The 'Scray's season comes down to Sunday's clash with the Bombers.
Win and the Dogs will be rewarded with a Preliminary Final birth and a loss will see Ashley Hansen's men go out in straight sets for the second season in succession to Essendon.
The last time the two sides met was in Round 7 when Bulldogs saluted by 19-points at Windy Hill on the back of big performances from skipper Jordan Russell and midfielder Mitch Honeychurch.
Footscray Bulldogs v Essendon
Sunday 11 September 2016, 2:40pm
Venue: North Port Oval
| Full back | J Adcock | F Roberts | B Lynch |
| Half back | B Dale | R Smith | L Webb |
| Centreline | J Russell | B Williams | L Dalgleish |
| Half forward | M Honeychurch | K Stevens | T McLean |
| Full forward | N Hrovat | T Campbell | D Hamilton |
| Followers | W Minson | A Barry | L Nash |
| Interchange from | J Wallis | G Hamilton | W Hayes |
| N Jamieson | M Hannan | A Tashevski-Beckwith | |
| J Staley | A Greenwood |
23P: B Long
