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Western Bulldogs Football Club
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. Brad Johnson can refer to Brad Johnson (actor, American actor former Marlboro Man Brad Johnson (American football, current quarterback Brian Lake (born 27 February 1982 is an Australian rules footballer who was formerly known as Brian Harris. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest David Smorgon born Thursday 8 May 1947 is an Australian Businessman. Rodney "Rocket" Eade (born 4 April 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and currently coach of the Western Bulldogs Football Club Brad Johnson (born 18 July 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer and currently the captain of the Western Bulldogs Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria Australia located at 417 Barkly Street Footscray West. Footscray is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 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. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Melbourne Docklands is a Coastal area within 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. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players 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 were undefeated as at Round 8 (but lost their first game of the season in Round 9).

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Club History

The E.J. Whitten Stand
The E. J. Whitten Stand

Footscray was relatively late in joining the Victorian Football League (VFL), the predecessor of the AFL. History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. 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). 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 founded in 1902 North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May.

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. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The club went on to win 9 premierships between 1898 and 1924. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This included a hattrick from 1898 to 1900 and four premierships between 1919 and 1924. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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". Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. 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].

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

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. Wally Donald (27 May 1927 – 8 November 2003 was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in the Victorian Football League, now Herb Henderson (born 13 September 1930 is a former Australian rules footballer who was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in the Jim Gallagher (born 16 March 1931 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the VFL during the 1950s 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

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. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. The 1954 VFL Grand Final took place on September 25, 1954 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between VFL clubs Footscray and Melbourne Charlie Sutton (born 3 April 1924 is a former Australian rules footballer in the (then Victorian Football League (VFL Edward James 'Ted' Whitten (27 July 1933 - 17 August 1995 was an Australian rules football player , 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. Edward James 'Ted' Whitten (27 July 1933 - 17 August 1995 was an Australian rules football player 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!

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. Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL founded in 1902 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.

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. Michael "Mick" Malthouse (born 17 August 1953 is a former Australian rules footballer and current coach of Collingwood Football Club. The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed The Saints, is an Australian Football League club based in Melbourne Victoria Australia The Bulldogs narrowly missed out on finals action in 1987 when they were beaten by Melbourne in the last round.

Footscray 1980s shield logo
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. For the Irish Football (soccer player see Gary Dempsey (footballer. In Australian rules football, a ruckman is generally a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages (such as boundary throw-ins and ball-ups For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. 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. Doug Hawkins (born 5 May 1960 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL who made a name for himself in the media in his post-football career Robert "Dipper" DiPierdomenico (born 5 May 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL of Italian descent and a member of the VFL-AFL Whitten Oval is a stadium in the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria Australia located at 417 Barkly Street Footscray West. Even Simon 'the Pieman' Beasley, a deadly accurate full-forward and stockbroker who broke the image of blue-collar players at the club. Simon Beasley (born 26 July 1956 is a former Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club. Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals A stock broker or stockbroker is a qualified and regulated professional who buys and sells shares and other securities through Market makers or

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. Fitzroy Football Club, most recently nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne In further developments, former club player Terry Wheeler was named as Malthouse's replacement while champion veteran wingman Doug Hawkins was appointed captain. Terry Wheeler (born 13 March 1955 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Footscray in the Australian Football League. Doug Hawkins (born 5 May 1960 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL who 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. Steven Kolyniuk (born 5 July 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the AFL.

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. David Smorgon born Thursday 8 May 1947 is an Australian Businessman. Terry Wallace (born 13 December 1958 was an Australian rules football centre position player who started at Hawthorn, played briefly at Richmond Christopher Lee Grant (born 13 December 1972 is a former Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, and a legend of the Western Bulldogs Anthony (Tony Liberatore (born 11 February 1966 is a former Australian rules footballer He is the only player to have won the best-and-fairest medals in the Victorian under-19 However, without a premiership win, the club's future as ever looked on a knife's edge.

