Dogs to have NAB Cup bite, again

DESPITE seeming to suffer a NAB Cup premiership hangover last year, ruckman Ben Hudson says the Western Bulldogs won't be taking the upcoming competition lightly.

The Dogs beat St Kilda in the 2010 pre-season grand final, but struggled to hit top form in their opening home and away matches.

As a result, some tinkering has been done to their training load this time around.

"There are always changes from year to year but there's been no major overhaul," Hudson told afl.com.au.

"Billy Davoren (head of physical conditioning) is in his third year now, so he's been able to have a good system in place and we've pretty much followed that.

"I suppose now that Christmas is out of the way we can all see that the games are ahead of us.

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