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class="vector-toc-numb">1.6</span> <span>1970s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1970s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1980s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1980s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>1980s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1980s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1989:_Proposed_merger_and_fightback" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1989:_Proposed_merger_and_fightback"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7.1</span> <span>1989: Proposed merger and fightback</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1989:_Proposed_merger_and_fightback-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1990s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>1990s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>2000s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>2010s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Luke_Beveridge_era_(2015–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Luke_Beveridge_era_(2015–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>Luke Beveridge era (2015–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Luke_Beveridge_era_(2015–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2016:_AFL_premiership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016:_AFL_premiership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11.1</span> <span>2016: AFL premiership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016:_AFL_premiership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017–18:_Post-premiership_disappointment" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017–18:_Post-premiership_disappointment"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11.2</span> <span>2017–18: Post-premiership disappointment</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017–18:_Post-premiership_disappointment-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019–22:_Return_to_the_finals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019–22:_Return_to_the_finals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11.3</span> <span>2019–22: Return to the finals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019–22:_Return_to_the_finals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023–present:_Rebuilding_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023–present:_Rebuilding_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>2023–present: Rebuilding period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023–present:_Rebuilding_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Identity" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Identity"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Identity</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Identity-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Identity subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Identity-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Nickname_and_mascots" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nickname_and_mascots"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Nickname and mascots</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nickname_and_mascots-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Song" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Song"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Song</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Song-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Grounds" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Grounds"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Grounds</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Grounds-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Guernsey" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Guernsey"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Guernsey</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Guernsey-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Uniform_evolution" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uniform_evolution"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Uniform evolution</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniform_evolution-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Banners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Banners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Banners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Banners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_popular_culture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Membership_and_attendance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Membership_and_attendance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Membership and attendance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Membership_and_attendance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Playing_lists" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Playing_lists"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Playing lists</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Playing_lists-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Playing lists subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Playing_lists-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_squad" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_squad"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Current squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_squad-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Corporate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Corporate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Corporate</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Corporate-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Corporate subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Corporate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Administrative_positions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Administrative_positions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Administrative positions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Administrative_positions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sponsors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sponsors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Sponsors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sponsors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Supporters" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Supporters"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Supporters</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Supporters-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Match_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Match_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Match records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Match_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Honours_and_achievements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Honours_and_achievements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Honours and achievements</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Honours_and_achievements-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Honours and achievements subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Honours_and_achievements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Honours" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Honours"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Honours</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Honours-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hall_of_Fame" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hall_of_Fame"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Hall of Fame</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hall_of_Fame-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Team_of_the_Century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Team_of_the_Century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>Team of the Century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Team_of_the_Century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Club_records" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Club_records"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Club records</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Club_records-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season_summaries" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season_summaries"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Season summaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season_summaries-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-VFL/AFL_ladder_positions_(1925–present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#VFL/AFL_ladder_positions_(1925–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>VFL/AFL ladder positions (1925–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-VFL/AFL_ladder_positions_(1925–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Individual_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Individual_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Individual awards</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Individual_awards-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Individual awards subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Individual_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Brownlow_Medal_winners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Brownlow_Medal_winners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Brownlow Medal winners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Brownlow_Medal_winners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Norm_Smith_Medal_winners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Norm_Smith_Medal_winners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>Norm Smith Medal winners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Norm_Smith_Medal_winners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-AFL_Coaches_Association_Champion_Player_of_The_Year_winners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#AFL_Coaches_Association_Champion_Player_of_The_Year_winners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.3</span> <span>AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of The Year winners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-AFL_Coaches_Association_Champion_Player_of_The_Year_winners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Leigh_Matthews_Trophy_winners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Leigh_Matthews_Trophy_winners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.4</span> <span>Leigh Matthews Trophy winners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Leigh_Matthews_Trophy_winners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Coleman_Medal_winners" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Coleman_Medal_winners"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.5</span> <span>Coleman Medal winners</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Coleman_Medal_winners-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-All-Australians" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#All-Australians"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.6</span> <span>All-Australians</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-All-Australians-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Club_awards" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Club_awards"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.7</span> <span>Club awards</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Club_awards-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Reserves_team" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Reserves_team"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Reserves team</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Reserves_team-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Reserves team subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Reserves_team-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-History_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-History_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Individual_records_(VFL)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Individual_records_(VFL)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.2</span> <span>Individual records (VFL)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Individual_records_(VFL)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Women's_teams" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Women's_teams"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Women's teams</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Women's_teams-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Women's teams subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Women's_teams-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Current_squad_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Current_squad_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.1</span> <span>Current squad</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Current_squad_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Season_summaries_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Season_summaries_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11.2</span> <span>Season summaries</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Season_summaries_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> 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class="infobox-data">Footscray Football Club<br />(1877–1879, 1882-1996)<br />Prince Imperial Football Club<br />(1880-1881)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Dogs, Doggies, Scraggers, The ‘Scray, Footscray,</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season"><span style="color:white">2024</span></a> season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">After finals</th><td class="infobox-data">7th</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home-and-away season</th><td class="infobox-data">6th</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Leading goalkicker</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jamarra_Ugle-Hagan" title="Jamarra Ugle-Hagan">Jamarra Ugle-Hagan</a> (43 goals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medal</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (6th title)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Club details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1877 (entered into the VFL in 1925 as Footscray, renamed as Western Bulldogs in 1996)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data">Royal blue, red, white<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" 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Watson-Wheeler</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coach</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>AFL:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a><br /><b>AFLW:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamara_Hyett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamara Hyett (page does not exist)">Tamara Hyett </a><br /><b>VFL:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stewart_Edge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stewart Edge (page does not exist)">Stewart Edge</a><br /><b>VFLW:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhys_Sullivan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhys Sullivan (page does not exist)">Rhys Sullivan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Captain(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>AFL:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a><br /><b>AFLW:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deanna_Berry" title="Deanna Berry">Deanna Berry</a><br /><b>VFL:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joshua_Chatfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joshua Chatfield (page does not exist)">Joshua Chatfield</a><br /><b>VFLW:</b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Riley_Christgoergl&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Riley Christgoergl (page does not exist)">Riley Christgoergl</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Premierships</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>VFL/AFL</b> (2)<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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Final">1954</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></li></ul></div><b>Reserves/VFL</b> (8)<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1936</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1945</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1962</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1988</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1994</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1998</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2014_VFL_season" title="2014 VFL season">2014</a></li><li><a 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href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ground(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>AFL:</b> <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a> (56,347) & <a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Eureka Stadium</a> (11,000)<br /><b>AFLW/VFL/VFLW:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mission_Whitten_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission Whitten Oval">Mission Whitten Oval</a> (10,000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Training ground(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mission_Whitten_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Mission Whitten Oval">mission Whitten Oval</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Uniforms</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center;" 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width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Clash</b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Other information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/">westernbulldogs.com.au</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Western Bulldogs</b> are a professional <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> club based in <a href="/wiki/West_Footscray,_Victoria" title="West Footscray, Victoria">West Footscray</a>, a suburb of <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> in <a href="/wiki/Victoria,_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria, Australia">Victoria, Australia</a>. The club competes in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL), the sport's premier competition. </p><p>Originally named the <b>Footscray Football Club</b><sup id="cite_ref-officialName_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officialName-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-abn_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the club cites a foundation year of 1877, and it adopted the name of the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Footscray" title="City of Footscray">local borough</a>. The club won nine premierships in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football Association">Victorian Football Association</a> (VFA) before gaining admission to the Victorian Football League (which became the AFL in 1990) in <a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a>. The club has won two VFL/AFL premierships, in <a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954</a> and <a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a> and was runner-up in <a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 VFL Grand Final">1961</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a>. </p><p>The club has developed a strong support base to the west of the city, traditionally a working-class area. <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a>, in the city's inner-west, has served as the club's home ground since <a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a>, while its headquarters and training facilities are at its traditional home ground, the <a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a>. The club also plays home games at <a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a> in the city of <a href="/wiki/Ballarat,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballarat, Victoria">Ballarat</a> west of Melbourne. The Western Bulldogs <a href="/wiki/Guernsey_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Guernsey (Australian rules football)">guernsey</a> features two thick horizontal hoops—one red and one white—on a royal blue background. Fourteen players from the club are members of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</a>, including inaugural inductee and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame#Legends" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Legend</a> <a href="/wiki/Ted_Whitten" title="Ted Whitten">Ted Whitten</a>. <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> serve as the club's current captain and head coach respectively. </p><p>At the end of 1996, as part of a broader rebranding scheme, the club changed its name from Footscray to Western Bulldogs. The club has fielded a side in <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a> since the competition's 2017 inception, winning a premiership in <a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2018 AFL Women's season">2018</a>, and also has a reserves side in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a> and <a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a> League. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1877–1880s:_Origins"><span id="1877.E2.80.931880s:_Origins"></span>1877–1880s: Origins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1877–1880s: Origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Newspapers record Australian rules football being played in the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Footscray,_Victoria" title="Footscray, Victoria">Footscray</a> in the mid-1870s, with several teams playing in and being called Footscray.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area's main football ground was located between Napier, Bunbury and Hyde Streets in Lower Footscray.<sup id="cite_ref-Pre_1880s_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pre_1880s-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A stronger club named Footscray emerged in the area during the late 1870s. However there are few historical records and no records of its formation. No definitive documented connection has been established between the early clubs and the modern club. As such some club historians believe this club was established in 1876 though the official date is cited as 1877. Both dates of formation have been challenged by historians. Early matches weren't played against any of the large Melbourne clubs and Footscray was thus classified as a "junior" club, playing mostly against teams from nearby <a href="/wiki/Williamstown,_Victoria" title="Williamstown, Victoria">Williamstown</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pre_1880s_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pre_1880s-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1880s–1924:_VFA_years_and_Championship_of_Victoria"><span id="1880s.E2.80.931924:_VFA_years_and_Championship_of_Victoria"></span>1880s–1924: VFA years and Championship of Victoria</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1880s–1924: VFA years and Championship of Victoria"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Footscray_team_1898.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Footscray_team_1898.jpg/220px-Footscray_team_1898.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Footscray_team_1898.jpg/330px-Footscray_team_1898.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Footscray_team_1898.jpg/440px-Footscray_team_1898.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1175" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>The team that won Footscray's first premiership in 1898</figcaption></figure> <p>Initially the club played at the Northern Reserve, also known as the Market Reserve located between Barkly Street and Geelong Road. In 1880, the club changed its name to the Prince Imperials in honour of <a href="/wiki/Napol%C3%A9on,_Prince_Imperial" class="mw-redirect" title="Napoléon, Prince Imperial">Napoléon, Prince Imperial</a>, the heir to <a href="/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs" title="List of French monarchs">French throne</a>, who had recently died in battle. The club was initially based in a park in Lower Footscray. The name change coincided with a lack of support and players, with a meeting to discuss the future of the club held in June 1881. The members present voted to continue the club, although player availability continued to be an issue, with club chairman Charlie Lovett claiming in his memoirs that the name had left many not knowing that they were a club from Footscray. The club would revert to Footscray in April 1882, adopting the name of the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Footscray" title="City of Footscray">local borough</a> during the annual general meeting.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club began using the Western Oval and in 1886 was granted permanent use of the Western Oval by the City of Footscray. Footscray gained admission to the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Football Association">Victorian Football Association</a> (VFA) after amalgamating with the Footscray Cricket Club to form a senior football club. The club tended to struggle over the next decade, occupying the lower rungs of the VFA ladder. </p><p>The club began to improve after the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League#Split_(1897–1937)" title="Victorian Football League">VFL breakaway of 1896</a>, finishing on top of the VFA ladder in 1898, 1899 and 1900. As no finals were played, Footscray were declared premiers. The club played in and won its first finals match in 1903, against <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, the minor premiers, but lost the follow-up finals match to <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>. After losing to <a href="/wiki/West_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="West Melbourne Football Club">West Melbourne</a> in the 1906 VFA Grand Final, the club won its first premiership by defeating <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Football_Club" title="Brunswick Football Club">Brunswick</a> in 1908. Another premiership followed in 1913. </p> <table style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="200"><i><a href="/wiki/Dame_Nellie_Melba%27s_Limbless_Soldiers%27_Appeal_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Nellie Melba's Limbless Soldiers' Appeal match">1924 Championship of Victoria</a></i></td> <td><i>G</i></td> <td><i>B</i></td> <td><i>Total</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/16px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/24px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/32px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span> Footscray</td> <td><b>9</b></td> <td><b>10</b></td> <td><b>64</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EssendonDesign.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/EssendonDesign.svg/16px-EssendonDesign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/EssendonDesign.svg/24px-EssendonDesign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/EssendonDesign.svg/32px-EssendonDesign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>12</td> <td>36 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Venue: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> </td> <td colspan="3">Crowd: 46,100 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The club entered two years of recess during World War I and returned in 1918. Still rebuilding, the club won the <a href="/wiki/Wooden_spoon_(award)" title="Wooden spoon (award)">wooden spoon</a>. From bottom to top in one year, 1919 saw the club win the premiership, and again in 1920. The club went back-to-back in 1923 and 1924. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg/170px-Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg/255px-Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg/340px-Con_McCarthy_1923.jpg 2x" data-file-width="419" data-file-height="544" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Con_McCarthy" title="Con McCarthy">Con McCarthy</a> captained the club to VFA premierships in 1923 and 1924, as well as a <a href="/wiki/1924_Championship_of_Victoria" title="1924 Championship of Victoria">victory in the 1924 Championship of Victoria</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The 1924 premiership would be Footscray's last in the VFA. After the 1924 season, the club challenged the premiers of the VFL, <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Bombers" class="mw-redirect" title="Essendon Bombers">Essendon</a>, to a charity match, otherwise known as the <a href="/wiki/Dame_Nellie_Melba%27s_Limbless_Soldiers%27_Appeal_match" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Nellie Melba's Limbless Soldiers' Appeal match">Championship of Victoria</a>, for the benefit of opera singer Dame <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Melba" title="Nellie Melba">Nellie Melba</a>'s Limbless Soldiers' Appeal.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Footscray recorded an upset victory, winning by 28 points. The win was a significant factor in Footscray gaining admission to the VFL. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1925–1940s:_Joining_the_VFL"><span id="1925.E2.80.931940s:_Joining_the_VFL"></span>1925–1940s: Joining the VFL</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1925–1940s: Joining the VFL"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg/220px-Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg/330px-Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg/440px-Performance_Chart_AFL_WBD.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="864" data-file-height="607" /></a><figcaption>Chart of yearly ladder positions for Western Bulldogs in <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">VFL/AFL</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1919, there were nine clubs competing in the VFL, due to the return of all the foundation teams plus Richmond after World War I, as well as <a href="/wiki/University_Football_Club" class="mw-redirect" title="University Football Club">University Football Club</a> deciding not to rejoin the VFL. This caused one team to be idle every Saturday and the VFL was keen to do away with this bye each week. On the night of 9 January 1925, a committee meeting of the VFL, chaired by Reg Hunt of <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, decided to expand the league from nine clubs to twelve. It was decided in the meeting to admit Footscray, along with two other VFA clubs, <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a>. </p><p>Footscray played their first VFL match against <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> on Saturday 2 May at the <a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Street_Oval" title="Brunswick Street Oval">Brunswick Street Oval</a> in front of 28,000 spectators. Former <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> star <a href="/wiki/George_Bayliss" title="George Bayliss">George Bayliss</a> had the honour of kicking Footscray's first VFL goal, and although they ended up losing by nine points against an experienced league side, they earned great respect. Future Brownlow medallist <a href="/wiki/Allan_Hopkins" title="Allan Hopkins">Allan Hopkins</a> was regarded as Footscray's best player that day.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following week, playing their first VFL home game at the <a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a> against a strong <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> team, the Tricolours recorded their first VFL victory by 10 points in front of 25,000 spectators with a strong team effort.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Footscray adapted relatively quickly to the standard of VFL football despite losing some of their VFA stars, and by 1928 were already a contender for the finals, missing only on percentage in 1931. Though they slipped to eleventh place in 1930, 1935 and 1937, in 1938 they became the first of the new clubs to reach the finals. They fell back drastically in 1939, but played better during the war-torn 1940s, winning their first nine games in 1946. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1950–1954:_First_VFL_flag"><span id="1950.E2.80.931954:_First_VFL_flag"></span>1950–1954: First VFL flag</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1950–1954: First VFL flag"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1954_Footscray_Football_Club_season" title="1954 Footscray Football Club season">1954 Footscray Football Club season</a> and <a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954 VFL Grand Final</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg/220px-Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg/330px-Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg/440px-Footscray_Football_Club_1954.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1414" data-file-height="1106" /></a><figcaption>Footscray players line up for the unfurling of the <a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954 VFL Grand Final</a> premiership flag</figcaption></figure> <p>Between 1938 and 1951, Footscray failed to win any finals matches, losing all six of its semi-final appearances. In <a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a>, however, the club set a record by conceding only 959 points in the home-and-away season due to a powerful defence featuring <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bryden" title="Dave Bryden">Dave Bryden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wally_Donald" title="Wally Donald">Wally Donald</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herb_Henderson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Herb Henderson (Australian footballer)">Herb Henderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Jim Gallagher (footballer)">Jim Gallagher</a>. Footscray finally won its first semi-final, against Essendon, but lost the preliminary final to <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a>, a key factor being the absence of star full-forward <a href="/wiki/Jack_Collins_(footballer,_born_1930)" title="Jack Collins (footballer, born 1930)">Jack Collins</a>, who had been suspended for four matches at the end of the home-and-away season. </p><p>The Bulldogs went into the <a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954 VFL season</a> as premiership contenders. However, the season did not start well with losses <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>, both of which finished in the bottom four the previous season.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the following two matches, against <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>, the club returned to form with Jack Collins booting eight and nine goals respectively to help propel the Bulldogs to victory.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Round 7 against <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> at <a href="/wiki/Glenferrie_Oval" title="Glenferrie Oval">Glenferrie Oval</a>, Footscray, led by <a href="/wiki/Don_Ross_(footballer)" title="Don Ross (footballer)">Don Ross</a> after Whitten injured his shoulder, came from 23 points down at the last break to kick seven goals and win by nine points.