Luke Beveridge and his Western Bulldogs have already ticked off two bucket list items.
Beveridge's Bulldogs, the 'it' team of the fast and flashy early rounds, have away wins against last year's premiers Brisbane and minor premiers Adelaide in the bank.
"There was fair bit of integrity in that win," said the coach after his side's stirring escape with a 14.10 (94) to 13.10 (88) win at Adelaide Oval.
"I'm not a great forecaster, I'm not a great tipster.
"But before the season, if you're going to ask me what I thought were the most challenging parts of the fixture for us, it would be Brisbane at the Gabba, the Crows here.
"It would be Fremantle at Optus and it will the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium.
"So to tick off two of those ... it's pretty encouraging."
The Dogs led by 26 points early in the last quarter but were headed when Adelaide piled on five goals in a burst capped by an Izak Rankine special.
In his comeback after a four-match ban for a homophobic slur, Rankine's long-range stunner was answered by the visitors, and their new hero, goalsneak Oskar Baker.
With scores locked late, Baker pounced on a crumb and curled a stunning snap through for the match-winner - and his third goal of the game.
"He's got great leg speed, Oskar," Beveridge said.
"To break out into space, give himself a look initially ... really happy for him, he's had a really good start to the season."
Emerging star Joel Freijah also booted three goals for the Dogs, now trying to keep momentum during a round-three bye ahead of hosting Essendon.
Freijah also collected 24 disposals in a display his coach described as "some fascinating involvement".
"He does the special things, and then other times, we're searching for some predictability," Beveridge said.
"But what do we get, three goals from him ... they're bonuses on a night where your key forwards aren't necessarily getting the looks that they prefer."
