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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) 1925–2025

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

CEO
Bains, Ameet

President
Watson-Wheeler, Kylie

Western Bulldogs



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Game records

"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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2024 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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Western Bulldogs' 2024 Fixture

Rnd
H&A
Club
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
R
Opponent
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
S
Mgn
Grd
Date
SC
1 A Western Bulldogs 4.36.57.79.10 64 LOST Melbourne 4.48.510.816.13 109 -45 MCG Mar 17 (Sun, 1:00) Scores
2 H Western Bulldogs 9.110.314.418.7 115 WON Gold Coast 2.25.59.610.7 67 48 EUR Mar 24 (Sun, 1:00) Scores
3 H Western Bulldogs 2.48.611.816.10 106 WON West Coast 2.22.32.73.12 30 76 DOC Mar 31 (Sun, 1:00) Scores
4 H Western Bulldogs 2.16.311.514.7 91 LOST Geelong 3.37.613.914.11 95 -4 ADO Apr 6 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
5 H Western Bulldogs 4.26.67.99.13 67 LOST Essendon 5.08.210.515.6 96 -29 DOC Apr 12 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
6 A Western Bulldogs 7.112.417.619.10 124 WON St. Kilda 1.04.35.79.10 64 60 DOC Apr 18 (Thu, 7:30) Scores
7 A Western Bulldogs 3.27.39.1010.11 71 LOST Fremantle 4.47.610.914.11 95 -24 PER Apr 27 (Sat, 5:30) Scores
8 H Western Bulldogs 5.16.38.714.7 91 LOST Hawthorn 4.27.59.914.14 98 -7 DOC May 5 (Sun, 4:00) Scores
9 A Western Bulldogs 3.69.1313.1519.19 133 WON Richmond 0.13.24.36.6 42 91 MCG May 11 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
10 A Western Bulldogs 0.54.95.158.22 70 WON Greater Western Sydney 2.14.44.76.7 43 27 SSH May 18 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
11 H Western Bulldogs 4.37.88.1112.16 88 LOST Sydney 4.17.412.616.6 102 -14 DOC May 23 (Thu, 7:30) Scores
12 A Western Bulldogs 3.28.510.915.10 100 WON Collingwood 5.78.812.912.10 82 18 DOC May 31 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
13 H Western Bulldogs 4.05.48.710.11 71 LOST Brisbane 4.310.713.917.12 114 -43 DOC Jun 7 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
14 H Western Bulldogs 4.59.815.1123.11 149 WON Fremantle 4.15.49.512.10 82 67 DOC Jun 15 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
15 Western Bulldogs       Bye        
16 A Western Bulldogs 4.45.810.1011.11 77 WON North Melbourne 3.13.16.39.6 60 17 DOC Jun 29 (Sat, 1:45) Scores
17 A Western Bulldogs 0.23.34.48.6 54 LOST Port Adelaide 5.210.512.815.12 102 -48 ADO Jul 6 (Sat, 1:15) Scores
18 H Western Bulldogs 0.77.911.1414.16 100 WON Carlton 3.47.610.1012.14 86 14 DOC Jul 13 (Sat, 4:35) Scores
19 A Western Bulldogs 2.34.108.1513.17 95 WON Geelong 0.22.37.47.6 48 47 KAR Jul 20 (Sat, 7:30) Scores
20 A Western Bulldogs 5.57.710.1212.15 87 WON Sydney 0.12.14.47.6 48 39 SCG Jul 28 (Sun, 3:20) Scores
21 H Western Bulldogs 4.76.1311.1715.20 110 WON Melbourne 1.15.17.39.5 59 51 DOC Aug 2 (Fri, 7:15) Scores
22 A Western Bulldogs 1.44.106.149.18 72 LOST Adelaide 5.29.614.717.9 111 -39 ADO Aug 11 (Sun, 3:40) Scores
23 H Western Bulldogs 5.39.1016.1520.18 138 WON North Melbourne 3.43.54.56.6 42 96 DOC Aug 18 (Sun, 1:10) Scores
24 H Western Bulldogs 1.27.79.1014.14 98 WON Greater Western Sydney 3.15.28.59.7 61 37 EUR Aug 25 (Sun, 12:30) Scores
2EF H Western Bulldogs 4.15.46.59.8 62 LOST Hawthorn 2.17.311.1114.15 99 -37 MCG Sep 6 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
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2024 Player Stats