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Richmond upsetting <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> at <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a> that same day, the Bulldogs went to the top of the ladder, where they would stay until Round 11, when they lost to Collingwood by ten points in a top-of-the-ladder clash at Victoria Park. Took out their first VFL premiership, beating <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954 VFL Grand Final</a>. </p> <table style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="200"><i><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954 VFL Grand Final</a></i></td> <td><i>G</i></td> <td><i>B</i></td> <td><i>Total</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/16px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/24px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/32px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span> Footscray</td> <td><b>15</b></td> <td><b>12</b></td> <td><b>102</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg/16px-AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg/24px-AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg/32px-AFL_Melbourne_Icon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>9</td> <td>51 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Venue: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> </td> <td colspan="3">Crowd: 80,897 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1955–1960s:_Gradual_decline"><span id="1955.E2.80.931960s:_Gradual_decline"></span>1955–1960s: Gradual decline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1955–1960s: Gradual decline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Footscray failed to capitalise on their premiership success, falling off in the latter part of the decade and finishing with their first <a href="/wiki/Wooden_spoon_(award)" title="Wooden spoon (award)">wooden spoon</a> in 1959. </p><p>The 1960s started promisingly, with the club bouncing back to reach the <a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 VFL Grand Final">1961 Grand Final</a>, where they faced <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> who were in their first Grand Final. This was the first VFL Grand Final not to feature any of the foundation teams. In front of over 107,000 spectators, the Bulldogs worked their way to an eight-point lead at half-time, but were clearly struggling with the physicality of their hardened opponents. Rover <a href="/wiki/Merv_Hobbs" title="Merv Hobbs">Merv Hobbs</a> recalled eight players needing first aid, while ruckman <a href="/wiki/John_Schultz_(footballer,_born_1938)" title="John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)">John Schultz</a> remembered: <i>The selectors looked around and could see we were in a bad way. In those days, strange to realise, we didn't hydrate. We were told not to drink too much in case we got cramps. We just ran out of legs. And Hawthorn were brutal. They made every contest a physical clash. They wore us down.</i><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the second half, the Hawks, led by centreman <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Edwards" title="Brendan Edwards">Brendan Edwards</a>, pulled away from the tiring Bulldogs, kicking ten goals to two to take out their first VFL premiership. This was followed by winning the 1963 and 1964 night premierships, although this success was not transferred into the season proper. The rest of the decade was a bleak era for the club, particularly between 1965 and 1969, when they finished in the bottom three every year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg/170px-Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg/255px-Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg/340px-Ted_Whitten_statue.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3744" data-file-height="5616" /></a><figcaption>Footscray legend E. J. Whitten played his 321st and final game in 1970 to become the <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_players_to_have_played_300_games#VFL/AFL_games_record_holder" class="mw-redirect" title="List of VFL/AFL players to have played 300 games">VFL games record holder</a>. (Pictured: Statue of Whitten outside Whitten Oval.)</figcaption></figure> <p>Ted Whitten Snr. retired as a player in 1970 and held the record for the most VFL games played at the time (321 games); he would continue in a coaching capacity until the end of 1971. The club was relatively strong in the 1970s, but did not win a final; by decade's end they were back near the bottom. </p><p>The main stars of the decade included <a href="/wiki/Gary_Dempsey_(Australian_footballer)" title="Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)">Gary Dempsey</a>, the heroic <a href="/wiki/Ruckman_(Australian_rules_football_position)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruckman (Australian rules football position)">ruckman</a> who was badly burnt in Lara bushfire of January 1969 but managed to take out the game's top individual award, the <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a>, in 1975. Promising South Australian import <a href="/wiki/Neil_Sachse" title="Neil Sachse">Neil Sachse</a> had his neck broken in a freak accident while playing against Fitzroy at the Western Oval. He was left <a href="/wiki/Quadriplegic" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadriplegic">quadriplegic</a>. In 1978, <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a> became the first Bulldogs player to kick 100 goals in a season, including a club record of 15.9 in Round 13 against St Kilda. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After muddling its way through a disappointing decade, having to sell many of its key players to survive, the Bulldogs would endure another tumultuous decade in the 1980s. To try and improve the club's fortunes, the committee appointed former Richmond champion <a href="/wiki/Royce_Hart" title="Royce Hart">Royce Hart</a> as coach for the <a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980 VFL season</a>. Things hit an all-time low in <a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a>; the Bulldogs lost their opening round match to <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> by 109 points and by the middle of the season, with only one win in 12 games and having lost the last eight matches, Hart was sacked and replaced with player <a href="/wiki/Ian_Hampshire" title="Ian Hampshire">Ian Hampshire</a>, who promptly quit his playing duties.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the few bright spots in an otherwise dreary season was the performance of Western Australian recruit <a href="/wiki/Simon_Beasley" title="Simon Beasley">Simon Beasley</a>, who kicked 82 goals for the season and proved himself one of the best full-forwards in the competition. He would go on to become the Bulldogs' record goalkicker. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mick_Malthouse" title="Mick Malthouse">Mick Malthouse</a> was appointed senior coach in 1984, and a dramatic improvement saw them rise to second position in 1985 before a ten-point loss in the preliminary finals against Hawthorn. The club boasted a list of top players at this time, with Beasley, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Hawkins" title="Doug Hawkins">Doug Hawkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Royal" title="Brian Royal">Brian Royal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Kennedy" title="Rick Kennedy">Rick Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Wallis" title="Stephen Wallis">Stephen Wallis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Foster_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Peter Foster (Australian rules footballer)">Peter Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_McLean_(footballer)" title="Michael McLean (footballer)">Michael McLean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmond" title="Jim Edmond">Jim Edmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Purser" title="Andrew Purser">Andrew Purser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_MacPherson" title="Stephen MacPherson">Stephen MacPherson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Hardie" title="Brad Hardie">Brad Hardie</a>. </p><p>The debt ridden club in 1986 was considered by the VFL extremely likely to fold if not for the lifeline provided by the VFL granting licenses to Brisbane and Perth.<sup id="cite_ref-West_Coast_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-West_Coast-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Things didn't bode well for the Bulldogs early in the <a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987 VFL season</a>. Hardie and Edmond had moved to the newly formed <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a>, while Hawkins' return from his knee injury was still some time away. By Round 3 they were sitting on the bottom of the ladder after heavy losses to Essendon, <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>. Footscray's revival started when, in one of the upsets of the season, they defeated the reigning premiers Hawthorn by 41 points in a display characterised by teamwork and desperation.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A seven-match winning streak mid-season saw them back in the Top Five. However, they just missed out on the finals when Melbourne defeated them in the last round in front of a record crowd at their home ground. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1989:_Proposed_merger_and_fightback">1989: Proposed merger and fightback</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1989: Proposed merger and fightback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Discontent between players, officials and fans reached an all-time low during the <a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989 VFL season</a>. Club president <a href="/wiki/Barrie_Beattie" title="Barrie Beattie">Barrie Beattie</a> was replaced by former Footscray board member, businessman and prominent racing personality <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nick_Columb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nick Columb (page does not exist)">Nick Columb</a> in March. Things started promisingly with a 59-point win over a dispirited Carlton at <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Football_Club" title="Subiaco Football Club">Subiaco</a> recruit <a href="/wiki/John_Georgiades" title="John Georgiades">John Georgiades</a> kicking eight goals on debut.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it proved to be a false dawn; the Bulldogs would only win five more games for the season, with one draw, to finish 13th. The prevailing mood was best captured in Footscray's last win of the season in Round 20 against eventual wooden-spooners <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a>; although the Bulldogs won by 78 points, a meagre crowd of 8,673 turned up to what many believed at the time would be Footscray's last home game at the <a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Age" title="The Age"><i>Age</i></a> journalist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Garry_Linnell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garry Linnell (page does not exist)">Garry Linnell</a> wrote: "But saddest of all is that the suburb of Footscray has turned its back on the Western Oval and its football team. Without that support, one of the last remaining monuments to the days when Victorian football was a battle of suburban tribes has hit the dust."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Faced with the prospect of running a club with declining membership and sponsorship, Columb learned that Footscray's debt situation was poor, and it reached the point when the VFL looked likely to appoint an <a href="/wiki/Administration_(law)" title="Administration (law)">administrator</a> to wind up the club's affairs at the end of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-4octms1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4octms1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He decided the best way forward was a merger with <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a>, which was also in a weak financial position, although was not facing immediate bankruptcy. The two clubs announced a merger to form the <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Bulldogs" title="Fitzroy Bulldogs">Fitzroy Bulldogs</a>, but the merger was derailed when the people of Footscray, led by lawyer <a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Gordon_(lawyer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Gordon (lawyer) (page does not exist)">Peter Gordon</a> and a host of others, rallied to raise funds to pay off the club's debts. In further developments, former club player <a href="/wiki/Terry_Wheeler" title="Terry Wheeler">Terry Wheeler</a> was named as Malthouse's replacement as senior coach, while champion veteran <a href="/wiki/Centre_line_(football)" title="Centre line (football)">wingman</a> Doug Hawkins was appointed captain. While Columb was branded by some as the villain of the story, the wisdom of hindsight shows that had he not instigated the merger, the Western Bulldogs would not exist as it does today.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Bulldogs began the new decade in promising fashion, finishing in seventh place with twelve wins in 1990, including one against eventual premiers Collingwood, when <a href="/wiki/Follower_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Follower (Australian rules football)">rover</a> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Kolyniuk" title="Steven Kolyniuk">Steven Kolyniuk</a> ran around the man on the mark and kicked a goal to put his team in front. Although they just missed out on the finals, there was much to look forward to, and the year was capped off with diminutive rover <a href="/wiki/Tony_Liberatore" title="Tony Liberatore">Tony Liberatore</a> winning the Brownlow Medal. </p><p>After a disappointing 1991, the Bulldogs bounced back in 1992, finishing second on the ladder and making their first finals appearance since 1985. <a href="/wiki/Danny_Del-Re" title="Danny Del-Re">Danny Del-Re</a> was an excellent full-forward, while champion veterans Hawkins, Royal, Wallis, Foster and MacPherson helped ensure the club played its best football in many years. Scott Wynd capped a magnificent year with the Brownlow Medal, while <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Simon_Atkins_(footballer)" title="Simon Atkins (footballer)">Simon Atkins</a> also had outstanding seasons. </p><p>In 1994 and 1995, the Bulldogs again made the finals, only to be eliminated by Melbourne and Geelong, respectively. <a href="/wiki/Leon_Cameron" title="Leon Cameron">Leon Cameron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Southern" title="Daniel Southern">Daniel Southern</a> were stars. In August, Ted Whitten died from prostate cancer; such was his status in the game that he was given a <a href="/wiki/State_funeral" title="State funeral">state funeral</a>. In his honour, the club renamed the Western Oval the Whitten Oval, and a memorial statue of Whitten was erected outside the stadium. </p><p>Under the tightly focused management of club president <a href="/wiki/David_Smorgon" title="David Smorgon">David Smorgon</a>, driven coaching by <a href="/wiki/Terry_Wallace" title="Terry Wallace">Terry Wallace</a>, and the on-field leadership of <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> (who narrowly missed a Brownlow Medal in 1996 and 1997) and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Liberatore" title="Tony Liberatore">Tony Liberatore</a>, the club had a successful period through the mid- to late 1990s, making the finals from 1997 to 2000. The 1997 season is remembered for the club's cruellest loss, to eventual premiers Adelaide in the preliminary final by two points after leading for much of the game and appearing to be headed for their first grand final since 1961. <a href="/wiki/Rohan_Smith" title="Rohan Smith">Rohan Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a>, Chris Grant, <a href="/wiki/Jose_Romero_(Australian_rules_footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose Romero (Australian rules footballer)">Jose Romero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hudson_(footballer)" title="Paul Hudson (footballer)">Paul Hudson</a> and company were catalysts in a fine season. </p><p>The Bulldogs would again feature in the finals in 1998, after heavily defeating West Coast in the qualifying finals, they met Adelaide again in the losing preliminary final. The Bulldogs eventfully lost by 68 points against the reigning premiers who went on to claim their second consecutive premiership in the grand final that following week. </p><p>The Bulldogs would make their third consecutive top 4 finish in 1999 but they suffered consecutive finals losses to West Coast and Brisbane. </p><p>In late 1996, the club changed its playing name from <i>Footscray</i> to the <i>Western Bulldogs</i> to market the club more broadly (specifically the western suburbs of Melbourne).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To coincide with the change, the club moved their home games from the Whitten Oval, originally to <a href="/wiki/MC_Labour_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="MC Labour Park">Optus Oval</a> from 1997 to 1999, and then to the newly built <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> for the 2000 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s">2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs_season_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Bulldogs season 2009">Western Bulldogs season 2009</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_Bulldogs_season_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Bulldogs season 2010">Western Bulldogs season 2010</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg/220px-Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg/330px-Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg/440px-Western_Bulldogs_vs_Collingwood_2004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="420" /></a><figcaption>Western Bulldogs players during warm-up against <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> in 2004</figcaption></figure> <p>During the 2000 season, the Bulldogs handed the eventual premiers, Essendon, their only loss for the year. That victory secured the Bulldogs a place in the finals for the fourth consecutive year. They would bow out in the first week of finals after being defeated by the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba. The Bulldogs missed out on the finals over the next two seasons; in 2001, six players were in New York City during the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> while they were attending the <a href="/wiki/2001_US_Open_(tennis)" title="2001 US Open (tennis)">2001 US Open</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Terry Wallace left the club with one match left in 2002 and assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Peter_Rohde" title="Peter Rohde">Peter Rohde</a> took charge. Philanthropist and long-time Bulldogs supporter <a href="/wiki/Susan_Alberti" title="Susan Alberti">Susan Alberti</a> was elected to the club board in December 2004. After two miserable seasons, the Bulldogs appointed <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Eade" title="Rodney Eade">Rodney Eade</a> as coach in 2005. Improvement was immediate, with the Bulldogs winning 11 games and finishing ninth on the ladder in 2005, missing out on the finals by just half a game. Missing the finals dealt a blow to both players and supporters of the team, as late season success led to the team being considered real premiership contenders. </p><p>In 2006, the Bulldogs continued to play well despite a disastrous run of injuries throughout the year; with five players having to have knee reconstructions, including captain <a href="/wiki/Luke_Darcy" title="Luke Darcy">Luke Darcy</a>. Despite this setback, the Bulldogs finished the home-and-away season with 13 wins (see <a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006 AFL season</a>), making it to the finals for the first time since 2000, with <a href="/wiki/Scott_West" title="Scott West">Scott West</a> and Brad Johnson continuing their excellent play. They won the Elimination Final against Collingwood in front of 84,000 at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> (MCG) and reached the semi-finals before being defeated by eventual Premiers the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a> at <a href="/wiki/Subiaco_Oval" title="Subiaco Oval">Subiaco Oval</a>. </p><p>On 5 August 2006, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> broke the Western Bulldogs record for the most senior <a href="/wiki/AFL/VFL" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL/VFL">AFL/VFL</a> games at the club. On this day he played his 330th game, breaking <a href="/wiki/Doug_Hawkins" title="Doug Hawkins">Doug Hawkins</a>' previous record of 329 games. </p><p>Looking for new markets, the club had played one game every year at the <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a> and one "home" game each year at <a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">Marrara Oval</a> in <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>. On 16 August 2006, the league announced that the Bulldogs' Sydney "home" game would be played at <a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canberra" title="Canberra">Canberra</a> in 2007, 2008 and 2009. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Brad_johnson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brad_johnson.jpg/150px-Brad_johnson.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brad_johnson.jpg/225px-Brad_johnson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Brad_johnson.jpg/300px-Brad_johnson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="1881" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> was the club's captain from 2007 to 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to the 2007 season, the Bulldogs made a splash by trading for <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a> midfielder <a href="/wiki/Jason_Akermanis" title="Jason Akermanis">Jason Akermanis</a>. They were premiership favourites early on in 2007, but yet again injuries took their toll, and they faltered in the last seven rounds, losing six games and drawing one, to finish 13th. </p><p>In the 2008 pre-season they traded away <a href="/wiki/Jordan_McMahon" title="Jordan McMahon">Jordan McMahon</a> to <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Power" title="Sam Power">Sam Power</a> to North Melbourne. They also recruited ruckman <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hudson" title="Ben Hudson">Ben Hudson</a> and forward <a href="/wiki/Scott_Welsh" title="Scott Welsh">Scott Welsh</a> from <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a> and back <a href="/wiki/Tim_Callan" title="Tim Callan">Tim Callan</a> from Geelong in what was a very successful trade week. In <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 AFL Season">2008</a>, the Bulldogs were widely predicted for the bottom four after the <a href="/wiki/2008_NAB_Cup" title="2008 NAB Cup">pre-season</a>, but had a successful home-and-away season, finishing in third place with fifteen wins, one draw and six losses (five of which occurred in the season's last seven games). The team's finals campaign began with a loss to Hawthorn by 51 points at the MCG in the first qualifying final, but won the subsequent semi-final against <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a> by 37 points. The Bulldogs lost their preliminary final match against reigning premiers Geelong. </p><p>Much was expected of the Bulldogs following their 3rd-place finish in 2008. They began the 2009 season with a 63-point thrashing of <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> in Perth, and then recorded solid wins over North Melbourne and Richmond before losing their next three games to West Coast (in Perth), Carlton and St Kilda. The Bulldogs then notched up their first away win against Adelaide since 2001, kicking eight goals to one in the third quarter to win by 32 points. The following week, they survived a determined effort from Melbourne, winning by 7 points, before succumbing to Geelong in one of the best and closest games of the season. They proceeded to win their next five games, including a 93-point drubbing of Port Adelaide in Darwin and an 88-point win over the reigning premiers Hawthorn. After a bit of a dip in form including losses to Collingwood, St Kilda and West Coast, the Bulldogs rebounded with an 18-point win against Brisbane at <a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a>. That was followed up by a 14-point win over Geelong. In the final round of the home-and-away season, the Bulldogs needed to defeat Collingwood by more than 22 points to reclaim third place on the ladder. The Bulldogs managed win by 24 points, earning the right to play Geelong in the first week of the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010s">2010s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There was media expectation that the Western Bulldogs would again feature in the top four in 2010 after doing so in 2008 and 2009. The <a href="/wiki/2010_NAB_Cup" title="2010 NAB Cup">pre-season</a> delivered the Western Bulldogs their first competition victory since 1970 as they defeated <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> by 40 points in the NAB Cup Grand Final, with new recruit <a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> starring with seven goals and winning the <a href="/wiki/Michael_Tuck_Medal" title="Michael Tuck Medal">Michael Tuck Medal</a> for being the best player. However, after a promising pre-season, the Bulldogs failed to make their first grand final in 49 years after being demolished by <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> in the first round of the finals, coming back against the Sydney Swans and losing again to St Kilda in the preliminary final, captain Brad Johnson's last game.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The pain of three consecutive Preliminary final exits took its toll in <a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 AFL Season">2011</a>. After a 55-point thrashing at the hands of Essendon in the opening round, the season never looked on track. The Bulldogs lost 9 of their first 12 games, including 7 from 8 games between Rounds 5 and 12. Following a 49-point loss to Essendon in Round 21, coach Rodney Eade was sacked by the Western Bulldogs after seven years at the helm. The club finished the year with wins against Port Adelaide and <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> and a loss against Hawthorn. The Bulldogs finished 2011 with a 9-win, 13-loss record for the season. Shortly after the 2011 season was completed, long-time Geelong and Essendon assistant <a href="/wiki/Brendan_McCartney" title="Brendan McCartney">Brendan McCartney</a> was appointed as the senior coach on a three-year contract. During the following months, the Bulldogs assembled a coaching panel consisting of senior coach McCartney, former Geelong and St Kilda ruckman <a href="/wiki/Steven_King_(footballer)" title="Steven King (footballer)">Steven King</a>, former Sydney Swans and North Melbourne midfielder <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Grant" title="Shannon Grant">Shannon Grant</a>, former Bulldogs champion and 300 game player Rohan Smith, and former Bulldogs and Port Adelaide player <a href="/wiki/Brett_Montgomery" title="Brett Montgomery">Brett Montgomery</a>. </p><p>In October 2012, long-time president David Smorgon stepped down from the role to be replaced by former president Peter Gordon. Smorgon served as president from 1996 to 2012, overseeing two rebuilding phases, the erasure of much debt and a period of stability after decades of uncertainty surrounding the club's future. </p><p>In 2013, the Bulldogs ended their affiliation with <a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Football_Club" title="Williamstown Football Club">Williamstown Football Club</a>, establishing a reserves team in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a> for the 2014 season. The team played under the name of Footscray and the decision proved an instant hit on and off the field, with supporters of the AFL club taking a strong liking to the newly established VFL team. The success flowed onto the field as well, with the club securing the VFL Premiership in its first season in the competition since 1924, defeating the Box Hill Hawks by 22 points in the VFL Grand Final. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Luke_Beveridge_era_(2015–present)"><span id="Luke_Beveridge_era_.282015.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Luke Beveridge era (2015–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Luke Beveridge era (2015–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following a disappointing <a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014 AFL season</a>, the Bulldogs endured a tumultuous off-season. It began when <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Griffen" title="Ryan Griffen">Ryan Griffen</a>, who was widely regarded as the club's best player and had only been captain for one season, shocked the football world by requesting a trade to <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a>. He later cited the stress of captaincy as his reason for nearly giving up the game altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two days later, senior coach McCartney handed in his resignation to the board. President Gordon agreed that the decision was in the best interests of the club and also stressed to the press that the club was not in crisis.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a> requested a trade out of the club, and <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Higgins" title="Shaun Higgins">Shaun Higgins</a> joined North Melbourne via free agency. On November 14, the club's coach selection panel, headed by club champion and football director <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> and including CEO <a href="/wiki/Simon_Garlick" title="Simon Garlick">Simon Garlick</a>, football manager Graham Lowe, former captain <a href="/wiki/Luke_Darcy" title="Luke Darcy">Luke Darcy</a> and former West Coast coach <a href="/wiki/John_Worsfold" title="John Worsfold">John Worsfold</a>, appointed former player <a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> as the Bulldogs' new senior coach.<sup id="cite_ref-bevo_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bevo-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beveridge had recently served as an assistant coach at Collingwood and Hawthorn, and was due to take up a position at St Kilda as director of coaching before applying for the job as Bulldogs coach.<sup id="cite_ref-bevo_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bevo-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a series of important first steps, he decided to keep the existing coaches and appointed veteran <a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Robert Murphy</a> as captain. </p><p>In January 2015, Simon Garlick announced his resignation as club CEO, having first taken on the position in December 2010. Having been at the Bulldogs for more than 13 years as a player and administrator, Garlick felt the time was right to "start a new chapter in his life".<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President Gordon paid tribute to Garlick for his work in keeping the Bulldogs competitive during what had been a difficult period for the club.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After losing over 700 games of experience during the off-season, the Bulldogs were expected to again struggle in <a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a>, and those feelings were further strengthened when <a href="/wiki/Tom_Liberatore" title="Tom Liberatore">Tom Liberatore</a>, the reigning Charles Sutton Medallist, went down with a rupture to his <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament" title="Anterior cruciate ligament">anterior cruciate ligament</a> in the <a href="/wiki/NAB_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="NAB Challenge">NAB Challenge</a> match against Richmond.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the Bulldogs exceeded expectations to finish the home-and-away season in sixth position to feature in the finals for the first time since 2010. In the elimination final, they lost to Adelaide by 7 points in front of over 60,000 fans at the MCG, the largest crowd at any Bulldogs game since the 2010 finals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016:_AFL_premiership">2016: AFL premiership</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2016: AFL premiership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016 AFL Grand Final</a></div> <table style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="200"><i><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016 AFL Grand Final</a></i></td> <td><i>G</i></td> <td><i>B</i></td> <td><i>Total</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/16px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/24px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg/32px-AFL_Footscray_Icon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span> Western Bulldogs</td> <td><b>13</b></td> <td><b>11</b></td> <td><b>89</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg/16px-AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg/24px-AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg/32px-AFL_Sydney_Icon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="50" data-file-height="50" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>7</td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Venue: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a> </td> <td colspan="3">Crowd: 99,981<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Bulldogs fought through numerous injuries in 2016 to finish 7th in the home and away season. In a series of against-the-odds finals victories, the club eliminated the previous year's runners-up, the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a>, in Perth;<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> thwarted <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a>'s bid for a fourth successive premiership;<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and, away from home, scraped through against <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">Grand Final</a> for the first time in 55 years. In doing so, it became the first club to reach the premiership decider from such a low position on the ladder.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The club ended a 62-year premiership drought with a 22-point victory over minor premiers the Sydney Swans. <a href="/wiki/Jason_Johannisen" title="Jason Johannisen">Jason Johannisen</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a>, with Liam Picken (WB), Tom Boyd (WB) and Josh Kennedy (SYD) close behind, while coach <a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> gave his <a href="/wiki/Jock_McHale_Medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Jock McHale Medal">Jock McHale Medal</a> to captain and club veteran <a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Robert Murphy</a>—who suffered a season-ending knee injury in round 3—saying, "This is yours, mate. You deserve it more than anyone."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This gesture, described as "one of the most touching" in football history, was met with a standing ovation by the crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Murphy, though thankful, returned the medal to Beveridge the following day, saying he could not keep it. They decided to gift the medal to the Bulldogs museum.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017–18:_Post-premiership_disappointment"><span id="2017.E2.80.9318:_Post-premiership_disappointment"></span>2017–18: Post-premiership disappointment</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2017–18: Post-premiership disappointment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite a promising start to the <a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017 AFL season</a>, which saw the reigning premiers win five of their first seven matches,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Bulldogs lost six of the next eight games.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A four-game winning streak towards the end of the season proved to be a false dawn, as the Bulldogs failed to secure a spot in the top eight after losing the last three games of the season. They finished tenth with an 11–11 win–loss record, becoming the first team since Hawthorn in 2009 to miss the finals the year after winning the premiership. The club would farewell two long-serving veterans: the retiring captain Murphy and ex-captain <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a> proved to be an even more difficult year for the club. <a href="/wiki/Tom_Liberatore" title="Tom Liberatore">Tom Liberatore</a> suffered a second season-ending knee injury in the opening round 82-point loss to Greater Western Sydney; he would be the first of eight Bulldogs to have their season ended by injury.<sup id="cite_ref-rev_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rev-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They suffered six heavy losses in the first half of the season and would win only once between Round 9 and Round 19, with the sole win in that period a thrilling two-point upset win over finalists Geelong in Round 15.