The club's headquarters and training facilities are located in Footscray at Newspapers record Australian rules football being played in the The club entered two years of recess during World War I and returned in 1918.
Instagram 00:36 Star midfielder Marcus Bontempelli will lead the Western Bulldogs in 2020.The 24-year-old will inherit the captaincy from 2016 premiership skipper Easton Wood, who has stepped down after two years in the role but will remain in the leadership group.Watch the moment Luke Beveridge announces Marcus Bontempelli as the new captain of the Western BulldogsBontempelli, who has been the Bulldogs’ vice-captain for the past two seasons, will have Lachie Hunter as his deputy.The three-time Charles Sutton Medallist will lead a six-man leadership group, which includes Hunter, Wood, Jason Johannisen, Mitch Wallis and new addition, Josh Dunkley.Wood announced his decision to players on Monday, with a player vote this morning confirming the Bulldogs’ new captain and vice-captain.Easton Wood talks about his relinquishing of captaincy of the Western Bulldogs during Monday's team meeting at Whitten Oval.Senior coach Luke Beveridge praised Wood’s leadership during an important period for the Club.“On behalf of everyone associated with our Club, I want to thank and congratulate Easton for his outstanding contribution as our captain during a period of success and significant change,” Beveridge said.“The hallmark of great leaders is consistency of temperament, care for others and work ethic regardless of the circumstances.“Easton has most definitely been dependable in displaying these traits and has forged a reputation as a beacon of strength and resilience within our Club.”Wood, who deputised for the injured Bob Murphy to lead the Bulldogs to the ultimate success in 2016, said with many strong leaders in the Bulldogs’ ranks he felt the time was right to hand the reins to a new captain.Bontempelli and Hunter are the right men to build on the environment and culture fostered by Wood and Murphy in recent years, according to Beveridge and the Bulldogs’ playing group.“Congratulations to Marcus as he succeeds Easton as our captain,” Beveridge said.“We have come to admire Marcus for the impact he has had on the game and his already remarkable reputation as a Western Bulldogs player.“We are blessed to have tremendous wealth of character within our playing group. The The pain of three consecutive Preliminary final exits took its toll in In October 2012, long-time president David Smorgon stepped down from the role to be replaced by former president Peter Gordon. Marcus Bontempelli will take over as the new captain of the Western Bulldogs in 2020. WESTERN Bulldogs premiership star Lachie Hunter was hit with a four-match suspension and $5000 fine for a drink-driving offence that left two of his teammates under investigation.
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Though they slipped to eleventh place in 1930, 1935 and 1937, in 1938 they became the first of the new clubs to reach the finals. In 1994 and 1995, the Bulldogs again made the finals, only to be eliminated by Melbourne and Geelong, respectively. "Footscray Football Club Limited" is the name of their parent company according to their ABN which also includes businesses such as hotels and a travel agent. Telstra TV They began the 2009 season with a 63-point thrashing of There was media expectation that the Western Bulldogs would again feature in the top four in 2010 after doing so in 2008 and 2009. In late 1996, the club changed its playing name from During the 2000 season, the Bulldogs handed the eventual premiers, Essendon, their only loss for the year.
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It began when Many predicted the Bulldogs to struggle in 2015 after losing over 700 games of experience during the off-season, and those feelings were further strengthened when The Bulldogs fought through numerous injuries in 2016 to finish 7th in the home and away season.
The real-life mascot for the Western Bulldogs is a four-month old In 2014, the Bulldogs accepted an offer from comedian and supporter Danny McGinlay to write the messages that appear on the club's Footscray Bulldogs merchandise is seen to be worn in 1992 film Compared to other Victorian AFL clubs, the Western Bulldogs have had historically low membership numbers. Telstra TV Box Office
The Western Bulldogs (formerly the Footscray Football Club) is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Telstra
Major Partner Partners afl.com.au Star midfielder Marcus Bontempelli will lead the Western Bulldogs in 2020. However, the club broke its membership record in 2006 and continued to sustain these figures before another significant increase in 2010. Published on The official name of the AFL team in particular is "Western Bulldogs".