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KEY FACTS

Official name
Footscray Football Club (trading as Western Bulldogs Football Club)

Known as
Western Bulldogs

Nickname
Bulldogs

Former name
Footscray

Former name date
1997-01-01

Formed
1883 (as Footscray); 1997 (named changed to Western Bulldogs)

Colours
Red, white and blue

Associated clubs
Footscray; Western Bulldogs WFC; Western Bulldogs WFC (VFLW); Footscray U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1925–2024

Affiliation (Historical)
Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1886–1924

Home Ground
Docklands

AFL Premierships
2016 (1 total)

VFL Premierships
1954 (1 total)

VFA Premierships
1898-9-1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-4 (9 total)

Senior Premierships
Championship of Victoria - 1924 (1 total); V/AFL Night Series: 1963-4, 1967, 1970, 2010 (5 total)

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 (4 winners/6 wins)

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 (10 total)

Headquarters
417 Barkly St, Footscray, VIC 3011

Postal Address
PO Box 4112 DC, Footscray West, VIC, 3012

Phone: (03) 9680 6100 

Email
godogs@westernbulldogs.com.au

Website
westernbulldogs.com.au

Western Bulldogs



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"In actuality, Footscray in the 1950s was gradually assembling its greatest array of talent ever, and an inability to perform under pressure was certainly never an issue for players like Herb Henderson, Jack Collins, Charlie Sutton or Ted Whitten ... Collins, the VFL's top goalkicker in 1954 and 1957, was arguably Footscray's greatest ever full forward; Sutton, although best remembered as a highly accomplished back pocket player, was capable of playing almost anywhere, and indeed jointly topped the club's goalkicking list in 1951. Whitten, of course, was simply incomparable..."

John Devaney extols the virtues of the blue-collar Bulldogs, Footscray - the team of the mighty west.

