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Club Information
Nickname
Bulldogs
Formed
1883 (as Footscray); 1997 (named changed to Western Bulldogs)
Address
Whitten Oval, 417 Barkly St, Footscray West. VIC. 3012
Home Ground
Etihad Stadium, Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Training Ground
Whitten Oval
Current Affiliation
AFL 1990-present
Historical Affiliations
VFA 1883-1924; VFL 1925-1989
Colours
Red, white and blue
Emblem
Bulldogs
Website
westernbulldogs.com.au
VFL Premierships
1954 (1 total)
VFA Premierships
1898-99-1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24 (9 total)
Senior Premierships
Championship of Victoria: 1924; V/AFL Night Series: 1963-64, 1967, 1970, 2010
Most Games
364 - Brad Johnson (1994-2010)
Most Goals
575 - Simon Beasley (1982-1989)
League Top Goalkickers
J.Collins (84) 1954 & (74) 1957; K.Templeton (118) 1978 & (91) 1979; S.Beasley (105) 1985; B.Hall (80) 2010
Brownlow Medalists
Alan Hopkins 1930; Norm Ware 1941; Peter Box 1956; John Schultz 1960; Gary Dempsey 1975; Kelvin Templeton 1980; Brad Hardie 1985; Tony Liberatore 1990; Scott Wynd 1992; Adam Cooney 2008
CEO
Simon Garlick
President
David Smorgon
Coach
Brendan McCartney
Assistant Coaches
Shannon Grant, Steven King, Brett Montgomery, Peter German (VFL)
Head of Football Operations
James Fantasia
Recruiting Manager
Simon Dalrymple
List Manager
Jason McCartney
Fitness Staff
Bill Davoren (head of physical conditioning)
Club Doctors
Jake Landsberger, Gary Zimmerman
Western Bulldogs Honour Board
| Year | Pos | President | CEO | Coach | Captain | B&F | Goal Kicker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 11 | L. Caldecott | C. Newbould | Con McCarthy | Con McCarthy | Allan Hopkins (40) | |
| 1926 | 10 | G. Sayer K. McCarthy |
C. Newbould | Jim Cassidy Harry Saunders |
Con McCarthy | Allan Hopkins Les Chapple (42) |
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| 1927 | 10 | K. McCarthy | V. Samson | Paddy Scanlon | Paddy Scanlon | Ivan McAlpine | Les Chapple (32) |
| 1928 | 7 | K. McCarthy | V. Samson | Paddy Scanlon | Paddy Scanlon | Alby Outen | Alby Morrison (50) |
| 1929 | 9 | K. McCarthy | V. Samson | Alec Eason | Allan Hopkins | Bill Russ | Alby Morrison (50) |
| 1930 | 11 | K. McCarthy | E. Shepherd | Allan Hopkins | Allan Hopkins | Ivan McAlpine | Alby Morrison (48) |
| 1931 | 5 | K. McCarthy | S. Thomas | Bill Cubbins | Bill Cubbins | Allan Hopkins | Alby Morrison (36) |
| 1932 | 7 | K. McCarthy | S. Thomas | Bill Cubbins | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine | Les Dayman (37) |
| 1933 | 7 | K. McCarthy | S. Thomas | Bill Cubbins | Ivan McAlpine | Alby Morrison | Alan Rait (59) |
| 1934 | 9 | K. McCarthy | S. Thomas | Bill Cubbins Alby Morrison |
Alby Morrison | Norm Ware | Alby Morrison (46) |
| 1935 | 11 | K. McCarthy | C. Carlton | Alby Morrison Syd Coventry |
Alby Morrison | George Bennett | Jack Ryan (25) |
| 1936 | 10 | K. McCarthy | S. Ramsay | Syd Coventry | Stan Penberthy | Alby Morrison | Arthur Olliver (37) |
| 1937 | 11 | K. McCarthy | S. Ramsay | Syd Coventry Joe Kelly |
Syd Dockendorff Alby Morrison |
Norm Ware | Arthur Olliver (39) |
| 1938 | 4 | K. McCarthy | S. Ramsay | Joe Kelly | Roy Evans | Norm Ware | Charlie Luke (44) |
| 1939 | 11 | B. Jamieson | S. Ramsay | Joe Kelly | Roy Evans | Harry Hickey | Charlie Page (31) |
| 1940 | 6 | B. Jamieson | S. Ramsay | Joe Kelly | Norm Ware | Norm Ware | Charlie Page (52) |
| 1941 | 6 | B. Jamieson | S. Ramsay | Norm Ware | Norm Ware | Arthur Olliver Norm Ware |
Allan Collins (35) |
| 1942 | 4 | C. Curtain | S. Ramsay | Norm Ware | Norm Ware | Ted Ellis | Norm Ware (51) |
| 1943 | 6 | C. Curtain | S. Ramsay | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Allan Collins | Allan Collins (40) |
| 1944 | 4 | C. Curtain | S. Ramsay | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Bill Wood (51) |
| 1945 | 5 | C. Curtain | S. Ramsay | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Harry Hickey | Joe Ryan (37) |
| 1946 | 4 | C. Curtain | R. Russell | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Joe Ryan | Bill Wood (52) |
