WESTERN Bulldogs forward Luke Dahlhaus is in no hurry to re-sign with the club, but the free agent says he can't see himself playing anywhere else.

The 25-year-old was one of the Bulldogs' best in the 21-point win over Essendon on Sunday, collecting 31 disposals at an efficiency rate of 74 per cent.

That performance was reminiscent of the form that made Dahlhaus a key member of club's 2016 premiership side, where his pressure around the ball was immense.

A report last month stated the Dogs had offered up Dahlhaus for trade last year after his training standards dropped off in 2017, but the coach Luke Beveridge empathically denied the story and labelled it a "lie".

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Dahlhaus joins close mates Tom Liberatore and Shane Biggs on a lengthy list of Bulldogs set to fall out of contract at season's end.

"My manager and the club are still in talks, and it's going to take a little time to get things done," Dahlhaus said on Monday.

"But in saying that, the club is like my family now (because) I've been here eight years and I love it so much, so this is where I want to finish and play for the rest of my days."

When asked about his performance against the Bombers, Dahlhaus conceded he still needs to clean up his disposal by foot.

"I had plenty of the ball but still made a couple of easy mistakes, which I'd like to take back," Dahlhaus said.

"In the end it doesn't really matter in the end because if we get the win I'm pretty happy.

"I'm getting plenty of feedback (on my game), but I'm just trying to build my game.

"The thing I'm trying to work on is my disposal efficiency, and yesterday it wasn't great, but I think I've improved a lot over the past few years and I'm trying to get better and better every day."

Dahlhaus has played 140 games and kicked 108 goals since being selected with pick 22 in the 2011 NAB AFL Rookie Draft.