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Injuries aside, there were also issues with inconsistent form – players such as premiership heroes <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Roughead" title="Jordan Roughead">Jordan Roughead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Daniel" title="Caleb Daniel">Caleb Daniel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Biggs" title="Shane Biggs">Shane Biggs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fletcher_Roberts" title="Fletcher Roberts">Fletcher Roberts</a> spending time in the VFL – and a forward set-up that was struggling to function effectively.<sup id="cite_ref-rev_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rev-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Improved form in the final four rounds of the season saw the Bulldogs win three consecutive games and lose gallantly to reigning premiers Richmond,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to finish 13th with an 8–14 win–loss record, becoming the first team since Adelaide in 2000 to miss the finals in successive years after a premiership triumph.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019–22:_Return_to_the_finals"><span id="2019.E2.80.9322:_Return_to_the_finals"></span>2019–22: Return to the finals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2019–22: Return to the finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Defying expectations that they would again miss the finals, the Bulldogs were one of the surprise packets of the <a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-revtwo_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-revtwo-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The season started well enough with victories in the first two games, defeating Sydney by 17 points in Round 1<sup id="cite_ref-roundonevsswans_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roundonevsswans-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and then kicking nine goals in the last quarter against Hawthorn to win by 19 points in Round 2.<sup id="cite_ref-round2vhawks_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-round2vhawks-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, they then lost their next four matches.<sup id="cite_ref-round6vdockers_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-round6vdockers-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Dogs would continue to have up-and-down form, winning their next two<sup id="cite_ref-round8vlions_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-round8vlions-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before losing four of five afterwards.<sup id="cite_ref-round14vspies_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-round14vspies-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Staring at a third consecutive year out of the finals with a disappointing 5–8 record at the end of Round 14,<sup id="cite_ref-runhomeround14_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-runhomeround14-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Bulldogs would go on to win seven of their last nine matches of the season, securing a spot in the finals for the first time since the 2016 premiership after defeating Adelaide by 34 points in Round 23.<sup id="cite_ref-round23onmars_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-round23onmars-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They would finish the home-and-away season in seventh position with a 12–10 win–loss record.<sup id="cite_ref-shapeofthe8_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shapeofthe8-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite having strong form heading into the finals and having defeated eventual finals opponent <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a> by 61 points in Round 22,<sup id="cite_ref-dogsround22win_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dogsround22win-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Bulldogs were thrashed by 58 points in their elimination final encounter with the Giants, who would eventually go on to play in that year's <a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">grand final</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-doggiesthrashed_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-doggiesthrashed-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Western Bulldogs entered the <a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020 AFL season</a> looking to improve on their strong finish to 2019. They had strengthened their squad during the off-season trading period, recruiting key position players <a href="/wiki/Josh_Bruce" title="Josh Bruce">Josh Bruce</a> from St Kilda<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Keath" title="Alex Keath">Alex Keath</a> from Adelaide.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Veteran defender <a href="/wiki/Easton_Wood" title="Easton Wood">Easton Wood</a>, who had been acting captain in the 2016 premiership and then served as official captain after Bob Murphy retired, stepped down at the end of 2019 and was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> in an almost unanimous player vote, with <a href="/wiki/Lachlan_Hunter" class="mw-redirect" title="Lachlan Hunter">Lachlan Hunter</a> as his deputy.<sup id="cite_ref-bont_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bont-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bontempelli would be supported by a leadership group which included Wood, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Johannisen" title="Jason Johannisen">Jason Johannisen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Wallis" title="Mitch Wallis">Mitch Wallis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Josh_Dunkley" title="Josh Dunkley">Josh Dunkley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bont_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bont-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />After losing the traditional season opener to Collingwood, the season was then plunged into chaos when the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> reached Australia, causing the competition to be suspended for over two months. After significant modifications in consultation with state governments, the AFL resumed the season in mid-June, having cut the home-and-away season to 17 rounds, shortening quarter lengths to 16 minutes plus time-on, and not permitting crowd attendances at Victorian venues due to government-imposed restrictions. As state borders began to close in a bid to curb the spread of the virus, the Victorian-based teams flew out of Melbourne after Round 5 and spent the rest of the season based in interstate quarantine hubs; the Bulldogs would be based in Queensland. The Bulldogs secured their spot in the 2020 finals series after another strong finish, winning five of their last six games and ending in seventh position on the ladder with a 10–7 record. Their Elimination final opponents, sixth-placed St Kilda, also finished with the same win–loss record but a higher percentage. The match, which was hosted at <a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">the Gabba</a>, was a close-fought affair; the Bulldogs worked their way to a five-point lead at quarter time, only for the Saints to take control in the second and third terms to lead by 24 points at the last change. In a desperate bid to keep their season alive, the Bulldogs made one last charge in the final minutes to reduce the margin to under a goal with two minutes remaining, but the Saints held on by three points, winning their first final since <a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_finals_series" title="2010 AFL finals series">2010</a>, which had also been against the Bulldogs.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Despite another disappointing early finals exit, there was still much to celebrate in terms of individual recognition; diminutive playmaker <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Daniel" title="Caleb Daniel">Caleb Daniel</a> had a career-best season, winning the Charles Sutton Medal and All-Australian honours, while Marcus Bontempelli and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Macrae" title="Jack Macrae">Jack Macrae</a> earned their second consecutive All-Australian blazer. Also promising was the continued development of the younger players; <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Naughton" title="Aaron Naughton">Aaron Naughton</a> (for the second straight year) and <a href="/wiki/Bailey_Smith" title="Bailey Smith">Bailey Smith</a> were named in the <a href="/wiki/22_Under_22_team" title="22 Under 22 team">22 Under 22 team</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Laitham_Vandermeer" title="Laitham Vandermeer">Laitham Vandermeer</a> won the Chris Grant Best First Player award. </p><p>The Bulldogs headed into the <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021 AFL season</a> with the aim of progressing past the first week of the finals series. They had been one of the big winners in the trading period,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> recruiting <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Hannan" title="Mitch Hannan">Mitch Hannan</a> from Melbourne, <a href="/wiki/Stefan_Martin" title="Stefan Martin">Stefan Martin</a> from Brisbane, and <a href="/wiki/Adam_Treloar" title="Adam Treloar">Adam Treloar</a> from Collingwood, while managing to keep <a href="/wiki/Josh_Dunkley" title="Josh Dunkley">Josh Dunkley</a> after he had requested a trade to Essendon.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had also secured promising Next Generation Academy member <a href="/wiki/Jamarra_Ugle-Hagan" title="Jamarra Ugle-Hagan">Jamarra Ugle-Hagan</a> as the Number 1 pick at the <a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_draft" title="2020 AFL draft">2020 AFL draft</a>. For much of the season, the Bulldogs had been one of the clear standout teams, winning nine of the opening ten matches and appearing on track to win their first <a href="/wiki/Minor_premiership" title="Minor premiership">minor premiership</a> after defeating <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> in Round 19. However, an ill-timed late season slump saw the Bulldogs consigned to a third consecutive year without the double chance, finishing outside of the top four by just 0.5% after the Brisbane Lions supplanted them in the final round. Despite the disappointing end to the regular season, the Bulldogs were finally able to progress to the second week of the <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_finals_series" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 AFL finals series">finals</a> after a thumping 49-point win over Essendon in the first elimination final. The Bulldogs would then go on to progress to their first preliminary final since 2016 after an enthralling one-point win over Brisbane in the semi-final, before securing a second Grand Final appearance in six years after thrashing Port Adelaide by 71 points in the prelim. However, the Bulldogs were comprehensively outplayed by Melbourne in the grand final, losing to the Demons by 74 points. </p><p>The Bulldogs were looking to atone for their galling grand final defeat ahead of the 2022 season. However, the Dogs were very inconsistent and were fortunate to qualify for a fourth consecutive finals berth, finishing eighth with a 12–10 win-loss record and narrowly supplanting ninth-placed Carlton by 0.6%. The Bulldogs started their elimination final encounter with Fremantle strongly, leading by as much as 41 points during the second quarter, but would fade out dramatically to lose by 13 points. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023–present:_Rebuilding_period"><span id="2023.E2.80.93present:_Rebuilding_period"></span>2023–present: Rebuilding period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2023–present: Rebuilding period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Western Bulldogs continued to perform inconsistently in 2023. The Bulldogs stayed in contention for the finals right throughout the season, but costly losses to cellar-dwellers Hawthorn and West Coast in the final stretch of the season eventually scuppered their hopes of a fifth consecutive finals appearance. Greater Western Sydney defeated Carlton in the final match of the home-and-away season and secured their spot in the 2023 finals series at the Bulldogs' expense. The Dogs ultimately finished ninth with a 12–11 record to miss out on September for the first time since 2018. </p><p>During the 2023 offseason, superstar midfielder Bailey Smith suffered an ACL tear at training, ruling him out for essentially the entire 2024 campaign. </p><p>The Bulldogs would return to the finals in 2024. After showing inconsistent form once again for most of the season, the Dogs would enter the finals in sixth place with a 14–9 win-loss record after winning six of their last seven games. Despite expectations of a third deep September run in nine years, the Bulldogs were bounced out in the first week after losing to a resurgent Hawthorn by 37 points in the elimination final. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Identity">Identity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Identity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nickname_and_mascots">Nickname and mascots</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Nickname and mascots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:332px;max-width:332px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:141px;max-width:141px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:277px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg/139px-Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg" decoding="async" width="139" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg/209px-Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg/278px-Footscray_bulldog_mascot_1928.jpg 2x" data-file-width="637" data-file-height="1268" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Footscray captain <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Scanlan_(footballer)" title="Paddy Scanlan (footballer)">Paddy Scanlan</a> with the club's first mascot, 1928</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:187px;max-width:187px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:277px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg/185px-Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg" decoding="async" width="185" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg/278px-Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg/370px-Western_Bulldogs_real_life_mascot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1664" data-file-height="2496" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Sid served as the Western Bulldogs' mascot from 2009 to 2017.</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Footscray went by a variety of nicknames during the VFA years, including the Bone Mill Fellows, the Saltwater Lads, and, most popularly, the Tricolours, in reference to the club guernsey.<sup id="cite_ref-nickname_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nickname-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Footscray came to be known locally as the Bulldogs during the 1920s. At a club social function on <a href="/wiki/1_November" class="mw-redirect" title="1 November">1 November</a> <a href="/wiki/1920" title="1920">1920</a>, "a red, white, and blue flag, bearing the words "bulldog tenacity" blazoned in gold, and bearing a picture of a typical bulldog, was presented to [then president David] Mitchell on behalf of the club".<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As early as the <a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a> season, an image of a bulldog was being stamped on the football club's members' tickets.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a game against <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a> at the Western Oval on 23 June 1928, a bulldog mascot was "led onto the field at three-quarter time ... to the wild applause of the callow youth",<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was photographed with Footscray captain <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Scanlan_(footballer)" title="Paddy Scanlan (footballer)">Paddy Scanlan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In another report on the same match, mention was made that "the Bulldogs were contesting every inch in the air", indicating a widening use of the club nickname.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The real-life mascot for the Western Bulldogs is a <a href="/wiki/Bulldog" title="Bulldog">bulldog</a> named Caesar.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He can be seen walking around the perimeter of the ground prior to each match. He then waits for the players to come out on the ground; they give him a pat as they run past to the banner. Sid, the club's previous real-life mascot, officially retired his club jumper at Etihad Stadium on 6 May 2017 and was given a lap of honour for his seven years of service to the Western Bulldogs.<sup id="cite_ref-nickname_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nickname-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sid died in 2019 at age 9.5 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During home games, Caesar has a reserved area at the Footscray End (Gate 7), where fans can come and give him a pat and have their photo taken. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Song">Song</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Song"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Western Bulldogs' club song is sung to the tune of "<a href="/wiki/Sons_of_the_Sea_(song)" title="Sons of the Sea (song)">Sons of the Sea</a>".<br /> Before the club changed its name from Footscray to Western Bulldogs, the club song was called "Sons of the 'Scray", sung to the same tune but with different lyrics. </p><p>The club song for the Men's team is called "Sons of the west"<br /> </p> <dl><dd><i>Sons of the west,</i></dd> <dd><i>Red</i>, <i>white</i> <i>and blue,</i></dd> <dd><i>We come out snarling,</i></dd> <dd><i>Bulldogs through and through,</i></dd> <dd><i>Bulldogs bite and Bulldogs roar,</i></dd> <dd><i>We give our very best,</i></dd> <dd><i>But you can't beat the boys of the Bulldog breed,</i></dd> <dd><i>We're the team of the mighty West!</i><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <p>The club song for the Women's team is called "Daughters of the west"<br /> </p> <dl><dd><i>Daughters of the west,</i></dd> <dd><i>Red</i>, <i>white</i> <i>and blue,</i></dd> <dd><i>We come out snarling,</i></dd> <dd><i>Bulldogs through and through,</i></dd> <dd><i>Bulldogs bite and Bulldogs roar,</i></dd> <dd><i>We give our very best,</i></dd> <dd><i>But you can't beat the girls of the Bulldog breed,</i></dd> <dd><i>We're the team of the mighty West!</i><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grounds">Grounds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Grounds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:224px;max-width:224px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg/220px-E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg/330px-E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg/440px-E.J._Whitten_Stand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The E. J. Whitten Stand at Whitten Oval (demolished 2022), the club's training base and administrative headquarters</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:222px;max-width:222px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg/220px-Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg/330px-Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg/440px-Etihad_Stadium_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6201" data-file-height="2676" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">The Western Bulldogs play their home games at <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> (here pictured in 2009), located in Melbourne's <a href="/wiki/Docklands,_Victoria" title="Docklands, Victoria">Docklands</a> area</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The club played its home matches at the Western Oval, located in the inner-western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, from 1884 until 1997 (except for a brief period at nearby <a href="/wiki/Yarraville_Oval" title="Yarraville Oval">Yarraville Oval</a>, from 1941 to 1943). Home to the club's training facilities and administrative headquarters, the oval, nicknamed "The Kennel", was officially renamed Whitten Oval in 1995 in honour of club legend Ted Whitten, who died earlier that year. It underwent a <a href="/wiki/Australian_dollar" title="Australian dollar">A$</a>20 million redevelopment in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melbourne's <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a> became the Western Bulldogs' primary home ground from 1997 until 1999. Since 2000, the club has been based at <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a> (currently known as Marvel Stadium), and as of 2017, two home games will be played each season at <a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Eureka Stadium</a> (known as Mars Stadium for sponsorship reasons) in <a href="/wiki/Ballarat" title="Ballarat">Ballarat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Guernsey">Guernsey</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Guernsey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The home <a href="/wiki/Guernsey_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Guernsey (Australian rules football)">guernsey</a> is primarily royal blue with a red and white hoop. The player numbers are white, and located high upon the back. Although the team officially trades under the name "Western Bulldogs", the initials "F.F.C." for Footscray Football Club, which still remains the club's official name, are placed on the front of the jumper beneath the sponsor's logo in small blue capital letters.</li> <li>The clash jumper is primarily white, with a red and blue hoop around the chest area. The player's number is blue, and located high upon the back.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uniform_evolution">Uniform evolution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Uniform evolution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below are some significant uniforms in the history of the Western Bulldogs. Most are generalisations and saw minor changes over the period of their use. </p><p><b>Pre-VFL</b> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Kit_body_thinwhitehoops.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #002D62"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Kit_socks_5_hoops_white.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1877–85</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Kit_body_red_white_hoops.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #002D62"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Kit_socks_redwhite_thin.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1886</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Kit_body_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ffffff"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1901–24</div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>VFL/AFL</b> </p> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Kit_body_bulldogs_classic_correct.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000099"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #000099"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Kit_socks_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1925–34</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #FFFFFF;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Kit_body_redblue_stripes.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #1E1E1E"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #000099"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Kit_socks_hoops_red_white.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1935–35</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Kit_body_bulldogs_classic_correct.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #000099"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #000099"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Kit_socks_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1936–74</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Kit_body_redband_whiteborder.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #ff0000"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Kit_socks_bulldogs_70s.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1975–79</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Kit_body_redband_whiteborder.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #333399"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1980–96</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Kit_body_bulldog.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #333399"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Kit_socks_2_white_stripes_1_red_stripe.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">1997–2011</div></div></div> </td> <td><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width: 120px;"><div class="thumbimage"><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Kit_body_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px; background-color: #333399"></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 59px; width: 100px; height: 36px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/100px-Kit_shorts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/150px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Kit_shorts.svg/200px-Kit_shorts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="36" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Kit_socks_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> </div></div><div class="thumbcaption">2012–</div></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Banners">Banners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Banners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014, the Bulldogs accepted an offer from comedian and supporter Danny McGinlay to write the messages that appear on the club's <a href="/wiki/Banner_(Australian_rules_football)" title="Banner (Australian rules football)">banners</a>. While AFL clubs traditionally use banners to celebrate milestones or to write motivational messages, McGinlay's "amusing pieces of throwaway banter" at the expense of opposing clubs have acquired cult status in the game, and occasionally proved controversial.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours,_Melbourne.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours%2C_Melbourne.jpg/220px-House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours%2C_Melbourne.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours%2C_Melbourne.jpg/330px-House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours%2C_Melbourne.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours%2C_Melbourne.jpg/440px-House_painted_in_Western_Bulldogs_team_colours%2C_Melbourne.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>House painted in Western Bulldogs colours in Melbourne's western suburbs</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/William_Ellis_Green" title="William Ellis Green">William Ellis Green</a> ("WEG"), cartoonist for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Herald_(Melbourne)" title="The Herald (Melbourne)">The Herald</a></i>, began a VFL/AFL Grand Final tradition in 1954 after drawing a full-page caricature of the Western Bulldogs mascot. It is the most valuable and sought-after of WEG's Grand Final posters. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Martin_Flanagan_(journalist)" title="Martin Flanagan (journalist)">Martin Flanagan</a>'s 1994 book <i>Southern Sky, Western Oval</i><sup id="cite_ref-National_Library_of_Australia_–_Trove_–_Southern_Sky,_Western_Oval_/_Martin_Flanagan_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_Library_of_Australia_–_Trove_–_Southern_Sky,_Western_Oval_/_Martin_Flanagan-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reflects on the Western Bulldogs' fight for survival when it faced a merger with <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> in the late 1980s. The award-winning documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Year_of_the_Dogs" title="Year of the Dogs">Year of the Dogs</a></i> gives an inside look at the Western Bulldogs over the course of the <a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996 AFL season</a>. </p><p>Footscray Bulldogs merchandise is seen to be worn in 1992 film <a href="/wiki/Romper_Stomper" title="Romper Stomper">Romper Stomper</a> by the main character 'Hando'. The film revolves around the exploits and downfall of a violent skinhead gang based in Footscray. </p><p>In season 1 <a href="/wiki/Degrassi_Junior_High" title="Degrassi Junior High">Degrassi Junior High</a> episode 'It's Late!' character 'Wheels' is seen wearing a 1980s Footscray Bulldogs VFL long-sleeve jumper.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Membership_and_attendance">Membership and attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Membership and attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg/220px-Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg/330px-Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg/440px-Western_Bulldogs_cheer_squad.1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3574" data-file-height="2378" /></a><figcaption>Western Bulldogs cheer squad</figcaption></figure> <p>Compared to other Victorian AFL clubs, the Western Bulldogs have had historically low membership numbers. However, the club broke its membership record in 2006 and continued to sustain these figures before another significant increase in 2010. In 2015, the club reached 35,000 members for the first time, and ended the season with an official tally of 36,213.<sup id="cite_ref-MemRecord_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MemRecord-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, the Bulldogs equalled the club's previous year's tally by mid-May,<sup id="cite_ref-MemRecord_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MemRecord-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and again reached record-breaking membership numbers by July, with 39,459 fans having signed up.<sup id="cite_ref-AFLMem_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFLMem-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also the second successive year in which the club had recorded double-digit percentage growth in membership.<sup id="cite_ref-AFLMem_82-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFLMem-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DogsMem_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DogsMem-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bdb76b;"> <th>Year</th> <th>Members<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1984</td> <td>6,491 </td> <td>-</td> <td>7th</td> <td>18,789</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1985</td> <td>8,030 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,539</td> <td><b>2nd</b></td> <td>21,624 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,835 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1986</td> <td>8,433 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 403</td> <td>8th</td> <td>22,036 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 412 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1987</td> <td>3,452 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,981</td> <td>7th</td> <td>16,886 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5,150 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1988</td> <td>5,351 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,899</td> <td>8th</td> <td>15,910 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 976 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1989</td> <td>5,168 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 183</td> <td>8th</td> <td>22,036 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6,126 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1990</td> <td>10,983 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5,815</td> <td>7th</td> <td>22,290 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 254 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1991</td> <td>9,598 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,385</td> <td>10th</td> <td>17,457 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,833 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1992</td> <td>9,391 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 207</td> <td><b>2nd</b></td> <td>20,909 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3,452 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1993</td> <td>11,478 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,087</td> <td>9th</td> <td>21,085 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 176 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1994</td> <td>9,339 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,139</td> <td>5th</td> <td>20,578 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 507 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1995</td> <td>12,212 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,873</td> <td>7th</td> <td>21,989 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,411 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1996</td> <td>10,650 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,562</td> <td>15th</td> <td>18,072 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3,917 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1997</td> <td>15,054 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,404</td> <td>3rd</td> <td>19,334 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,262 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1998</td> <td>20,064 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5,010</td> <td><b>2nd</b></td> <td>23,832 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,498 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>1999</td> <td>20,491 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 427</td> <td>4th</td> <td>24,023 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 191 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2000</td> <td>18,056 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,435</td> <td>7th</td> <td>30,572 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6,549 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2001</td> <td>19,085 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,029</td> <td>10th</td> <td>29,660 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 912 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2002</td> <td>20,838 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,753</td> <td>12th</td> <td>25,518 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,142 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2003</td> <td>21,260 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 422</td> <td>16th</td> <td>25,038 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 480 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2004</td> <td>19,295 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,965</td> <td>14th</td> <td>26,097 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,059 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2005</td> <td>21,975 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,680</td> <td>9th</td> <td>28,320 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,223 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2006</td> <td>26,042 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,067</td> <td>8th</td> <td><b>33,253</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,933 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2007</td> <td>28,725 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,683</td> <td>13th</td> <td>28,777 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,476 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2008</td> <td>28,306 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 419</td> <td>3rd</td> <td>30,275 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,498 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2009</td> <td>28,590 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 284</td> <td>3rd</td> <td>32,877 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,602 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2010</td> <td>34,842 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6,252</td> <td>4th</td> <td>30,447 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,430 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2011</td> <td>32,125 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,717</td> <td>10th</td> <td>26,294 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,153 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2012</td> <td>30,007 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,118</td> <td>15th</td> <td>23,317 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2,977 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2013</td> <td>30,204 