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Western Bulldogs
2021 season
CoachLuke Beveridge
(7th season)
Captain(s)Marcus Bontempelli
(2nd season)
Home groundMarvel Stadium
Leading goalkickerJosh Bruce (15)
Highest home attendance46,051 vs. Collingwood (Round 1)
Lowest home attendance7,287 vs. Brisbane Lions (Round 4)
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The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Their 2021 season is their 96th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their seventh season under premiership coach Luke Beveridge, and their second season with Marcus Bontempelli as captain. As of round 4, they have 4 wins and 0 losses, placing them at first place on the ladder.

Background

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Marcus Bontempelli (captain) and Luke Beveridge (coach)

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football team based in Melbourne, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). They ended the 2020 home-and-away season seventh on the ladder. Their season ended after St Kilda beat them in the first week of the finals.

In the off season, Marcus Bontempelli was named captain of the Western Bulldogs for the second year in a row. Mitch Wallis was named as the vice-captain, which formerly was held by Easton Wood. The leadership group was abolished, with players being asked to 'take on more responsibility to guide the team forward'.[1]

Luke Beveridge was head coach for a seventh season.

The Western Bulldogs continued with Mexican foods supplier company Mission Foods as their major sponsor for 2021.

Playing list

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2020 off-season changes

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At the end of their 2020 season, the Western Bulldogs delisted 2018 leading goalkicker Billy Gowers, and 2016 draftees Fergus Greene and Brad Lynch.[2] Veterans Jackson Trengove and Matthew Suckling, as well as 2017 draftee Callum Porter were delisted after the trade period.[3] The Western Bulldogs only traded one player, Lachie Young in the trade period, who went to North Melbourne in a three way trade that saw the Western Bulldogs receive Brisbane Lions ruckman Stefan Martin, Brisbane and North Melbourne trade picks 63 and 70 respectively, and Lachie Young be sent to North Melbourne.[4] They received out of favour Collingwood midfielder Adam Treloar and picks 26, 33 and 42 in exchange for a first round and future second round pick.[5] Finally, Mitch Hannan was also traded to the Bulldogs in exchange for a future third round pick.[6]

In the 2020 AFL draft, the Bulldogs drafted Next-Generation-Academy graduate Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with the 1st pick of the 2020 AFL draft,[7] as well as small forward Dominic Bedendo with pick 55.[8]

Removals from playing list
Player Reason Games played Ref.
Billy Gowers Delisted 33 [2]
Fergus Greene Delisted 5 [2]
Brad Lynch Delisted 9 [2]
Callum Porter Delisted 1 [3]
Matt Suckling Delisted 178 (76 at the Western Bulldogs) [3]
Jackson Trengove Delisted 185 (32 at the Western Bulldogs) [3]
Lachie Young Traded to North Melbourne 8 [4]
Tory Dickson Retired 114 [9]
Sam Lloyd Retired 89 (32 at the Western Bulldogs) [10]
Additions to playing list
Player Acquired Former club Former league Ref.
Mitch Hannan Traded from Melbourne Melbourne AFL [6]
Stefan Martin Traded from Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL [11]
Adam Treloar Traded from Collingwood Collingwood AFL [5]
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan No. 1, 2020 national draft Oakleigh Chargers NAB League [7]
Dominic Bedendo No. 55, 2020 national draft Murray Bushrangers NAB League [8]

