Western Bulldogs

Thursday , April 3 2025

The Western Bulldogs (formerly the Footscray Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport’s premier competition. Founded in 1877 in Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, the club won nine premierships in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before gaining entry to the Victorian Football League (since renamed the AFL) in 1925. The club has won two VFL/AFL premierships, in 1954 and 2016, and was runner up in 1961. It has also claimed one premiership in the AFL Women’s competition, in 2018, having been a foundation member of the league the previous year.

Lipinski lands at the Pies

11 October 2021 AFL, Collingwood Magpies, Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

Collingwood has strengthened its midfield with the signing of Patrick Lipinski from the Western Bulldogs. The 23 year-old had committed himself to a future with the Magpies and he arrived at the Holden Centre this morning in exchange for the selection 43 in the upcoming AFL national draft.

Bulldogs complete trade with Pies

11 October 2021 AFL, Collingwood Magpies, Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

The Western Bulldogs have facilitated a trade with Collingwood, receiving pick number 43 in the upcoming 2021 NAB AFL Draft in exchange for midfielder Patrick Lipinski.

‘There’s no barrier’: Revolutionary female impact protection garment enters new sports

11 October 2021 Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

One of the world’s most revolutionary impact protection products has now entered into one of the country’s most popular sports. And there’s “no barrier”, according to Western Bulldogs games record-holder Brad Johnson,

‘95 per cent on the way’: How Gould intervention cost Bulldogs Johnson

11 October 2021 Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

Ironically Gould is now the Bulldogs general manager of football and pairing Johnson with Panthers premiership winner Matt Burton would have been a tantalising prospect for the club. Johnson revealed on The Ice Project podcast that he was 95 per cent going to join the Bulldogs before Gould intervened.

Georgia Bulldogs new No. 1 in AP Top 25; Alabama Crimson Tide fall to 5th after loss

11 October 2021 Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

Georgia became the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday by a unanimous vote, while Alabama fell from the top spot to No. 5.

Seven’s AFL grand final tops week 39 VOZ report while The Block wins entertainment

9 October 2021 AFL, Entertainment, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs 0

Seven’s AFL grand final episode which aired the Melbourne versus Western Bulldogs game dominated total television reporting, topping the latest Total TV Top 20 Programs Consolidated 7 Audience VOZ report for television Week 39.

Sonny Bill Williams opens up on toilet tryst with Candice Warner

9 October 2021 AFL, Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

Footy star Sonny Bill Williams has opened up on his hard-partying ways, womanising and the real reason he quit the Bulldogs.

Sweet signs on

8 October 2021 AFL, Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

Jordon Sweet has re-signed with the Western Bulldogs for a further two seasons, keeping him at VU Whitten Oval until at least 2023. Sweet arrived at the Kennel with pick 23 in the 2018 NAB AFL Rookie Draft,

AFL trade news 2021 news and whispers, day five: Jeff Kennett blasted over message to Hawthorn members

8 October 2021 AFL, Carlton Blues, Hawthorn Hawks, Sports, Western Bulldogs 0

Magpies trade pick 22 to Dockers for pick 27 and a 2022 third-round pick 8. Three-team trade involving West Coast, Carlton and Western Bulldogs: – West Coast (IN: Sam Petrevski-Seton; OUT: pick 52) – Carlton (IN: Lewis Young;