Western Bulldogs

Names
Full name	Western Bulldogs Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Bulldogs
Season 2007
Position	13th
Top Goalkicker	Brad Johnson
Best & Fairest	Brian Lake
Club Details
Founded	1883
Colours	Red    , White     and Blue
Competition	Australian Football League
Chairman	David Smorgon
Coach	Rodney Eade
Captain(s)	Brad Johnson
Ground(s)	Telstra Dome (56,000)
	TIO Stadium (15,000)
Other information
Official website	www.westernbulldogs.com.au

The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. The club draws its supporter base from this traditionally working class area and plays its home matches at the Telstra Dome in Melbourne Docklands, also in the city's inner west. Brad Johnson can refer to: Brad Johnson (actor), American actor, former Marlboro Man Brad Johnson (American football), current quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... David Smorgon (born ??) is an Australian businessman. ... Rodney Rocket Eade (born April 4, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. ... Brad Johnson (born July 18, 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer with, and Captain of, the Western Bulldogs Football Club. ... This page is for Telstra Dome, Melbourne. ... TIO Stadium (also known as Football Park and originally as Marrara Oval) is a sports ground in Darwin, Australia. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Footscray is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the English village of Foots Cray. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... This page is for Telstra Dome, Melbourne. ... The Melbourne Docklands is a new inner city suburb and Urban renewal project in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Historically one of the league's less successful clubs, both in terms of on-field success and off-field resources, the club has taken significant steps to all but eliminate this stigma. The club has had stable sponsorship and consistently strengthening membership figures (28,725 members in 2007). The Whitten Oval is also undergoing a $20m redevelopment^[1] - set to make its headquarters and training facility among the best in the league.

The club is finding increasing popularity within the football community for its highly skillful and attacking style of play - a style that saw it reach the 2006 semi-finals. However, despite many commentators and observers suggesting the Bulldogs were in a position to win the 2007 Premiership^[2], the club performed well below expectations, ending the 2007 season in 13th place. So far in 2008, The Bulldogs have got off to a very impressive start and have 12 wins, 1 draw (against Richmond) and 1 loss (against North Melbourne) after 14 rounds and are currently first. High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of...

Club History

The E.J. Whitten Stand

Footscray was relatively late in joining the Victorian Football League (VFL), the predecessor of the AFL. It did so in 1925 as the "Footscray Football Club", at the same time as Hawthorn and North Melbourne, all three coming from the Victorian Football Association (VFA). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3504 × 2336 pixel, file size: 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3504 × 2336 pixel, file size: 3. ... This article is about the present day Victorian state football league. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... NMFC redirects here. ... The Victorian Football Association (1877-1995) or the VFA for short, was the first Australian Football body established in Australia, formed in 1877, almost 20 years before that of the Victorian Football League (VFL). ...

Footscray, also known as the Prince Imperials from 1880-1882, played in the junior division of the VFA before joining the senior division of the VFA in 1886. Following the famed break away of 1896, during which the stronger VFA clubs formed the VFL, the tricolours (as they were known during this period) became a force in the VFA. The club went on to win 9 premierships between 1898 and 1924. This included a hattrick from 1898 to 1900 and four premierships between 1919 and 1924. The 1924 premiership would be Footscray's last in the VFA. The club played against the then premiers of the VFL, Essendon, to be proclaimed the "champion of Victoria". In what was an upset win, amongst rumours of bribes to the Essendon players to "play dead", Footscray won the match comfortably and this ushered in an invitation to join the VFL the following season^[3]. Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... In sports, a hat-trick (more often rendered in North America as hat trick, without the hyphen) is associated with achieving something in a group of three. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Essendon Football Club logo Essendon Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...

E.J Whitten statue which stands outside of the Whitten Oval

Footscray adapted relatively quickly to the standard of VFL football, and by 1928 were already a contender for the finals, missing only on percentage in 1931. Though they slipped to eleventh in 1930, 1935 and 1937, the following year they became the first of the new clubs to reach the finals. They fell back drastically in 1939, but during the war-torn 1940s were more consistent than ever, winning their first nine games in 1946. Image File history File linksMetadata Ted_whitten_statue. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ted_whitten_statue. ...

