WESTERN Bulldogs premiership hero Tom Liberatore is an outside chance to play in the first week of finals.

Despite missing the past three weeks with a knee injury, the 27-year-old midfielder is in the Bulldogs' calculations 12 days out from their elimination final with GWS.

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It's more positive news for the Bulldogs on the medical front, as the club has one of the smallest injury lists in the League.  

However coach Luke Beveridge said the Bulldogs wouldn’t take any risks with Liberatore.  

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"There's a chance he'll be available," Beveridge said. 

"He's cross-training but not doing a lot of running... he's up our sleeve at the moment. 

"It's not a situation where we're going to need to roll the dice... Libba's had an impact this year but we won't take any risks."

Beveridge also hinted that defender Caleb Daniel and forward Tory Dickson, who are both nursing hamstring injuries, could be possible inclusions.  

Caleb Daniel is not without a chance of returning against the Giants. Picture: AFL Photos

Daniel has been out of the side since round 20 but his rehabilitation is progressing faster than expected.

"Caleb's actually running and he's probably more of a chance (than Liberatore) to be considered if he keeps going and we need him," Beveridge said.  

The Dogs' turnaround comes from the belief that anything is possible, says their captain Easton Wood.   

Wood says the club never lost belief, even when things looked dire at the halfway point of the season, sitting 15th on the ladder with four wins and seven losses.

"The great thing with Bevo (Luke Beveridge) and the coaches, it's always been an element of 'Why not? Why can't it happen?'," Wood said.  

"It's special, particularly after where we were situated at the bye. 

"To have to win eight after only winning four in the first half of the year, we didn't think it was likely at the time. 

"This group's really jelled together, we play a really selfless brand of football and that's what has got us to this point, and I'm really proud of that." 

The Bulldogs have won their past two games at Giants Stadium: the preliminary final in 2016 and two weeks ago, when they kicked the final 12 goals of the game on their way to a comprehensive 61-point win.

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