The Western Bulldogs (formerly Footscray) have a rich 100-year history in the VFL/AFL filled with many ups and downs. Their supporters have been through a lot from fighting to keep their club from disappearing in 1989 to ultimate premiership glory in 2016.
The club from the western suburbs will be known as Footscray when they take on Collingwood at the MCG on Friday to commemorate their long-standing place in football's history.
The Bulldogs will don a specially designed guernsey to pay tribute to all those involved in the club's 100 years and will welcome club greats and legends to the ground to celebrate.
But with a history of only two premierships and many stories on either side of that ultimate glory, we thought we'd make a list.
Here is a compilation of the Bulldogs' most memorable, significant and defining games throughout their history...
10. Round 5, 2015 โ Sydney Swans vs. Western Bulldogs
A game that makes the list almost entirely because of Mark Howard's iconic call of the final siren: "They'll hang on, the Dogsโฆ they are gonna hang onโฆ mark this day down Western Bulldogs fans! Saturday, May the 2nd, 2015!" The game itself was spectacular, but the Bulldogs have had plenty of those. What sets this one apart is Howard's self-fulfilling prophecy, forever tying it to the club's lore. 2015 was Luke Beveridge's first season as head coach and a win like this, on the road, in the bucketing rain, against all odds, proved at the very least to Mark Howard, that something was brewing at Whitten Oval. When the Bulldogs' rise began, that fateful Saturday in May was the day many fans looked back on as the day their beloved pups became dogs.
