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EVERYONE has their favourite Grand Final moments and amid the buzz in the Bulldogs rooms, plenty of people were happy to share theirs, writes Mark Robinson. PLUS YOUR TWEETS
TRAVIS Cloke is set to sacrifice more than half his salary to get a deal done with premiers Western Bulldogs, plus news on Marley Williams and Will Hoskin-Elliott.
UPDATE: A BULLDOGS fan who suffered a heart attack 10 minutes before his team’s Grand Final victory may not have survived if not for his determination to see the game.
WESTERN Bulldogs president Peter Gordon hopes Melbourne and St Kilda can become the AFL’s next Cinderella stories.
IT’S been hailed as the breakout performance of his career, but Tom Boyd says he would have copped doughnuts on his stats sheet for the chance to win a premiership.
PREMIERSHIP hero Liam Picken has been quick to thank those who made his AFL dream a reality after graduating from the VFL reserves with Williamstown.
JASON Johannisen roars to the top of the Grand Final depth chart but the news wasn’t as good for Gary Rohan. Jon Ralph ranks every player 1 to 44.
THE millions paid to Tom Boyd have been vindicated and now Peter Gordon’s decision to extend Luke Beveridge’s contract early looks a masterstroke.
WESTERN Bulldogs’ coach Luke Beveridge used a musical theme to inspire his young charges to premiership glory in a rousing pre-game address.
INJURED Western Bulldogs captain Robert Murphy says the club’s drought-breaking premiership has done nothing to dull the appetite for another.
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