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WESTERN BULLDOGS
Draft picks: 9, 16, 79
DEPTH CHART
KEY DEFENDERS: Marcus Adams, Jackson Trengove, Zaine Cordy, Fletcher Roberts, Lewis Young, Kieran Collins
SMALL/MEDIUM DEFENDERS: Jason Johannisen, Easton Wood, Dale Morris, Shane Biggs, Matt Suckling, Hayden Crozier, Bailey Williams, Brad Lynch
MIDFIELDERS: Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae, Luke Dahlhaus, Lachie Hunter, Caleb Daniel, Toby McLean, Mitch Wallis, Liam Picken, Tom Liberatore, Lin Jong, Patrick Lipinski
KEY FORWARDS: Tom Boyd, Jack Redpath, Josh Schache
SMALL/MEDIUM FORWARDS: Bailey Dale, Josh Dunkley, Lukas Webb, Tory Dickson, Clay Smith, Mitch Honeychurch, Fergus Greene
RUCKS: Jordan Roughead, Tim English, Tom Campbell, Nathan Mullenger-McHugh
They had their critics during the trade period but credit to the Bulldogs, who eventually procured pick 16 to offset the turbulent departure of Jake Stringer. They also landed Josh Schache – a No. 2 draft pick only two years ago – on the cheap as well as filling holes with Jackson Trengove and Hayden Crozier. Both of these players are versatile, which is in fitting with the Dogs' mantra under Luke Beveridge and it will be interesting to see what they do with the pair. With Bob Murphy and Matthew Boyd having retired, the Dogs have a bit of a hole at half-back. Some have them linked to Hunter Clark, who uses the ball well and has developed a midfield string to his bow, while there's considerable talk they are keen on Ed Richards, whose speed and skill are attractive to recruiters. The Dogs won a premiership 14 months ago with a relatively small forward line but, with Stringer gone, Tory Dickson coming to the end and Clay Smith struggling to recapture his form of last year's finals, they look a bit shallow in that area of the ground too. Jack Higgins has long been identified as a leading candidate for GWS at pick 11, but with other small forwards available for the Giants at later picks he could get through to the Dogs at pick 16. They have been considered as a possible early bidder for Richmond father-son nominee Patrick Naish, although that talk has cooled. Nathan Murphy would be another forward option, but if they don't take him at pick nine it looks likely they will get pipped for his services.
Draft picks: 9, 16, 79
DEPTH CHART
KEY DEFENDERS: Marcus Adams, Jackson Trengove, Zaine Cordy, Fletcher Roberts, Lewis Young, Kieran Collins
SMALL/MEDIUM DEFENDERS: Jason Johannisen, Easton Wood, Dale Morris, Shane Biggs, Matt Suckling, Hayden Crozier, Bailey Williams, Brad Lynch
MIDFIELDERS: Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae, Luke Dahlhaus, Lachie Hunter, Caleb Daniel, Toby McLean, Mitch Wallis, Liam Picken, Tom Liberatore, Lin Jong, Patrick Lipinski
KEY FORWARDS: Tom Boyd, Jack Redpath, Josh Schache
SMALL/MEDIUM FORWARDS: Bailey Dale, Josh Dunkley, Lukas Webb, Tory Dickson, Clay Smith, Mitch Honeychurch, Fergus Greene
RUCKS: Jordan Roughead, Tim English, Tom Campbell, Nathan Mullenger-McHugh
They had their critics during the trade period but credit to the Bulldogs, who eventually procured pick 16 to offset the turbulent departure of Jake Stringer. They also landed Josh Schache – a No. 2 draft pick only two years ago – on the cheap as well as filling holes with Jackson Trengove and Hayden Crozier. Both of these players are versatile, which is in fitting with the Dogs' mantra under Luke Beveridge and it will be interesting to see what they do with the pair. With Bob Murphy and Matthew Boyd having retired, the Dogs have a bit of a hole at half-back. Some have them linked to Hunter Clark, who uses the ball well and has developed a midfield string to his bow, while there's considerable talk they are keen on Ed Richards, whose speed and skill are attractive to recruiters. The Dogs won a premiership 14 months ago with a relatively small forward line but, with Stringer gone, Tory Dickson coming to the end and Clay Smith struggling to recapture his form of last year's finals, they look a bit shallow in that area of the ground too. Jack Higgins has long been identified as a leading candidate for GWS at pick 11, but with other small forwards available for the Giants at later picks he could get through to the Dogs at pick 16. They have been considered as a possible early bidder for Richmond father-son nominee Patrick Naish, although that talk has cooled. Nathan Murphy would be another forward option, but if they don't take him at pick nine it looks likely they will get pipped for his services.