In this period, Footscray failed to win in finals, losing six first semis between 1938 and 1951. In 1953, however, they set a record of conceding only 959 points in the home-and-away games due to a powerful defence featuring Wally Donald, Herb Henderson and Jim Gallagher. They finally won the first semi against Essendon, and the following year took out their only premiership so far, beating Geelong and then Melbourne in the 1954 VFL Grand Final Wally Donald (born May 27, 1927, died November 30, 2003) was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in the Victorian Football League, now Australian Football League, in 1946 from Braybrook. ... Herb Henderson (born September 13, 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs), in the Victorian Football League, now AFL from Mildura Imperials for the 1950 season. ... Jim Gallagher (born March 16, 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1950s. ... Essendons Home and Clash Jumpers Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ... Geelong Football Club (also known as Geelong, or The Cats) are an Australian professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong, Victoria at Kardinia Park, known by its sponsored name Skilled Stadium. Playing in the Australian Football League (AFL), they are one of the most successful clubs... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

This success was in no small part due to two champions of the club - Charlie Sutton the wily and tough captain-coach at the time, and Ted Whitten snr., otherwise known as 'E.J.' or 'Mr Football', one of Australian Rules' best ever players. Charlie claims to have invented the modern play-on style of football - run, handball, run, kick. Teddy Whitten has been the source of more arguments than any other on who is the greatest player to grace the fields of Australian rules football. Whitten was also famous for his inventive and lightnening 'flick pass' ,which was banned due to the umpire's difficulty in distinguishing whether the ball was thrown or hit with the open hand! Charlie Sutton is a former Australian rules footballer who is known for captaining his team, Footscray to their only premiership, in 1954. ... Edward James Ted Whitten (July 27, 1933 - August 17, 1995) was an Australian rules football player. ... Edward James Ted Whitten (July 27, 1933 - August 17, 1995) was an Australian rules football player. ...

However, Footscray failed to capitalize on their premiership success, falling off in the latter part of the decade and finishing with their first wooden spoon in 1959. But they bounced back to reach the 1961 Grand Final where they were beaten by Hawthorn. The rest of the decade was a bleak era for the club, particularly between 1965 and 1969, when they finished in the bottom three every year. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...

Ted Whitten snr. retired as a player in 1970 and held the record for the most VFL games played at the time (321 games), but he would continue in a coaching capacity until the end of 1971. The 1970s were relatively better but the club still could not win a final - and by decade's end they were back near the bottom.

Mick Malthouse was appointed senior coach in 1984, and a dramatic improvement saw them rise to second position in 1985 before an astonishing loss to lowly St. Kilda in the last round put paid to premiership aspirations. The Bulldogs narrowly missed out on finals action in 1987 when they were beaten by Melbourne in the last round. Michael Mick Malthouse (born 17 September 1953) is a legendary Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood // Michael started his football career with St Kilda in 1972 playing 53 senior games, including three finals but his career with the club ended after being told by coach Allan Jeans that... The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the Australian Football League. ...

Footscray 1980s shield logo

The club has had players of both quality and character such as Charlie and Ted, and later Gary Dempsey, the heroic ruckman who was badly burnt in Lara bushfire of January 1969 but managed to take out the game's top individual award, the Brownlow Medal in 1975. Or Doug Hawkins, the roguish lad as much at home with a beer as taking on the likes of 'Dipper' on the outer wing of the Western Oval - the Doug Hawkins Wing. Even Simon 'the Pieman' Beasley, a deadly accurate full-forward and stockbroker who broke the image of blue-collar players at the club. Image File history File links Footscray80s. ... Gary Dempsey (born 1949) played in the ruck for the Australian Rules Footscray Football Club from 1967 to 1978, playing 206 games and winning the 1975 Brownlow Medal. ... General ruck play in Australian an Australian Football League game. ... The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is the medal awarded to the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie not including finals matches) as decided upon by umpires. ... Doug Hawkins (born May 5, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who has made a name for himself in the media in his post-football career. ... Robert Dipper DiPierdomenico (born May 5, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL of Italian descent. ... Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Simon Beasley (born July 26, 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club. ... Full-forward is a position in Australian Rules Football with a key focus on kicking goals. ... A stock broker or stockbroker or stock brokerage is someone or a firm who performs transactions in financial instruments on a stock market as an agent of his/her/its clients who are unable or unwilling to trade for themselves. ...

1989

In 1989, the Bulldogs survived a proposed merger with the Fitzroy Lions when the people of Footscray, led by businessman Peter Gordon and a host of others, rallied to raise funds to pay off the club's debts. In further developments, former club player Terry Wheeler was named as Malthouse's replacement while champion veteran wingman Doug Hawkins was appointed captain. Brisbane Lions logo The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club, formed from the post-1996 merger of the Brisbane Bears and Fitzroy, the Lions. ... Terry Wheeler (born March 13, 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Footscray in the Australian Football League. ... Doug Hawkins (born May 5, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who has made a name for himself in the media in his post-football career. ...

The 1990s

The Bulldogs began the new decade and their new lease of life in promising fashion, finishing in seventh place with twelve wins, including one against eventual premiers Collingwood, when rover Steven Kolyniuk ran around the man on the mark and kicked a goal to put his team in front.

After a disappointing 1991, the Bulldogs bounced back in brilliant fashion in 1992, finishing second on the ladder and making their first finals appearance since 1985.

