Bulldogs face injury challenges as lineup named for clash with Sydney

A Bulldogs player has been cleared of a serious neck injury after a sickening fall. The injury-ravaged club remains a shadow of its form earlier this season and has lost its last three games by a combined 181 points.

In Round 7, Bontempelli is named for the Bulldogs as they prepare to face the Sydney Swans after a troubling night on the injury front in Geelong. The match also marks the club's 10-year reunion of its 2016 flag team, while a Sydney Swans star is forced out.