TOO MUCH of a focus on Eagles forward Josh Kennedy may work against the Western Bulldogs on Sunday, according to coach Luke Beveridge.

Kennedy has routinely been a thorn in the side of the Dogs, kicking an impressive 42 goals in nine appearances, but Beveridge says the Eagles aren't the AFL's fifth-highest scoring side just because of Kennedy. 

A seven-goal haul in round 23 last year from the 2015 Coleman medallist is still fresh in the mind at Whitten Oval.

"That's going to be a challenge for us because he's always a handful and our backend will be on edge to make sure he doesn't have the impact he has been week to week," Beveridge said on Tuesday. 

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"He's a strong contested mark, probably the best in the competition and who ever stands him at different times will need support. 

"Even during my time at a couple of other clubs he was always kicking his five (goals) because he's such a good player."

While wary of the threat Kennedy posed, Beveridge pointed to the contributions smaller forwards Jack Darling, Mark Le Cras and Jamie Cripps make in the Eagles' attacking arsenal.

"They've got a lot of threats," he said. 

"Cripps kicked five goals against us last year in round one, so their small to medium forwards can score.

"They score big totals all over Australia, so we'll need to be at our best." 

Beveridge won’t buy into the belief the Eagles are flat-track bullies who can't win away from Domain Stadium, and said his team would have to improve on the poor performance they served up against Collingwood if they wanted to beat the 2015 grand finalists.

"We won't talk about (the Eagles’ away record because) at the end of the day they've played four pretty good teams away from home," he said. 

"They beat Port in Adelaide, so they can do it, and they didn't make it to Grand Final day without winning away from home."

Haphazard with the ball at times against the Magpies, Beveridge is looking to tighten up the attacking side of the Dogs' game that saw them concede 31 turnovers at the MCG on Sunday. 

"It's one of those things that can fluctuate to a point where you can feel good about yourselves - but that (form) can go in a week," Beveridge said.

"We think over time we're going to get better and better at the offensive part of our game, and the place to improve is out on the track. 

"We'll endeavor to improve it against the Eagles on Sunday."