With just over a week until the beginning of the 2016 AFL premiership season, it’s the question on every Bulldogs fan’s mind: Can the Dogs sustain last year’s momentum?
The Herald Sun’s footy experts have weighed in on how they see the new season playing out, with fourteen of the eighteen surveyed tipping the Dogs to again feature in September, and two (David King and Sam Landsberger) tipping a Marcus Bontempelli Brownlow win.
| Experts | Place | Experts | Place |
| Mark Robinson | Sixth | Scott Gullan | Sixth |
| Jon Anderson | Eighth | Michael Warner | Fifth |
| Lauren Wood | Third | Eliza Sewell | Sixth |
| Jonathan Brown | Eighth | Ron Reed | Fourth |
| Sam Landsberger | Fourth | Jay Clark | Eighth |
| Glenn McFarlane | Seventh | Jon Ralph | Eighth |
| Sam Edmund | Sixth | Grant Baker | Sixth |
Experts who have tipped the Dogs to finish outside of the eight.
David King
Dermott Brereton
Rebecca Williams
Shane Crawford
