
Josh Dunkley has pledged to bring a defensive edge to a Brisbane AFL team already boasting the attacking flair he says can take the "next step".
Last season's preliminary finalists have recruited strongly with Western Bulldogs best and fairest midfielder Dunkley, Hawthorn forward Jack Gunston, Ireland's former Essendon talent Conor McKenna and father-son draft scoops Will Ashcroft and Jaspa Fletcher all linking up at the Gabba.