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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)

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1925–2023

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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2006 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Western Bulldogs' 2006 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H Western Bulldogs 6.49.1118.1325.17 167 WON Richmond 3.25.66.67.10 52 115 DOC Mar 31 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
2 H Western Bulldogs 2.56.815.1320.17 137 WON Melbourne 5.58.911.1112.18 90 47 DOC Apr 8 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 A Western Bulldogs 4.28.513.1115.14 104 WON Essendon 5.58.1010.1213.15 93 11 DOC Apr 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
4 H Western Bulldogs 3.58.910.1114.14 98 WON Geelong 4.28.510.1014.13 97 1 DOC Apr 22 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 A Western Bulldogs 1.22.65.117.13 55 LOST Adelaide 6.58.914.1020.12 132 -77 FBP Apr 29 (Sat, 2:40) Scores
6 A Western Bulldogs 3.04.18.412.6 78 LOST St. Kilda 3.48.49.814.8 92 -14 DOC May 6 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A Western Bulldogs 7.513.720.925.16 166 WON Port Adelaide 1.45.99.1113.12 90 76 FBP May 14 (Sun, 12:40) Scores
8 H Western Bulldogs 4.08.410.614.6 90 LOST Sydney 6.310.516.917.14 116 -26 SCG May 20 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
9 A Western Bulldogs 6.09.314.816.9 105 LOST Collingwood 5.012.516.621.13 139 -34 MCG May 26 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
10 H Western Bulldogs 1.77.911.1116.13 109 WON Hawthorn 4.37.710.813.10 88 21 DOC Jun 3 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H Western Bulldogs 4.410.614.715.10 100 WON Fremantle 5.37.59.912.14 86 14 DOC Jun 11 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 A Western Bulldogs 7.413.720.922.13 145 WON Brisbane 4.57.1012.1214.19 103 42 GAB Jun 17 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
13 A Western Bulldogs 4.24.88.1010.13 73 WON West Coast 2.54.74.118.16 64 9 SUB Jul 2 (Sun, 2:40) Scores
14 H Western Bulldogs 2.34.710.812.10 82 LOST North Melbourne 4.27.710.1313.16 94 -12 MCG Jul 9 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
15 A Western Bulldogs 4.37.610.1016.14 110 WON Carlton 3.27.510.1011.14 80 30 DOC Jul 16 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
16 A Western Bulldogs 4.28.311.813.11 89 LOST Geelong 2.37.411.813.12 90 -1 DOC Jul 23 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
17 A Western Bulldogs 6.36.77.129.14 68 LOST Melbourne 5.29.513.918.11 119 -51 MCG Jul 30 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A Western Bulldogs 5.29.413.915.10 100 WON Richmond 0.64.106.1410.18 78 22 MCG Aug 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 H Western Bulldogs 3.36.612.1013.13 91 LOST Port Adelaide 5.38.59.1114.21 105 -14 MAR Aug 12 (Sat, 7:10) Scores
20 H Western Bulldogs 3.45.511.716.9 105 WON Adelaide 1.46.1110.1214.14 98 7 MCG Aug 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H Western Bulldogs 6.39.512.1013.14 92 LOST St. Kilda 3.413.518.822.10 142 -50 DOC Aug 25 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
22 H Western Bulldogs 8.213.518.922.15 147 WON Essendon 2.310.914.1418.17 125 22 DOC Sep 1 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
1EF A Western Bulldogs 4.28.714.1018.13 121 WON Collingwood 5.66.96.1311.14 80 41 MCG Sep 10 (Sun, 2:30) Scores
1SF A Western Bulldogs 3.44.64.95.9 39 LOST West Coast 4.38.79.1216.17 113 -74 SUB Sep 16 (Sat, 5:30) Scores
Player stats will return soon.
 

Footnotes

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