In 1995, the Bulldogs again made the finals, only to again be eliminated by the Cats. In August, club champion Ted Whitten snr. lost his battle with cancer and such was his status in the game that he was given a state funeral. In his honour, the club renamed the Western Oval the Whitten Oval and a memorial statue was erected outside the stadium.

Under the tightly focused management by club president David Smorgon, driven coaching by Terry Wallace, and the on-field leadership of Chris Grant (who narrowly missed a Brownlow Medal in 1996 and 1997) and Tony Liberatore, the club had a relatively successful period through the mid- to late 1990s, making the finals from 1997 to 2000. However, without a premiership win, the club's future as ever looked on a knife's edge. David Smorgon (born ??) is an Australian businessman. ... Terry Wallace (born December 13, 1958) was an Australian rules centre position player who started at Hawthorn, played briefly at Richmond and finally at Footscray (Western Bulldogs). ... Chris Grant (born December 13, 1972) is an Australian Rules Football player in the Australian Football League. ... Anthony (Tony) Liberatore (born February 11, 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer. ...

During Smorgon's term, the club was renamed from Footscray to Western Bulldogs and moved from the Whitten Oval, first to Optus Oval from 1997 to 1999, and then to the newly-built Telstra Dome for the 2000 season. With an all-seated capacity of 35,000, MC Labour Park (or Princes Park Football Ground) has been the home ground of the Carlton Football Club since the formation of the VFL/AFL in 1897, and is the single longest serving ground in the competition. ... This page is for Telstra Dome, Melbourne. ...

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Recent developments

Photo of Western Bulldogs warmup 2004

After a 'quiet' period under former coach Peter Rohde, the Bulldogs are looking forward to a brighter future with the appointment of Rodney Eade as coach in 2005. Improvement was immediate with the Bulldogs winning 11 games and finishing ninth on the ladder in 2005, just missing out on the finals by half a game. Missing the finals dealt a blow to both players and supporters of the team as hot late season form saw the team being considered real premiership contenders, even though a finals berth had not been secured. Western Bulldogs Warmup against Collingwood 2004 Digital Photo I took before game. ... Western Bulldogs Warmup against Collingwood 2004 Digital Photo I took before game. ... Peter Rohde (born November 19, 1964) came from the Bendigo Region and spent his playing days in the mid 1980s to mid 1990s with Carlton FC and Melbourne FC. Later he would achieve success with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League as a coach, ultimately leading... Rodney Rocket Eade (born April 4, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. ...

In 2006, the Bulldogs continued to play well despite a disastrous run of injuries throughout the year; with five players having to have knee reconstructions, including captain Luke Darcy and a list of other major injuries to key players. Despite this setback, the Bulldogs finished the home-and-away season with 13 wins (see 2006 AFL season), making it to the finals for the first time since 2000. They won the Elimination Final against Collingwood in front of 84,000 at the MCG and reached the semi-finals before being defeated by eventual Premiers the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval. Many commentators and fans expect the Club to be genuine Premiership contenders in the near future. (See Current AFL ladder) Injury is damage or harm caused to the structure or function of the body caused by an outside agent or force, which may be physical or chemical. ... Luke Darcy (born July 12, 1975) is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs. ... Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006. ... West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. ...

On 5th August 2006, Chris Grant broke the Western Bulldogs record for the most senior AFL/VFL games at the club. On this day he played his 330th game, breaking Doug Hawkins' previous record of 329 games. Chris Grant (born December 13, 1972) is an Australian Rules Football player in the Australian Football League. ... The current logo of the competition now known as the AFL The logo used by the VFL/AFL pre-1990, and now used by the competition currently known as the VFL VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897 that was originally called the... Doug Hawkins (born May 5, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who has made a name for himself in the media in his post-football career. ...

Looking for new markets, the club had played one game every year at the S.C.G. in Sydney and one home game each year at Marrara Oval in Darwin. On 16th August 2006, the league announced that the Bulldogs' Sydney "home" game would be played at Manuka Oval, Canberra (the country's capital) as of 2007, for the next three years. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Marrara Oval is a sports ground in Darwin, Australia Hosted two cricket Tests 2003-04 ... Port Darwin redirects here. ... Manuka Oval hosts AFL matches in winter and cricket in summer. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ...

In 2007 the Bulldogs, who were hot Premiership favourites early on, faultered in the last seven rounds losing 6 games and drawing one to finish 13th.

In the following Pre-Season they traded away Jordan McMahon to Richmond and Sam Power to North Melbourne. They also recruited ruckman Ben Hudson and forward Scott Welsh from Adelaide and back Tim Callan from Geelong in what was a very successful trade week.