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 197</td> <td>15th</td> <td>22,132 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,185 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2014</td> <td>31,725 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,521</td> <td>14th</td> <td>22,265 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 133 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2015</td> <td>35,991 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,266</td> <td>6th</td> <td>23,478 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,213 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2016</td> <td>39,459 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3,468</td> <td>7th</td> <td>30,699 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 7,221 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2017</td> <td>47,653 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 8,194</td> <td>10th</td> <td>31,473 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 774 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2018</td> <td>43,246 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,407</td> <td>13th</td> <td>25,372 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6,101 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2019</td> <td>44,373 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,127</td> <td>7th</td> <td>26,747 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,375 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2020</td> <td>38,876 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5,497</td> <td>7th</td> <td>3,894 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 22,853 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2021</td> <td>46,541 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 7,665</td> <td>5th</td> <td>31,981 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 28,087 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2022</td> <td>50,941 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 4,400</td> <td>8th</td> <td>28,600 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3,381 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2023</td> <td>56,302 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5,361</td> <td>9th</td> <td>30,412 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,812 </td></tr> <tr align="right"> <td>2024</td> <td><b>62,109</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5,807</td> <td>6th</td> <td>31,662 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1,250 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_lists">Playing lists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Playing lists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_squad">Current squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Current squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color:#014896;; color:white;; text-align: center; font-weight:bold"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1045256916">.mw-parser-output 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</small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 3 </span> <a href="/wiki/Cody_Weightman" title="Cody Weightman">Cody Weightman</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 4 </span> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (c) <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 5 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jedd_Busslinger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jedd Busslinger (page does not exist)">Jedd Busslinger</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 7 </span> <a href="/wiki/Rory_Lobb" title="Rory Lobb">Rory Lobb</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 9 </span> <a href="/wiki/Ryley_Sanders" title="Ryley Sanders">Ryley Sanders</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">10 </span> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Darcy_(footballer)" title="Sam Darcy (footballer)">Sam Darcy</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">12 </span> <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Gallagher" title="Harvey Gallagher">Harvey Gallagher</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">14 </span> <a href="/wiki/Rhylee_West" title="Rhylee West">Rhylee West</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">16 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jordan_Croft&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jordan Croft (page does not exist)">Jordan Croft</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">17 </span> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Coffield" title="Nick Coffield">Nick Coffield</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">19 </span> <a href="/wiki/Liam_Jones" title="Liam Jones">Liam Jones</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">20 </span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Richards_(footballer)" title="Ed Richards (footballer)">Ed Richards</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">21 </span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Liberatore" title="Tom Liberatore">Tom Liberatore</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">22 </span> <a href="/wiki/James_Harmes" title="James Harmes">James Harmes</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">23 </span> <a href="/wiki/Laitham_Vandermeer" title="Laitham Vandermeer">Laitham Vandermeer</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">24 </span> <a href="/wiki/Buku_Khamis" title="Buku Khamis">Buku Khamis</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span><br /></li></ul> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">27 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joel_Freijah&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joel Freijah (page does not exist)">Joel Freijah</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">28 </span> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Scott_(footballer)" title="Anthony Scott (footballer)">Anthony Scott</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">31 </span> <a href="/wiki/Bailey_Dale" title="Bailey Dale">Bailey Dale</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">32 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Jones_(footballer,_born_2003)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur Jones (footballer, born 2003) (page does not exist)">Arthur Jones</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">33 </span> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Naughton" title="Aaron Naughton">Aaron Naughton</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">34 </span> <a href="/wiki/Bailey_Williams_(footballer,_born_1997)" title="Bailey Williams (footballer, born 1997)">Bailey Williams</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">36 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Cleary_(footballer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luke Cleary (footballer) (page does not exist)">Luke Cleary</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">38 </span> <a href="/wiki/Riley_Garcia" title="Riley Garcia">Riley Garcia</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">39 </span> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Johannisen" title="Jason Johannisen">Jason Johannisen</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">40 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lachlan_Smith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lachlan Smith (page does not exist)">Lachlan Smith</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">43 </span> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Gardner_(footballer)" title="Ryan Gardner (footballer)">Ryan Gardner</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">44 </span> <a href="/wiki/Tim_English" title="Tim English">Tim English</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Kennedy_(footballer,_born_1997)" title="Matthew Kennedy (footballer, born 1997)">Matthew Kennedy</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cooper_Hynes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cooper Hynes (page does not exist)">Cooper Hynes</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lachie_Jacques&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lachie Jacques (page does not exist)">Lachie Jacques</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Josh_Dolan_(footballer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Josh Dolan (footballer) (page does not exist)">Josh Dolan</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Davidson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sam Davidson (page does not exist)">Sam Davidson</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Luke_Kennedy_(footballer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luke Kennedy (footballer) (page does not exist)">Luke Kennedy</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span><br /></li></ul> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">13 </span> <a href="/wiki/Oskar_Baker" title="Oskar Baker">Oskar Baker</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">15 </span> <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Duryea" title="Taylor Duryea">Taylor Duryea</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">18 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=James_O%27Donnell_(footballer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James O'Donnell (footballer) (page does not exist)">James O'Donnell</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span> (B)</li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">25 </span> <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Poulter" title="Caleb Poulter">Caleb Poulter</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">29 </span> <a href="/wiki/Lachlan_Bramble" title="Lachlan Bramble">Lachlan Bramble</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">30 </span> <a href="/wiki/Lachlan_McNeil_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Lachlan McNeil (Australian rules footballer)">Lachlan McNeil</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span><br /></li></ul> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Head coach</b><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a><br /></li></ul> <p><b>Assistant coaches</b><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Reid" title="Ben Reid">Ben Reid</a> <small>(development manager)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Spangher" title="Matt Spangher">Matt Spangher</a> <small>(offensive systems & forwards)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendon_Lade" title="Brendon Lade">Brendon Lade</a> <small>(Midfield Coach)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Pratt_(footballer)" title="Daniel Pratt (footballer)">Daniel Pratt</a> <small>(Backline Coach)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Alex Johnson (Australian footballer)"> Alex Johnson</a> <small>(Development Coach)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Egan" title="Matthew Egan">Matthew Egan</a> <small>(Clubs Coaching & Performance Manager)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarryn_Geary" title="Jarryn Geary">Jarryn Geary</a> <small>(Development Coach)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stewart_Edge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stewart Edge (page does not exist)">Stewart Edge</a> <small>(VFL coach)</small><br /></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt><small>Legend:</small></dt></dl> <ul><li><small>(c) Captain(s)</small></li> <li><small>(vc) Vice-captain(s)</small></li> <li><small>(B) Category B rookie</small><br /></li> <li><small><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Arrow-up.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Arrow-up.png/8px-Arrow-up.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Arrow-up.png/12px-Arrow-up.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Arrow-up.png 2x" data-file-width="14" data-file-height="17" /></a></span> Upgraded rookie(s)</small><br /></li> <li><small><i>italics</i> - Inactive player list</small><br /></li> <li><small><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cruz_Roja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></a></span> Long-term injury</small><br /></li> <li><small>(ret.) Retired</small><br /></li></ul> <hr /> <p><small>Updated: 20 November 2024</small><br /><small class="plainlinks">Source(s): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/team/players/senior">Senior list</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/team/players/rookie">Rookie list</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/teams/afl/coaching-staff">Coaching staff</a></small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate">Corporate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Corporate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Guernsey sponsors </th></tr> <tr> <th>Period </th> <th>Front sponsor </th> <th>Back sponsor </th> <th>Above Number </th></tr> <tr> <th>1978–81 </th> <td>Pyrox </td> <th rowspan="4"> </th> <th rowspan="10"> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1982 </th> <td>KB </td></tr> <tr> <th>1983–86 </th> <td>Eastcoast </td></tr> <tr> <th>1987 </th> <td>Hunters </td></tr> <tr> <th>1990–97 </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Chemical_Industries" title="Imperial Chemical Industries">ICI Dulux</a> <i>(back sponsor from 1994 onwards)</i><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1998 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Orica" title="Orica">Orica</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dulux" title="Dulux">Dulux</a><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1999–2001 </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Vodafone" title="Vodafone">Vodafone</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>2002–2008 </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Leaseplan" class="mw-redirect" title="Leaseplan">Leaseplan</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>2009–2017 </th> <th rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Mission_Foods" title="Mission Foods">Mission Foods</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mission_Foods" title="Mission Foods">Mission Foods</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>2018–2020 </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz" title="Mercedes-Benz">Mercedes Benz</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>2021–2023 </th> <th rowspan="2">Coinspot </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Pedigree_Petfoods" title="Pedigree Petfoods">Pedigree</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>2024–present </th> <th>Allied Express <sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Administrative_positions">Administrative positions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Administrative positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>President: Kylie Watson-Wheeler <sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Chief executive: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ameet_Bains&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ameet Bains (page does not exist)">Ameet Bains</a><sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Football operations:</li> <li>Board members: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Darcy" title="Luke Darcy">Luke Darcy</a><sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Belinda Duarte<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Mark Evans<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Lisa Fitzpatrick<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Fiona McGauchie<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Chris Nolan<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jerril Rechter AM<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Levent Shevki<sup id="cite_ref-Board_88-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Board-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsors">Sponsors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Sponsors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b> Current major sponsors </b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mission_Foods" title="Mission Foods">Mission Foods</a> (major)<sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.coinspot.com.au/wbpartnership">CoinSpot</a> (principal)<sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b> Premier Partners </b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ASICS" class="mw-redirect" title="ASICS">ASICS</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Ballarat" title="City of Ballarat">City of Ballarat</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_State_Government" title="Victoria State Government">Victoria State Government</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedigree_Petfoods" title="Pedigree Petfoods">Pedigree Petfoods</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_University,_Melbourne" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria University, Melbourne">Victoria University</a><sup id="cite_ref-Sponsor_89-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><b> Apparel sponsors </b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_of_New_Zealand" title="Canterbury of New Zealand">Canterbury</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fila_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fila (company)">FILA</a> (1999–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diadora" title="Diadora">Diadora</a> (2005–2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BLK_(sportswear)" title="BLK (sportswear)">KooGa/BLK</a> (2010–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ASICS" class="mw-redirect" title="ASICS">ASICS</a> (2017–present)<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Supporters">Supporters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Supporters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prominent people who have supported the Western Bulldogs include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wil_Anderson" title="Wil Anderson">Wil Anderson</a>, comedian<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shane_Delia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shane Delia (page does not exist)">Shane Delia</a>, celebrity chef<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julia_Gillard" title="Julia Gillard">Julia Gillard</a>, former Prime Minister <sup id="cite_ref-fans_93-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fans-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Hemsworth" title="Chris Hemsworth">Chris Hemsworth</a>, actor <sup id="cite_ref-fans_93-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fans-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Hemsworth" title="Liam Hemsworth">Liam Hemsworth</a>, actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Hennessy_(politician)" title="Jill Hennessy (politician)">Jill Hennessy</a>, state Labor politician<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jess_Jonassen" title="Jess Jonassen">Jess Jonassen</a>, cricketer <sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merv_Hughes" title="Merv Hughes">Merv Hughes</a>, cricketer <sup id="cite_ref-fans_93-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fans-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Danny_McGinlay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danny McGinlay (page does not exist)">Danny McGinlay</a>, comedian and former banner writer<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_McLaughlin_(racing_driver)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott McLaughlin (racing driver)">Scott McLaughlin</a>, V8 Supercars champion <sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Sigley" title="Ernie Sigley">Ernie Sigley</a>, entertainer <sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Rowland_(news_presenter)" title="Michael Rowland (news presenter)">Michael Rowland</a>, news presenter <sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Labbett" title="Mark Labbett">Mark Labbett</a>, professional English quizzer best known for his roles on the <a href="/wiki/The_Chase_(British_game_show)" title="The Chase (British game show)">British</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Chase_Australia" title="The Chase Australia">Australian</a> versions of game show <i>The Chase</i><sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chas_Licciardello" title="Chas Licciardello">Chas Licciardello</a>, comedian<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Number-one_ticket_holder" title="Number-one ticket holder">Number-one ticket holders</a> include: </p> <ul><li>Alan Johnstone, head of Penfold Motors and former Bulldogs board member<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Julia Gillard</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Match_records">Match records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Match records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>(<i>Correct at end of 2024 season</i>) </p> <ul><li><b>Highest score:</b> 33.15 (213) v <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a> 16.10 (106) – <a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season#Round_13" title="1978 VFL season">Round 13, 1978</a> at <a href="/wiki/Western_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Oval">Western Oval</a></li> <li><b>Lowest score:</b> 1.8 (14) v <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> 5.13 (43) – <a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season#Round_12" title="1965 VFL season">Round 12, 1965</a> at Western Oval</li> <li><b>Highest losing score:</b> 22.13 (145) v <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a> 24.12 (156) – <a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season#Round_10" title="2003 AFL season">Round 10, 2003</a> at <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a></li> <li><b>Lowest winning score:</b> 4.11 (35) v <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a> 3.16 (34), <a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season#Round_21" title="1976 VFL season">Round 21, 1976</a> at <a href="/wiki/Waverley_Park" title="Waverley Park">VFL Park</a></li> <li><b>Greatest winning margin:</b> 128 points – 25.17 (167) v <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a> 5.9 (39) – <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season#Round_3" title="2021 AFL season">Round 3, 2021</a> at Marvel Stadium</li> <li><b>Greatest losing margin:</b> 146 points – 9.8 (62) v <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a> 32.16 (208) – <a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season#Round_22" title="1982 VFL season">Round 22, 1982</a> at Western Oval</li> <li><b>Record attendance (home and away game):</b> 68,447 v <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a> – <a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season#Round_11" title="1974 VFL season">Round 11, 1974</a> at <a href="/wiki/MCG" class="mw-redirect" title="MCG">MCG</a></li> <li><b>Record attendance (finals match):</b> 107,935 v <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> – <a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 VFL Grand Final">1961 VFL Grand Final</a></li></ul> <p>Source:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/teams/bullldogs/gamer.html#21">AFL Tables</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours_and_achievements">Honours and achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Honours and achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Honours">Honours</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"><b>Premierships</b> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#bdb76b;"> <th style="width: 210px;">Competition </th> <th style="width: 145px;">Level </th> <th>Wins </th> <th>Years Won </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align: left"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">Seniors</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">Reserves</a> <small>(1919–1999)</small></td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1936</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1945</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1962</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1988</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1994</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Seconds/Reserves_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1998</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Thirds/Under-19s_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">Under 19s</a> <small>(1946–1991)</small></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Thirds/Under-19s_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">1954</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: left"><b><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFA/VFL_premiers" title="List of VFA/VFL premiers">Seniors</a> <small>(1877–1924)</small></td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1898_VFA_season" title="1898 VFA season">1898</a>, <a href="/wiki/1899_VFA_season" title="1899 VFA season">1899</a>, <a href="/wiki/1900_VFA_season" title="1900 VFA season">1900</a>, <a href="/wiki/1908_VFA_season" title="1908 VFA season">1908</a>, <a href="/wiki/1913_VFA_season" title="1913 VFA season">1913</a>, <a href="/wiki/1919_VFA_season" title="1919 VFA season">1919</a>, <a href="/wiki/1920_VFA_season" title="1920 VFA season">1920</a>, <a href="/wiki/1923_VFA_season" title="1923 VFA season">1923</a>, <a href="/wiki/1924_VFA_season" title="1924 VFA season">1924</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFA/VFL_premiers" title="List of VFA/VFL premiers">Reserves</a> <small>(2014–present)</small></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_VFL_season" title="2014 VFL season">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_VFL_season" title="2016 VFL season">2016</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_premiers" title="List of AFL Women's premiers">Seniors</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"><b>Other titles and honours</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/VFL_Night_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="VFL Night Series">VFL Night Series</a></b></td> <td>Seniors</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Night_Series_Cup" title="1963 Night Series Cup">1963</a>, <a href="/wiki/1964_Night_Series_Cup" title="1964 Night Series Cup">1964</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Golden_Fleece_Cup" title="1967 Golden Fleece Cup">1967</a>, <a href="/wiki/1970_Radiant_Cup" title="1970 Radiant Cup">1970</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"><b>Finishing positions</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" scope="row" style="text-align: left"><b><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers">Minor premiership</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a>)</small></td> <td>0</td> <td>Nil </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">Grand Finalist</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 VFL Grand Final">1961</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_wooden_spoons" title="List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons">Wooden spoons</a></td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" scope="row" style="text-align: left"><b><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_minor_premiers" title="List of AFL Women's minor premiers">Minor premiership</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2018 AFL Women's season">2018</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_wooden_spoons" title="List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons">Wooden spoons</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 AFL Women's season">2023</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hall_of_Fame">Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</a></div> <p>The Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame was established in 2010 to honour "those whose involvement and contribution to [the] club has been significant, memorable and worthy of celebration."<sup id="cite_ref-hof_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hof-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Players who have been retired for at least two years are eligible for induction, and while individual playing records, including club and representative games, club and individual honours and premierships are considered, candidates "must also have given outstanding and devoted service to the club".<sup id="cite_ref-hof_103-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hof-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Officials and administrators are also eligible for induction. </p><p>The current Hall of Fame selection committee comprises: <a href="/wiki/David_Smorgon" title="David Smorgon">David Smorgon</a> OAM, Darren Arthur, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Wheeler" title="Terry Wheeler">Terry Wheeler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Walker_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Ray Walker (Australian rules footballer)">Ray Walker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sheahan" title="Mike Sheahan">Mike Sheahan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Brackets with years next to members names indicate year of induction or, in the case of a Legend, year of elevation to Legend status. No year in brackets indicates that a member was an inaugural inductee</li> <li>Members with names in <b>bold</b> are also in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</a></li> <li>Members with an asterisk* next to their names are Legends in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Australian Football Hall of Fame">Australian Football Hall of Fame</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><span style="color:#000080">Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame</span> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#014896; color:white; border: solid #C70136 2px" colspan="5"><big><i><b>Legends</b></i></big> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width:200px"><b><a href="/wiki/Doug_Hawkins" title="Doug Hawkins">Doug Hawkins</a></b> (2014)</td> <td style="width:200px"><b><a href="/wiki/John_Schultz_(footballer,_born_1938)" title="John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)">John Schultz</a></b> (2012)</td> <td style="width:200px"><b><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sutton" title="Charlie Sutton">Charles Sutton</a></b></td> <td style="width:200px"><b><a href="/wiki/Ted_Whitten" title="Ted Whitten">Ted Whitten</a></b> *</td> <td style="width:200px"><b><a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a></b> (2018) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Norman_Ware" title="Norman Ware">Norman Ware</a></b> (2018)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Allan_Hopkins" title="Allan Hopkins">Allan Hopkins</a></b> (2018)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Olliver" title="Arthur Olliver">Arthur Olliver</a></b> (2023)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Gary_Dempsey_(Australian_footballer)" title="Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)">Gary Dempsey</a></b> (2023)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#014896; color:white; border: solid #C70136 2px" colspan="5"><big><i><b>Pioneers</b></i></big> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Victor A. Samson</td> <td>David De Coite</td> <td>Archie Clarke</td> <td>William Harris</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Norman_Ford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Norman Ford (page does not exist)">Norman Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>John F. Craddock</td> <td>James Cuming</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vernon_Banbury&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vernon Banbury (page does not exist)">Vernon Banbury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Con_McCarthy" title="Con McCarthy">Con McCarthy</a></td> <td>Joseph Marmo </td></tr> <tr> <td>Arthur Gregory</td> <td>Jim Cassidy</td> <td>Roy Cotton</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#014896; color:white; border: solid #C70136 2px" colspan="5"><big><i><b>Inductees</b></i></big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Beasley" title="Simon Beasley">Simon Beasley</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Bisset_(footballer)" title="George Bisset (footballer)">George Bisset</a> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Box" title="Peter Box">Peter Box</a> (2018)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Collins_(footballer,_born_1930)" title="Jack Collins (footballer, born 1930)">Jack Collins</a></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wally_Donald" title="Wally Donald">Wally Donald</a> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herb_Henderson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Herb Henderson (Australian footballer)">Herb Henderson</a> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hickey" title="Harry Hickey">Harry Hickey</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Jillard" title="John Jillard">John Jillard</a> (2014)</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a></b> (2014) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tony_Liberatore" title="Tony Liberatore">Tony Liberatore</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alby_Morrison" title="Alby Morrison">Alby Morrison</a></td> <td></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Bernie_Quinlan" title="Bernie Quinlan">Bernie Quinlan</a></b> (2018)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Ross_(footballer)" title="Don Ross (footballer)">Don Ross</a> (2018) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Royal" title="Brian Royal">Brian Royal</a> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Ryan_(footballer)" title="Joe Ryan (footballer)">Joe Ryan</a> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rohan_Smith" title="Rohan Smith">Rohan Smith</a> (2014)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Wallis" title="Stephen Wallis">Stephen Wallis</a> (2018) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Scott_West" title="Scott West">Scott West</a></b> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wynd" title="Scott Wynd">Scott Wynd</a> (2012)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Jim Gallagher (footballer)">Jim Gallagher</a> (2023)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Robert Murphy</a> (2023)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dale_Morris" title="Dale Morris">Dale Morris</a> (2023) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> (2023)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Darcy" title="Luke Darcy">Luke Darcy</a> (2023) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#014896; color:white; border: solid #C70136 2px" colspan="5"> <p><big><i><b>Officials</b></i></big> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Roy Russell</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Gordon_(lawyer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Gordon (lawyer) (page does not exist)">Peter Gordon</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Smorgon" title="David Smorgon">David Smorgon</a> (2018)</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background:#014896; color:white; border: solid #C70136 2px" colspan="5"><big><i><b>Moments</b></i></big> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Footscray's first VFL finals appearance</b> </td> <td colspan="4"><i>In <a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a>, 13 years after being admitted to the VFL, Footscray became the first of the "new" teams to qualify for a VFL finals series, and faced Collingwood in the first semi-final at the MCG on Saturday 3 September. In front of over 68,000 spectators (a record at the time), the Bulldogs acquitted themselves well against the previous year's Grand finalist, and only poor finishing in the second quarter prevented them being in front at half time. While Footscray did grab the lead briefly at the start of the second half, the experience and class of the Magpies was telling as they kicked six goals in as many minutes and eventually ran out winners by 39 points.</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">The 1954 VFL premiership</a></b> </td> <td colspan="4"><i>During the <a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954 season</a>, the club started the season slowly, losing the first two matches by small margins, before an 87-point victory over <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a>. On the back of performances from captain-coach <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sutton" title="Charlie Sutton">Charlie Sutton</a>, club legend <a href="/wiki/Ted_Whitten" title="Ted Whitten">Ted Whitten</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Leading Goalkicker Medallist</a> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Collins_(footballer,_born_1930)" title="Jack Collins (footballer, born 1930)">Jack Collins</a><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club would make finals for only the eighth time in their history,<sup id="cite_ref-afltables.com_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afltables.com-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in beating <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a> in the semi-final they would eliminate past demons, with Geelong defeating them in the previous seasons preliminary final.