Western Bulldogs talisman Easton Wood says key recruits Alex Keath and Josh Bruce have fitted in seamlessly in a year when the Dogs are intent on learning from the mistakes of 2019.

Keath, the former Adelaide key defender, and Bruce, the former St Kilda forward, will ensure the Bulldogs have a strengthened spine, for they needed help in defence and inside attacking 50. Zaine Cordy, Keath and Wood now shape as the three key defenders, with the 198cm Keath providing some much needed height.

Easton Wood. Credit:AAP

In Bruce, the Bulldogs have a marking target to complement Aaron Naughton, who made a successful shift forward last season. The Bulldogs had more shots at goal than any other side (618) last year but accuracy was a major hindrance, for they finished with only the fifth-most majors (279).

This was still good enough to help them win eight of their last 11 home-and-away matches but the train came to a halt at the hands of a physical Greater Western Sydney in the opening week of the finals when Marcus Bontempelli was targeted.