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AFL Club · Founded 1877

Western Bulldogs
Bulldogs

Head CoachLuke Beveridge
CaptainMarcus Bontempelli
Home GroundMarvel Stadium
Training BaseWhitten Oval
State AffiliateVFL - Footscray Bulldogs
Premierships2 🏆
Red, white, and blue 2 Premierships 2016 Premiers Est. 1877
2026 Season Record
8
Wins
6
Losses
Last 5
L
W
W
W
L
8th
2026 Ladder Position
8W · 6L · Round 14
L
W
W
W
L
Next Match · Round 15, 2026
Western Bulldogs @ St Kilda
Sun 21 Jun, 3:15pm · Marvel Stadium

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2026 Fixtures & Results

Round
Date & Time
Opponent
Venue
Result
OR
Sat 7 Mar, 6:35pm
A Brisbane
Gabba
W 111–106
R1
Sat 14 Mar, 1:15pm
H GWS
Marvel Stadium
W 134–53
R2
Fri 20 Mar, 7:10pm
A Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
W 94–88
R4
Sun 5 Apr, 7:20pm
H Essendon
Marvel Stadium
W 99–65
R5
Sat 11 Apr, 7:05pm
A Hawthorn
Adelaide Oval
L 64–104
R6
Fri 17 Apr, 7:20pm
A Geelong
GMHBA Stadium
L 56–131
R7
Thu 23 Apr, 7:30pm
H Sydney
Marvel Stadium
L 60–126
R8
Fri 1 May, 7:30pm
H Fremantle
Marvel Stadium
L 102–114
R9
Fri 8 May, 7:40pm
A Port Adel
Adelaide Oval
W 74–72
R10
Sat 16 May, 7:35pm
A Carlton
Marvel Stadium
L 62–74
R11
Sun 24 May, 3:15pm
H Melbourne
Marvel Stadium
W 93–90
R12
Sat 30 May, 7:35pm
H Collingwood
Marvel Stadium
W 97–93
R13
Fri 5 Jun, 7:40pm
A Hawthorn
MCG
W 77–71
R14
Thu 11 Jun, 7:30pm
H Adelaide
Marvel Stadium
L 64–121
R15
Sun 21 Jun, 3:15pm
A St Kilda
Marvel Stadium
vs
R17
Sat 4 Jul, 12pm
A Sydney
SCG
vs
R18
Sat 11 Jul, 12pm
H West Coast
Marvel Stadium
vs
R19
Sat 18 Jul, 12pm
A Gold Coast
People First Stadium
vs
R20
Sat 25 Jul, 12pm
H Richmond
Marvel Stadium
vs
R21
Sat 1 Aug, 12pm
A Fremantle
Optus Stadium
vs
R22
Sat 8 Aug, 12pm
H Nth Melb
Marvel Stadium
vs
R23
Sat 15 Aug, 12pm
H Carlton
Marvel Stadium
vs
R24
Sat 22 Aug, 12pm
A Melbourne
MCG
vs

H = home · A = away · Last updated from official 2026 fixture

Club Records

Premierships
2
Last won 2016
Last Flag
2016
Grand Final victory
Founded
1877
149 years of football
Most Games
321
EJ Whitten
Most Goals
549
Kelvin Templeton
Individual Honours
Brownlow Medal — 2008
Adam Cooney
Recent Season Records
2026 · Round 14
Season in progress
8-6
2025 · Full Season
10-13
2024 · Full Season
10-13
2023 · Full Season
9-14
AFL Premierships
2 Flags
The Western Bulldogs' two premierships are separated by 62 years — the longest gap between flags in VFL/AFL history. The 1954 triumph under Charlie Sutton and the 2016 miracle run under Luke Beveridge are both etched into football folklore, with the 2016 flag widely considered one of the greatest underdog stories in Australian sport.
19542016

Coaching Staff

Senior Coach
Luke Beveridge
Appointed 2015 · 12th season
Assistant Coach
Brendon Lade
Midfield
Assistant Coach
Daniel Pratt
Backline
Assistant Coach
Ben Reid
Forwards
Development Coach
Jarryn Geary
Development & Player Leadership
Development Coach
Jack Billings
Development
Development Coach
Anthony Barry
Development
VFL Head Coach
Alex Johnson
VFL Senior Coach
Head of Development
Luke Power
Development

