THE WESTERN Bulldogs will look to reinstate their physicality and hardness this weekend, after a lacklustre performance against North Melbourne last Sunday.

The Bulldogs were put through a physical session on Wednesday with the players showing plenty of enthusiasm in the fiery hit-out at Whitten Oval. 

Assistant coach Leon Cameron said it was pleasing to see the group boost its level of intensity following the lethargic performance at Telstra Dome in round 19.  

"We've planned to just try and pick up the defensive side of things and the physicality, so it's been ongoing," he said.

"It was a good session.

"On the weekend, the first 25 minutes of the game were just not acceptable, and that was fantastic from the Roos because they're known for that and they served it right up to us.

"We weren't good enough to hit back when we should have, and it took us until about halfway through the second quarter to realise that, which was the disappointing part.

"We've got to continue on. We've got some light-framed bodies, but we've really addressed that hardness issue."

The Bulldogs will travel to the Gabba this weekend to meet the Brisbane Lions on Saturday night, having won their last five encounters with the side, three of which were at the Queensland venue.

In selection news, ruckman Ben Hudson is expected to return to the senior side after being a late withdrawal from the side which lost to North Melbourne with back tightness, while Cameron Wight will miss one to two weeks after breaking his jaw in the VFL.

"[Hudson] had a really bad back last weekend and it played up all week [before Sunday's game]," Cameron said.

"He got through training today so we'll see how he pulls up. We'll train again a bit tomorrow and then in Brisbane on Friday, but he should be okay.

"It's disappointing because it's another tall defender [in Wight] that we didn't need to go down. He's broken his jaw, but it's up near the top so it's only a week or two. If it had of been down the bottom, he might have been in bit of strife for the rest of the year."

Cameron also said Josh Hill and Andrejs Everitt are chances to receive recalls this weekend, while Shaun Higgins requires a "few more weeks" at VFL level before pushing for senior selection.

Veteran Scott West is also on track to make his long-awaited return to football this weekend at VFL level.
After overcoming a persistent knee problem, West will play his first game since round six on Saturday for the club's VFL affiliate Williamstown against the Bendigo Bombers at Burbank Oval.