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This win would take them to their first Grand Final, with Melbourne joining them. A bumper crowd of 80,897 would pour into the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">MCG</a> with police having to seat crowd members on the ground itself to avoid injuries. By half time, Collins had kicked three of his eventual seven goals and pushed the Bulldogs to a 53–30 lead. By the final break, they were six goals ahead, eventually coming out 51-point winners (6.3, 8.5, 12.9, 15.12 (102)) to (1.4, 4.6, 6.7, 7.9 (51)). Rover <a href="/wiki/John_Kerr_(Australian_footballer)" title="John Kerr (Australian footballer)">John Kerr</a> was judged best for the Bulldogs, with Collins' seven goals an incredible effort. Over 20,000 people were present at the <a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Western Oval</a> sparking celebrations that continued for over 10 hours after the game had finished.</i> <sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>The <a href="/wiki/Neil_Sachse" title="Neil Sachse">Neil Sachse</a> Incident</b> </td> <td colspan="4"><i>On 12 April 1975 at the Western Oval, in only his second game for the Bulldogs, star South Australian recruit Neil Sachse was the victim of one of Australian rules football's most tragic on-field incidents. Late in the game, the North Adelaide premiership player collided with Fitzroy defender Kevin O'Keeffe in what then Bulldogs club president Dick Collinson described as a "freak accident".<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sachse was stretchered off and transferred to the spinal unit at the Austin Hospital, where he would spend months adjusting to life as a quadriplegic. He would later establish the Neil Sachse Foundation with the aim of finding a cure for spinal cord injury</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_AFLW_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 AFLW Grand Final">The 2018 AFLW premiership</a></b> </td> <td colspan="4"><i>The Western Bulldogs had been among the first AFL clubs to have a women's team with <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> and the Bulldogs playing the first women's exhibition matches from 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before the <a href="/wiki/AFLW" class="mw-redirect" title="AFLW">AFLW</a> began formally in <a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After finishing with only two wins in the 2017 season, the Bulldogs began the 2018 season losing Izzy Huntingdon and <a href="/wiki/Daria_Bannister" title="Daria Bannister">Daria Bannister</a> to injury in the first two rounds, before inaugural captain <a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan">Katie Brennan</a> was sidelined with an ankle injury. Despite this, the Bulldogs finished the season with only two losses for the clubs first minor premiership in men's or women's football, and a berth in the Grand Final against the <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a>, the previous season's runner up. Despite a goalless first half, and trailing the Lions by six points leading into the second half of the game, three goals from <a href="/wiki/Deanna_Berry" title="Deanna Berry">Deanna Berry</a>, Kristen McLeod and <a href="/wiki/Monique_Conti" title="Monique Conti">Monique Conti</a> in the third quarter and a diving defensive mark by <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Ferres" title="Naomi Ferres">Naomi Ferres</a> in the dying seconds sealed a six-point win for the Bulldogs and their first AFLW premiership.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_of_the_Century">Team of the Century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Team of the Century"><span>edit</span></a><span 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<li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Hawkins" title="Doug Hawkins">Doug Hawkins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Half-forward</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alby_Morrison" title="Alby Morrison">Alby Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Full-forward</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Collins_(footballer,_born_1930)" title="Jack Collins (footballer, born 1930)">Jack Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Beasley" title="Simon Beasley">Simon Beasley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Bisset_(footballer)" title="George Bisset (footballer)">George Bisset</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Ruck</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Dempsey_(Australian_footballer)" title="Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)">Gary Dempsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_West" title="Scott West">Scott West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Royal" title="Brian Royal">Brian Royal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Interchange</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gallagher_(footballer)" title="Jim Gallagher (footballer)">Jim Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Olliver" title="Arthur Olliver">Arthur Olliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Ware" title="Norman Ware">Norman Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Liberatore" title="Tony Liberatore">Tony Liberatore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wynd" title="Scott Wynd">Scott Wynd</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Coach</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Sutton" title="Charlie Sutton">Charlie Sutton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_records">Club records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Club records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Most career games: <b>364</b> by <a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> (1994–2010)<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Most career goals: <b>575</b> by <a href="/wiki/Simon_Beasley" title="Simon Beasley">Simon Beasley</a> (1982–1989)</li> <li>Most goals in a season: <b>118</b> by <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a> (1978)<sup id="cite_ref-rleague1_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rleague1-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Most goals in a game: <b>15</b> by <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a><sup id="cite_ref-rleague1_116-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rleague1-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Most goals in debut game: <b>9</b> by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wood_(Australian_footballer)" title="Bill Wood (Australian footballer)">Bill Wood</a></li> <li>Most <a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medals</a> won: <b>7</b> by <a href="/wiki/Scott_West" title="Scott West">Scott West</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_summaries">Season summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Season summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%"> <th colspan="9">Western Bulldogs AFL honour roll </th></tr> <tr style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%;"> <th>Season</th> <th>Ladder</th> <th>W–L–D</th> <th>Finals</th> <th>Coach</th> <th>Captain(s)</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medalist</a></th> <th>Leading goalkicker </th></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a> </td> <td>3rd </td> <td>9–13–0 </td> <td>Preliminary Final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Eade" title="Rodney Eade">Rodney Eade</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Griffen" title="Ryan Griffen">Ryan Griffen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> (80) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>9–13–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Eade" title="Rodney Eade">Rodney Eade</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> (2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Giansiracusa" title="Daniel Giansiracusa">Daniel Giansiracusa</a> (28) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a> </td> <td>15th </td> <td>5–17–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_McCartney" title="Brendan McCartney">Brendan McCartney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> (3) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Giansiracusa" title="Daniel Giansiracusa">Daniel Giansiracusa</a> (28) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a> </td> <td>15th </td> <td>8–14–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_McCartney" title="Brendan McCartney">Brendan McCartney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Griffen" title="Ryan Griffen">Ryan Griffen</a> (2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Giansiracusa" title="Daniel Giansiracusa">Daniel Giansiracusa</a> (36) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a> </td> <td>14th </td> <td>7–15–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_McCartney" title="Brendan McCartney">Brendan McCartney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Griffen" title="Ryan Griffen">Ryan Griffen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Liberatore" title="Tom Liberatore">Tom Liberatore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Crameri" title="Stewart Crameri">Stewart Crameri</a> (37) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>14–8–0 </td> <td>Elimination Final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Bob Murphy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Easton_Wood" title="Easton Wood">Easton Wood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jake_Stringer" title="Jake Stringer">Jake Stringer</a> (56) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></b> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>15–7–0 </td> <td bgcolor="gold" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">Premiers</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Bob Murphy</a>/<a href="/wiki/Easton_Wood" title="Easton Wood">Easton Wood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jake_Stringer" title="Jake Stringer">Jake Stringer</a> (42) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a> </td> <td>10th </td> <td>11–11–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Bob Murphy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liam_Picken" title="Liam Picken">Liam Picken</a> (24) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a> </td> <td>13th </td> <td>8–14–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Easton_Wood" title="Easton Wood">Easton Wood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lachie_Hunter" title="Lachie Hunter">Lachie Hunter</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Gowers" title="Billy Gowers">Billy Gowers</a> (26) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>12–10–0 </td> <td>Elimination Final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Easton_Wood" title="Easton Wood">Easton Wood</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (3) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sam_Lloyd_(footballer)" title="Sam Lloyd (footballer)">Sam Lloyd</a> (38) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a>* </td> <td>7th </td> <td>10–7–0 </td> <td>Elimination Final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Daniel" title="Caleb Daniel">Caleb Daniel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Wallis" title="Mitch Wallis">Mitch Wallis</a> (25) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a> </td> <td>5th </td> <td>15–7–0 </td> <td bgcolor="silver" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">Runner Up</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (4) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Bruce" title="Josh Bruce">Josh Bruce</a> (48) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>12–10–0 </td> <td>Elimination Final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Josh_Dunkley" title="Josh Dunkley">Josh Dunkley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Naughton" title="Aaron Naughton">Aaron Naughton</a> (51) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a> </td> <td>9th </td> <td>12-11–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (5) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Naughton" title="Aaron Naughton">Aaron Naughton</a> (44) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a> </td> <td>6th </td> <td>14–9–0 </td> <td>Elimination Final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (6) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jamarra_Ugle-Hagan" title="Jamarra Ugle-Hagan">Jamarra Ugle-Hagan</a> (43) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small>*Shortened season.</small> <small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/teams/bullldogs/season.html">AFL Tables</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/history/honour-roll">Western Bulldogs</a></small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="VFL/AFL_ladder_positions_(1925–present)"><span id="VFL.2FAFL_ladder_positions_.281925.E2.80.93present.29"></span>VFL/AFL ladder positions (1925–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: VFL/AFL ladder positions (1925–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bdb76b;"> <th>Finishing Position</th> <th>Year (<a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">Finals</a> in Bold, Premierships in Italics)</th> <th>Tally<sup id="cite_ref-afltables.com_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afltables.com-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1st</td> <td>nil</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd</td> <td><i><b><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_Grand_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 VFL Grand Final">1954</a></b></i>, <b>1985, 1992, 1998</b></td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3rd</td> <td><b>1938</b>, <b>1953</b>, <b>1946</b>, <b>1997</b>, <b>2008</b>, <b>2009</b></td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4th</td> <td><b>1942</b>, <b>1944</b>, <b>1948</b>, <b>1951</b>, <b>1956</b>, <b>1961</b>, <b>1999</b>, <b>2010</b></td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td>1931, 1945, 1955, 1962, <b>1974</b>, <b>1976</b>, <b>1999</b>, <b>2021</b></td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td>1940, 1941, 1943, 1957, <b>2015</b>, <b>2024</b></td> <td><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th</td> <td>1928, 1932, 1933, 1964, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, <b>1995</b>, <b>2000</b>, <i><b><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></b></i>, <b>2019</b>, <b>2020</b></td> <td><b>17</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>1971, 1986, 1988, <b>2006</b>, <b>2022</b></td> <td><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>1929, 1934, 1947, 1949, 1963, 1973, 1979, 1993, 2005, 2023</td> <td><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10th</td> <td>1926, 1927, 1936, 1937, 1950, 1952, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1980, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2017</td> <td><b>15</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11th</td> <td>1925, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1958, 1969, 1978, 1981</td> <td><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12th</td> <td>1959, 1967, 1982, 2002</td> <td><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>1989, 2007, 2018</td> <td><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14th</td> <td>2004, 2014</td> <td><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>1996, 2012, 2013</td> <td><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16th</td> <td>2003</td> <td><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17th</td> <td>nil</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18th</td> <td>nil</td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: The Top 4 teams made finals until 1971, Top 5 between 1972 and 1990, Top 6 between 1991–1993 and Top 8 from 1994 onwards.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Individual_awards">Individual awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Individual awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Brownlow_Medal_winners">Brownlow Medal winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Brownlow Medal winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal">Brownlow Medal</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg/170px-Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg/255px-Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg/340px-Allan_Hopkins_Footscray.jpg 2x" data-file-width="474" data-file-height="713" /></a><figcaption>Allan Hopkins, the club's first Brownlow Medalist</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Luke_Darcy.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Luke_Darcy.jpg/170px-Luke_Darcy.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Luke_Darcy.jpg/255px-Luke_Darcy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Luke_Darcy.jpg 2x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="473" /></a><figcaption>Leigh Matthews Trophy winner Luke Darcy</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg/170px-Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg/255px-Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg/340px-Marcus_Bontempelli_2018.3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1223" data-file-height="1835" /></a><figcaption>3x Leigh Matthews Trophy winner most successful in Bulldogs History Marcus Bontempelli </figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Hopkins" title="Allan Hopkins">Allan Hopkins</a> (1930)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_Ware" title="Norman Ware">Norman Ware</a> (1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Box" title="Peter Box">Peter Box</a> (1956)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schultz_(footballer,_born_1938)" title="John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)">John Schultz</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Dempsey_(Australian_footballer)" title="Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)">Gary Dempsey</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Hardie" title="Brad Hardie">Brad Hardie</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Liberatore" title="Tony Liberatore">Tony Liberatore</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wynd" title="Scott Wynd">Scott Wynd</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a> (2008)</li></ul> <p><small>Note: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> gained the most votes in 1997 but was not eligible to win the award due to suspension</small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norm_Smith_Medal_winners">Norm Smith Medal winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Norm Smith Medal winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Smith_Medal" title="Norm Smith Medal">Norm Smith Medal</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Johannisen" title="Jason Johannisen">Jason Johannisen</a> (2016)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AFL_Coaches_Association_Champion_Player_of_The_Year_winners">AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of The Year winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of The Year winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (2019)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leigh_Matthews_Trophy_winners">Leigh Matthews Trophy winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Leigh Matthews Trophy winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Darcy" title="Luke Darcy">Luke Darcy</a> (2002, with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Voss" title="Michael Voss">Michael Voss</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (2021, 2023, 2024)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coleman_Medal_winners">Coleman Medal winners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Coleman Medal winners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Coleman_Medal" title="Coleman Medal">Coleman Medal</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Collins_(footballer,_born_1930)" title="Jack Collins (footballer, born 1930)">Jack Collins</a> (1954, 1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Templeton" title="Kelvin Templeton">Kelvin Templeton</a> (1978, 1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Beasley" title="Simon Beasley">Simon Beasley</a> (1985)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="All-Australians">All-Australians</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: All-Australians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/All-Australian" class="mw-redirect" title="All-Australian">All-Australian</a></div> <p>Leading All-Australians </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> 6x (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021(v.c), 2023(v.c), 2024(c))</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> 6x (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006(c), 2007)</li></ul> <p>Players Achieved All-Australian While playing for the Bulldogs: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Whitten" title="Ted Whitten">Ted Whitten</a> (1958, 1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schultz_(footballer,_born_1938)" title="John Schultz (footballer, born 1938)">John Schultz</a> (1961)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Bryant_(footballer)" title="Ian Bryant (footballer)">Ian Bryant</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Thorpe_(footballer)" title="David Thorpe (footballer)">David Thorpe</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Dempsey_(Australian_footballer)" title="Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)">Gary Dempsey</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Royal" title="Brian Royal">Brian Royal</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Hardie" title="Brad Hardie">Brad Hardie</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_McLean_(footballer)" title="Michael McLean (footballer)">Michael McLean</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McGuinness_(footballer)" title="Tony McGuinness (footballer)">Tony McGuinness</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Wynd" title="Scott Wynd">Scott Wynd</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Grant_(footballer)" title="Chris Grant (footballer)">Chris Grant</a> (1997, 1998, 1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rohan_Smith" title="Rohan Smith">Rohan Smith</a> (1997, 2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hudson" title="Paul Hudson">Paul Hudson</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_West" title="Scott West">Scott West</a> (1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brad Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brad Johnson</a> (1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006(c), 2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer,_born_1978)" title="Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1978)">Nathan Brown</a> (2001, 2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Darcy" title="Luke Darcy">Luke Darcy</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Morris" title="Dale Morris">Dale Morris</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Cooney" title="Adam Cooney">Adam Cooney</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Boyd_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Boyd (Australian footballer)">Matthew Boyd</a> (2009, 2011, 2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lake" title="Brian Lake">Brian Lake</a> (2009, 2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Hall" title="Barry Hall">Barry Hall</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Robert Murphy</a> (2011, 2015(c))</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Minson" title="Will Minson">Will Minson</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Griffen" title="Ryan Griffen">Ryan Griffen</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Easton_Wood" title="Easton Wood">Easton Wood</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jake_Stringer" title="Jake Stringer">Jake Stringer</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bontempelli" title="Marcus Bontempelli">Marcus Bontempelli</a> (2016, 2019, 2020, 2021(v.c), 2023(v.c), 2024(c))</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Macrae" title="Jack Macrae">Jack Macrae</a> (2019, 2020, 2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Daniel" title="Caleb Daniel">Caleb Daniel</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Dale" title="Bailey Dale">Bailey Dale</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_English" title="Tim English">Tim English</a> (2023)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Treloar" title="Adam Treloar">Adam Treloar</a> (2024)</li></ul> <p><br /> Coaches: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Wheeler" title="Terry Wheeler">Terry Wheeler</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Wallace" title="Terry Wallace">Terry Wallace</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Beveridge" title="Luke Beveridge">Luke Beveridge</a> (2016)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_awards">Club awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Club awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Sutton_Medal" title="Charles Sutton Medal">Charles Sutton Medal</a></div> <p>The Charles Sutton Medal is awarded annually to the Bulldogs player adjudged <a href="/wiki/Best_and_fairest" title="Best and fairest">best and fairest</a> by the coaches over an entire AFL season, including finals. Other club awards include the: </p> <ul><li>Doug Hawkins Medal (awarded to the runner-up in the best and fairest count)<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Gary Dempsey Medal (awarded to third place in the best and fairest count)<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Scott West Most Courageous Player<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Chris Grant Best First Year Player<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Brad Johnson Best Team Player<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Schultz Community Award<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Victoria University Education Award<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>John Van Groningen Domestique Award<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – Established in 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this award is voted on by the players and named after the former club chaplain who died suddenly from cancer in 2012 at the age of 52.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term "<a href="/wiki/Domestique" title="Domestique">domestique</a>" is taken from the role of a rider in the <a href="/wiki/Tour_de_France" title="Tour de France">Tour de France</a> whose job is to support the team and the leader, thus the award is given to the footballer who best plays a sacrificial role for the team.</li> <li>Footscray Best and Fairest (awarded to the fairest and best player in the VFL competition)<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bulldogs Taskforce VFL Coaches Award<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Best in Finals – only awarded in years when Bulldogs play in the finals<sup id="cite_ref-B&F_118-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-B&F-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reserves_team">Reserves team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Reserves team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Footscray Bulldogs</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Names</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">Footscray Football Club Limited</span><sup id="cite_ref-abn_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abn-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px"><a href="/wiki/2023_VFL_season" title="2023 VFL season"><span style="color:white">2023</span></a> season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">After finals</th><td class="infobox-data">3rd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home-and-away season</th><td class="infobox-data">2nd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Leading goalkicker</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Bedendo" title="Dominic Bedendo">Dominic Bedendo</a> (24 Goals)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Club details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1925, re-established in 2014 (as a reserves side)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Competition</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coach</th><td class="infobox-data">Stewart Edge</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Captain(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Joshua Chatfield</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Premierships</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>VFL/AFL reserves</b> (9)<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1936</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1945</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1962</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1988</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1994</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">1998</a></li></ul></div> <b>VFL</b> (2) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_VFL_season" title="2014 VFL season">2014</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2016_VFL_season" title="2016 VFL season">2016</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ground(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a> (12,000)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #20539d; color: white; border: solid #bd002b 2px">Uniforms</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0; background: #ffffff; text-align: center;" colspan="2"> <table style="width:100%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width: 100px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: relative; left: 0px; top: 0px; width: 100px; height: 135px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0;"> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px; background-color: #333399;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Kit_body_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 31px; top: 0px; width: 38px; height: 59px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Kit_body_sleeveless.png" decoding="async" width="38" height="59" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="38" data-file-height="59" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; 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top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px; background-color: #333399"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Kit_socks_redwhite_hoop.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> <div style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 95px; width: 100px; height: 40px;"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-top" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/100px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/150px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Kit_socks_long.svg/200px-Kit_socks_long.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div> </div> <div style="padding-top: 0.6em; text-align: center;"><b>Home</b></div> </div></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Footscray Bulldogs</b> are the <a href="/wiki/Reserves_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserves team">reserves team</a> of the club, competing in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_2">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1925, the year Footscray was admitted to the VFL, the club's reserves team began competing in the <a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">VFL reserves grade competition</a>. The team won six <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">premierships</a> between 1936 and 1998, and were runners-up five times between 1938 and 1986. </p><p>Following the demise of <a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a> competition at the end of the 1999 season, the reserves team was dissolved and a <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">joint reserves affiliation</a> was established with the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a>'s two western clubs − <a href="/wiki/Werribee_Football_Club" title="Werribee Football Club">Werribee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Football_Club" title="Williamstown Football Club">Williamstown</a> − for the <a href="/wiki/2000_VFL_season" title="2000 VFL season">2000 VFL season</a>. From 2001 to 2007, the Bulldogs were solely aligned with Werribee, and from 2008 until 2013, solely aligned with Williamstown. </p><p>After a fourteen-year recess, the club re-established a stand-alone reserves team to compete in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a> from 2014 onward.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new reserves team was formally named the Footscray Bulldogs, reflecting the club's original name prior to the decision to trade as the Western Bulldogs in the AFL from 1997. They play home games at <a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In its inaugural year, Footscray claimed the <a href="/wiki/List_of_VFA/VFL_premiers" title="List of VFA/VFL premiers">VFL premiership</a>, defeating the <a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_Hawks" title="Box Hill Hawks">Box Hill Hawks</a> by 22 points in front of 23,816 at <a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Docklands Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their second premiership came in <a href="/wiki/2016_VFL_season" title="2016 VFL season">2016</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Casey_Demons" title="Casey Demons">Casey</a> by 31 points. </p><p>Footscray claimed the minor premiership in the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Victoria" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria">COVID-19 pandemic</a>-affected <a href="/wiki/2021_VFL_season" title="2021 VFL season">2021 season</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Individual_records_(VFL)"><span id="Individual_records_.28VFL.29"></span>Individual records (VFL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Individual records (VFL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most games</b>: <a href="/wiki/Will_Hayes_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Will Hayes (footballer)">Will Hayes</a> − 96 (2014–2021)<sup id="cite_ref-records_124-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Most goals</b>: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Redpath" title="Jack Redpath">Jack Redpath</a> − 73 (2014–2017)<sup id="cite_ref-records_124-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-records-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Women's_teams"><span id="Women.27s_teams"></span>Women's teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Women's teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg/220px-Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg/330px-Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg/440px-Western_Bulldogs_04.03.17.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>The team is led through the banner by vice-captain <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> in round 5, 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>In June 2013, the Western Bulldogs fielded a <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Australian_rules_football" title="Women's Australian rules football">women's football</a> side against <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a> in the first AFL-sanctioned women's exhibition match, held at the MCG. The two teams competed annually over the next three years for the Hampson-Hardeman Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2016, when the AFL announced plans for <a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a>, an eight team national women's league competition, the Bulldogs were asked to submit an application for a license alongside other AFL clubs.<sup id="cite_ref-NWL_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWL-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club was one of four Melbourne-based clubs to be granted a license that year.