Western Bulldogs senior coach Luke Beveridge says his side will need to make some adjustments forward of centre, after its 19-point loss to the Sydney Swans on Sunday afternoon.

With key forward Aaron Naughton on the sidelines, the Bulldogs forward line took on a different look.

The Bulldogs generated 52 inside-50s to the Swans’ 47 but struggled to find avenues to goal.

“We won centre bounce quite emphatically in the first half, but we were pretty dysfunctional forward of the ball,” Beveridge said post-game.

“We’ve had a lot of change sweep through there. The chemistry’s not always going to be there. Today they dominated us in their backend.

“The forward half turnover statistic is probably the one that explains the day. I think they had 22 and kicked five or six goals and we only had 15 and didn’t score.

“That’s pretty diabolical from our point of view.”

Beveridge praised the Swans, saying there were similarities in how the teams wanted to play.

“I thought they kept their shape pretty well and they spread the ground. They move it similarly to us,” he said.

“They played a better brand – a similar brand to us – but they played it better than us.

“We felt like we were more than capable today, but Sydney were just too good for us.

“It’s a shame. We just had too many down in the end.”

Number one draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan made his long-awaited AFL debut, showing glimpses of his talent and finishing with seven disposals.

Beveridge acknowledged he would be better for the run at the level.

“It’s probably one of those ones a lot of new players have, where you get involved a few times, don’t quite capitalise on some of your involvements and he’ll be better for it next time,” he said.

“At times he looked like he was going to threaten in the air and then at ground level he probably overran a few that he’d normally sweep up.

“It’s good for him to get the (debut) monkey off his back.”