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...
7. Semi-Final, 2016 โ Hawthorn Hawks vs. Western Bulldogs
Fresh off a three-peat, the Hawks fancied themselves a chance to achieve what no team had before and win four flags in a row. Things were on track when they took an 11-point lead into half-time, but a young Bulldogs outfit had other plans. In front of 87,000 at the MCG, they stormed home to win by 23 points, marking the moment when the dream started to feel real for Dogs fans. Their future was being shaped before their eyes, none more so than when Marcus Bontempelli outmuscled the ageing Luke Hodge in a one-on-one marking contest inside the forward 50. It felt like a spiritual passing of the torch, just one of many moments that cement this as one of the Bulldogs' greatest games.
