Chris Hemsworth looks doggone massive in photograph celebrating his footy team’s win

YOU could fill the MCG four times with the number of people who liked this photo of Chris Hemsworth celebrating the Bulldogs’ win.

Chris Hemsworth has been filming the latest Thor instalment in Australia.

THERE’S only one Western Bulldogs fan in the world who could make every member of the AFL’s fairytale team feel immediately inadequate after their inspirational win against Greater Western Sydney.

Yep, even when you’ve just fulfilled a childhood dream of qualifying for your first Grand Final, there’s still a small part of every man who would like to look like Chris Hemsworth.

Hemsworth is the Dogs’ most high profile supporter (apologies to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, comedian Wil Anderson and cricketer Merv Hughes) and couldn’t contain his excitement after the come-from-behind six-point win against the Giants on Saturday.

The voice of the AFL’s 2014 marketing campaign Everything’s Possible is certainly believing that slogan now after his team’s against-the-odds wins against West Coast, Hawthorn and GWS.

Hemsworth’s fandom is marketing gold for one of the AFL’s least financially stable clubs. His picture has been liked more than 400,000 times on Instagram — and spurned countless articles on celebrity and Hollywood news sites.

Of course some things were lost in translation. Cinemablend.com was giddy with excitement over Hemsworth’s physique and what it meant for the next instalment in the Thor film franchise, but the author of this piece clearly isn’t a big Aussie sports fan.

“Chris Hemsworth posted the above photo to his personal Instagram account to commemorate the victory of the Western Bulldogs soccer club,” the piece read. “It’s the team’s first time moving on to the grand final since 1961, and he clearly seems pretty excited about the whole thing. Filming for Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok has been well under way in Australia for quite some time, so it’s clear that Hemsworth seems to enjoy his downtime quite a bit. Between filming the movie and doing pull-ups, he probably doesn’t get to watch much soccer.”

He might not have much time to watch soccer, but Chris Hemsworth loves his footy. Here he is at last year’s Grand Final with Malcolm Turnball.

Hemsworth wasn’t the only big name celebrating the triumph of Luke Beveridge’s side. Everyone from opposition leader Bill Shorten to famed documentary-maker Louis Theroux were toasting the men from the West.

Western Bulldogs in the Grand Final! Unbelievable!

— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) September 24, 2016

Two teams of the West contend but there can only be one winner. So glad to see @westernbulldogs win through. Wow! - JG

— Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) September 24, 2016

It's 3.30am here in San Diego. How the hell am I meant to sleep? Seriously. Just an incredible night for all @westernbulldogs fans.

— Chris Anstey (@ChrisAnstey13) September 24, 2016

Few excited Bulldogs fans in the Shorten household tonight #AFLGiantsDogs pic.twitter.com/qIYPbyJe0x

— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) September 24, 2016

The Dogs will face the Sydney Swans at the MCG — a prospect that would have seemed unlikely two years ago.

One of the most outstanding features of next Saturday’s premiership decider is how far the two clubs have come since some very dark days in late September-early October 2014.

Hawthorn’s first-half mugging of Sydney in the 2014 grand final left outsiders wondering how long it would take the Swans to recover mentally. It was the sort of grand final loss that wrecks lesser teams.

Then, in early October, the AFL banned the Swans from trading in players unless they agree to end their controversial cost of living allowance.

The same day that news broke, coach Brendan McCartney left the Bulldogs. The day before, Bulldogs captain Ryan Griffen had requested his trade to the Giants.

At least the Swans had just been in a grand final - the Bulldogs had not made the finals since 2010 and were now apparently in free fall.

“I remember sitting through all of that and living it - it felt like everything was spinning out of control, almost,” Bulldogs defender Dale Morris told Channel Seven’s Game Day.

“It was a surreal experience to have everything happening to our football club. “When it was all happening, I remember ringing ‘Roughy’ (teammate Jordan Roughead) and saying ‘what is going on? What’s happening? What can we do? It’s out of control’.” The following month, the Bulldogs appointed Luke Beveridge as coach and Bob Murphy as the new captain.

And while it’s a mega-trade that still attracts plenty of scrutiny, the Bulldogs managed to snare former No.1 draft pick Tom Boyd as a trade for Griffen. “The right people got put in the right positions,” Morris said of the sweeping changes at the Bulldogs nearly two years ago.

“As soon as Bevo walked in through the door, the belief was there. “The buy-in from the players - Murph as skipper really helped galvanise the group.

“It’s just been an amazing turnaround.” As for the Swans, they have brought through a crop of exciting young players and not skipped a beat.

After going out of last year’s finals in straight sets, they finished this season as minor premiers.

It’s been another triumph of Sydney’s famed Bloods culture.

The Bulldogs believe. The Swans expect. And they’re both right.

— with AAP