Bulldogs not dwelling on the past in quest for glory
COVID was not the friend of the Western Bulldogs in AFLW Season 6, causing a number of disruptions to their campaign. But despite what might have been if those disruptions had not happened, Bulldogs’ assistant coach Melissa Hickey is certainly not dwelling on the past. “I guess you can only really play with the cards […]
2022 AFLW Draft preview: Western Bulldogs
HAVING lost half of its best forwards during the off-season, Western Bulldogs will be on the lookout for some extra firepower in the upcoming 2022 AFL Women’s Draft. The Bulldogs had a tough off-season losing some of their most damaging players, including a former number one selection. Those losses were off-set by bringing in a […]
2022 AFLW early look: Western Bulldogs
IN an early look at the upcoming AFL Women’s 2022 season, Draft Central checks out each of the 14 clubs over the next three weeks ahead of preseason commencing. Wrapping up the series is Western Bulldogs, who finished narrowly outside the top six, four points and percentage behind, but strung four wins together early in […]
AFL Women’s Sunday wrap: Blues keep touch with top six
CARLTON made an emphatic return to the winners list on Sunday, feasting on a winless Geelong side to salute by 33 points at Princes Park. The Blues were in a scoring mood and proved efficient in front of goal, leading at every break and notching their highest total of the season to run out 10.4 […]
Hungry Dogs win the battle against fiery Cats
THE Western Bulldogs executed their first back-to-back win since 2019 in their AFL Women’s Round 3 encounter against Geelong, winning by 18 points in a tough slog until the bitter end. Whilst the Dogs put the first major on the board during the first, it took the side until the final quarter to really pile […]
2019/20 AFLW off-season review: Western Bulldogs
AFTER claiming a maiden AFL Women’s premiership in 2018 and looking impressive from the get-go in 2019, the Western Bulldogs fell away in the second half of the 2019 season to finish wooden spooners in Conference A. There was far from any shame in that, because had they been in the other conference, chances are […]
VFLW weekly wrap: Finals Week 2 – Bulldogs earn 2019 Grand Final spot
THE Western Bulldogs progressed through to the 2019 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s Grand Final with a hard fought win over ladder leaders Collingwood, forcing the Pies to a preliminary final against the Southern Saints who claimed a 17-point victory over Melbourne Uni. The loss marks the end of the road for the Mugars, while […]
VFLW weekly wrap: Finals Week 1 – Richmond and Geelong out of contention
THE first round of the 2019 VFL Women’s finals series saw some big matchups, with six teams taking the field in the new finals system. While Southern Saints get a second chance to make it through finals despite their loss to Collingwood, close victories from Melbourne Uni and Western Bulldogs sees Geelong and Richmond knocked […]
Weekend previews: AFLW – Round 2
AFTER an exhilarating first round, which saw four of the five matches go down to the wire, teams prepare to tweak game styles or mix up team sheets in order to get an advantage over their opponents. Four of the first round losers face off, with Melbourne heading to Victoria Park on Saturday to face […]
Season reviews: VFLW – Western Bulldogs
THE Western Bulldogs took a while to get going in the Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s season. But when they got going, they looked unstoppable, winning six consecutive games to get their season back on track. With seven wins and seven losses in their first season of VFLW, the Dogs can be happy with their […]