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. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment

Recent developments

Photo of Western Bulldogs warmup 2004
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. Peter Rohde (born 19 November 1964 came from the Bendigo Region and spent his playing days in the mid 1980s to mid 1990s with Carlton FC and Melbourne FC. Rodney "Rocket" Eade (born 4 April 1958 is a former Australian rules footballer and currently coach of the Western Bulldogs Football Club 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.

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. Injury or bodily injury is Damage or Harm caused to the Structure or function of the Body caused by an outside agent or Luke Darcy (born 12 July 1975 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs who now juggles roles in media and administration 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. Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006. 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. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. Many commentators and fans expect the Club to be genuine Premiership contenders in the near future. (See Current AFL ladder)

On 5th August 2006, Chris Grant broke the Western Bulldogs record for the most senior AFL/VFL games at the club. Christopher Lee Grant (born 13 December 1972 is a former Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, and a legend of the Western Bulldogs The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest On this day he played his 330th game, breaking Doug Hawkins' previous record of 329 games. Doug Hawkins (born 5 May 1960 is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL who 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. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 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. Manuka Oval is a 15000 capacity stadium (10000 seated located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City.

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. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. The Bulldogs ended up having a disappointing season though, failing to make the finals, finishing 13th.

Year Members Finishing position²
1998 20,064 3rd
1999 20,491 5th
2000 18,056 8th
2001 19,085 10th
2002 20,838 12th
2003 21,260 16th
2004 19,295 14th
2005 21,974 9th
2006 26,042 6th
2007 28,725 13th
2008

27,246 (Last updated 11/06/08)

² following finals matches

Individual awards

Best and Fairest

Main article: Charles Sutton Medal

Brownlow Medal winners

Main article: Brownlow Medal

Not Eligible, due to suspension

Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

Main article: Leigh Matthews Trophy

Coleman Medal winners

Main article: Coleman Medal

Current squad

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Rookies:

