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GWS gun Brent Daniels (lower back), tagger Toby Bedford (calf soreness) and forward Conor Stone (illness) were late withdrawals, but Kingsley backed all three to be fit for finals.<\/p>\n
Nick Haynes, Xavier O’Halloran and Callum Brown (substitute) were called up, with the latter flying down on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Bailey Dale (27 disposals, one goal) and Ed Richards (29 touches, two goals) stood out, while Marcus Bontempelli (10 clearances) and Tom Liberatore (eight clearances) were tireless.<\/p>\n
Beveridge hailed Jack Macrae and Caleb Daniel, who have both been out of favour throughout the season, for responding to being “challenged”.<\/p>\n
GWS defender Sam Taylor was superb, while Tom Green (36 disposals, one goal) and Lachie Whitfield (42 touches) were prolific.<\/p>\n
Jones, who held Coleman Medallist Jesse Hogan to two goals, was penalised for a dangerous tackle just 18 seconds into the game.<\/p>\n
When Cadman took possession, Jones pinned his right arm and drove him down, slamming his head into the turf.<\/p>\n
Beveridge said he hadn’t watched the replay of the incident.<\/p>\n
Laitham Vandermeer (hamstring tightness) was substituted in the first quarter for Artie Jones and will require scans, with Beveridge hopeful it was only a minor injury.<\/p>\n
GWS led by 11 points at quarter-time, but the Bulldogs used the wind in the second term to great effect and led by 17 at half-time.<\/p>\n
Toby Greene goaled after the siren to cut the deficit to 11 points at three-quarter-time, but four consecutive Bulldog goals in the fourth quarter iced victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
COACH Luke Beveridge has hailed the Western Bulldogs’ resilience and one of the more significant victories of his career after his charges sealed an AFL finals berth with an impressive thirty-seven-point win over GWS. But the Dogs could be without Liam Jones for a home elimination final, with the defender certain to come under scrutiny […]<\/p>\n