Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge is thrilled his gamers are serving to drive requirements as they face a season-defining match towards Essendon.
Defeat to the Bombers at a sold-out Marvel Stadium on Friday night time may drop the Bulldogs from seventh to as little as twelfth.
However, a win would solidify their place within the top-eight as they try and play finals for a fifth straight season.
The Bulldogs are coming off a heartbreaking two-point loss towards Sydney, after which Beveridge questioned some unidentified particular person gamers for taking part in roles that value his crew the match.
Bulldogs midfielder Adam Treloar this week stated the membership needed to deal with the remaining six video games like finals.
“Those words haven’t come out of my mouth, but I like the way he’s (Treloar) thinking,” Beveridge stated.
“There’s no time like the present. If our players are using that sort of terminology, it’s fine with me.
“I’m a dreamer, I’m a believer, I’m somebody who would not let go till it is completed.
“I’m telling our players that we are capable of anything – but it remains to be seen.”
Essendon sit eighth and are coming off a 77-point smashing from reigning premiers Geelong on the Cats’ Kardinia Park fortress final Saturday night time
But the Bulldogs will deal with the Bombers as if they are going to come out within the scintillating type they confirmed towards Adelaide per week earlier.
“Their offensive brilliance has been quite evident in some of their games,” Beveridge stated.
“They had a bit of a shoot-out against Adelaide as well, so we can see where their threats are. They’ll be a handful.
“The Bombers are striving to verify on the finish of the yr that they are ending in that high eight – as we’re – so like Sydney final week, they’re as harmful as any crew on their day.”
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