Luke Beveridge likens footy teams to the human nervous system.One weakness, and the whole system can break down.Its an edict Beveridges Western Bulldogs live by.Once you teach a system, you can bring different personnel through that and they can adapt and they can roll with the punches, Beveridge said this week.Beveridges Dogs have overcome many obstacles to reach Saturdays AFL grand final against Sydney. And they play much like the man himself - selfless, smart, tenacious.Footy is in Beveridges blood.His grandfather Jack played in four consecutive VFL premierships for Collingwood from 1927; his father John was a key figure in St Kildas recruiting department for nigh-on three decades.Beveridge himself played 118 AFL games with three clubs - Melbourne, Footscray and St Kilda - from 1989 to 1999.I survived rather than prospered, he has said of his playing career.Beveridge believes hes the last AFL player to hold down a full-time job while pursuing a footy career.An intelligent man, Beveridge has worked with Austrack, a financial intelligence agency whose responsibilities extend to organised crime and terrorism.Beveridge had taken two years leave without pay to join Collingwood as the clubs development manager in 2009-10. The Pies won the flag in his last year there.After a year off from football, Beveridge was considering a return to Austrack when Hawthorn and their coach Alastair Clarkson came calling.He joined Clarksons coaching panel from 2012-14. The Hawks won two flags in his last two years there.At the end of 2014, Beveridge was appointed as St Kildas director of coaching for the 2015 season.But the Bulldogs came calling. They needed a senior coach. And wanted Beveridge as their man. He accepted.In two seasons at the helm of the Dogs, Beveridge has won two coach of the season awards, judged by his colleagues at the AFL Coaches Association.And in two seasons, hes taken his Bulldogs from the doldrums to the grand final.We knew as a club that we were going to be on a journey from day one, top Dog Marcus Bontempelli said this week.What you see is what you get from Bevo.Hes an incredibly personable character ... one thing hes done really well is all the relationships hes formed with each player and the group as a whole.Its something that has really brought us together quite significantly. It has probably been the underlying factor in getting us to where we are.Bill Coughlin Jersey . -- Matt Rupert scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the London Knights extended their win streak to nine games by defeating the Owen Sound Attack 4-3 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Fake Tigers Jerseys . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. https://www.cheaptigers.com/199z-troy-stokes-jr-jersey-tigers.html . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. Jose Cisnero Jersey . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. Willie Hernandez Jersey . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division.CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Alejandro Bennifield threw four touchdown passes, and Chattanooga dominated Division II Shorter from the start in a 66-0 season-opening win Thursday night.The Mocs return 46 lettermen with half on the offensive side of the ball and have won the Southern Conference title three straight years. Chattanooga is 19-3 in conference play in the last three years and 27-12 overall during that span.Chattanooga outgained Shorter, from Rome, Georgia, 441-16 in total yards.Bennifield threw a 30-yaard score to James Stovall, 20 yards to Xavier Borishade, and 9 yards each to C.ddddddddddddJ. Board and Tyler Roberson.Chattanooga scored six touchdowns in the first half and three in the second.Shorter fumbled the ball on its first play from scrimmage. Chattanooga drove 25 yards in five plays capped by Derrick Craines 2-yard touchdown run with 12:53 left in the first quarter. ' ' '