Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Suckling is expecting to be used all over the ground in 2020.
The 31-year-old has made a name for himself across his 171 games as a quality ball user coming out of the backline, but with the Bulldogs boasting plenty of depth at the position, Suckling is ready to be used higher up the ground.
“I spoke to Bevo (Luke Beveridge) a few weeks ago and it’s just about being flexible and on a week to week basis,” he told SEN Breakfast.
“I think Caleb Daniel and Jason Johannisen are so damaging off that half back that there will be games where I float back, but it might be wing or even half forward.
“At the moment I’m just trying to hone my craft in different areas and obviously I’d prefer half back, but probably half back and wing this year.”
The Bulldogs added Alex Keath from Adelaide and Josh Bruce from St Kilda in the trade period to bolster their key position stocks, leading to plenty of external hype.
They were one of the most improved teams across the back-half of 2019, but Suckling wants to keep a lid on it heading into the season.
“We’re just fortunate that we have so many guys at this time of the year on track,” he said.
“If guys outside the club are talking about us, that’s alright, but we know that we need a bit of luck to go our way and early in the year with injuries and close games are crucially important.”
The Bulldogs take on North Melbourne on Friday February 21st in their first game of the Marsh Community Series.