EXCITING young Western Bulldog Patrick Lipinski has signed a fresh two-year deal to see him through until the end of 2021.

Lipinski, 20, has been a Dogs supporter his whole life.

Since being drafted with the No.28 pick in 2016, he has lined up in 18 career games, largely in attack or through the midfield. 

All but one of those matches came last season.

List manager Sam Power has been impressed by Lipinski's ability to play in a variety of positions.

"Pat's development over the past two seasons has been very encouraging," Power told westernbulldogs.com.au.

"It was great to see him exposed to regular AFL football last year, and we are confident he can build on his efforts again this year.

"Pat is an exciting young player who offers plenty of versatility. He has shown he can play as a forward or on the wing, he uses the ball well by foot and has a strong running capacity."

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Lipinski wants to lock himself into the Dogs' best side.

"Having all the young boys, we're all pretty close together, so seeing each other grow and get better is pretty encouraging," Lipinski said.

"It is a great group of young talent, so hopefully we can do some good things this year and in the coming years, but I guess time will tell.

"For me personally, (the goal is) just to keep improving and cementing my spot in the AFL team would be ideal.

"For the team, obviously we hope to play finals again and recapture some of that good form that we had at the back end of last year, where we were pretty promising."