The Bulldogs AFLW side has suffered a third defeat of the campaign, falling to Melbourne by 64-points at Casey Fields on Sunday afternoon.

The Demons led at every break to run out 10.13 (73) to 1.3 (9) victors.

Ellie Blackburn tried her best despite being closely watched by the hosts, finding 17 touches through the midfield.

The backline had plenty of work to do throughout the contest, seeing Naomi Ferres (15) and De Berry (12) working back in defence.

Rylie Wilcox continued to show her bag of tricks throughout the fixture, pointing to a bright future in the red, white and blue.

After half-time, the hosts were dominant kicking six goals to zero to run over the top of a tired Dogs outfit.

The visitors couldn’t stop the chain of handballs in the midfield, Eliza West, Olivia Purcell and forward Tayla Harris running rampant.

Bulldogs coach Nathan Burke threw the magnets around at three-quarter-time, sending key defender Katie Lynch into attack and Richelle Cranston and Elisabeth Georgostathis into defence.

But it wasn't enough as the Demons continued to pepper the goals, kicking four goals from eight scoring shots in the final quarter. 

The Bulldogs now sit outside the eight on percentage with a 4-3 record and will next face St Kilda in Ballarat on Sunday.

MELBOURNE                         1.1     4.8     6.9     10.13     (73)  
WESTERN BULLDOGS           0.0     1.0     1.1     1.3         (9)  

GOALS  
Melbourne: Bannan 3, Zanker 2, Harris 2, West, Hore, Duffy 
Western Bulldogs: Hartwig 

BEST   
Melbourne: Paxman, West, Goldrick, Purcell 
Western Bulldogs: Blackburn, Ferres, Edmonds, Grant 

INJURIES   
Melbourne: L. Pearce (head knock), Paxman (head knock) 
Western Bulldogs: Nil 

Reports: Nil

Crowd: 2,154 at Casey Fields