The Western Bulldogs could bolster their defensive stocks for Saturday night’s clash against Geelong, with All Australian Caleb Daniel a chance to return to the line-up.

Coach Luke Beveridge indicated Daniel should return to availability following Thursday’s training session, alongside Adam Treloar who was subbed off early in the fourth quarter of last weekend’s win.

“(Caleb) should be available. He’ll train today, but we anticipate he’ll be fine and will head down the highway to play the Cats,” Beveridge told media.

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Luke Beveridge | 'They're gonna be a real handful all across the ground'

Luke Beveridge speaks to the media ahead of the Round 20 clash with Geelong.

“We think (Adam) will be okay. Again, he’ll train and if there’s any doubt at all we won’t play him, but we think he’ll be fine.”

With Treloar enjoying more time in the backline to help offset the loss of Daniel, Beveridge said he was yet to determine whether Treloar would return to a full-time midfield role. 

“It creates a healthy headache for us – our midfield depth has been there for a while, and to now have some depth across that half-back area is good for us,” he said.

“We’ll work through it. The important thing is that they play the phases well together, in whatever roles they are in.

“We have to land that in the right place.”

Beveridge was also pleased with the way Aaron Naughton, Josh Bruce and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan gelled against Melbourne.

“Obviously ‘Marra got the lick of the ice-cream and really stood out as far as hitting the scoreboard,” Beveridge said.

“The other two lads will come into this game wanting more – they probably didn’t achieve what they set out to achieve last week.

“That’s encouraging for us - to kick 110 points with Brucey and even Naughts not being at their absolute best.

“’Marra probably benefitted from what those boys were doing and how hard they worked to get to the areas they were putting themselves in, and also their encouragement and direction.

“That’s not taking away from how impactful ‘Marra was in his own domain, but they’ll help each other. It’ll hopefully make our forward-line a little bit harder to play against.”

The Bulldogs will confirm their round 20 team at 6.20pm AEST tonight.