Player
GP
K
Avg
H
Avg
D
Avg
M
Avg
HO
Avg
T
Avg
FF
FA
G
Avg
B
TS
Baker, Oskar 6 51 8.5 34 5.7 85 14.2 33 5.5 0 0.0 4 0.7 1 6 3 0.5 1 19
Bontempelli, Marcus 24 324 13.5 294 12.3 618 25.8 96 4.0 0 0.0 130 5.4 24 21 32 1.3 20 212
Bramble, Lachlan 24 296 12.3 149 6.2 445 18.5 115 4.8 0 0.0 34 1.4 10 14 2 0.1 3 15
Clarke, Charlie 1 5 5.0 1 1.0 6 6.0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0.0 1 1
Cleary, Luke 2 14 7.0 8 4.0 22 11.0 9 4.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Coffield, Nick 8 58 7.3 21 2.6 79 9.9 34 4.3 0 0.0 6 0.8 5 4 0 0.0 0 0
Dale, Bailey 24 420 17.5 176 7.3 596 24.8 147 6.1 0 0.0 35 1.5 10 15 5 0.2 7 37
Daniel, Caleb 16 125 7.8 99 6.2 224 14.0 45 2.8 0 0.0 31 1.9 7 3 2 0.1 4 16
Darcy, Sam 21 163 7.8 100 4.8 263 12.5 102 4.9 145 6.9 60 2.9 25 24 38 1.8 23 251
Duryea, Taylor 22 194 8.8 124 5.6 318 14.5 111 5.0 0 0.0 49 2.2 16 10 0 0.0 3 3
English, Tim 23 204 8.9 175 7.6 379 16.5 138 6.0 622 27.0 87 3.8 31 27 14 0.6 10 94
Freijah, Joel 13 122 9.4 84 6.5 206 15.8 70 5.4 0 0.0 17 1.3 6 6 1 0.1 2 8
Gallagher, Harvey 20 163 8.2 84 4.2 247 12.4 54 2.7 0 0.0 61 3.1 13 26 9 0.5 11 65
Garcia, Riley 12 89 7.4 98 8.2 187 15.6 17 1.4 0 0.0 44 3.7 10 15 5 0.4 7 37
Harmes, James 9 71 7.9 67 7.4 138 15.3 37 4.1 0 0.0 25 2.8 5 7 7 0.8 2 44
Johannisen, Jason 9 142 15.8 53 5.9 195 21.7 60 6.7 0 0.0 11 1.2 3 2 0 0.0 1 1
Jones, Liam 21 184 8.8 60 2.9 244 11.6 122 5.8 0 0.0 10 0.5 15 13 0 0.0 1 1
Jones, Arthur 1 5 5.0 3 3.0 8 8.0 4 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 1 1 1.0 1 7
Keath, Alex 5 28 5.6 27 5.4 55 11.0 22 4.4 0 0.0 5 1.0 6 3 0 0.0 0 0
Khamis, Buku 17 107 6.3 60 3.5 167 9.8 78 4.6 2 0.1 19 1.1 10 9 1 0.1 1 7
Liberatore, Tom 18 190 10.6 238 13.2 428 23.8 50 2.8 0 0.0 100 5.6 23 29 4 0.2 8 32
Lobb, Rory 16 135 8.4 82 5.1 217 13.6 87 5.4 47 2.9 33 2.1 19 6 5 0.3 4 34
Macrae, Jack 19 146 7.7 203 10.7 349 18.4 65 3.4 0 0.0 63 3.3 13 5 5 0.3 2 32
McNeil, Lachlan 12 75 6.3 68 5.7 143 11.9 20 1.7 0 0.0 42 3.5 14 8 6 0.5 11 47
Naughton, Aaron 20 148 7.4 81 4.1 229 11.5 101 5.1 4 0.2 21 1.1 17 16 35 1.8 14 224
O'Donnell, James 14 115 8.2 42 3.0 157 11.2 62 4.4 0 0.0 14 1.0 5 12 2 0.1 1 13
Poulter, Caleb 7 69 9.9 32 4.6 101 14.4 27 3.9 0 0.0 17 2.4 4 2 3 0.4 3 21
Richards, Ed 21 274 13.0 175 8.3 449 21.4 97 4.6 0 0.0 77 3.7 14 27 11 0.5 12 78
Sanders, Ryley 14 90 6.4 141 10.1 231 16.5 33 2.4 0 0.0 65 4.6 3 7 0 0.0 2 2
Scott, Anthony 2 7 3.5 3 1.5 10 5.0 6 3.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 1 1
Treloar, Adam 23 348 15.1 377 16.4 725 31.5 76 3.3 0 0.0 109 4.7 22 20 16 0.7 6 102
Ugle-Hagan, Jamarra 22 187 8.5 64 2.9 251 11.4 96 4.4 0 0.0 32 1.5 17 29 43 2.0 35 293
Vandermeer, Laitham 24 138 5.8 99 4.1 237 9.9 83 3.5 0 0.0 45 1.9 9 12 10 0.4 8 68
Weightman, Cody 17 116 6.8 66 3.9 182 10.7 43 2.5 0 0.0 60 3.5 23 12 27 1.6 17 179
West, Rhylee 21 149 7.1 105 5.0 254 12.1 61 2.9 0 0.0 67 3.2 20 14 25 1.2 16 166
Williams, Bailey 24 252 10.5 205 8.5 457 19.0 137 5.7 0 0.0 51 2.1 11 11 9 0.4 3 57
 

Footnotes

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