What was looming as a massive contract year for Western Bulldog Bailey Smith has gone horribly wrong, with a serious knee injury at training set to sideline the star for the 2024 season.
It was meant to be his redemption year – instead Bailey Smith will miss next season entirely. So, what does the injury mean for his next contract? Scott Gullan takes a look from all angles.
Wooden-spooners the Western Bulldogs are plotting a deadline day trade strategy that would deliver them the best draft hand in AFLW history.
After making a ‘seamless transition’ to life at Richmond, Jacob Koschitzke has revealed one of the big reasons why he wanted to join the club.
A thriller at the Gabba has ended one side’s season and handed the other a preliminary final date with the Port Adelaide Power.
Aaron Naughton will be significant in the Bulldogs’ cutthroat final. But an area of his game let him down the last time he faced the Lions. Full analysis.
He might be Brownlow favourite, but very few of Ollie Wines’ peers think the Power star has been the best player of 2021 — and he wasn’t the only gun snubbed.
The Brisbane Lions will be ‘better’ for Saturday night’s finals experience against the Western Bulldogs regardless of the result.
The clock is running on how long it will take for an investigation to be launched into an alleged timekeeping error which some say threatens the integrity of this year’s finals series.
The GWS Giants have taken a huge gamble on Toby Greene’s replacement ahead of their must-win semi final against Geelong on Friday.
Two weeks of learning from the top two ruckmen in the AFL has taught Lions big man Oscar McInerney plenty ahead of a sudden-death clash.
It could be the most unusual build-up to an AFL final ever, but Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge knows just what cards to play.
Pre-season matches are supposed to be used to mix things up, but one move at the Western Bulldogs in February had huge ramifications.
Western Bulldogs defender Alex Keath has revealed the two words inspiring his side as it looks to repeat the premiership heroics of 2016.
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