Australian football Hall of Famer Terry Wallace believes the Bulldogs’ best chance of beating Geelong this weekend will be whether they can hit up short targets in the forward half.

While the Dogs boast Aaron Naughton, whose strength is taking contested marks, their forward line is smaller than most and benefits from those shorter kicks.

Their midfield is also capable of pulling that off, with a number of quality kicks and skilled runners able to break lines and hit targets.

Wallace feels North Melbourne did it well last week and the Dogs will need to if they want to take down Geelong.

“They (North Melbourne) had the ability to lower their eyes and hit targets (last week) rather than kicking the ball directly into the attack zone,” he told SEN’s The Match Committee.

“They lowered their eyes, they dropped in shorter target kicks, they kicked laterally across the 50m area at times and just caught Geelong out at times.

“I think that’s the Bulldogs’ greatest chance.

“They’re a very good run and carry side, we know that’s the case. It’s hard to win down in Geelong and it’s hard to score down there.

“To me they will get the ball okay, to me they will run the ball off the back half of the ground okay, it’s just going to be can they pick holes in what’s a pretty cagey and Geelong defence.

“I think that’s the way to do it, they’ve got to lower their eyes.”

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