Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says that he has no doubt that Hawthorn will come out on Sunday afternoon and try and make a statement against the undefeated young Bulldogs.

The Dogs face the seventh placed Hawks at Etihad Stadium, fresh off of their 46-point-win over 2015 Grand Final opponent, West Coast, on Sunday afternoon.

“Having worked at that great football Club for three years and having experienced the professionalism and the great characters within the four walls of the Hawthorn Football Club, I’ve got no doubt that’s what they’ll try and do this week and that’s why it presents such a big challenge,” Beveridge told media on Tuesday afternoon. 

“They’ve got a lot of runs on the board, some great players, some young players coming through who seem to be playing their roles pretty well.

“We don’t fear it, we know what’s coming and we’ve got to embrace it head on.”

The Bulldogs haven’t beaten Hawthorn since Round 16, 2012 at Etihad Stadium, but Beveridge says the in-form Dogs are looking forward to the opportunity to test themselves against the League’s best side.

“We’ve trained to the minute, we’re strong, and we’ve got every chance to trouble the Hawks if we bring our best.”

Beveridge said that while after winning the last three premierships, the Hawks remain the competition’s bench mark, it won’t change how he prepares his players for the weekend’s match.

“Each week there’s an awareness that every side that you play want to bring as much pressure as they can, it’s just that some are more prolific in it than others, and the Hawks best is better than anyone else’s.

“So the way we prepare is to be as efficient and effective as we can on the track in our simulations and our physical training, and try to bring that cleanness and that spread throughout the course of the game.”