| 1947 | 9 | O. Grobbecker | R. Russell | Jim Crowe | Harry Hickey | Joe Ryan | Bill Wood (75) |
| 1948 | 4 | O. Grobbecker | R. Russell | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Harry Hickey | Bill Wood (41) |
| 1949 | 9 | O. Grobbecker | R. Russell | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Wally Donald | Arthur Olliver (28) |
| 1950 | 10 | C. Weickhardt | R. Russell | Arthur Olliver | Arthur Olliver | Charlie Sutton | Bill Wood (45) |
| 1951 | 4 | C. Weickhardt | R. Russell | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton | Jack Collins | Charlie Sutton Alby Linton (23) |
| 1952 | 10 | C. Weickhardt | R. Russell | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton | Jack Collins | Roger Duffy (20) |
| 1953 | 3 | O. Grobbecker | R. Russell | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton | Harvey Stevens | Jack Collins (50) |
| 1954 | 1 | O. Grobbecker | R. Russell | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten snr | Jack Collins (84) |
| 1955 | 5 | O. Grobbecker | R. Russell | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton | Peter Box | Jack Collins (60) |
| 1956 | 3 | B. Barry | O. Grobbecker | Charlie Sutton | Charlie Sutton Wally Donald |
Don Ross | Max Cross (52) |
| 1957 | 6 | B. Barry | O. Grobbecker | Charlie Sutton Ted Whitten snr |
Harvey Stevens Ted Whitten snr |
Ted Whitten snr | Jack Collins (74) |
| 1958 | 11 | B. Barry | O. Grobbecker | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Jack Collins (49) |
| 1959 | 12 | B. Barry | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Ray Baxter (35) |
| 1960 | 10 | B. Barry | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten senior | Ted Whitten snr | John Schultz | Ray Baxter (37) |
| 1961 | 2 | H. Dolphin | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr (42) |
| 1962 | 5 | H. Dolphin | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | John Schultz | Ted Whitten snr (38) |
| 1963 | 9 | J. Miller | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | Ray Walker | George Bisset Merv Hobbs (16) |
| 1964 | 7 | J. Miller | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | John Schultz | George Bisset Ted Whitten snr (24) |
| 1965 | 10 | J. Miller | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | John Schultz | Merv Hobbs (24) |
| 1966 | 10 | J. Miller | Jack Collins | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | John Schultz | Kevin Jackman (28) |
| 1967 | 12 | Jack Collins | W. Dunstan | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten snr | John Jillard | George Bisset (27) |
| 1968 | 10 | Jack Collins | W. Dunstan | Charlie Sutton | Ted Whitten snr | David Thorpe | Ted Whitten snr (36) |
| 1969 | 11 | Jack Collins | W. Dunstan | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr | George Bisset | George Bisset (45) |
| 1970 | 7 | Jack Collins | W. Dunstan | Ted Whitten snr | Ted Whitten snr Stuart Magee |
Gary Dempsey | George Bisset (45) |
| 1971 | 8 | Jack Collins | W. Dunstan | Ted Whitten snr | Gary Dempsey | David Thorpe | Bernie Quinlan (48) |
| 1972 | 7 | Jack Collins | F. Considine | Bob Rose | Gary Dempsey | Peter John Welsh | Laurie Sandilands (39) |
| 1973 | 9 | Jack Collins | K. Webb | Bob Rose | David Thorpe | Gary Dempsey | Laurie Sandilands (34) |
| 1974 | 5 | R. Collinson | K. Webb | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands | Gary Dempsey | Laurie Sandilands (50) |
| 1975 | 7 | R. Collinson | J. Gibson | Bob Rose | Laurie Sandilands | Gary Dempsey | Laurie Sandilands (47) |
| 1976 | 5 | R. Collinson | Ken Ryan | Bill Goggin | Laurie Sandilands | Gary Dempsey | Kelvin Templeton (82) |
| 1977 | 7 | R. Collinson | Ken Ryan W.Roach |
Bill Goggin | Gary Dempsey | Gary Dempsey | Kelvin Templeton (40) |
| 1978 | 11 | R. Collinson | W.Roach J.Allison |
Bill Goggin Don McKenzie |
Gary Dempsey | Kelvin Templeton | Kelvin Templeton (118) |
| 1979 | 9 | Charlie Sutton | J.Allison | Don McKenzie | Geoff Jennings | Ian Dunstan | Kelvin Templeton (91) |
