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...
6. Preliminary Final, 1961 โ Melbourne Demons vs. Footscray Bulldogs
Having gone straight through to the Grand Final after a Semi-Final win against Geelong in their premiership-winning season of 1954, Bulldogs fans at the time probably wouldn't have imagined that 1961 would be the only Preliminary Final the club would win for 55 years. But despite that, 1961 remains one of the Dogs' all-time great wins, standing as a milestone achievement for the club, regardless of the result that followed a week later. The Bulldogs defeated Melbourne by 27 points, halting the Demons from reaching what would have been their eighth consecutive Grand Final.
