WESTERN Bulldogs AFLW coach Nathan Burke has signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the end of the 2024 season.

Burke will also move from a part-time to full-time capacity for the first time, working across the AFLW program.

As revealed by womens.afl last week, Burke and St Kilda coach Nick Dal Santo were the last remaining AFLW coaches to be employed in a part-time capacity (across a 12-month period), with West Coast not confirming the status of Michael Prior.

Former St Kilda legend and Australian Football Hall of Fame member Burke first joined the Dogs in 2020, taking charge of a very young, rebuilding side.

Nathan Burke addresses his players during the S7 round six match between the Western Bulldogs and Geelong at Mars Stadium on October 1, 2022. Picture: AFL Photos

The Dogs had their best result to date under Burke in season seven, winning seven of 10 games to finish seventh.

While they lost their subsequent elimination final, it was the team's first finals appearance since the 2018 premiership. Burke has a 17-18 win-loss record to date, with one draw.

Burke has publicly stated the Bulldogs are aiming for two AFLW premierships by 2025.

"To have another two seasons working with this group - it' probably hard to narrow down what excites me most," Burke said.

"There's working with the actual players on their growth – we've been taking more steps forward each year, so what that end picture of success looks like excites me – but also just being part of the Western Bulldogs for another two seasons and getting to come here and work with great people. 

"I'm under no illusion that my fifth and sixth seasons as coach comes with a bit more responsibility and expectations, but to have that is great. The fact that the club has shown that faith in me is amazing."

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The Bulldogs are still working to replace assistant coaches Lisa Webb (Fremantle) and Melissa Hickey (Geelong Falcons Under-18s), and have been operating under a slightly different AFLW administration structure after the departure of head of women's footy Debbie Lee before season seven.

"Under Nathan’s tutelage, our AFLW team has continued to develop and improve, including making the AFLW finals in season seven. This was the first time since our inaugural premiership in season two, 2018," executive director of football Chris Grant said.

"Nathan is very invested in all players in the team, and the connections and trust they are building together provide a great foundation for them to achieve great things together over coming years.

"We're thrilled to have Nathan extending his tenure with us in a full-time capacity, and we look forward to our AFL Women’s program continuing to improve over seasons eight and nine of the AFL Women’s competition."