| 1980 | 10 | Charlie Sutton | David Allen | Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings | Kelvin Templeton | Kelvin Templeton (75) |
| 1981 | 11 | Charlie Sutton G.Gray |
David Allen Ken Ryan |
Royce Hart | Geoff Jennings | Ian Dunstan | Jim Edmond Shane Loveless (25) |
| 1982 | 12 | Tony Capes | Ken Ryan Shane O'Sullivan |
Royce Hart Ian Hampshire |
Kelvin Templeton | Ian Dunstan | Simon Beasley (82) |
| 1983 | 7 | Tony Capes | Shane O'Sullivan | Ian Hampshire | Jim Edmond | Brian Royal | Simon Beasley (69) |
| 1984 | 7 | Tony Capes | Shane O'Sullivan | Mick Malthouse | Jim Edmond | Andrew Purser | Simon Beasley (61) |
| 1985 | 3 | Tony Capes | Shane O'Sullivan | Mick Malthouse | Jim Edmond | Doug Hawkins | Simon Beasley (105) |
| 1986 | 8 | Tony Capes | Shane O'Sullivan | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy | Brad Hardie | Simon Beasley (88) |
| 1987 | 7 | Tony Capes | Dennis Galimberti | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy | Tony McGuinness | Simon Beasley (73) |
| 1988 | 8 | Tony Capes Barrie Beattie |
Dennis Galimberti | Mick Malthouse | Rick Kennedy | Terry Wallace | Simon Beasley (82) |
| 1989 | 13 | Nick Columb Barrie Beattie Peter Gordon |
Dennis Galimberti | Mick Malthouse | Steven Wallis | Terry Wallace | Adrian Campbell (21) |
| 1990 | 7 | Peter Gordon | Dennis Galimberti | Terry Wheeler | Doug Hawkins | Peter Foster | Chris Grant (51) |
| 1991 | 10 | Peter Gordon | Dennis Galimberti | Terry Wheeler | Doug Hawkins | Tony Liberatore | Doug Hawkins (38) |
| 1992 | 3 | Peter Gordon | Graeme Pearce Dennis Galimberti |
Terry Wheeler | Doug Hawkins | Scott Wynd | Danny Del-Re (70) |
| 1993 | 9 | Peter Gordon | Dennis Galimberti | Terry Wheeler | Doug Hawkins | Leon Cameron | Danny Del-Re (36) |
| 1994 | 6 | Peter Gordon | Dennis Galimberti | Terry Wheeler Alan Joyce |
Scott Wynd | Chris Grant | Chris Grant (71) |
| 1995 | 7 | Peter Gordon | Dennis Galimberti | Alan Joyce | Scott Wynd | Scott West | Richard Osborne (53) |
| 1996 | 15 | Peter Gordon | Dennis Galimberti John Pollock |
Alan Joyce Terry Wallace |
Scott Wynd | Chris Grant Jose Romero |
Jason Watts (44) |
| 1997 | 3 | David Smorgon | Mark Patterson | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd | Scott West | Simon Minton-Connell (43) 36 |
| 1998 | 3 | David Smorgon | Mark Patterson | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd | Scott West | Paul Hudson (61) |
| 1999 | 6 | David Smorgon | Mark Patterson | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd | Brad Johnson | Paul Hudson (51) |
| 2000 | 8 | David Smorgon | Mark Patterson | Terry Wallace | Scott Wynd | Scott West | Rohan Smith (42) |
| 2001 | 10 | David Smorgon | Mark Patterson | Terry Wallace | Chris Grant | Luke Darcy | Brad Johnson (48) |
| 2002 | 12 | David Smorgon | Bernard Saundry Campbell Rose |
Terry Wallace Peter Rohde |
Chris Grant | Brad Johnson | Nathan G. Brown (57) |
| 2003 | 16 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Peter Rohde | Chris Grant Scott West |
Scott West | Nathan G. Brown (56) |
| 2004 | 14 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Peter Rohde | Chris Grant | Scott West | Luke Darcy Jade Rawlings (30) |
| 2005 | 9 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Rodney Eade | Luke Darcy | Scott West | Brad Johnson (42) |
| 2006 | 6 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Rodney Eade | Brad Johnson | Brad Johnson | Brad Johnson (74) |
| 2007 | 13 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Rodney Eade | Brad Johnson | Brian Lake | Brad Johnson (59) |
| 2008 | 3 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Rodney Eade | Brad Johnson | Daniel Cross | Brad Johnson (50) |
| 2009 | 3 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Rodney Eade | Brad Johnson | Matthew Boyd | Jason Akermanis (43) |
| 2010 | 4 | David Smorgon | Campbell Rose | Rodney Eade | Brad Johnson | Ryan Griffen | Barry Hall (80) |
| 2011 | 10 | David Smorgon | Simon Garlick | Rodney Eade Paul Williams |
Matthew Boyd | Matthew Boyd | Barry Hall (55) |