This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Jake Niall and Caroline Wilson discuss the Bulldogs' disappointing return to football. How did the club end up with such a young team, four years on from a premiership? Have they over-committed to coach Luke Beveridge? Or is it a problem with the players on the field? Also this week, why Gillon McLachlan was wrong to call the review of the Jack Higgins mark a brave decision, the "poor call" on Shaun Burgoyne's sling tackle, praise for the Suns and their young guns and much more.

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