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The club's first players were marquee signings <a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan">Katie Brennan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were joined in August by priority player <a href="/wiki/Emma_Kearney_(sportswoman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Kearney (sportswoman)">Emma Kearney</a> who had previously worked in an off-field role at the club.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October, the club completed its inaugural playing list by adding 22 other senior listed and two rookie players in <a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Women%27s_draft" title="2016 AFL Women's draft">the league's draft and signing period</a>. Former Monash Blues (<a href="/wiki/Victorian_Amateur_Football_Association" title="Victorian Amateur Football Association">VAFA</a>) coach <a href="/wiki/Paul_Groves_(Australian_coach)" title="Paul Groves (Australian coach)">Paul Groves</a> was named as the team's first head coach and football manager in August 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following month, the club signed three-year sponsorship agreements with <a href="/wiki/Priceline_(Australia)" title="Priceline (Australia)">Priceline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Jane_T-Marts" title="Bob Jane T-Marts">Bob Jane T-Marts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pancake_Parlour" title="Pancake Parlour">Pancake Parlour</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The team's training base and administrative headquarters are located alongside the men's team at the Whitten Oval, and as part of the initial application, it plans to play home games at Whitten Oval, <a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Eureka Stadium</a> and Docklands Stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-NWL_126-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWL-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club has also fielded a team in the second-tier <a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a> league since 2016, the league's inaugural year.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, the Western Bulldogs and <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> women's teams held the first Pride game in the AFLW, to celebrate <a href="/wiki/Gender_diversity" title="Gender diversity">gender diversity</a>, promote inclusion for <a href="/wiki/LGBTIQA%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBTIQA+">LGBTIQA+</a> players, and to help stamp out <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">homophobia</a>. After being joined by other clubs, in 2020, the first full <a href="/wiki/Pride_Round_(AFLW)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pride Round (AFLW)">AFLW Pride Round</a> was held in 2021, supported by all 18 clubs in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="200"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018 AFL Women's Grand Final</a></td> <td><i>G</i></td> <td><i>B</i></td> <td><i>Total</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Western Bulldogs</b></td> <td><b>4</b></td> <td><b>3</b></td> <td><b>27</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions#AFL_Women's_team" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Venue: <a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Ikon Park</a> </td> <td colspan="3">crowd: 7,083 </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_squad_2">Current squad</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Current squad"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color:#014896;; color:white;; text-align: center; font-weight:bold"><link 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current squad"><span title="Edit this template" style="color:white;;">edit</span></a></li></ul></div></div> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color: #014896;; color:white;; text-align: center;">Senior list </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color: #014896;; color:white;; text-align: center;"> </th> <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#014896;; color:white;; text-align: center;">Coaching staff </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 1 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_Snell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elizabeth Snell (page does not exist)">Elizabeth Snell</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 2 </span> <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> (c) <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 3 </span> <a href="/wiki/Isabella_Grant" title="Isabella Grant">Isabella Grant</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 4 </span> <a href="/wiki/Isabelle_Pritchard" title="Isabelle Pritchard">Isabelle Pritchard</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 5 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Elaine_Grigg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Elaine Grigg (page does not exist)">Elaine Grigg</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 6 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maggie_Gotham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maggie Gotham (page does not exist)">Maggie Gotham</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 7 </span> <a href="/wiki/Deanna_Berry" title="Deanna Berry">Deanna Berry</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 8 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dominique_Carruthers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dominique Carruthers (page does not exist)">Dominique Carruthers</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier"> 9 </span> <a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Brown_(footballer)" title="Eleanor Brown (footballer)">Eleanor Brown</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">10 </span> <a href="/wiki/Jasmyn_Smith" title="Jasmyn Smith">Jasmyn Smith</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">11 </span> <a href="/wiki/Elle_Bennetts" title="Elle Bennetts">Elle Bennetts</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">12 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brooke_Barwick&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brooke Barwick (page does not exist)">Brooke Barwick</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">13 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kristie-lee_Weston-turner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kristie-lee Weston-turner (page does not exist)">Kristie-lee Weston-turner</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">14 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jorja_Borg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jorja Borg (page does not exist)">Jorja Borg</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">15 </span> <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Hartwig" title="Sarah Hartwig">Sarah Hartwig</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">16 </span> <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Ferres" title="Naomi Ferres">Naomi Ferres</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span><br /></li></ul> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <ul><li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">17 </span> <a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_Georgostathis" title="Elisabeth Georgostathis">Elisabeth Georgostathis</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">18 </span> <a href="/wiki/Britney_Gutknecht" title="Britney Gutknecht">Britney Gutknecht</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">19 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Heidi_Woodley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heidi Woodley (page does not exist)">Heidi Woodley</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">20 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cleo_Buttifant&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cleo Buttifant (page does not exist)">Cleo Buttifant</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">21 </span> <a href="/wiki/Zimmorlei_Farquharson" title="Zimmorlei Farquharson">Zimmorlei Farquharson</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">22 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Keely_Coyne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Keely Coyne (page does not exist)">Keely Coyne</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">23 </span> <a href="/wiki/Jess_Fitzgerald" title="Jess Fitzgerald">Jess Fitzgerald</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">24 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Aurora_Smith&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aurora Smith (page does not exist)">Aurora Smith</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cruz_Roja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></a></span> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">25 </span> <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Gavalas" title="Ellie Gavalas">Ellie Gavalas</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">26 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Analee_Mckee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Analee Mckee (page does not exist)">Analee Mckee</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">27 </span> <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Ahrens" title="Lauren Ahrens">Lauren Ahrens</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">32 </span> <a href="/wiki/Vaomua_Laloifi" title="Vaomua Laloifi">Vaomua Laloifi</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">33 </span> <a href="/wiki/Alice_Edmonds" title="Alice Edmonds">Alice Edmonds</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">37 </span> <a href="/wiki/Rylie_Wilcox" title="Rylie Wilcox">Rylie Wilcox</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span></li> <li><span style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: courier">58 </span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Brianna_McFarlane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brianna McFarlane (page does not exist)">Brianna McFarlane</a> <small> </small><small> </small></span><br /></li></ul> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td width="1px"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Head coach</b><br /> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamara_Hyatt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamara Hyatt (page does not exist)">Tamara Hyatt</a><br /></li></ul> <p><b>Assistant coaches</b><br /> </p> <ul><li>Matt Skubis <small>(defence)</small><br /></li> <li>Shaun Campbell <small>(stoppages)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_McCarthy" title="Kate McCarthy">Kate McCarthy</a> <small>(forwards)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Callinan" title="Nicole Callinan">Nicole Callinan</a> <small>(development manager)</small><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josh_Bruce" title="Josh Bruce">Josh Bruce</a> <small>(development)</small><br /></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt><small>Legend:</small></dt></dl> <ul><li><small>(c) Captain(s)</small></li> <li><small>(vc) Vice-captain(s)</small></li> <li><small><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cruz_Roja.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></a></span> Injury list</small><br /></li></ul> <hr /> <p><small>Updated: 20 November 2024</small><br /><small class="plainlinks">Source(s): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/team/afl/player-profiles/women">Players</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.womens.afl/teams/8/western-bulldogs">AFL Women's</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2016-10-13/dogs-finalise-2017-coaching-structure">Coaches</a></small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Season_summaries_2">Season summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Season summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>AFL Women's</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%"> <th colspan="9">Western Bulldogs AFLW honour roll </th></tr> <tr style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%;"> <th>Season</th> <th>Ladder</th> <th>W–L–D</th> <th>Finals</th> <th>Coach</th> <th>Captain(s)</th> <th>Best and fairest</th> <th>Leading goalkicker </th></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">2017</a> </td> <td>6th </td> <td>2–5–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Groves_(Australian_coach)" title="Paul Groves (Australian coach)">Paul Groves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan">Katie Brennan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> & <a href="/wiki/Emma_Kearney_(sportswoman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Kearney (sportswoman)">Emma Kearney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> (6) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2018 AFL Women's season">2018</a></b> </td> <td>1st </td> <td>5–2–0 </td> <td bgcolor="gold" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:black;"><b><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">Premiers</a></b></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Groves_(Australian_coach)" title="Paul Groves (Australian coach)">Paul Groves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan">Katie Brennan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emma_Kearney_(sportswoman)" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Kearney (sportswoman)">Emma Kearney</a> (2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brooke_Lochland" title="Brooke Lochland">Brooke Lochland</a> (12) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2019 AFL Women's season">2019</a> </td> <td>7th ^ </td> <td>2–5–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Groves_(Australian_coach)" title="Paul Groves (Australian coach)">Paul Groves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan">Katie Brennan</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monique_Conti" title="Monique Conti">Monique Conti</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katie_Brennan" title="Katie Brennan">Katie Brennan</a> (6) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2020 AFL Women's season">2020</a> </td> <td>12th ^ </td> <td>1–5–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Nathan Burke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Huntington" title="Isabel Huntington">Isabel Huntington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirsten_McLeod" title="Kirsten McLeod">Kirsten McLeod</a> (5) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2021 AFL Women's season">2021</a> </td> <td>8th </td> <td>5–4–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Nathan Burke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> (2) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Huntington" title="Isabel Huntington">Isabel Huntington</a> (12) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_6" title="2022 AFL Women's season 6">2022 (S6)</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>4–5–1 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Nathan Burke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> (3)/<a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Lamb" title="Kirsty Lamb">Kirsty Lamb</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Toogood" title="Bonnie Toogood">Bonnie Toogood</a> (10) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_7" title="2022 AFL Women's season 7">2022 (S7)</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>7–3–0 </td> <td>Elimination final </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Nathan Burke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> (4) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Newton" title="Gabby Newton">Gabby Newton</a> (8) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 AFL Women's season">2023</a> </td> <td>18th </td> <td>1–9–0 </td> <td>Did not qualify </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Burke" title="Nathan Burke">Nathan Burke</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a> (5) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirsty_Lamb" title="Kirsty Lamb">Kirsty Lamb</a> (7) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><i><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 AFL Women's season">2024</a></i>* </td> <td><i>11th</i> </td> <td><i>2–4–0</i> </td> <td>To be decided </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamara_Hyett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamara Hyett (page does not exist)">Tamara Hyett </a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Blackburn" title="Ellie Blackburn">Ellie Blackburn</a>/<a href="/wiki/Deanna_Berry" title="Deanna Berry">Deanna Berry</a> </td> <td>To be decided </td> <td>To be decided </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><small>*Season in progress. ^ Denotes the ladder was split into two conferences. Figure refers to the club's overall finishing position that season.</small> </p><p><b>VFL Women's</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%"> <th colspan="9">Western Bulldogs VFLW honour roll </th></tr> <tr style="background:#bdb76b;font-size: 87%;"> <th>Season</th> <th>Final position </th> <th>Coach </th> <th>Captain</th> <th>Best and fairest</th> <th>Leading goalkicker </th></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td>2016 </td> <td>6th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Lee" title="Debbie Lee">Debbie Lee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bree_White" title="Bree White">Bree White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bree_White" title="Bree White">Bree White</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alexandra_Quigley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alexandra Quigley (page does not exist)">Alexandra Quigley</a> (25) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td>2017 </td> <td>6th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Lee" title="Debbie Lee">Debbie Lee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bree_White" title="Bree White">Bree White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bree_White" title="Bree White">Bree White</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Mifsud" title="Alyssa Mifsud">Alyssa Mifsud</a> (12) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td>2018 </td> <td>6th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Lee" title="Debbie Lee">Debbie Lee</a> </td> <td><i>None</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naomi_Ferres" title="Naomi Ferres">Naomi Ferres</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alyssa_Mifsud" title="Alyssa Mifsud">Alyssa Mifsud</a> (7) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td>2019 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL_Women%27s_premiers" title="List of VFL Women's premiers">Runners-up</a></i> </td> <td>Sean Kavanagh </td> <td>Mickayla Ward </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ellie_Gavalas" title="Ellie Gavalas">Ellie Gavalas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Danielle_Marshall" title="Danielle Marshall">Danielle Marshall</a> & Mickayla Ward (10) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%; background:#C0C0C0"> <td>2020 </td> <td colspan="7"><i>Season cancelled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Australia" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Australia">COVID-19 pandemic</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_VFLW_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 VFLW season">2021</a> </td> <td>7th </td> <td>Sean Kavanagh </td> <td>Riley Christgoergl </td> <td>Simone Ruedin </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nell_Morris-Dalton" title="Nell Morris-Dalton">Nell Morris-Dalton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Danielle_Marshall" title="Danielle Marshall">Danielle Marshall</a>/Gemma Lagiola/Mary Sandral (5) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_VFLW_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 VFLW season">2022</a> </td> <td>12th </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirby_Bentley" title="Kirby Bentley">Kirby Bentley</a> </td> <td>Riley Christgoergl </td> <td>Eliza Vale </td> <td>Mary Sandral (7) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 VFL Women's season">2023</a> </td> <td>11th </td> <td>Rhys Cahir </td> <td>Mary Sandral </td> <td>Jorja Borg/Dominique Carbone </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaimi_Tabb" title="Jaimi Tabb">Jaimi Tabb</a>/<a href="/wiki/Imahra_Cameron" title="Imahra Cameron">Imahra Cameron</a> (8) </td></tr> <tr style="font-size: 87%;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 VFL Women's season">2024</a> </td> <td>2nd </td> <td>Rhys Cahir </td> <td>Dominique Carbone </td> <td>TBA </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaimi_Tabb" title="Jaimi Tabb">Jaimi Tabb</a> (14) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><small>Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vfl.com.au/western-bulldogs-womens-historical-data/">Club historical data</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?c=1-118-0-518546-0&pool=1001&round=0&a=STATS">VFLW stats</a></small> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFlanagan1994" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Flanagan_(journalist)" title="Martin Flanagan (journalist)">Flanagan, Martin</a> (1994). <i>Southern Sky, Western Oval</i>. McPhee Gribble. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-86914-331-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-86914-331-X"><bdi>0-86914-331-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Southern+Sky%2C+Western+Oval&rft.pub=McPhee+Gribble&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=0-86914-331-X&rft.aulast=Flanagan&rft.aufirst=Martin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLackMcConvilleSmallWright1996" class="citation book cs1">Lack, John; McConville, Chris; Small, Michael; Wright, Damien (1996). <i>A History of the Footscray Football Club: Unleashed</i>. 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href="/wiki/Category:Western_Bulldogs_players" title="Category:Western Bulldogs players">List of Western Bulldogs/Footscray players</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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The official name of the AFL team, in particular, is "Western Bulldogs". The VFL reserves team is called the Footscray Football Club. From 1997–2020 on the back neck of their AFL jumpers there was the initials "FFC" and since 2021 "FFC" has been on the front of the jumper</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Western_Bulldogs&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-abn-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-abn_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abn_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-abn_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://abr.business.gov.au/SearchByAbn.aspx?abn=68005226595">"Current details for ABN 68 005 226 595"</a>. 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Retrieved 2 October 2016.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tyeson, Cam (28 September 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/sport/the-western-bulldogs-have-been-spitting-hot-fire-o/9638fb71-5283-4ddc-9d5b-12d1f63cf630.htm">"The Western Bulldogs Have Been Spitting Hot Fire On Their Banners All Year"</a>, <i>Pedestrian TV</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Sydney+Morning+Herald&rft.atitle=Degrassi+star%27s+death+a+five-year+secret&rft.date=2012-02-17&rft.aulast=Cooper&rft.aufirst=Mex&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Ftv-and-radio%2Fdegrassi-stars-death-a-fiveyear-secret-20120217-1te8u.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MemRecord-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MemRecord_81-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MemRecord_81-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2016-05-18/dogs-break-membership-record-sights-set-on-40k">"Dogs break membership record, sights set on 40K"</a>. westernbulldogs.com.au. 18 May 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dogs+break+membership+record%2C+sights+set+on+40K&rft.pub=westernbulldogs.com.au&rft.date=2016-05-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F2016-05-18%2Fdogs-break-membership-record-sights-set-on-40k&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AFLMem-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AFLMem_82-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AFLMem_82-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBowen2016" class="citation web cs1">Bowen, Nick (25 August 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-25/hawks-overtake-pies-to-top-membership-ladder">"The membership ladder: Hawks overtake Pies, Dons slide"</a>. 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Western Bulldogs<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 September</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Club+Board&rft.pub=Western+Bulldogs&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fabout-us%2Fboard&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sponsor-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sponsor_89-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/commercial-partners">"Commercial Partners"</a>. Western Bulldogs<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 September</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Commercial+Partners&rft.pub=Western+Bulldogs&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fcommercial-partners&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/64890/asics-on-board-as-apparel-partner">"ASICS on board as apparel partner"</a>. Western Bulldogs. 10 November 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=ASICS+on+board+as+apparel+partner&rft.pub=Western+Bulldogs&rft.date=2016-11-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F64890%2Fasics-on-board-as-apparel-partner&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-91"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-91">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.triplem.com.au/story/wil-anderson-joins-triple-m-s-hot-breakfast-this-monday-63547">"Wil Anderson Joins Triple M's Hot Breakfast"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Triple_M" title="Triple M">Triple M</a>. 23 October 2017.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wil+Anderson+Joins+Triple+M%27s+Hot+Breakfast&rft.pub=Triple+M&rft.date=2017-10-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.triplem.com.au%2Fstory%2Fwil-anderson-joins-triple-m-s-hot-breakfast-this-monday-63547&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.deliagroup.com.au/shane-delia">"Meet Shane"</a>. Delia Group.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Meet+Shane&rft.pub=Delia+Group&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.deliagroup.com.au%2Fshane-delia&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-fans-93"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-fans_93-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fans_93-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-fans_93-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBeveridge2016" class="citation web cs1">Beveridge, Riley (29 January 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5">"Your AFL club's most famous supporters, from Barack Obama to Cam Newton"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Fox_Footy" title="Fox Footy">Fox Footy</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Your+AFL+club%27s+most+famous+supporters%2C+from+Barack+Obama+to+Cam+Newton&rft.pub=Fox+Footy&rft.date=2016-01-29&rft.aulast=Beveridge&rft.aufirst=Riley&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com.au%2Fafl%2Fyour-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton%2Fnews-story%2F03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/dispute-resolution/members/details/22/85">"MINISTERS & MEMBERS SEARCH – THE HON. JILL HENNESSY (ALTONA)"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Victoria" title="Parliament of Victoria">Parliament of Victoria</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=MINISTERS+%26+MEMBERS+SEARCH+%E2%80%93+THE+HON.+JILL+HENNESSY+%28ALTONA%29&rft.pub=Parliament+of+Victoria&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.parliament.vic.gov.au%2Fdispute-resolution%2Fmembers%2Fdetails%2F22%2F85&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGabelich2020" class="citation web cs1">Gabelich, Josh (24 June 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/732582/bred-bulldog-jess-jonassen">"Bred Bulldog: Jess Jonassen"</a>. Western Bulldogs.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bred+Bulldog%3A+Jess+Jonassen&rft.pub=Western+Bulldogs&rft.date=2020-06-24&rft.aulast=Gabelich&rft.aufirst=Josh&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F732582%2Fbred-bulldog-jess-jonassen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-96"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.triplem.com.au/story/western-bulldogs-banner-man-posts-hilarious-list-of-rejected-banners-for-tonights-final-2735">"Western Bulldogs Banner Man Posts Hilarious List Of Rejected Banners For Tonight's Final"</a>. <i>Triple M</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Western Bulldogs.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bred+Bulldog%3A+Scott+McLaughlin&rft.pub=Western+Bulldogs&rft.date=2020-06-10&rft.aulast=Gabelich&rft.aufirst=Josh&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F703812%2Fbred-bulldog-scott-mclaughlin&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-16/television-entertainer-ernie-sigley-dies-aged-82/100379248">"Television and recording star Ernie Sigley dies at the age of 82"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" title="ABC News (Australia)">ABC News</a>. 16 August 2021.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Television+and+recording+star+Ernie+Sigley+dies+at+the+age+of+82&rft.date=2021-08-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2021-08-16%2Ftelevision-entertainer-ernie-sigley-dies-aged-82%2F100379248&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-99"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-99">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/us-ambassador-caroline-kennedy-first-interview/101597628">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'America doesn't have a stronger, closer ally': US ambassador Caroline Kennedy on her Australian posting"</a>. <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(Australia)" title="ABC News (Australia)">ABC News</a>. 31 October 2022.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=%27America+doesn%27t+have+a+stronger%2C+closer+ally%27%3A+US+ambassador+Caroline+Kennedy+on+her+Australian+posting&rft.date=2022-10-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2022-10-31%2Fus-ambassador-caroline-kennedy-first-interview%2F101597628&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-100"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-100">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarkLabbett2016" class="citation web cs1">@MarkLabbett (24 September 2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/MarkLabbett/status/779635009204486144">"Glad I picked the Bulldogs to be my AFL team. Nice bunch of lads and a 55 year drought ended. Go Doggies! #Bulldogs #BulldogNation"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Glad+I+picked+the+Bulldogs+to+be+my+AFL+team.+Nice+bunch+of+lads+and+a+55+year+drought+ended.+Go+Doggies%21+%23Bulldogs+%23BulldogNation&rft.date=2016-09-24&rft.au=MarkLabbett&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FMarkLabbett%2Fstatus%2F779635009204486144&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-101"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-101">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://omny.fm/shows/dannyboydbulldogs/reaction-jackson-with-chas-licciardello">"Reaction Jackson with Chas Licciardello"</a>. 9 May 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Reaction+Jackson+with+Chas+Licciardello&rft.date=2024-05-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fomny.fm%2Fshows%2Fdannyboydbulldogs%2Freaction-jackson-with-chas-licciardello&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-102"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-102">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/81316/johnstone-named-no1-ticket-holder">"Johnstone named no.1 ticket holder"</a>. 19 December 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Johnstone+named+no.1+ticket+holder&rft.date=2013-12-19&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F81316%2Fjohnstone-named-no1-ticket-holder&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hof-103"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hof_103-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hof_103-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/533595/hall-of-fame">"Hall of Fame"</a>. Western Bulldogs. 4 December 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hall+of+Fame&rft.pub=Western+Bulldogs&rft.date=2019-12-04&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F533595%2Fhall-of-fame&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-104"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-104">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/history/hall-of-fame/selection-committee">"Selection Committee | Western Bulldogs"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Selection+Committee+%26%23124%3B+Western+Bulldogs&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fhistory%2Fhall-of-fame%2Fselection-committee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-105"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-105">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/stats/1954a.html">"AFL Tables – Player Statistics – 1954"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AFL+Tables+%E2%80%93+Player+Statistics+%E2%80%93+1954&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fafltables.com%2Fafl%2Fstats%2F1954a.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-afltables.com-106"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-afltables.com_106-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-afltables.com_106-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/teams/bullldogs/season.html">"AFL Tables – Western Bulldogs – Season Summary"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AFL+Tables+%E2%80%93+Western+Bulldogs+%E2%80%93+Season+Summary&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fafltables.com%2Fafl%2Fteams%2Fbullldogs%2Fseason.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-107"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-107">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1954.html">"AFL Tables – 1954 Season Scores"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AFL+Tables+%E2%80%93+1954+Season+Scores&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fafltables.com%2Fafl%2Fseas%2F1954.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-108"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-108">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://afltables.com/afl/seas/1953.html">"AFL Tables – 1953 Season Scores"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=AFL+Tables+%E2%80%93+1953+Season+Scores&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fafltables.com%2Fafl%2Fseas%2F1953.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-109"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-109">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://australianfootball.com/articles/view/the+dogs+triumph+in+1954/2169">"Australian Football – the dogs triumph in 1954"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Australian+Football+%E2%80%93+the+dogs+triumph+in+1954&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faustralianfootball.com%2Farticles%2Fview%2Fthe%2Bdogs%2Btriumph%2Bin%2B1954%2F2169&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-110"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-110">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBeames1975" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Percy_Beames" title="Percy Beames">Beames, Percy</a> (14 April 1975). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l3sQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PZIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5844%2C2998018">"A freak 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href="#cite_ref-B&F_118-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-B&F_118-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-B&F_118-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2016-10-05/sutton-medal-winner">"Bontempelli caps stunning season with Sutton Medal"</a>. westernbulldogs.com.au. 5 October 2016.