The Western Bulldogs head back to the drawing board in September after missing out on a top eight spot, with senior coach Luke Beveridge now needing to assess what areas of his list he can add to.

Plenty of the Dogs' off-season plans will be placed toward the draft, where they currently hold two first-round picks and have a top father-son prospect on the way in tall forward Jordan Croft.

Instead of having ties to rival clubs, most trade links are heading the other way when it comes to the Bulldogs as well, with the likes of Bailey Smith, Jordon Sweet and Bailey Williams each having their names raised at one point this year.

So who would the Bulldogs be looking to add to their list? Here we name five players the Footscray-based side could look to trade for in 2023.

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4. Caleb Marchbankย 

Another medium-sized backline option that is unlikely to cost the Bulldogs a pretty penny, with Marchbank still yet to confirm his future beyond 2023 - a season where he hasn't managed to secure himself as a best 22 player under Michael Voss.

While injuries have played their part, Marchbank still has good footy ahead of him and could be a name that the Western Bulldogs ponder this off-season, should he remain unsigned.

In a move that would see the 26-year-old land at his third club, a trade to the Bulldogs would act similarly to how Doedee would slot into the Beveridge's backline, bridging the gap between their senior defenders and emerging ranks.

Marchbank is solid overhead, is a calming presence down back and relies on his football smarts to get out of tough situations.

Is another player that can allow someone like Bailey Dale to have more of an influence further up the field.