As Marcus Bontempelli battles his way through his fifth AFL season, you could be forgiven for saying you expected more.
The Mongrel takes a look at Bont and whether he is sitting at a crossroads at the tender age of 22.
The Hawks made their way into the eight with a big second half against the Bulldogs.
Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.
It may have come down to the last kick, but there was heaps more to cover in the Bulldogs narrow win over the Cats.
Here’s the Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.
In a ripping contest, the Kangaroos got a last gasp win over the Western Bulldogs.
Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.
The Dees rode out the early Bulldog pressure, then applied pressure of their own as they ran out 49 point winners at Docklands.
Here’s the Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.
The magpies were too strong for the Bulldogs in the second half, pulling away to win by 35 points.
Here’s the Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly.
The Bulldogs sent the Blues to their worst start in the history of their club.
Here’s The Mongrel’s good, bad and ugly of the Western Bulldogs v Carlton clash.
The Swans visited Etihad Stadium to take on a revitalised Western Bulldogs.
And they did it well, gaining four points in a tight affair.
After a Round One capitulation, the Western Bulldogs crashed again, this time to the visiting West Coast Eagles.
Here's your good, bad and ugly
It's been almost eight years since Jason Akermanis and the Western Bulldogs acrimoniously parted ways, yet Aker is still wandering the football wilderness.
The Mongrel takes a look at the Brownlow medallist and why he is ostracized by the AFL community.