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bontempelli+caps+stunning+season+with+Sutton+Medal&rft.pub=westernbulldogs.com.au&rft.date=2016-10-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernbulldogs.com.au%2Fnews%2F2016-10-05%2Fsutton-medal-winner&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWestern+Bulldogs" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-119"><span 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a> (2017–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">VFL/AFL premierships (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Runner-up (2)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">AFLW premierships (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#014896; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C70136, inset -2px -2px 0 #C70136;;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1886_VFA_season" title="1886 VFA season">1886</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1887_VFA_season" title="1887 VFA season">1887</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1888_VFA_season" title="1888 VFA season">1888</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1889_VFA_season" title="1889 VFA season">1889</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1890_VFA_season" title="1890 VFA season">1890</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1891_VFA_season" title="1891 VFA season">1891</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1892_VFA_season" title="1892 VFA season">1892</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1893_VFA_season" title="1893 VFA season">1893</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1894_VFA_season" title="1894 VFA season">1894</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1895_VFA_season" title="1895 VFA season">1895</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1896_VFA_season" title="1896 VFA season">1896</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1897_VFA_season" title="1897 VFA season">1897</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1898_VFA_season" title="1898 VFA season">1898</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1899_VFA_season" title="1899 VFA season">1899</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1900_VFA_season" title="1900 VFA season">1900</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1901_VFA_season" title="1901 VFA season">1901</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1902_VFA_season" title="1902 VFA season">1902</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1903_VFA_season" title="1903 VFA season">1903</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1904_VFA_season" title="1904 VFA season">1904</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1905_VFA_season" title="1905 VFA season">1905</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1906_VFA_season" title="1906 VFA season">1906</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1907_VFA_season" title="1907 VFA season">1907</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1908_VFA_season" title="1908 VFA season">1908</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1909_VFA_season" title="1909 VFA season">1909</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1910_VFA_season" title="1910 VFA season">1910</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1911_VFA_season" title="1911 VFA season">1911</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1912_VFA_season" title="1912 VFA season">1912</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1913_VFA_season" title="1913 VFA season">1913</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1914_VFA_season" title="1914 VFA season">1914</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1915_VFA_season" title="1915 VFA season">1915</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1916_VFA_season" title="1916 VFA season">1916</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1917_VFA_season" title="1917 VFA season">1917</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1918_VFA_season" title="1918 VFA season">1918</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1919_VFA_season" title="1919 VFA season">1919</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1920_VFA_season" title="1920 VFA season">1920</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1921_VFA_season" title="1921 VFA season">1921</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1922_VFA_season" title="1922 VFA season">1922</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1923_VFA_season" title="1923 VFA season">1923</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1924_VFA_season" title="1924 VFA season">1924</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></i></li> 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href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Footscray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Norm Smith Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Norm Smith Medal</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_minor_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL minor premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Minor premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brownlow_Medal" title="Brownlow Medal"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Brownlow Medal</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Brownlow_Medal_winners" title="List of Brownlow Medal winners"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">winners</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_games_records" title="VFL/AFL games records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Games 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href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Port Adelaide Football Club">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_VFL_season" title="1897 VFL season">1897</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_season" title="1898 VFL season">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_season" title="1899 VFL season">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_season" title="1900 VFL season">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_season" title="1901 VFL season">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_season" title="1902 VFL season">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_season" title="1903 VFL season">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_season" title="1904 VFL season">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_season" title="1905 VFL season">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_season" title="1906 VFL season">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_season" title="1907 VFL season">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_season" title="1908 VFL season">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_season" title="1909 VFL season">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_season" title="1910 VFL season">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_season" title="1911 VFL season">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_season" title="1912 VFL season">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_season" title="1913 VFL season">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_season" title="1914 VFL season">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_season" title="1915 VFL season">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_season" title="1916 VFL season">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_season" title="1917 VFL season">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_season" title="1918 VFL season">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_season" title="1919 VFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_season" title="1920 VFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_season" title="1921 VFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_season" title="1922 VFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_season" title="1923 VFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VFL_season" title="1924 VFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_season" title="1925 VFL season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_season" title="1926 VFL season">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_season" title="1927 VFL season">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_season" title="1928 VFL season">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_season" title="1929 VFL season">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_season" title="1930 VFL season">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_season" title="1931 VFL season">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_season" title="1932 VFL season">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_season" title="1933 VFL season">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_season" title="1934 VFL season">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_season" title="1935 VFL season">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_season" title="1936 VFL season">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_season" title="1937 VFL season">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_season" title="1938 VFL season">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_season" title="1939 VFL season">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_season" title="1940 VFL season">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_season" title="1941 VFL season">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_season" title="1942 VFL season">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_season" title="1943 VFL season">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_season" title="1944 VFL season">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_season" title="1945 VFL season">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_season" title="1946 VFL season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_season" title="1947 VFL season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_season" title="1948 VFL season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_season" title="1949 VFL season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_season" title="1950 VFL season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_season" title="1951 VFL season">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_season" title="1952 VFL season">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_season" title="1953 VFL season">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_season" title="1954 VFL season">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_season" title="1955 VFL season">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_season" title="1956 VFL season">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_season" title="1957 VFL season">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_season" title="1958 VFL season">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_season" title="1959 VFL season">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_season" title="1960 VFL season">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_season" title="1961 VFL season">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_season" title="1962 VFL season">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_season" title="1963 VFL season">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_season" title="1964 VFL season">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_season" title="1965 VFL season">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_season" title="1966 VFL season">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_season" title="1967 VFL season">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_season" title="1968 VFL season">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_season" title="1969 VFL season">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_season" title="1970 VFL season">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_season" title="1971 VFL season">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_season" title="1972 VFL season">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_season" title="1973 VFL season">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_season" title="1974 VFL season">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_season" title="1975 VFL season">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_season" title="1976 VFL season">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_season" title="1977 VFL season">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_season" title="1978 VFL season">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_season" title="1979 VFL season">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_season" title="1980 VFL season">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_season" title="1981 VFL season">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_season" title="1982 VFL season">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_season" title="1983 VFL season">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_season" title="1984 VFL season">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_season" title="1985 VFL season">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_season" title="1986 VFL season">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_season" title="1987 VFL season">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_season" title="1988 VFL season">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_season" title="1989 VFL season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_season" title="1990 AFL season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_season" title="1991 AFL season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_season" title="1992 AFL season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_season" title="1993 AFL season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_season" title="1994 AFL season">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_season" title="1995 AFL season">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_season" title="1996 AFL season">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_season" title="1997 AFL season">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_season" title="1998 AFL season">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_season" title="1999 AFL season">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_season" title="2000 AFL season">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_season" title="2001 AFL season">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_season" title="2002 AFL season">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_season" title="2003 AFL season">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season" title="2004 AFL season">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_season" title="2005 AFL season">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_season" title="2006 AFL season">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_season" title="2007 AFL season">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_season" title="2009 AFL season">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_season" title="2010 AFL season">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_season" title="2011 AFL season">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_season" title="2012 AFL season">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_season" title="2013 AFL season">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_season" title="2014 AFL season">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_season" title="2015 AFL season">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_season" title="2016 AFL season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_season" title="2017 AFL season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_season" title="2018 AFL season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_season" title="2019 AFL season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_season" title="2020 AFL season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_season" title="2021 AFL season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_season" title="2022 AFL season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_season" title="2023 AFL season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_season" title="2024 AFL season">2024</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2025_AFL_season" title="2025 AFL season">2025</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1897</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_VFL_grand_final" title="1898 VFL grand final">1898</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_VFL_grand_final" title="1899 VFL grand final">1899</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_VFL_grand_final" title="1900 VFL grand final">1900</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1901_VFL_grand_final" title="1901 VFL grand final">1901</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1902_VFL_grand_final" title="1902 VFL grand final">1902</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1903_VFL_grand_final" title="1903 VFL grand final">1903</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1904_VFL_grand_final" title="1904 VFL grand final">1904</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1905_VFL_grand_final" title="1905 VFL grand final">1905</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_VFL_grand_final" title="1906 VFL grand final">1906</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_VFL_grand_final" title="1907 VFL grand final">1907</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_VFL_grand_final" title="1908 VFL grand final">1908</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_VFL_grand_final" title="1909 VFL grand final">1909</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_VFL_grand_final" title="1910 VFL grand final">1910</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_VFL_grand_final" title="1911 VFL grand final">1911</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_VFL_grand_final" title="1912 VFL grand final">1912</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1913_VFL_grand_final" title="1913 VFL grand final">1913</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1914_VFL_grand_final" title="1914 VFL grand final">1914</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_VFL_grand_final" title="1915 VFL grand final">1915</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_VFL_grand_final" title="1916 VFL grand final">1916</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_VFL_grand_final" title="1917 VFL grand final">1917</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_VFL_grand_final" title="1918 VFL grand final">1918</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VFL_grand_final" title="1919 VFL grand final">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VFL_grand_final" title="1920 VFL grand final">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VFL_grand_final" title="1921 VFL grand final">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VFL_grand_final" title="1922 VFL grand final">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VFL_grand_final" title="1923 VFL grand final">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">1924</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_grand_final" title="1925 VFL grand final">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_VFL_grand_final" title="1926 VFL grand final">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1927_VFL_grand_final" title="1927 VFL grand final">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_VFL_grand_final" title="1928 VFL grand final">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_VFL_grand_final" title="1929 VFL grand final">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_VFL_grand_final" title="1930 VFL grand final">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_VFL_grand_final" title="1931 VFL grand final">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1932_VFL_grand_final" title="1932 VFL grand final">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1933_VFL_grand_final" title="1933 VFL grand final">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1934_VFL_grand_final" title="1934 VFL grand final">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1935_VFL_grand_final" title="1935 VFL grand final">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_VFL_grand_final" title="1936 VFL grand final">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_VFL_grand_final" title="1937 VFL grand final">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_VFL_grand_final" title="1938 VFL grand final">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_VFL_grand_final" title="1939 VFL grand final">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1940_VFL_grand_final" title="1940 VFL grand final">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1941_VFL_grand_final" title="1941 VFL grand final">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1942_VFL_grand_final" title="1942 VFL grand final">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_VFL_grand_final" title="1943 VFL grand final">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_VFL_grand_final" title="1944 VFL grand final">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_VFL_grand_final" title="1945 VFL grand final">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_grand_final" title="1946 VFL grand final">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_grand_final" title="1947 VFL grand final">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_grand_final" title="1948 VFL grand final">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_grand_final" title="1949 VFL grand final">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_grand_final" title="1950 VFL grand final">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_VFL_grand_final" title="1951 VFL grand final">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_VFL_grand_final" title="1952 VFL grand final">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_VFL_grand_final" title="1953 VFL grand final">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1954_VFL_grand_final" title="1954 VFL grand final">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_VFL_grand_final" title="1955 VFL grand final">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_VFL_grand_final" title="1956 VFL grand final">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1957_VFL_grand_final" title="1957 VFL grand final">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1958_VFL_grand_final" title="1958 VFL grand final">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_VFL_grand_final" title="1959 VFL grand final">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1960_VFL_grand_final" title="1960 VFL grand final">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1961_VFL_grand_final" title="1961 VFL grand final">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_VFL_grand_final" title="1962 VFL grand final">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_VFL_grand_final" title="1963 VFL grand final">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_VFL_grand_final" title="1964 VFL grand final">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1965_VFL_grand_final" title="1965 VFL grand final">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1966_VFL_grand_final" title="1966 VFL grand final">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_VFL_grand_final" title="1967 VFL grand final">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1968_VFL_grand_final" title="1968 VFL grand final">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_VFL_grand_final" title="1969 VFL grand final">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1970_VFL_grand_final" title="1970 VFL grand final">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_VFL_grand_final" title="1971 VFL grand final">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_VFL_grand_final" title="1972 VFL grand final">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_VFL_grand_final" title="1973 VFL grand final">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_VFL_grand_final" title="1974 VFL grand final">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_VFL_grand_final" title="1975 VFL grand final">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_VFL_grand_final" title="1976 VFL grand final">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_VFL_grand_final" title="1977 VFL grand final">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_VFL_grand_final" title="1978 VFL grand final">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_VFL_grand_final" title="1979 VFL grand final">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_VFL_grand_final" title="1980 VFL grand final">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_VFL_grand_final" title="1981 VFL grand final">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_VFL_grand_final" title="1982 VFL grand final">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_VFL_grand_final" title="1983 VFL grand final">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_VFL_grand_final" title="1984 VFL grand final">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_VFL_grand_final" title="1985 VFL grand final">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_VFL_grand_final" title="1986 VFL grand final">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_VFL_grand_final" title="1987 VFL grand final">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_VFL_grand_final" title="1988 VFL grand final">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_grand_final" title="1989 VFL grand final">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1990 AFL Grand Final">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1991 AFL Grand Final">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1992 AFL Grand Final">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1993 AFL Grand Final">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1994 AFL Grand Final">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1995 AFL Grand Final">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1996 AFL Grand Final">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1997 AFL Grand Final">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1998 AFL Grand Final">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_Grand_Final" title="1999 AFL Grand Final">1999</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2000 AFL Grand Final">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2001 AFL Grand Final">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2002 AFL Grand Final">2002</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2003 AFL Grand Final">2003</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2004 AFL Grand Final">2004</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2005 AFL Grand Final">2005</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2006 AFL Grand Final">2006</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2007 AFL Grand Final">2007</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2008 AFL Grand Final">2008</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2009 AFL Grand Final">2009</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2010 AFL Grand Final">2010</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2011 AFL Grand Final">2011</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2012 AFL Grand Final">2012</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2013 AFL Grand Final">2013</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2014 AFL Grand Final">2014</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2015 AFL Grand Final">2015</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2016 AFL Grand Final">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2020 AFL Grand Final">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Grand Final">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Grand Final">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Grand_Final" title="2024 AFL Grand Final">2024</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Oval" title="Adelaide Oval">Adelaide Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bellerive_Oval" title="Bellerive Oval">Blundstone Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Engie Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Gabba" title="The Gabba">The Gabba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Docklands_Stadium" title="Docklands Stadium">Marvel Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Perth_Stadium" title="Perth Stadium">Optus Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Summit_Sport_and_Recreation_Park" title="Summit Sport and Recreation Park">Summit Sport and Recreation Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Traeger_Park" title="Traeger Park">TIO Traeger Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Other awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association_awards" title="AFL Coaches Association awards">AFL Coaches Association awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association_awards" title="AFL Players Association awards">AFL Players Association awards</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leigh_Matthews_Trophy" title="Leigh Matthews Trophy">Leigh Matthews Trophy</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Goal_of_the_Year_(AFL)" title="Goal of the Year (AFL)">Goal of the Year</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mark_of_the_Year" title="Mark of the Year">Mark of the Year</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Major recurring<br />events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Football League Draft">AFL draft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_finals_series" title="AFL finals series">AFL finals series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Futures_match" title="AFL Futures match">AFL Futures match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final" title="AFL Grand Final">AFL Grand Final</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Other_ANZAC_Day_fixtures" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day Eve match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match" title="Anzac Day match">Anzac Day match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dreamtime_at_the_%27G" title="Dreamtime at the 'G">Dreamtime at the 'G</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Hawthorn_v_Geelong" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Easter Monday clash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/E._J._Whitten_Legends_Game" title="E. J. Whitten Legends Game">E. J. Whitten Legends Game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gather_Round" title="Gather Round">Gather Round</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Birthday_match" title="King's Birthday match">King's Birthday match</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Day_match#Len_Hall_Tribute_game" title="Anzac Day match">Len Hall Tribute game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League#Richmond_v_Carlton" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Opening game</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QClash" title="QClash">QClash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Showdown_(AFL)" title="Showdown (AFL)">Showdown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Derby_(AFL)" title="Sydney Derby (AFL)">Sydney Derby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Western_Derby" title="Western Derby">Western Derby</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Second-tier and<br />junior competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_National_Championships" title="AFL National Championships">AFL National Championships</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">Talent League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Australian_National_Football_League" title="South Australian National Football League">South Australian National Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Australian_Football_League" title="West Australian Football League">West Australian Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_under-19s" title="AFL under-19s">AFL under-19s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_East_Australian_Football_League" title="North East Australian Football League">North East Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Sub-Districts" title="VFL Sub-Districts">VFL Sub-Districts</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Coaches_Association" title="AFL Coaches Association">AFL Coaches Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Commission" title="AFL Commission">AFL Commission</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Players_Association" title="AFL Players Association">AFL Players Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/AFL_Record" title="AFL Record">AFL Record</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Umpires_Association" title="AFL Umpires Association">AFL Umpires Association</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFLX" title="AFLX">AFLX</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club_salary_cap_breach" title="Carlton Football Club salary cap breach">Carlton salary cap breach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Australian_Football_League_coaches" title="List of current Australian Football League coaches">Current coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club_supplements_saga" title="Essendon Football Club supplements saga">Essendon supplements saga</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Grand_Final_location_debate" title="AFL Grand Final location debate">Grand final location debate</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Grand_Final_pre-match_performances" title="List of AFL Grand Final pre-match performances">Grand Final pre-match performances</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Australian_Football_League" title="History of the Australian Football League">History</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_match_awards_in_the_Australian_Football_League" title="List of individual match awards in the Australian Football League">Individual match awards</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/International_Rules_Series" title="International Rules Series">International Rules Series</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club_tanking_scandal" title="Melbourne Football Club tanking scandal">Melbourne tanking scandal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiership_captains_and_coaches" title="List of VFL/AFL premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL/AFL_premiership_and_grand_final_statistics" title="VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics">Premiership/grand final statistics</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Proposed_VFL/AFL_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Proposed VFL/AFL clubs">Proposed clubs</a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_AFL_bid" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian AFL bid">Tasmanian AFL bid</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_records" title="List of VFL/AFL records">Records</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">Reserves affiliations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rivalries_in_the_Australian_Football_League" title="Rivalries in the Australian Football League">Rivalries</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Australian_Football_League_television_shows" title="List of Australian Football League television shows">Television shows</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_(video_game_series)" title="AFL (video game series)">Video games</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#0C3F91; color:white"><div>Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AFL_reserves" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">AFL reserves</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;;width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Final season</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Kangaroos</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Reserves_team" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Reserves_team">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Bears" title="Brisbane Bears">Brisbane Bears</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton District</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/East_Caulfield_Football_Club" title="East Caulfield Football Club">Caulfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coburg_Football_Club" title="Coburg Football Club">Coburg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_District_Football_Club" title="Collingwood District Football Club">Collingwood