So far in 2008, The Bulldogs have got off to a very impressive start and have 12 wins, 1 draw (against Richmond) and 1 loss (against North Melbourne) after 13 rounds and are currently first. Their most impressive victories have been against 2nd Premiership favourites Hawthorn in Tasmania by 32 points, Sydney in Sydney by 18 points and Brisbane at the MCG by 63 points. Young gun midfielder Adam Cooney is currently second in the 2008 Brownlow betting market while 2007 recruit Jason Akermanis is 3rd.

Membership base

Since the 1990s the Western Bulldogs have struggled for membership and financially, avoiding folding or merging with another club through heavy subsidisation from the AFL as part of a competitive balance fund.

However, in 2006 the Bulldogs broke their membership record. The bulldogs reached their target of 26,000 members only two minutes before the official closing time for all AFL memberships, which was at 5pm on Friday the 30th of June, after starting the day needing 140 new members to achieve the landmark. The landmark looked promising as the Western Bulldogs began the 2007 season as AFL premiership favourite, just ahead of the West Coast Eagles. The Bulldogs ended up having a disappointing season though, failing to make the finals, finishing 13^th. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. ...

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Individual awards

Best and Fairest

Main article: Charles Sutton Medal

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Brownlow Medal winners

Main article: Brownlow Medal

• Allan Hopkins (1930)
• Norman Ware (1941)
• Peter Box (1956)
• John Schultz (1960)
• Gary Dempsey (1975)
• Kelvin Templeton (1980)
• Brad Hardie (1985)
• Tony Liberatore (1990)
• Scott Wynd (1992)

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• Chris Grant (1997)

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Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

Main article: Leigh Matthews Trophy

• Luke Darcy (2002, with Michael Voss)

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Coleman Medal winners

Main article: Coleman Medal

• Jack Collins (1957)
• Kelvin Templeton (1978, 1979)
• Simon Beasley (1985)

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Current squad

Australian Football Hall of Fame players

Main article: Australian Football Hall of Fame

• Ted Whitten

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Team of the Century

In May 2002, the club announced a team of the greatest players from the last century. Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Charlie Sutton is a former Australian rules footballer who is known for captaining his team, Footscray to their only premiership, in 1954. ... Herb Henderson (born September 13, 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs), in the Victorian Football League, now AFL from Mildura Imperials for the 1950 season. ... John Schultz is a former Australian rules football player, who played for the Footscray Football Club and is one of the clubs greatest players. ... Wally Donald (born May 27, 1927, died November 30, 2003) was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in the Victorian Football League, now Australian Football League, in 1946 from Braybrook. ... Edward James Ted Whitten (July 27, 1933 - August 17, 1995) was an Australian rules football player. ... John Jillard (born March 28, 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1960s. ... Harry Hickey (born July 19, 1917) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Footscray Bulldogs in the VFL. He began his career as a rover and half forward flanker before he moved into the centre during the 1939 season. ... Allan Hopkins was an Australian rules footballler in the (then) Victorian Football League. ... Doug Hawkins (born May 5, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who has made a name for himself in the media in his post-football career. ... Alby Morrison (born January 29, 1909) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the VFL during the 1930s and 40s. ... Kelvin Templeton (born September 30, 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer. ... Chris Grant (born December 13, 1972) is an Australian Rules Football player in the Australian Football League. ... Jack Charles Collins (born January 5, 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer. ... Simon Beasley (born July 26, 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club. ... George Bisset (born March 10, 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer. ... Gary Dempsey (born 1949) played in the ruck for the Australian Rules Footscray Football Club from 1967 to 1978, playing 206 games and winning the 1975 Brownlow Medal. ... Scott West (born November 14, 1974) is an Australian rules football player who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. ... Brian Choco Royal (born December 12, 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and assistant coach. ... Jim Gallagher (born March 16, 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1950s. ... Arthur Olliver (born 10 December 1916) was an Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL), and coached successfully in the then Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). ... Brad Johnson (born July 18, 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer with, and Captain of, the Western Bulldogs Football Club. ... Norman Ware was an Australian Rules footballler. ... Anthony (Tony) Liberatore (born February 11, 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer. ... Scott Wynd in action during the 1997 AFL season Scott Wynd (born January 25, 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. ... Charlie Sutton is a former Australian rules footballer who is known for captaining his team, Footscray to their only premiership, in 1954. ...

Club jumper

• The home jumper is primarily blue with a red and white hoop and has the Bulldog Logo in the centre. The player's number is white, and located high upon the back.
• Although the team is officially trading under the name "Western Bulldogs", the old initials "F.F.C." for Footscray Football Club are still placed on the back above the number (which is still officially their name).
• The clash jumper is primarily white, with a red and blue hoop around the chest area. A white Bulldog Logo is located on the front of the guernsey. The player's number is blue, and located high upon the back.

See also

• List of Western Bulldogs/Footscray players

External links

• Official Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
• "Around the Grounds" - Web Documentary - Western Oval

References