WESTERN Bulldogs captain Katie Brennan is exhausting all options to play in Saturday’s NAB AFL Women's Grand Final, taking her two-match suspension to the AFL Appeals Board.

It is believed the Bulldogs will argue that if Brennan were playing in the men's competition, her two rough conduct charges would result only in a fine.

The bid to clear the star forward will be held on Thursday afternoon at 3pm AEDT, to avoid a clash with the AFL season opener between Richmond and Carlton.

Under AFL regulations, it will cost the Western Bulldogs $5000, with $2500 refundable in the event of a successful appeal.

The initial one-match ban was upgraded to two matches following the failed Tribunal appearance on Tuesday night and Brennan stands to also miss round one of 2019 if she is unsuccessful.

Brennan's second offence came in Saturday night's win over Melbourne, where she was found to have carelessly driven Demon Harriet Cordner's head into the ground with a dangerous tackle.

She was reprimanded for a dangerous tackle on Fremantle's Stephanie Cain in round one.

Lawyers worked into the early hours of Wednesday morning determining whether to challenge after the Tribunal appeal was thrown out.

More to come