WESTERN Bulldogs coach Rodney Eade believes his side has put itself in a good position for an assault on an important month of football.

After the Dogs' encouraging 60-point win over West Coast on Saturday night, Eade said five wins and one draw was a solid base for his side to attack an upcoming fixture including matches at the SCG, Subiaco and Aurora Stadium.

"It's a very even competition and teams are going to be hurt when you get injuries and we're going to get them too," he said after the match at Telstra Dome.

"You just need to take wins when you get them. I think teams build them in blocks at stages, and you'll have blocks of losses.

"In the first six weeks, we made a block of six because we were playing in Melbourne for six weeks. Our next six weeks is pretty tough; we're on the road and against good teams.

"The fact that we've got a pretty tough run in the next six weeks meant we had to have these in the bank, and I think the next six weeks will be a good test for us.

"There's no easy games, but the fact we're interstate a bit and we've got some top sides as well will be a test but I don't know if it will indicate where we are or what we need to win.

"But having five-and-a-half out of six is a pretty good start."

Eade said the win over the Eagles was a product of the resolve his players showed in an eight-goal third term, a quarter which they've struggled with this season.

"It was pretty pleasing for three quarters, especially for the third quarter because I don't think we've won one this year," he said.

"We made a bit of a focus of that during the week so it was pleasing that we put the foot on the pedal.

"The last quarter was a little bit down. We could have really iced the game completely, but we missed some shots and looked a bit as if we were just playing out time, which was a bit disappointing.

"But anyway, you take a 10-goal win against a team like that."

He also said it was a positive to kick 20 goals, killing a trend that has seen the Bulldogs score 73 points or less in each of their past four games against the Eagles.

"Their back six has always been very strong and they've had virtually a premiership back six again, so that was pleasing," he said.

"We're averaging 20 goals a week now and we've kicked 20 again, although we should have kicked 25. But that's pleasing.

"I think our forward line is working together extremely well, and that was probably the disappointing part of the last quarter – I don't think our entries into 50 were as good as they had been."

Eade praised the performance of Jason Akermanis, who put in a strong game despite receiving constant physical pressure from the Eagles following his public spat with Michael Braun last year.

"That showed what a professional he is, and he got good support from his teammates and that was pleasing," he said.

West Coast was a shadow of the side that smashed the Dogs by 87 points in round 17 last year, and Eade acknowledged the loss of premiership duo Chris Judd and Ben Cousins.

"Like any side, if you lose good players, I don't care who you are, I don't care if you're Geelong," he said.

"If you lose the quality and calibre of some players they've got out, and ones that aren't playing from last year, it puts a hole in any side.

"You just need the wrong players out and it can really hurt your balance. They've lost two premier midfielders, some players are playing sore, and they've got some players out.

"It just puts a hole in teams."