Marcus Bontempelli took apart another Sydney team to get the Western Bulldogs’ season back on track but the win came at a cost. The Swans, however, had a dirty night and entered the SCG record books for the wrong reasons.
The AFL has released the next month of the fixture, starting with a Tigers v Pies blockbuster. Who will your club face with the season restarts? SEE THE FULL FIXTURE FOR ROUNDS 2-5
AFL players have returned to their clubs as preparations for the footy restart ramp up, but one coach has issued a warning about the three-week pre-season and Heath Shaw flags the return of playing coaches.
The AFL has confirmed when the season will resume but who will your team be playing against when matches begin? Get the latest on the new fixture and the league’s plans for the Grand Final.
WESTERN Bulldogs vice-president Susan Alberti has declared she can now die happy after witnessing Saturday’s drought-breaking triumph.
WESTERN Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughead has revealed how a text message from his cousin, Hawthorn star Jarryd, soothed his pre-Grand Final nerves.
The Western Bulldogs hope their post-premiership future lies somewhere between being everyone’s second-favourite team and the most hated club in the AFL.
JASON Johannisen was a deserved Norm Smith medallist in his side’s premiership win over the Swans. But that hasn’t stopped debate over the decision. VOTE and HAVE YOUR SAY
UPDATE: WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge says giving his premiership medal to injured captain Bob Murphy on the dais was a spur of the moment decision.
EVERYONE is getting caught up in the emotion of the Western Bulldogs’ historic premiership win, even Geelong great Billy Brownless who’s predicting a big fan surge in nine months.
THE BULLDOGS broke a 62-year premiership drought on Saturday but when did the players truly believe it could pull it off after finishing seventh on the ladder?
UPDATE: SYDNEY coach John Longmire was measured in his response to questions about the umpiring in Saturday’s Grand Final after a lopsided free kick count clearly favoured the Bulldogs.
SYDNEY brought their intensity and courage fitting of their Bloods heritage, but the Western Bulldogs’ spirit and belief carried them to the glory, writes David King.
SHANE Crawford knows all about creating a dynasty. Now the Hawthorn premiership star thinks the Western Bulldogs can do just that.
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