Statistics

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Playing list and statistics as of round 4[12]
Player No. Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Notes/Milestone(s)
Adam Treloar 1 4 3 4 51 48 99 11 17 Western Bulldogs debut (round 1)[13]
Lewis Young 2 1 0 0 11 6 17 5 1
Mitch Wallis 3 2 0 2 12 16 28 10 3
Marcus Bontempelli 4 4 4 3 55 42 97 19 13 150th game (round 5)
Josh Dunkley 5 4 2 4 44 71 115 22 23
Bailey Smith 6 4 4 2 52 50 102 22 10
Lachie Hunter 7 4 1 0 49 36 85 24 13
Stefan Martin 8 4 1 0 15 33 48 4 5 Western Bulldogs debut (round 1)[13]
Hayden Crozier 9 0 — — — — — — —
Easton Wood 10 2 0 0 19 14 33 12 5
Jack Macrae 11 4 1 1 65 76 141 14 17
Zaine Cordy 12 0 — — — — — — —
Josh Schache 13 0 — — — — — — —
Rhylee West 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Duryea 15 4 0 0 48 32 80 27 8
Toby McLean 16 0 — — — — — — —
Josh Bruce 17 0 15 2 39 18 57 29 6
Louis Butler 18 0 — — — — — — —
Cody Weightman 19 0 — — — — — — —
Ed Richards 20 0 — — — — — — —
Tom Liberatore 21 4 1 3 48 48 96 8 21 150th game (round 2)[14]
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan 22 0 — — — — — — —
Laitham Vandermeer 23 4 3 4 17 22 39 7 10
Buku Khamis 24 0 — — — — — — — Category-B Rookie
Ben Cavarra 25 0 — — — — — — —
Dominic Bedendo 26 0 — — — — — — —
Patrick Lipinski 27 4 1 0 27 33 60 11 7
Anthony Scott 28 4 1 1 23 22 45 7 6 Rookie, AFL debut (round 1)[13]
Mitch Hannan 29 0 — — — — — — —
Lachlan McNeil 30 4 2 5 22 15 37 6 5 Rookie, AFL debut (round 1)[13]
Bailey Dale 31 4 2 0 48 29 77 18 6
Will Hayes 32 0 — — — — — — — Rookie
Aaron Naughton 33 4 9 9 44 16 60 30 10
Bailey Williams 34 4 0 0 54 27 81 19 10
Caleb Daniel 35 4 1 0 53 39 92 14 8
Roarke Smith 37 0 — — — — — — — Rookie
Riley Garcia 38 0 — — — — — — —
Jason Johannisen 39 3 0 1 16 11 27 3 4
Jordon Sweet 41 0 — — — — — — — Rookie
Alex Keath 42 4 0 0 40 20 60 23 12 50th game (round 2)[14]
Ryan Gardner 43 3 0 0 15 6 21 11 2 Rookie
Tim English 44 4 8 4 34 22 56 29 7 50th game (round 3)[15]
Lin Jong 46 0 — — — — — — —

Season summary

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The fixture for the 2021 season was revealed in December 2020, with each team scheduled to play 22 matches and have a mid-season bye, as was normal prior to COVID-19. Only the first six rounds had times and dates set for the matches, with the remaining dates to be confirmed.[16] The Bulldogs are scheduled to play Gold Coast, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide and West Coast twice, and the other teams once each.[17]

The Western Bulldogs' first match of the season was against Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Bulldogs secured their first win of the season, a 16 point win, after leading the entire game. This saw former Collingwood player Adam Treloar play against his old club for the first time.[18] In round 2, the Bulldogs played West Coast at Marvel Stadium. The game was very even, with the lead switching 11 times throughout the game. Although the Eagles lead by by 2 goals at three quarter time, the Bulldogs kicked 5 goals to 2, with Bontempelli kicking the sealer, in order to secure the win, which was described as 'the best game of 2021 so far'.[19]

Round 3 saw the team make history as they brutally demolished North Melbourne in the Good Friday marquee match by 128 points, their biggest winning margin in the club's history.[20][21] Josh Bruce kicked 10 goals, the biggest amount kicked by an AFL player since Ben Brown in 2019.[22] The win propelled them to the top spo of the ladder, with a percentage of 181.6. Round 4 saw the club continue their undefeated streak, after they beat 2020 prelimnary finalists Brisbane Lions by 19 points on a windy day at Mars Stadium in Ballarat.[23] Ruckman turned forward Tim English, new recruit Adam Treloar and the ever-consistent Jack Macrae were named as the team's best on ground after they collected a combined 78 disposals and 4 goals.[24]

Results

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AAMI Community Series results
Game Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance
G B T G B T
1 Sunday 8 March Won 15 16 106 Melbourne 10 7 67 Marvel Stadium 7,931
Regular season results[25]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 Sunday 19 March Won 10 9 69 Collingwood 7 11 53 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 46,051 6th
2 Sunday 28 March Won 14 16 100 West Coast 14 9 93 Marvel Stadium H 21,391 5th
3 Saturday 2 April Won 25 17 167 North Melbourne 5 9 39 Marvel Stadium A 28.483 1st
4 Saturday 10 April Won 10 13 73 Brisbane Lions 15 12 102 Mars Stadium H 7,387 1st
5 Friday 17 April Gold Coast Marvel Stadium H
6 Saturday 23 April Greater Western Sydney Manuka Oval A
7 Sunday 30 April Richmond Melbourne Cricket Ground A
8 Sunday 9 May Carlton Marvel Stadium H
9 Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval A
10 St Kilda Marvel Stadium H
11 Melbourne Marvel Stadium H
12 Fremantle Optus Stadium A
13 Bye
14 Geelong GMHBA Stadium A
15 West Coast Optus Stadium A
16 North Melbourne Marvel Stadium H
17 Sydney Marvel Stadium H
18 Gold Coast Metricon Stadium A
19 Adelaide Marvel Stadium H
20 Melbourne Melbourne Cricket Ground A
21 Essendon Marvel Stadium H
22 Hawthorn York Park A
23 Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium H
Key
H Home game
A Away game

