THE BULLDOGS expect the media circus surrounding Jamal Idris's contract negotiations to pack up and move on inside a fortnight, with the club to table its offer to the young star next week.
TOM Liberatore âÂâ¬Ââ the son of 1990 Brownlow medallist Tony Liberatore âÂâ¬Ââ will play his first game for the Western Bulldogs when the club lines up for its season-opener against Essendon on Sunday.
AMID a hectic professional and social life, Western Bulldogs president David Smorgon recently found time to again tune in to the renowned documentary Year of the Dog. The story graphically highlighted the troubled times of the club in 1996 when it was on the brink of extinction.
THE Western Bulldogs two days ago unveiled an ambitious five-year plan to the AFL just hours before sealing a new three-year major sponsorship deal potentially worth $6.5 million to the once-embattled club.
THE Dallas Cowboys' Australian-born punter Mat McBriar, has no doubt Brendan Fevola has "all the tools" to become an NFL punter, but finding a club prepared to take a chance on damaged goods might be the problem.