2026 Squad

All Bulldogs players →
1
Adam Treloar
Midfield/Forward
258 games · 185cm
2
Lachlan Carmichael
Defender/Midfield
184cm
3
Cody Weightman
Forward
76 games · 179cm
4
Marcus Bontempelli
Midfield
264 games · 194cm
5
Jedd Busslinger
Defender
7 games · 198cm
6
Cooper Hynes
Forward
13 games · 190cm
7
Rory Lobb
Defender
205 games · 207cm
8
Matthew Kennedy
Midfield
147 games · 188cm
9
Ryley Sanders
Midfield/Forward
40 games · 186cm
10
Sam Darcy
Forward
51 games · 208cm
11
Lachie Jaques
Defender
5 games · 184cm
12
Harvey Gallagher
Defender
26 games · 181cm
13
Oskar Baker
Defender/Midfield/Forward
54 games · 184cm
14
Rhylee West
Forward
87 games · 183cm
15
Will Darcy
Defender/Forward
196cm
16
Jordan Croft
Forward
7 games · 201cm
17
Nicholas Coffield
Defender
64 games · 191cm
18
James O'Donnell
Defender
54 games · 197cm
19
Connor Budarick
Defender/Forward
60 games · 175cm
20
Ed Richards
Midfield
153 games · 188cm
21
Thomas Liberatore
Midfield
261 games · 184cm
22
James Harmes
Midfield
174 games · 186cm
23
Laitham Vandermeer
Forward
87 games · 182cm
24
Buku Khamis
Defender/Forward
47 games · 191cm
25
Louis Emmett
Ruck
2 games · 200cm
26
Josh Dolan
Forward
13 games · 177cm
27
Joel Freijah
Midfield/Forward
42 games · 191cm
28
Will Lewis
Forward
2 games · 194cm
29
Lachlan Bramble
Defender/Forward
83 games · 182cm
30
Lachlan McNeil
Forward
76 games · 184cm
31
Bailey Dale
Defender
184 games · 188cm
32
Arthur Jones
Midfield/Forward
20 games · 180cm
33
Aaron Naughton
Forward
172 games · 196cm
34
Bailey Williams
Defender/Midfield
180 games · 190cm
35
Luke Kennedy
Midfield
181cm
36
Luke Cleary
Defender
23 games · 191cm
37
Michael Sellwood
Defender
6 games · 186cm
38
Riley Garcia
Midfield/Forward
39 games · 178cm
40
Lachlan Smith
Ruck
203cm
41
Zac Walker
Defender
191cm
42
Sam Davidson
Midfield/Forward
25 games · 190cm
43
Ryan Gardner
Defender
54 games · 197cm
44
Timothy English
Ruck
158 games · 208cm

Club History

Est. 1877

Originally known as Footscray, the Western Bulldogs are one of the AFL's most beloved battler clubs. After their sole premiership in 1954, the Dogs endured a 62-year drought — the longest in VFL/AFL history at the time — before Luke Beveridge's miracle run to the 2016 flag. The Bulldogs came from seventh on the ladder, winning four consecutive finals including a famous grand final victory over Sydney. With Brownlow Medallist Marcus Bontempelli as captain, the Bulldogs continue to punch above their weight.

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Leadership

Board & Executives

Key leaders and board members of Western Bulldogs.

President

Kylie Watson-Wheeler

Vice-President

Jerril Rechter AM

CEO & Director

Ameet Bains

Director

Luke Darcy

Director

Belinda Duarte AM

Director

Lisa Fitzpatrick AO

Director

Peter Landos

Director

Fiona McGauchie

Director

Andrew Westacott

Source: Official club site

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Address
Whitten Oval, West Footscray VIC 3012
Phone
(03) 9680 0150
Email
reception@westernbulldogs.com.au
Postal Address
PO Box 4085, Footscray VIC 3011
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