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Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds - Bulldogs $5 to finish top 4 in 2016 after breakout season in 2015

The Western Bulldogs took the AFL competition by surprise in 2015, rising from the depths of the ladder in 2014 to storm into the top eight under new coach, Luke Beveridge.

In his first season at the helm, Beveridge guided the club from 14th when he took over at the end of 2014 to 6th after the home and away season, before bowing out in week 1 of the 2015 AFL Finals Series with a seven point loss against Adelaide.

The big question will be whether or not the Bulldogs can continue their upward trend in 2016. Was 2015 a flash in the pan or are the boys from Whitten Oval the real deal?

The Bulldogs have been installed as a $5 chance to make the top 4 in 2016 with CrownBet, while they are at $1.90 to make the top eight. The young pups are $17 to win their first premiership since 1961, and their second in the cub’s history.

A highlight of the Dogs play was their free-flowing style of football. They had some brilliant wins during 2015, particularly in the second half of the season and at Etihad Stadium where they won nine on the trot at the venue.

Their midfield brigade including Mitch Wallis, Luke Dahlhaus and Marcus Bontempelli stood up during the year, while Robert Murphy and Easton Wood were pivotal across halfback.

Jake Stringer developed into an exciting package in the forward line and booted 56 majors for the year, while the underrated Tory Dickson chimed in with 50.

The concerns for the Bulldogs were their lack of key position players down back, which showed up in the finals loss against Adelaide, as well as their form at the MCG, the venue of their finals loss against the Crows. The Bulldogs had earlier lost to lowly Melbourne at the home football in the middle of the year.

During the trade period, the Dogs picked up two-time Hawthorn premiership player, Matt Suckling and they will also welcome back Tom Liberatore who missed the entire 2015 season due to a knee injury.

'Libba' won the clubs 2014 best and fairest and is a $41 Brownlow chance with bet365 of emulating his father, Tony, who took out the medal in 1990, while Marcus Bontempelli is at $34.

Jake Stringer is at $21 with bet365 to claim the Coleman Medal for the competition's leading goal kicker. Stringer finished 5th in the 2015 Coleman behind West Coast powerhouse, Josh Kennedy.

Western Bulldogs 2016 Premiership odds

AFL Premiership ($17 CrownBet)
Top 4 Finish ($5 CrownBet)
Top 8 Finish ($1.90 CrownBet)
Marcus Bontempelli to win Brownlow Medal ($34 bet365)
Jake Stringer to win Coleman Medal ($21 bet365)