District</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy Juniors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leopold_Football_Club" title="Leopold Football Club">Leopold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda District</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University A</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University B</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Melbourne_Football_Club_(1918)" title="West Melbourne Football Club (1918)">West Melbourne</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;;width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1919_VJFL_season" title="1919 VJFL season">1919</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_VJFL_season" title="1920 VJFL season">1920</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1921_VJFL_season" title="1921 VJFL season">1921</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_VJFL_season" title="1922 VJFL season">1922</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1923_VJFL_season" title="1923 VJFL season">1923</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_VJFL_season" title="1924 VJFL season">1924</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_VFL_seconds_season" title="1925 VFL seconds season">1925</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1926</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1927</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1928</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1929</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1930</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1931</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1932</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1933</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1934</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1935</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1936</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1937</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1938</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1939_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1939 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1939</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1940</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1941_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1941 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1941</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1942_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1942 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1942</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1943 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1943</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1944</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1945</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_VFL_seconds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 VFL seconds season (page does not exist)">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_VFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 VFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_VFL_reserves_season" title="1989 VFL reserves season">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_AFL_reserves_season" title="1990 AFL reserves season">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_reserves_season" title="1991 AFL reserves season">1991</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_AFL_reserves_season" title="1992 AFL reserves season">1992</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_AFL_reserves_season" title="1993 AFL reserves season">1993</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_AFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 AFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1994</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_AFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 AFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1995</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_AFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1996 AFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1996</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_AFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 AFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1997</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_AFL_reserves_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 AFL reserves season (page does not exist)">1998</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_AFL_reserves_season" title="1999 AFL reserves season">1999</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;;width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League_reserves_affiliations" title="Australian Football League reserves affiliations">AFL reserves affiliations</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_under-19s" title="AFL under-19s">AFL under-19s</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_premiers" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers">Premiers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_reserves_records" title="List of VFL/AFL reserves records">Records</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;"><div>Known as the Victorian Junior Football League from 1919–1924; <br /> VFL seconds 1925–1959; VFL reserves 1960–1989</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Footscray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Doutta_Stars_Football_Club" title="Essendon Doutta Stars Football Club">North Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/TAA_(football_club)" title="TAA (football club)">TAA</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond Juniors</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;;width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_VFL_thirds_season" title="1946 VFL thirds season">1946</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_VFL_thirds_season" title="1947 VFL thirds season">1947</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1948_VFL_thirds_season" title="1948 VFL thirds season">1948</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_VFL_thirds_season" title="1949 VFL thirds season">1949</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_VFL_thirds_season" title="1950 VFL thirds season">1950</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1951</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1952</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1953</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1954</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1955</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1956</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1957</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1958</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_VFL_thirds_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 VFL thirds season (page does not exist)">1959</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1960</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1961</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1962</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1963</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1964 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1964</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1965</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1966</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1967</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1968</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1969</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1970</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1971</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1972</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1973</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1974</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1975</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1976</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1977 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1977</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1978</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1979</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1980</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1981</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1982</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1983</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1984</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1985</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1986</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1987</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1988</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_VFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989 VFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1989</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_AFL_under-19s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 AFL under-19s season (page does not exist)">1990</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_AFL_under-19s_season" title="1991 AFL under-19s season">1991</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;;width:1%;background:#0C3F91; color:white">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_reserves" title="AFL reserves">AFL reserves</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL/AFL_premiers#VFL/AFL_Thirds/Under-19s_premierships" title="List of VFL/AFL premiers">Premiers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League" title="Talent League">Talent League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League#Thirds/Under-19s" title="Victorian Football League">VFA thirds</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#F0001B; color:white; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #0C3F91, inset -2px -2px 0 #0C3F91;"><div>Known as the VFL thirds from 1946–1958; VFL under-19s from 1960–1989</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AFL_Women&#039;s_premiers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#F16C51; color:white"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022 (S6): <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022 (S7): <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#F16C51; color:white"><div>No premiership was awarded in 2020</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#AFL_Women's_team">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022 (S6): <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022 (S7): <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions#AFL_Women's_team" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#F16C51; color:white"><div>No minor premiership was awarded in 2019 or 2020, as a <a href="/wiki/Athletic_conference" title="Athletic conference"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">conference system</span></a> was in place.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="AFL_Women&#039;s" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#F16C51; color:white"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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text-decoration: inherit;">Premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_minor_premiers" title="List of AFL Women's minor premiers"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Minor premiers</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_best_and_fairest" title="AFL Women's best and fairest"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Best and fairest</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_best_and_fairest_winners" title="List of AFL Women's best and fairest winners"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">winners</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_games_records" title="AFL Women's games records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Games records</span></a></span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_players_to_have_played_50_games_for_one_club" title="List of AFL Women's players to have played 50 games for one club"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">50-game players for one club</span></a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_goalkicking_records" title="AFL Women's goalkicking records"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Goalkicking records</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_All-Australian_team" title="AFL Women's All-Australian team"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">All-Australian team</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_leading_goalkicker" title="AFL Women's leading goalkicker"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Leading goalkicker</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Rising_Star" title="AFL Women's Rising Star"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Rising Star</span></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Clubs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Adelaide Football Club">Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions#AFL_Women's_team" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns#AFL_Women's_team" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants#AFL_Women's_team" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's)">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Adelaide_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL Women's)">Port Adelaide</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#AFL_Women's_team" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's)">St Kilda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Women's_team" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="West Coast Eagles (AFL Women's)">West Coast</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#AFL_Women's_team">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 AFL Women's season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2018 AFL Women's season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2019 AFL Women's season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2020 AFL Women's season">2020</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2021 AFL Women's season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_6" title="2022 AFL Women's season 6">S6</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_7" title="2022 AFL Women's season 7">S7</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 AFL Women's season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/2024_AFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 AFL Women's season">2024</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="AFL Women's Grand Final"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Grand finals</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2017 AFL Women's Grand Final">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2018 AFL Women's Grand Final">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2019 AFL Women's Grand Final">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span style="color:grey;">2020</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2021 AFL Women's Grand Final">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_6_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Women's season 6 Grand Final">S6</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_AFL_Women%27s_season_7_Grand_Final" title="2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final">S7</a></span></li></ul></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_AFL_Women%27s_Grand_Final" title="2023 AFL Women's Grand Final">2023</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%"><abbr title="Venues that hosted matches during the 2024 season">Venues</abbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alberton_Oval" title="Alberton Oval">Alberton Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Springfield_Central_Stadium" title="Springfield Central Stadium">Brighton Homes Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Coffs_Harbour_International_Stadium" title="Coffs Harbour International Stadium">C.ex Coffs International Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Fields" title="Casey Fields">Casey Fields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cazalys_Stadium" title="Cazalys Stadium">Cazalys Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Oval" title="Fremantle Oval">Fremantle Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">GMHBA Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef_Arena" title="Great Barrier Reef Arena">Great Barrier Reef Arena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Henson_Park" title="Henson Park">Henson Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Ikon Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frankston_Park" title="Frankston Park">Kinetic Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Manuka_Oval" title="Manuka Oval">Manuka Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Stadium" title="Eureka Stadium">Mars Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lathlain_Park" title="Lathlain Park">Mineral Resources Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Mission Whitten Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Hobart_Oval" title="North Hobart Oval">North Hobart Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Sydney_Oval" title="North Sydney Oval">North Sydney Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Norwood_Oval" title="Norwood Oval">Norwood Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">People First Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Oval" title="Moorabbin Oval">RSEA Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leederville_Oval" title="Leederville Oval">Sullivan Logistics Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Swinburne Centre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Unley_Oval" title="Unley Oval">Thomas Farms Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Marrara_Oval" title="Marrara Oval">TIO Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/York_Park" title="York Park">University of Tasmania Stadium</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Second-tier</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/QAFL_Women%27s" title="QAFL Women's">QAFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SANFL_Women%27s_League" title="SANFL Women's League">SANFL Women's League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VFL_Women%27s" title="VFL Women's">VFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WAFL_Women%27s" title="WAFL Women's">WAFL Women's</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#F16C51; color:white">Junior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Talent_League_Girls" title="Talent League Girls">Talent League Girls</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_Under-18_Championships" title="AFL Women's Under-18 Championships">Under-18 Championships</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#F16C51; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s_National_Championship" title="AFL Women's National Championship">AFL Women's National Championship</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_AFL_Women%27s_coaches" title="List of current AFL Women's coaches">Current coaches</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_AFL_Women%27s_team_squads" title="List of current AFL Women's team squads">Current team squads</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s#Women's_exhibition_games_(2013–2016)" title="AFL Women's">Exhibition games (2013–2016)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hampson%E2%80%93Hardeman_Cup" title="Hampson–Hardeman Cup">Hampson–Hardeman Cup</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/McClelland_Trophy" title="McClelland Trophy">McClelland Trophy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_AFL_Women%27s_premiership_captains_and_coaches" title="List of AFL Women's premiership captains and coaches">Premiership captains and coaches</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#F16C51; color:white"><div><i>Italics</i> denote current season; no premiership was awarded in 2020 due to the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_sports#Australian_rules_football" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#172A5B;color:white">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_Hawks" title="Box Hill Hawks">Box Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Lions#Reserves_team" title="Brisbane Lions">Brisbane Lions reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Demons" title="Casey Demons">Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coburg_Football_Club" title="Coburg Football Club">Coburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon reserves</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Reserves_team">Footscray reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankston_Football_Club" title="Frankston Football Club">Frankston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns#Reserves_team" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants#Reserves_team" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Bullants" title="Northern Bullants">Northern Bullants</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Port Melbourne Football Club">Port Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandringham_Football_Club" title="Sandringham Football Club">Sandringham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southport_Australian_Football_Club" title="Southport Australian Football Club">Southport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Reserves_team" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Werribee_Football_Club" title="Werribee Football Club">Werribee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Football_Club" title="Williamstown Football Club">Williamstown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#172A5B;color:white">Future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tasmania_Football_Club" title="Tasmania Football Club">Tasmania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#172A5B;color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Park_Football_Club_(VFA)" title="Albert Park Football Club (VFA)">Albert Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aspley_Football_Club" title="Aspley Football Club">Aspley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballarat_Football_Club" title="Ballarat Football Club">Ballarat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballarat_Imperial_Football_Club" title="Ballarat Imperial Football Club">Ballarat Imperial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berwick_Football_Club" title="Berwick Football Club">Berwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bendigo_Gold_Football_Club" title="Bendigo Gold Football Club">Bendigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Football_Club" title="Brighton Football Club">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Football_Club" title="Brighton Football Club">Brighton-Caulfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_Football_Club" title="Brunswick Football Club">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camberwell_Football_Club" title="Camberwell Football Club">Camberwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caulfield_Football_Club" title="Caulfield Football Club">Caulfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dandenong_Football_Club" title="Dandenong Football Club">Dandenong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="East Melbourne Football Club">East Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Association_Football_Club" title="Essendon Association Football Club">Essendon A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzroy_Football_Club" title="Fitzroy Football Club">Fitzroy</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Footscray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Association_Football_Club" title="Geelong Association Football Club">Geelong A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geelong_West_St_Peters_Football_Club" title="Geelong West St Peters Football Club">Geelong West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gold_Coast_Suns" title="Gold Coast Suns">Gold Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="North Melbourne Football Club">Hotham/North Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilsyth_Football_Club" title="Kilsyth Football Club">Kilsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_City_Football_Club_(VFA)" title="Melbourne City Football Club (VFA)">Melbourne City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Football_Club" title="Moorabbin Football Club">Moorabbin (1951–1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorabbin_Football_Club_(1979%E2%80%931987)" title="Moorabbin Football Club (1979–1987)">Moorabbin (1983–1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mordialloc_Football_Club" title="Mordialloc Football Club">Mordialloc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_Kangaroos_Football_Club" title="Murray Kangaroos Football Club">Murray Kangaroos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Ballarat_Football_Club" title="North Ballarat Football Club">North Ballarat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northcote_Football_Club" title="Northcote Football Club">Northcote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Football_Club" title="Oakleigh Football Club">Oakleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prahran_Football_Club" title="Prahran Football Club">Prahran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club#Reserves_team" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Ballarat_Football_Club" title="South Ballarat Football Club">South Ballarat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans" title="Sydney Swans">South Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Williamstown_Football_Club" title="South Williamstown Football Club">South Williamstown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunshine_Football_Club_(VFA)" title="Sunshine Football Club (VFA)">Sunshine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Devils_(senior_team)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tasmanian Devils (senior team)">Tasmania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traralgon_Football_Club" title="Traralgon Football Club">Traralgon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club" title="Melbourne University Football Club">University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waverley_Football_Club" title="Waverley Football Club">Waverley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="West Melbourne Football Club">West Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarraville_Football_Club" title="Yarraville Football Club">Yarraville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B;color:white;width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blacktown_ISP_Oval" title="Blacktown ISP Oval">Blacktown ISP Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_City_Oval" title="Box Hill City Oval">Box Hill City Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carrara_Stadium" title="Carrara Stadium">Carrara Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casey_Fields" title="Casey Fields">Casey Fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chirnside_Park_(stadium)" title="Chirnside Park (stadium)">Chirnside Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coburg_City_Oval" title="Coburg City Oval">Coburg City Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fankhauser_Reserve" title="Fankhauser Reserve">Fankhauser Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frankston_Park" title="Frankston Park">Frankston Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)" title="Kardinia Park (stadium)">Kardinia Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moreton_Bay_Central_Sports_Complex" title="Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex">Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Port_Oval" title="North Port Oval">North Port Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_Oval" title="Olympic Park Oval">Olympic Park Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preston_City_Oval" title="Preston City Oval">Preston City Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punt_Road_Oval" title="Punt Road Oval">Punt Road Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Cricket_Ground" title="Sydney Cricket Ground">Sydney Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Showground_Stadium" title="Sydney Showground Stadium">Sydney Showground Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Hangar" title="The Hangar">The Hangar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tramway_Oval" title="Tramway Oval">Tramway Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Beach_Oval" title="Trevor Barker Beach Oval">Trevor Barker Beach Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Cricket_Ground" title="Williamstown Cricket Ground">Williamstown Cricket Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windy_Hill,_Essendon" title="Windy Hill, Essendon">Windy Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B;color:white;width:1%">Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fothergill%E2%80%93Round%E2%80%93Mitchell_Medal" title="Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal">Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._J._Liston_Trophy" title="J. 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href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club#Women's_teams" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Demons" title="Casey Demons">Casey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club#Women's_teams" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Darebin_Falcons" title="Darebin Falcons">Darebin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club#Women's_teams" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Geelong_Football_Club#Women's_teams" title="Geelong Football Club">Geelong Cats</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants#AFL_Women's_team" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Melbourne_Football_Club#Women's_teams" title="North Melbourne Football Club">North Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Port_Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Port Melbourne Football Club">Port Melbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Saints" title="Southern Saints">Southern Saints</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Swans#Women's_team" title="Sydney Swans">Sydney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Women's_teams">Western Bulldogs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Football_Club" title="Williamstown Football Club">Williamstown</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#172A5B; color:white">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cranbourne_Football_Club" title="Cranbourne Football Club">Cranbourne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Diamond_Creek_Women%27s_Football_Club" title="Diamond Creek Women's Football Club">Diamond Creek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Devils" title="Eastern Devils">Eastern Devils</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Geelong_Football_Club" title="North Geelong Football Club">Geelong Magpies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club_(AFL_Women%27s)" title="Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's)">Hawthorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Knox_Football_Club" title="Knox Football Club">Knox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_University_Football_Club#Women's_team" title="Melbourne University Football Club">Melbourne University</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Territory_Football_Club" title="Northern Territory Football Club">Northern Territory</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Football_Club#Women's_teams" title="Richmond Football Club">Richmond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Seaford_Football_Club" title="Seaford Football Club">Seaford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Sharks" title="St Kilda Sharks">St Kilda Sharks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Parkside_Spurs" title="Parkside Spurs">Western Spurs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:white;width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2016 VFL Women's season">2016</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2017 VFL Women's season">2017</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2018 VFL Women's season">2018</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2019 VFL Women's season">2019</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2020_VFL_Women%27s_season&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2020 VFL Women's season (page does not exist)"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: grey; text-decoration: inherit;">2020</span></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2021 VFL Women's season">2021</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2022 VFL Women's season">2022</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2023 VFL Women's season">2023</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/2024_VFL_Women%27s_season" title="2024 VFL Women's season">2024</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:white;width:1%">Venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arden_Street_Oval" title="Arden Street Oval">Arden Street Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Lawry_Oval" title="Bill Lawry Oval">Bill Lawry Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Box_Hill_City_Oval" title="Box Hill City Oval">Box Hill City Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Fields" title="Casey Fields">Casey Fields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deakin_University_Elite_Sports_Precinct" title="Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct">Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Hangar" title="The Hangar">The Hangar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Port_Oval" title="North Port Oval">North Port Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Princes_Park_(stadium)" title="Princes Park (stadium)">Princes Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Trevor_Barker_Oval" class="mw-redirect" title="Trevor Barker Oval">Trevor Barker Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Melbourne" title="Victoria Park, Melbourne">Victoria Park</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Whitten_Oval" title="Whitten Oval">Whitten Oval</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Williamstown_Cricket_Ground" title="Williamstown Cricket Ground">Williamstown Cricket Ground</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:white;width:1%">Awards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lambert%E2%80%93Pearce_Medal" title="Lambert–Pearce Medal">Lambert–Pearce Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#172A5B; color:white;width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AFL_Women%27s" title="AFL Women's">AFL Women's</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/List_of_VFL_Women%27s_premiers" title="List of VFL Women's premiers">Premiers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Football_League" title="Victorian Football League">Victorian Football League</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Women%27s_Football_League" title="Victorian Women's Football League">Victorian Women's Football League</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background:#172A5B; color:white"><div>The 2020 season was cancelled, and the 2021 grand final was cancelled without a premiership being awarded, due to the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_sports#Australian_rules_football" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports"><span style="color:white">impact of the COVID-19 pandemic</span></a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Professional_sports_teams_based_in_Melbourne" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">AFL</a>:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collingwood_Football_Club" title="Collingwood Football Club">Collingwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a></li> 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style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Baseball_in_Australia" title="Baseball in Australia">Baseball</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Baseball_League" title="Australian Baseball League">ABL</a>:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Aces" title="Melbourne Aces">Melbourne Aces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Claxton_Shield" title="Claxton Shield">Claxton Shield</a>:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Aces" title="Victoria 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