Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge hailed his team's fighting spirit after Nick Coffield's desperate late spoil helped seal a six-point comeback win over Hawthorn in another heart-stopper.
The Bulldogs overturned a 29-point deficit when adding eight goals to one after halftime in the tense 12.5 (77) to 9.17 (71) victory at the MCG on Friday night.
It was the Dogs' fourth win by a single-figure margin in their past five games, and sixth in total this season, while ending a five-match losing streak against the Hawks.
But it wasn't decided until the dying seconds, when Coffield's fist on a Jack Ginnivan pass at half-back thwarted Hawthorn's final attack.
A minute earlier, Hawks forward Mabior Chol's hurried last shot at goal under pressure at a crowded stoppage floated out on the full.