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1995 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Footscray's 1995 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Footscray 1.17.310.815.12 102 WON Sydney 3.45.59.1012.13 85 17 WES Apr 2 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
2 A Footscray 3.37.79.814.11 95 WON Hawthorn 4.56.68.1010.11 71 24 WAV Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H Footscray 0.15.57.98.12 60 LOST Carlton 5.610.1215.1723.20 158 -98 MCG Apr 15 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A Footscray 4.29.413.516.7 103 WON Melbourne 1.43.710.712.8 80 23 PRI Apr 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
5 H Footscray 4.57.810.1214.14 98 WON Fremantle 4.39.612.1014.12 96 2 WES Apr 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H Footscray 2.14.25.88.14 62 LOST Geelong 6.412.817.1222.18 150 -88 WES May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Footscray 5.08.910.1412.15 87 LOST St. Kilda 2.54.99.1115.15 105 -18 WAV May 13 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H Footscray 1.04.18.213.6 84 LOST North Melbourne 6.58.68.1215.15 105 -21 WES May 20 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A Footscray 3.26.47.89.13 67 LOST Essendon 3.28.89.1015.11 101 -34 MCG May 27 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H Footscray 2.45.58.99.10 64 LOST Richmond 3.46.108.1313.18 96 -32 MCG Jun 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
11 A Footscray 1.12.73.86.10 46 LOST Adelaide 4.66.108.1512.18 90 -44 FBP Jun 10 (Sat, 8:40) Scores
12 H Footscray 2.53.88.1010.11 71 DRAW Collingwood 0.22.45.610.11 71 0 WAV Jun 24 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H Footscray 3.05.48.89.15 69 WON Brisbane 4.17.28.48.5 53 16 WES Jul 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A Footscray 9.212.217.623.8 146 WON Fitzroy 2.06.29.412.7 79 67 WES Jul 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Footscray 2.75.98.1212.15 87 WON West Coast 1.24.95.138.13 61 26 SUB Jul 16 (Sun, 4:15) Scores
16 A Footscray 3.27.617.721.8 134 WON Sydney 4.27.210.312.7 79 55 SCG Jul 22 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
17 H Footscray 4.67.78.88.9 57 WON Hawthorn 3.45.45.87.10 52 5 WES Jul 29 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A Footscray 3.25.79.1311.15 81 LOST Carlton 4.28.612.915.16 106 -25 PRI Aug 6 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 H Footscray 3.36.48.711.12 78 WON Melbourne 1.43.86.157.16 58 20 WES Aug 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A Footscray 2.24.57.1012.13 85 LOST Fremantle 3.36.713.917.14 116 -31 SUB Aug 20 (Sun, 4:15) Scores
21 A Footscray 1.47.412.919.11 125 WON Geelong 5.49.1112.1515.20 110 15 KAR Aug 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 H Footscray 0.61.84.1011.12 78 LOST St. Kilda 7.212.615.1020.12 132 -54 WES Sep 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3QF A Footscray 1.43.65.910.13 73 LOST Geelong 10.214.820.1024.11 155 -82 MCG Sep 9 (Sat, 7:45) Scores
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1995 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Allen, Scott 6 39 6.5 13 2.2 52 8.7 10 1.7 0 0.0 8 1.3 2 2 3 0.5 8 26
Beveridge, Luke 11 69 6.3 33 3.0 102 9.3 16 1.5 1 0.1 13 1.2 11 5 7 0.6 7 49
Cameron, Leon 23 336 14.6 135 5.9 471 20.5 85 3.7 0 0.0 24 1.0 12 16 7 0.3 19 61
Cox, Simon 2 9 4.5 6 3.0 15 7.5 7 3.5 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0 2 1.0 1 13
Croft, Matthew 11 64 5.8 30 2.7 94 8.5 25 2.3 5 0.5 14 1.3 8 11 0 0.0 0 0
Darcy, Luke 3 10 3.3 5 1.7 15 5.0 4 1.3 12 4.0 2 0.7 2 1 0 0.0 1 1
Dimattina, Paul 2 14 7.0 2 1.0 16 8.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 2 0 0.0 0 0
Ellen, Shane 7 36 5.1 7 1.0 43 6.1 8 1.1 1 0.1 3 0.4 2 4 1 0.1 2 8
Ellis, Craig 2 1 0.5 9 4.5 10 5.0 3 1.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Grant, Chris 22 214 9.7 101 4.6 315 14.3 133 6.0 11 0.5 24 1.1 31 25 38 1.7 26 254
Grgic, Ilija 21 138 6.6 65 3.1 203 9.7 78 3.7 103 4.9 25 1.2 21 30 39 1.9 22 256
Griffin, Daryl 14 116 8.3 34 2.4 150 10.7 26 1.9 0 0.0 13 0.9 11 8 0 0.0 1 1
Hargraves, Daniel 14 100 7.1 17 1.2 117 8.4 58 4.1 10 0.7 3 0.2 11 10 22 1.6 12 144
Hunter, Mark 9 122 13.6 27 3.0 149 16.6 25 2.8 1 0.1 12 1.3 4 8 0 0.0 0 0
Johnson, Brad 21 199 9.5 91 4.3 290 13.8 78 3.7 2 0.1 33 1.6 16 19 10 0.5 9 69
Johnston, Michael 2 2 1.0 2 1.0 4 2.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Kellett, Nigel 19 161 8.5 79 4.2 240 12.6 49 2.6 0 0.0 28 1.5 19 20 12 0.6 12 84
Kolyniuk, Steven 16 161 10.1 60 3.8 221 13.8 42 2.6 0 0.0 18 1.1 18 20 13 0.8 11 89
Koster, Kym 15 121 8.1 87 5.8 208 13.9 32 2.1 0 0.0 26 1.7 10 16 3 0.2 4 22
Kretiuk, Steven 5 20 4.0 18 3.6 38 7.6 11 2.2 0 0.0 11 2.2 3 5 1 0.2 0 6
Lane, Tyson 9 56 6.2 13 1.4 69 7.7 25 2.8 1 0.1 16 1.8 3 7 7 0.8 4 46
Liberatore, Tony 23 304 13.2 234 10.2 538 23.4 36 1.6 0 0.0 116 5.0 49 38 9 0.4 6 60
Macpherson, Stephen 8 80 10.0 44 5.5 124 15.5 24 3.0 0 0.0 12 1.5 8 4 2 0.3 0 12
Martin, Michael 3 19 6.3 17 5.7 36 12.0 5 1.7 0 0.0 4 1.3 0 1 1 0.3 1 7
Nichol, Andrew 3 7 2.3 3 1.0 10 3.3 2 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nicholson, Brad 16 90 5.6 37 2.3 127 7.9 37 2.3 2 0.1 13 0.8 13 13 0 0.0 0 0
Osborne, Richard 23 197 8.6 54 2.3 251 10.9 76 3.3 0 0.0 16 0.7 10 24 53 2.3 32 350
Phillipou, Sam 3 20 6.7 11 3.7 31 10.3 10 3.3 0 0.0 2 0.7 1 1 3 1.0 1 19
Quill, Peter 15 140 9.3 70 4.7 210 14.0 34 2.3 1 0.1 17 1.1 12 12 4 0.3 4 28
Romero, José 17 178 10.5 74 4.4 252 14.8 48 2.8 0 0.0 19 1.1 22 6 10 0.6 6 66
Sexton, Ben 9 59 6.6 13 1.4 72 8.0 27 3.0 1 0.1 7 0.8 3 8 6 0.7 6 42
Sir, Sedat 6 19 3.2 13 2.2 32 5.3 11 1.8 2 0.3 8 1.3 2 5 0 0.0 0 0
Smith, Rohan 22 277 12.6 135 6.1 412 18.7 86 3.9 1 0.0 28 1.3 22 24 6 0.3 9 45
Southern, Daniel 15 82 5.5 83 5.5 165 11.0 51 3.4 7 0.5 16 1.1 7 11 4 0.3 1 25
Standfield, Barry 21 183 8.7 44 2.1 227 10.8 64 3.0 40 1.9 15 0.7 30 31 5 0.2 8 38
Wallis, Steve 12 115 9.6 60 5.0 175 14.6 43 3.6 2 0.2 18 1.5 11 7 2 0.2 0 12
Watts, Jason 11 59 5.4 31 2.8 90 8.2 20 1.8 0 0.0 15 1.4 7 4 3 0.3 4 22
West, Scott 23 365 15.9 182 7.9 547 23.8 46 2.0 1 0.0 45 2.0 41 19 6 0.3 13 49
Wynd, Scott 19 94 4.9 163 8.6 257 13.5 72 3.8 322 16.9 17 0.9 22 22 2 0.1 1 13
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.