Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge hailed his team's fighting spirit after Nick Coffield's desperate late spoil helped seal a six-point comeback win over Hawthorn in another heart-stopper.
The Bulldogs overturned a 29-point deficit when adding eight goals to one after halftime in the tense 12.5 (77) to 9.17 (71) victory at the MCG on Friday night.