At the end of the 2001 season, Bandy was traded to the
Western Bulldogs where he played 45 matches. He made his first appearance for the Bulldogs in 2002 and played all 22 matches that season and kicked 30 goals. Regarded as one of the fittest players at the Bulldogs, Bandy suffered several injuries in the following which ultimately restricted his playing ability and he only played 11 games in his last two seasons. In 2005 Bandy retired from the AFL. He returned to
Western Australia and signed to play with
WAFL club
Claremont Football Club in 2006, rather than returning to his original club,
Perth Football Club. He has performed very well for Claremont, finishing third in both the 2007
Sandover Medal after being the pre-count favourite, and the Claremont
best and fairest award, the E.B. Cook Medal. ==References==