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Encyclopedia > Western Oval

Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the home base of Australian Football League side Western Bulldogs. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...


Formerly known as the "Western Oval", it was renamed in honour of former Footscray champion Ted Whitten. A statue of Mr Football was later erected at the ground to further honour the great man. The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... Ted Whitten in the Victorian State of Origin Guernsey Considered by many to be the greatest Australian-rules football player of all time, Edward James Ted Whitten (1933-1995) lived his entire life for football: his club--Footscray (Western Bulldogs), his state team---Victoria and any fan or anybody in...


The ground seats 25,000. It is currently not used for league matches, however is currently undergoing a massive redevelopment, and it has been hinted that it could soon be up to AFL standard. This redevelopment has started with the old scoreboard and the stand on the outer wing (The E.J Smith stand) recently being demolished. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...


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The ground is known famously for being particulary long and narrow as opposed to many other grounds, and for the wild wind which bellowed over the ground, particulary at the Geelong Road end of the ground. The ground developed a demographic of the "ground visiting sides hated to play at", with passionate Bulldog supporters and unique playing conditions making it an arduous task to leave with a win.


The venue held its last competitive football match in 1997 against the West Coast Eagles, a match known distinctively for a before the game fight between Michael Gardiner of West Coast and several Footscray players.


Also played at the ground is a local Rec Footy competition. Recreational Football. ...


External links

  • AUStadiums: Whitten Oval
  • Bulldogs Forever Foundation INCLUDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PAGE AND VIDEOS

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The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne.
During Smorgon's term, the club was renamed from Footscray to Western Bulldogs and moved from the Whitten Oval to the Telstra Dome.
Although the club has a large and passionate supporter 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.
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The widening social gap between these disadvantaged suburbs on the one hand and the wealthier suburbs (especially the western ones) and the rich city of Paris on the other hand have led to periodic unrest since the mid-1980s, sometimes degenerating into riots such as during the 2005 riots.
In many western cities, people have left the city center in the 20th century to relocate to the distant suburbs, leaving the city center as a business district dead at night.
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