When and where: Saturday 20 July, 7.30pm AEST, GMHBA Stadium
Broadcast: Channel 7, Fox Footy, Kayo
Head-to-head: Played 168 (won 58, drawn two, lost 108)
Last time we met: Round 5 2024, WB 14.7 (91) def. by Geelong 14.11 (95)

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What it means

With just five rounds to go in the home-and-away season, every win the Bulldogs can register will go a long way in their attempt to qualify for the finals series. Currently sitting one game outside the top eight – and remarkably just two games outside the top four – the logjam of teams still in the hunt has never been so tight.

Who to watch

Fresh off a four-goal haul and career-high 20 disposals, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan will be looking to add to his career tally on Saturday night. The 22-year-old already has 29 majors for the year – closing in on his career-best output (35 in 2023) – which he should eclipse by the end of the home-and-away season. He relished his opportunity as the number one key forward against Carlton, and would enjoy a similar performance against the Cats.

Dogs footy on show

Whether you’re heading to Geelong or staying in Melbourne this weekend, there will be plenty of Dogs footy on show. Footscray will meet the Cats in a VFL curtain-raiser at GMHBA Stadium prior to the AFL clash, with the first bounce at 3.40pm.

The senior Dogs and Cats will then go head-to-head from 7.30pm that night, before the VFLW Dogs take on North Melbourne in the 2024 rebel VFLW Grand Final. Free to attend and televised on Channel 7, the first bounce is set for 12.10pm on Sunday at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne.

TAC Road Safety Round

Taking place this weekend, TAC Road Safety Round will see football and netball players across the state band together.

This year’s Road Safety Round will spotlight speeding - a major contributor to trauma on Victorian roads. To honour lives lost on the road, the Bulldogs will wear blue armbands on Saturday night, also serving as a reminder that we all have a responsibility to play our role.

Show up for your team. Slow down on the road.

Check before you travel

Buses/coaches replace trains on sections of the Frankston, Stony Point, Hurstbridge and Mernda, Geelong and Warrnambool lines.

Visit bigbuild.vic.gov.au/disruptions/special-events to plan your journey ahead of time.

The Western Bulldogs have delivered a statement 47-point win over Geelong at GMHBA Stadium to snap the Cats' three-game winning streak and continue their charge towards the top eight.

A week after toppling Carlton, Luke Beveridge's charges handled wet conditions at GMHBA Stadium best, leading from start to finish to claim a 13.17 (95) to 7.6 (48) win in front of 27,967 fans.

Adam Treloar (31 disposals, three goals) and Ed Richards (28 disposals, two goals) were superb as the Bulldogs smacked Geelong around the contest.

Reborn defender Rory Lobb kept Jeremy Cameron to one goal and six touches and racked up 21 disposals, 14 intercept possessions and nine marks himself as he brilliantly led a hard-working Bulldogs defence.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan kicked four goals, with Aaron Naughton adding two on his return.

It was a scrappy affair in sodden, wet conditions.

Beveridge had to wipe down the window of his coaches' box as it misted up with condensation late in the first quarter.

Ugle-Hagan drew first blood with an impressive long-range effort, before Sam Darcy added another.

Geelong was goalless at the break, with the Dogs holding a 13-point lead.

Richards brilliantly volleyed another goal to kick off the second quarter, hacking the ball with his left foot out of a stoppage.

Tyson Stengle and Oliver Henry gave Geelong a much-needed foothold midway through the second term.

But the Bulldogs still led by 19 at the main break, after leading contested possessions (85-71), clearances (27-23), tackles (51-37) and inside-50s.

Patrick Dangerfield goaled early in the third quarter, before Stewart took full advantage of a 50-metre penalty to cut the margin to nine.

Naughton took a huge, courageous mark from a speculative Ugle-Hagan snap to restore a three-goal lead and steady the Bulldogs.

From there, the quarter see-sawed until Cameron nailed his first to cut the lead to 17 at three-quarter time.

But Naughton marked and goaled from the top of the square early in the fourth to send the Bulldogs on their way, before a Ugle-Hagan long bomb - one of three final-quarter goals - sealed the deal.

The Bulldogs next face Sydney at the SCG on Sunday while Geelong travels to Hobart to play North Melbourne on Saturday.

Match Details

GEELONG           0.2     2.3     7.4     7.6 (48)
WESTERN BULLDOGS        2.3     4.10     8.15     13.17 (95)

GOALS
Geelong: Stengle, O.Henry, Dangerfield, Stewart, Close, Dempsey, Cameron
Western Bulldogs: Ugle-Hagan 4, Treloar 3, Richards 2, Naughton 2, Darcy, Weightman

BEST
Geelong: Stewart, Duncan, Holmes, De Koning
Western Bulldogs: Treloar, Lobb, Richards, Bontempelli, Ugle-Hagan, English

INJURIES
Geelong: Nil
Western Bulldogs: Nil 

LATE CHANGES
Geelong: Tom Atkins and Shannon Neale replaced in selected side by Brandan Parfitt and Ted Clohesy

SUBSTITUTES
Geelong: Ted Clohesy
Western Bulldogs: Jack Macrae

Crowd: 27,967 at GMHBA Stadium