‘Encouraging stuff': Dogs finals boost
It comes as the Bulldogs confirmed Jordan Croft, son of former defender Matthew, would become the club's fifth debutant this season against West Coast on Sunday.
The Bulldogs have to win their final two games against the Eagles and Fremantle to lock in a finals spot and a fit Treloar, an All-Australian in 2024, would enhance their chances.
But the 32-year-old, who is out of contract at the end of the season, has been limited to just four games in 2025, his most recent in round 16, after a series of calf issues that impacted his pre-season.
Beveridge said Treloar's progression through to full training in recent weeks had been 'encouraging', and while caution would be exercised, Treloar could yet be a presence in the finals should the Bulldogs make it.
'He's had a couple of good weeks, almost surprising weeks,' Beveridge said on Wednesday.
'Encouraging stuff, to the point where now we can consider him for some state league minutes.
'My philosophy around playing players who are underprepared is they can't compromise the team at any level.
'But we believe that he won't because he's done the necessary preparations.
'We just need to firm it up. It's still early in the week and we've got another session on Friday.'
But while Treloar could return in the VFL this week, troubled forward Jamarra Ugle-Hagan won't.
Beveridge said comments from Bulldogs assistant coach Brendon Lade last weekend that Ugle-Hagan had 'put himself back a couple more weeks' by missing more training sessions and would be 'lucky to get a game' in the VFL side were a lesson for the prospective senior coach.
'I think it was more about how well Footscray are going, rather than Jamarra's preparation,' Beveridge said.
''Ladey' will live and learn.
'That's the thing about taking lines like that in different contexts, it can come back to bite you.
'He's learned an early lesson if he's hopefully part of that market for a senior coaching job.'
Beveridge said it 'remains to be seen' whether Ugle-Hagan would get back to his best. He has another year of his contract to run in 2026.
Croft, taken at pick 15 in the 2023 draft, comes in after kicking three goals in the VFL against the ladder-leading Box Hill Hawks last Saturday.
His father played 186 games for the Bulldogs as a key defender.
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