Tag: Western Bulldogs
The Footscray Mail: Bulldog’s 1954 VFL premiership
The Mail heralded the club’s first premiership 62 years ago as a “dazzling pennant win”, dedicating five pages to the Bulldogs’ success.
The paper declared...
Financial windfall awaits the Western Bulldogs and the western suburbs
A financial windfall awaits the Western Bulldogs and the western suburbs following the Dogs’ drought-breaking premiership win at the weekend.
Just days after the Dogs...
Star Weekly special Western Bulldogs Grand Final souvenir edition
It was a celebration 62 years in the making, and the sons and daughters of the west didn’t disappoint.
More than 20,000 fans descended on...
A Bulldog reflects on ’61, hopes for glory in ’16
Among the millions of people who will be watching and hoping the Western Bulldogs win the AFL premiership, will be Gisborne’s Alec Gardiner.
Gardiner is one of...
Call to rename Surf Street in honour of Western Bulldogs’ Charlie Sutton
The family of football legend Charlie Sutton say they are honoured at a suggestion from the community to rename Seaholme’s Surf Street to Sutton...
We’re all barking glad the Western Bulldogs are in the Grand Final
The drought is over – after 55 years in the grand final wilderness, the Western Bulldogs have stormed into an AFL premiership decider.
Despite the...
The only colours that count for Grand Final clash
Western suburbs homes and businesses are doing all they can to inspire the Western Bulldogs ahead of Saturday’s grand final clash with the Sydney...
19 reasons to support the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Grand Final
If there ever was a time to get behind an underdog Australia, this is it. For the first time in 55 years, the Western...
18 furry fans of the Western Bulldogs
After their historic win on Saturday, the Western Bulldogs are set to play in their first AFL grand final in 55 years.
Since the victory,...
Buzz building around Western Bulldogs ahead of GWS clash
The buzz building around the “Sons of the West” is reaching fever pitch as the Western Bulldogs roar to within one match of the...
Bulldogs pack gather ahead of semi-final showdown with Hawks
Hundreds of Western Bulldogs fans decked out in red, white and blue have swarmed to Whitten Oval to show their support for the team...
Daughters of the west do Bulldogs proud
The “daughters of the west” have triumphed spectacularly in front of a vocal crowd to mark the arrival of women’s AFL on prime-time television.
A...
Bulldogs clinic kicking health goals
Aspiring footballers in the west have laced up their boots for a chance to sharpen their skills with Western Bulldogs stars.
About 50 children from...
Western Bulldogs want Women’s AFL licence
Western Bulldogs vice-president Susan Alberti says the club will make a strong case to the AFL commission for inclusion in the new eight-team AFL...
Western Bulldogs pounce on Jets bolter
Luke Goetz has taken a slightly unconventional path to the AFL.
The 18-year-old was a rookie draft bolter, taken by the Western Bulldogs with pick...