Who is in and who is out for AFL round 16?

Western Bulldogs captain Bob Murphy has suffered another hamstring injury, ruled out of Dogs' side to face Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Friday night.

Western Bulldogs forward Tom Boyd has keenly felt the pressure of being a No 1 draft pick on a lucrative contract, says his coach Luke Beveridge, and it contributed to a bout of depression that has forced him to take an indefinite break from the game.

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Western Bulldogs premiership hero Tom Boyd will take leave to have treatment for clinical depression but has not thought about quitting the game.

Michael Gleeson on Buckley's chance, the Tomas Bugg case, Bulldogs' fading hopes and why Tigers might be the real deal.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has rejected criticism his premiership team has lost its hungry edge this season.

​West Coast have hung on grimly in the last quarter for a brave seven-point AFL win over the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has slammed suggestions his side are receiving preferential treatment from umpires, and said it was "extremely concerning" if other clubs were questioning the impartiality of match officials.

Western Bulldogs premiership hero Tom Boyd is set to return via the VFL as he makes his way back from calf tightness.

Promising Bulldogs’ youngster Bailey Dale says he wants to remain at the club beyond this season, with the out-of-contract forward motivated to emulate the premiership success he witnessed on the sidelines last year. The 20-year-old was one the Bulldogs’ best in their thrilling one-point win over North Melbourne on Saturday night, racking up 18 disposals and kicking two goals. In a season which coach Luke Beveridge admits the reigning premiers have “stagnated”, Dale has been one of the few Dogs to show obvious improvement. He has played in six of the Dogs’ last seven matches, including a breakout game against St Kilda in round 10, when he kicked a goal and had 27 disposals. Dale struggled for opportunity last season, missing out on the Bulldogs’ historic premiership and playing only four senior games.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says he is not worried about teams targeting star playmaker Jason Johannisen, as the Norm Smith Medallist continues to deal with close scrutiny from opposition sides.

Even in this season of madness, it was hard to believe anything could compare with the chaos of Friday night's SCG cliffhanger between Sydney and Essendon.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has taken aim at those spreading rumours about his football club, suggesting that they have an "agenda trying to pull us apart."

The Western Bulldogs have revealed that veteran Travis Cloke is taking an indefinite break from football as he battles mental health issues.

Last year the moons needed to align for the seventh-placed Dogs to win the flag. This year it has not taken one big moment but a small shift of those moons to see them now they sit outside the eight.

Western Bulldogs premiership star Jake Stringer has been persuaded to quash hurtful rumours about his family.

Western Bulldogs defender Fletcher Roberts has joined a growing list of teammates pledging their immediate futures to the club.

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The Western Bulldogs should be incredibly proud of what they achieved last year, but the reality is that elsewhere in the competition there are people taking sport more seriously than it was ever intended to be taken.

Lin Jong will have a traditional knee reconstruction after the Western Bulldogs confirmed the midfielder tore his ACL in Sunday's loss to Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.