Ladder

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Pos Team
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne (P) 22 17 4 1 1888 1443 130.8 70 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22 17 5 0 1884 1492 126.3 68
3 Geelong 22 16 6 0 1845 1456 126.7 64
4 Brisbane Lions 22 15 7 0 2131 1599 133.3 60
5 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 1994 1501 132.8 60
6 Sydney 22 15 7 0 1986 1656 119.9 60
7 Greater Western Sydney 22 11 10 1 1768 1773 99.7 46
8 Essendon 22 11 11 0 1953 1790 109.1 44
9 West Coast 22 10 12 0 1752 1880 93.2 40
10 St Kilda 22 10 12 0 1644 1796 91.5 40
11 Fremantle 22 10 12 0 1578 1825 86.5 40
12 Richmond 22 9 12 1 1743 1780 97.9 38
13 Carlton 22 8 14 0 1746 1972 88.5 32
14 Hawthorn 22 7 13 2 1629 1912 85.2 32
15 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1616 1971 82.0 28
16 Gold Coast 22 7 15 0 1430 1863 76.8 28
17 Collingwood 22 6 16 0 1557 1818 85.6 24
18 North Melbourne 22 4 17 1 1458 2075 70.3 18
Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2021. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

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  1. ^ "Wallis appointed as Bont's deputy for 2021". Western Bulldogs Media. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bulldogs confirm list changes". Western Bulldogs Media. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dual premiership player among three Dogs delisted". AFL Media. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Trade: Young becomes a Roo". North Melbourne Kangaroos Media. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Schmook, Nathan (12 November 2020). "Last-minute drama: Treloar becomes a Bulldog at the death". AFL Media. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  6. ^ a b Schmook, Nathan (10 November 2020). "Crafty forward enters Kennel for future pick". AFL Media. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2020 Draft, Pick 1: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan". Western Bulldogs Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  8. ^ a b "2020 Draft, Pick 55: Dominic Bedendo". Western Bulldogs Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ Whiting, Michael (27 September 2020). "Dog's days are over: Premiership hero calls time". Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ Noakes, Cameron (15 December 2020). "Retirement shock: Dogs forward, ex-Tiger quits despite contract". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  11. ^ Cleary, Mitch (10 November 2020). "Big Lion, young Dog find new homes in three-way trade". AFL Media. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ "2021 Player Stats". AFLTables. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b c d Cotton, Ben (17 March 2021). "Bulldogs to unveil FOUR Round 1 debutants". ZeroHanger. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  14. ^ a b "Western Bulldogs vs West Coast - Line Ups". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  15. ^ "North Melbourne vs Wetsern Bulldogs - Line Ups". afl.com.au. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  16. ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Full AFL fixture reveal: Six rounds locked in, floating schedule unveiled". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Fixture breakdown: Double-ups, byes, what your club says". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  18. ^ Cleary, Mitch (19 March 2021). "Treloar gets the last laugh as Dogs dominate disposals". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  19. ^ Twomey, Callum (28 March 2021). "What a game! Bont inspires Dogs in an instant classic". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  20. ^ Francis, Kieran (2 April 2021). "Western Bulldogs record biggest win in club history against pitiful North Melbourne, Josh Bruce kicks 10 goals". sportingnews.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  21. ^ Ryan, Peter (2 April 2021). "Josh Bruce kicks 10 in record-breaking Bulldogs win". The Age. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  22. ^ Cleary, Mitch (2 April 2021). "Bruce boots massive bag in brutal demolition of dismal Roos". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Dogs master Lions in windy Ballarat to stay perfect". AFL Media. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  24. ^ "Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane Lions - Player Stats". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  25. ^ "2021 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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