minutes.”
The Bulldogs have a bye in Round 13 and next take on the Dragons on Monday, June 14, from 4pm at Stadium Australia.