  • 31 James Mulligan
  • 41 Henry White
  • 42 Gavin Hughes
  • 43 John Shaw

Australian Football Hall of Fame players

Main article: Australian Football Hall of Fame

Team of the Century

In May 2002, the club announced a team of the greatest players from the last century. The Charles Sutton Medal is awarded to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Western Bulldogs. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Allan Hopkins (24 May 1904 &ndash 2 July 2001 was an Australian rules footballler in the (then Victorian Football League. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Ware (5 March 1911 &ndash 26 August 2003 was an Australian rules footballer in the (then Victorian Football League (VFL Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Box (born 22 March 1932 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League during the 1950s Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Schultz (born 28 September 1938 is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Footscray Football Club in the (then Victorian Football Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the Irish Football (soccer player see Gary Dempsey (footballer. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kelvin Templeton (born 30 September 1956 is a former Australian rules footballer Templeton was recruited from Traralgon in 1974 by the Footscray Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Brad Hardie (born 10 October 1962 is a former Australian rules footballer and current radio commentator Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Anthony (Tony Liberatore (born 11 February 1966 is a former Australian rules footballer He is the only player to have won the best-and-fairest medals in the Victorian under-19 Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Scott Wynd (born 25 January 1970 is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Lee Grant (born 13 December 1972 is a former Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, and a legend of the Western Bulldogs Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. Luke Darcy (born 12 July 1975 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs who now juggles roles in media and administration See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Voss (born 7 July 1975 is the senior coach of the Brisbane Lions and also a former Australian rules footballer usually playing midfield for Australian The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year John Charles (Jack Collins (5 January 1930 – 6 July 2008 was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club (now the Western Kelvin Templeton (born 30 September 1956 is a former Australian rules footballer Templeton was recruited from Traralgon in 1974 by the Footscray Simon Beasley (born 26 July 1956 is a former Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club. Farren Ray (born 16 july 1986 is an Australian rules footballer with St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League. Robert Murphy (born 16 July 1982 is an AFL player who was drafted to the Western Bulldogs with pick 13 in the 1999 National Draft. Andrejs Everitt (born 16 july 1989 is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Daniel Cross (born 30 March 1983 is an Australian rules football midfielder who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League For information about the web cartoonist see Mac Hall. Matthew Boyd (born 27 August 1982 is an Australian rules football player Brad Johnson (born 18 July 1976 in Hoppers Crossing, Victoria) is an Australian rules footballer and currently the captain of the Western Bulldogs Scott West (born 14 November 1974 is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Mitchell Hahn (or Mitch born 10 May 1981 is an Australian rules football player for the Western Bulldogs. Lindsay Gilbee (born 8 July 1981 is an Australian rules footballer who plays most of his football at half back. Nathan Eagleton (born 10 November 1978 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Peter Street (born 6 June 1980 in Tasmania) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Tom Williams (born 17 July 1986 is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Daniel Giansiracusa (born 11 March 1982 is an Australian rules football player for the Western Bulldogs who plays in various positions such as the Midfield Callan Ward (born 10 April 1990 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2008 Ben Hudson (born 24 February 1979 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL who is currently playing for the Western Bulldogs. Ryan Griffen (born 27 July 1986 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Adam Cooney (born 30 September 1985 is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL. Shaun Higgins (born 4 March 1988 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Josh Hill is an Australian Rules Footballer in the AFL with the Western Bulldogs. Jason "Aka" Akermanis (born 24 February 1977 is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs. Dylan Addison (born 7 October 1987 is an Australian rules football player who was drafted by the Western Bulldogs in the 2005 AFL Draft 2nd round number 27 Andrew McDougall (born 29 June 1983 is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Jarrad Grant (born 6 July 1989 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2008 Ryan Hargrave (born 26 July 1981 is a player in the AFL who was drafted with pick 66 in 1999 Sam Reid (born 7 November 1989 is an Australian rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs. William Gerald Minson (born 11 April 1985 in South Australia) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Scott Nathan Welsh (born 7 December 1978 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Easton Wood (born 4 September 1989 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2008 Guy O'Keefe (born 5 December 1989 is an Australian rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs. Jarrad Boumann (born 18 August 1989 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs. Tim Callan (born 6 January 1984 is an Australian Rules Football player for the Western Bulldogs, and formerly of the Geelong Football Club. Wayde Skipper (born 1 March 1983 is an Australian Rules footballer for the Western Bulldogs. Stephen Tiller (born 26 March 1987 is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs of the AFL. Brian Lake (born 27 February 1982 is an Australian rules footballer who was formerly known as Brian Harris. Cameron Wight (born 4 May 1985 is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League. Dale Morris (born 29 December 1982 is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs. Malcolm Lynch is an Australian Rules Footballer in the AFL with the Western Bulldogs. Jarrod Harbrow (born 18 July 1988 is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Edward James 'Ted' Whitten (27 July 1933 - 17 August 1995 was an Australian rules football player See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Backs: Charlie Sutton Herb Henderson John Schultz
Half Backs: Wally Donald Ted Whitten Senior (C) John Jillard
Centres: Harry Hickey Allan Hopkins Doug Hawkins (VC)
Half Forwards: Alby Morrison Kelvin Templeton Chris Grant
Forwards: Jack Collins Simon Beasley George Bisset
Followers: Gary Dempsey Scott West Brian Royal
Interchange: Jim Gallagher Arthur Olliver Brad Johnson
Norman Ware Tony Liberatore Scott Wynd
Coach: Charlie Sutton

Club jumper

See also


External links

References

  1. ^ ABC News (23 September, 2004). Youth to benefit in Whitten Oval redevelopment.
  2. ^ Herald Sun (3 October, 2006). Dogs need tall timber.
  3. ^ Lionel Frost (25 September, 2006). Did the 1924 Bombers throw their last game?.


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