Western Bulldogs

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.

Wood retires on own terms

Wood retires on own terms

It’s a CV that leaves a legacy at the Western Bulldogs and Easton Wood exits the game in the best way possible, on his terms. The 32-year-old finally had his chance to say goodbye to the football club this week after COVID left the 188-game veteran to retire virtually to …

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The top 50 biggest stories of 2021: 50-41

The top 50 biggest stories of 2021: 50-41

In a six-part series, AFL.com.au will count down the biggest football stories of 2021 and the year's most memorable moments, starting with 50-41. Key forward Josh Bruce could see where his team was heading in 2021 as early as round three when he booted 10 goals and declared the Western Bulldogs' …

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