The home side lost Matt Buntine (concussion) and Tim Mohr (hamstring) in the opening term but it mattered little as Callan Ward, Stephen Coniglio, Tom Scully and Dylan Shiel capitalised on the work of ruckman Shane Mumford to set up the win. 

Marcus Bontempelli, Luke Dahlhaus and veteran backman Dale Morris tried hard for the visitors but the Bulldogs failed to have any clear winners on a bad day for the club in Sydney.

The Giants piled on three quick goals to start the game and led by 20 points when Cameron kicked his second, but the Bulldogs midfield worked hard to regain the ascendancy and they booted three of the next four goals to trail by just five points at the first break.

A questionable free kick helped Jake Stringer get the visitors on the board first after quarter-time, but Cameron's fourth triggered a five-goal burst in just eight minutes and GWS threatened to blow the game open in the second term.

With Ward inspirational at the contest and Dylan Shiel and Tom Scully powerful on the spread the Giants' lead jumped to 29 points, but a long bomb from ruckman Tom Campbell and another for Mitch Wallis halted the home side's momentum again, and reduced the GWS lead to 17 points at half-time.

Despite being two men down, it was the Giants who surged in the third term, with the Bulldogs' disposal by foot constantly handing the footy back to their opposition, who ran harder and wanted to win the one-on-one contests more than the visitors. 

Four goals to one for GWS – including two pieces of individual brilliance from Steve Johnson – virtually ended any hope of a Bulldogs comeback, with Coniglio, Ward, Shiel and Shaw rampant for the leaders. 

The Bulldogs face Collingwood at the MCG next Sunday afternoon.

MEDICAL ROOM

Greater Western Sydney: The Giants will be sweating on Matt Buntine's availability next week after he left the ground and failed to return from a head knock in the first term. Luckless key defender Tim Mohr (hamstring) also missed most of the match.

Western Bulldogs: The Dogs appear to have emerged unscathed. 

NEXT UP
The Giants head to Adelaide for a big clash with the Crows on Saturday night, while the Bulldogs get an eight-day break before they take on Collingwood at the MCG on Sunday afternoon.

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY  4.3   9.5   13.7  15. 8 (98)
WESTERN BULLDOGS              3.4   6.6   7.9   10.13 (73)


GOALS
Greater Western Sydney: Cameron 5, Greene 3, Johnson 2, Coniglio, Shiel, Whitfield, Palmer, Scully
Western Bulldogs: Jong 2, Dickson 2, McLean 2, Wallis, Hunter, Stringer, Campbell


BEST
Greater Western Sydney: Ward, Shaw, Coniglio, Scully, Greene, Cameron, Williams
Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli, Dahlhaus, Picken, Hunter, Macrae


INJURIES
Greater Western Sydney: Buntine (concussion), Mohr (hamstring)
Western Bulldogs: Nil

Reports: Lin Jong (Bulldogs) for rough conduct on Matt Buntine (Giants) in the first quarter.


Umpires: Stevic, Kamolins, Meredith


Official crowd: 9,612 at Spotless stadium