Cody Weightman mark, Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne score, video, photo, AFL round 19, AFL news

Western Bulldogs small forward Cody Weightman has taken an incredible contender for mark of the year during the Dogs’ blockbuster clash with Melbourne at the MCG on Saturday night.

The livewire small forward stunned the football world when he took a genuine specky during the third quarter of the match between the premiership fancies.

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As the ball travelled down the wing at the MCG, Weightman climbed on top of the shoulders of Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn, getting some serious hang time and taking the ball cleanly before tumbling back to the turf.

“Weightman! What about that climb!,” Channel 7 commentator James Brayshaw exclaimed.

“Tiny little man just sat on Max’s head!”

Making the feat even more impressive was Weightman’s follow-up work after he had taken one of the marks of the year.

After passing off the ball, the 20-year-old drifted inside the Bulldogs’ forward 50 and crumbed the ball from a contest and kicked a goal.

Fans were stunned by Weightman’s effort and were immediately calling it one of the marks of the year.

The mark will definitely be a contender for the end-of-season award, along with Richmond’s Shai Bolton hanger earlier in the year, while Jack Riewoldt’s courageous mark running back with the flight of the ball into a pack will also be tough to beat.

Fans were also quick to notice it wasn’t the first time Gawn’s 208cm frame had been used as a step-ladder to take an incredible grab.

West Coast small forward Liam Ryan won mark of the year in 2019 after leaping on top of Gawn.

“It’s probably a bit silly in the wet trying to jump on the ruckman but it worked, so it’s a bit of a bonus,” Weightman told Channel 7 after the game.

He was understandably ecstatic with the mark when describing it later.

“I normally sort of just jump at the footy and fortunately enough he (Gawn) got in my way,” Weightman told Fox Footy.

“I didn’t see it was him or I probably wouldn’t have tried it. But yeah, he sort of held me up to get my face in it.

“It was a weird one, I had a bit more time and could take in a little bit more than normal.”

It was an arm-wrestle between the two top-four sides, with the Bulldogs just getting the upper hand in the closing stages thanks to a monster last quarter from Marcus Bontempelli.

The Bulldogs captain kicked a critical goal and set up another to seal a 20-point victory.

The 13.7 (85) to 9.11 (65) result sees the Dogs leapfrog the Demons into top spot on the AFL ladder.

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