Luke Beveridge has flagged some possible changes to his side ahead of this week’s historic Good Friday clash with North Melbourne.

The Bulldogs fell to the Dockers in Perth on Saturday night by 16 points in a game plagued by missed chances in front of goal.

Beveridge's men managed just 5.6 from 16 inside 50 entries in the third term, and the 14-point lead they took into the final break was not enough to hold off the rampaging Dockers.

Speaking to reporters post-match, Beveridge kept the door ajar for missing forwards Stewart Crameri, Clay Smith and Josh Dunkley. 

“[Crameri] may be available. There's been a couple of boys who've been knocking on the door in recent times in Josh Dunkley and Clay Smith, and maybe one or two others," he said.

"You always look at that week to week."

Beveridge said the Dogs had been 'jumped' by the home side, the Dockers piling on four goals in nine minutes to open the match, before kicking the final five to hand the Dogs their first defeat of the season.

"I thought Fremantle's performance was quite outstanding," he said.

"They jumped us obviously, clear as day. We weren't prepared for that unfortunately and it felt like we were before the game. 

"We expected a fight from them but it took us a lot of energy to claw our way back and I thought we had a very good third quarter and just didn't capitalise on all those entries. 

"Then they came again and full credit to them, they played really, really well."