Ahead of the reigning premiers' grand final replay against the Swans at No 1 Oval on Saturday, Proudfoot said it was "good to watch" the Bulldogs as they remained undefeated over the first three rounds.

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"We're trying different things out in games," he said.

"We're training well. We're implementing those things we talk about at training into games, and we're still playing that really hard-at-the-ball footy with plenty of spread these days."

Proudfoot singled out for special praise Lauren Robertson, who played only a handful of games last season, and Natasha Fisher, who has been moved to a new role at fullback this season.

He said both women were "doing really, really well", while "all the new girls are showing us heaps".

"At the moment everyone deserves credit - everyone's training well, everyone's playing well and everyone's doing their job," he added.

The Bulldogs and the Swans are in their second and third year of existence, respectively.

Proudfoot said the two clubs had already established a "good" rivalry.

He said "we know it'll be a good, hard game" on Saturday.

"A pretty entertaining game, too, from an attacking perspective," he added.

As for Gunnedah's men, whom Proudfoot plays for, the clash against the Swans will be a chance for redemption after they suffered a heavy loss to the Nomads last round.

The Bulldogs, however, were missing a number of players against the Nomads because the match fell on the wedding day of Dogs veteran James Mack.

Proudfoot said: "I think we're getting closer to that full strength. But we've still got a couple issues with work rosters and a couple of blokes away at the moment."

The men's clash on Saturday is also a grand final replay.

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