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    WESTERN BULLDOGS

    Jun 07, 2020 4 minutes

    THE BOSS

    Luke Beveridge

    The Bulldogs showed plenty of faith in their premiership coach, extending his contract midway through last season, before his team had got on its considerable roll. Beveridge is now tied to the club until the end of 2023, by which time he will have been at the helm for nine seasons.

    Come the mid-season bye last year, the Western Bulldogs were headed nowhere, just four wins from 11 games and sitting a miserable 14th on the ladder. But a completely different side emerged after the break. Exciting, fast and free-scoring, a revitalised team would win eight of its last 11 games to reach finals for the first time since its premiership year of 2016. While the Dogs might have ejected from September immediately,

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