The Bulldogs have just three representatives in the squad – defenders Brian Lake and Ryan Hargrave, and midfielder Matthew Boyd.
It's a small collection of Bulldogs compared to the contribution from St Kilda, Geelong and Collingwood, with just under half of the squad coming from those three teams that also finished in the top four.
The Saints have seven players, the Cats eight and the Magpies six in the final 40, which will be trimmed and announced on September 14.
Eade said while he thought Jason Akermanis and Jarrod Harbrow were unlucky to miss out on the chance to snare a guernsey, he was pleased with what the result said for the side as a whole.
"It's more of a credit to the whole team with the way we've played, that we are an even team," he said.
"With the way we perform we don't rely on individuals; that's a really pleasing aspect from a coaching point of view, the evenness amongst the group.
"We can win without [Adam] Cooney and [Robert] Murphy and Lake – whoever it may be."
All three Bulldogs named in the squad are in line for their first All-Australian guernsey.
Eade also said he was proud of the way his young charge and NAB AFL Rising Star nominee Callan Ward had attacked the year.
He predicted a top four or five finish for Ward, which proved on the money when he came in equal fifth with Stephen Hill, behind Daniel Rich, Andy Otten, Tayte Pears and Dayne Beams at the award's lunch in Melbourne on Wednesday.
"I think over the past few weeks he's been starting to get some notoriety for the way he plays," he said.
"We've been exceptionally pleased with the way he's played all year, and he's starting to get a little bit more kudos."
