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Beveridge backs Weightman defence, ready for Power test

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge stands by his strong defence of forward Cody Weightman but will have to face Port Adelaide without the livewire.

AAP · Jul 5, 2024

Lobb's shock switch a win for unconvincing Bulldogs

Rory Lobb shone in defence and captain Marcus Bontempelli starred in the engine room as the Western Bulldogs posted a scrappy 17-point win over North Melbourne.

AAP · Jun 29, 2024

Bontempelli leads by example as Bulldogs maul Dockers

Marcus Bontempelli led a dominant Western Bulldogs midfield division as Luke Beveridge's side posted a convincing 67-point win over Fremantle.

AAP · Jun 15, 2024

Bulldogs lose Ugle-Hagan for crunch clash with Saints

The Western Bulldogs and St Kilda will be without key forwards for their round-six AFL battle, with Jamarra Ugle-Hagan and Max King both out of action.

AAP · Apr 17, 2024

Tide will turn for out-of-favour Bulldog Lobb: coach

Rory Lobb is out of favour at the Western Bulldogs but coach Luke Beveridge says the big man has a long future at the AFL club and just needs to bide his time.

AAP · Apr 4, 2024

Docker-turned Blue Acres returns to Perth cauldron

Carlton midfielder Blake Acres doesn't think he stayed at Fremantle long enough to receive a hostile reception from the famously intense Optus Stadium crowd.

AAP · Jul 7, 2023

Bontempelli wants 'more and better' from Ugle-Hagan

Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli says star forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has proven his match-winning abilities.

AAP · Jul 3, 2023

Rory Lobb ready for heat from former Dockers teammates

Rory Lobb was the focus of Fremantle's attention in their last meeting and the Western Bulldogs tall is ready for another attack from his former teammates.

AAP · Jun 28, 2023

How Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs have adjusted on the fly this AFL season

Luke Beveridge ended a 62-year premiership drought for the Western Bulldogs, but the polarising coach is not resting on his laurels seven years later, write Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.

ABC News · May 11, 2023

AFL Round-Up: Fremantle's season in jeopardy, Geelong look like themselves at last, St Kilda's ceiling lifts again

Concerns in the west for the flailing Dockers, a Cats awakening in Geelong and St Kilda remain a sensation — but the best is yet to come. We digest the week that was.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2023