There were countless moments of individual brilliance from the Western Bulldogs during Friday night's 23-point win over the Swans.  

Luke Dahlhaus' courageous contested mark in the first quarter, Jake Stringer's 65-metre missile late in the second term, and Tom Boyd's third quarter hanger come to mind.

But it was the even spread of contributors across the night that most pleased Luke Beveridge; the Bulldogs boasting nine goalkickers to Sydney's five, and amassing 61 more disposals than the Swans (412 to 351).

He praised the performance of star midfielder Marcus Bontempelli (29 disposals, two goals) who again lifted when his side needed him in the second half, while also singling out the efforts of fellow midfielders Tom Liberatore (19 disposals, 16 tackles) and Dahlhaus (25, six clearances).

Former Magpie Travis Cloke also won plaudits for his three-goal game.

"It was great to see Travis do what he did in the first half. That was power forward, influential [type of] stuff [that] helps your teammates walk taller. He was quite brilliant," Beveridge said.

"It's great for him to do that in his second AFL game for the club."

Despite their long list of prominent players on the night, the Dogs looked set to be overrun early in the final term when they gave up a 22-point three-quarter time lead to fall behind the Swans.                                                                                                        

Lance Franklin threatened to take the game away from the home side with his flurry of goals, but Beveridge was pleased with the way his mature side settled.

"We were in a bit of trouble. It was a great effort to arrest that momentum because the Swans were flying at that point in time," he said.

"It was a strange one because we don't often sit on our hands but there was a fair bit of trust in the boys and what they're capable of doing.

"There was a slight shift in roles, but it was a tremendous effort to get that back on our terms."