2021 Western Bulldogs season

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Western Bulldogs
2021 season
Coach Luke Beveridge
(7th season)
Captain(s) Marcus Bontempelli
(2nd season)
Home ground Marvel Stadium
AFL season 5th
Finals series Runners Up
Leading goalkicker Josh Bruce (48)
Highest home attendance52,402 vs. Richmond (Round 7)
Lowest home attendance0 (multiple times); 7,387 vs. Brisbane Lions (Round 4) (excluding matches played behind closed doors)
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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. By the end of the home-and-away season, they finished fifth with 15 wins and 7 losses despite topping the ladder for eight weeks. [1] Nevertheless, they were able to make the 2021 Grand Final against Melbourne, where they lost by 74 points to finish the year as runner-up.

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Marcus Bontempelli 2018.9.jpg
Luke Beveridge 2018.1.jpg
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; however, they were able to make the 2021 Grand Final against Melbourne, scheduled for Saturday 25 September 2021.

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 was a role formerly held by Easton Wood. The leadership group was abolished, with players being asked to 'take on more responsibility to guide the team forward'. [2]

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

2020 off-season changes

At the end of their 2020 season, the Western Bulldogs delisted 2018 leading goalkicker Billy Gowers and 2016 draftees Fergus Greene and Brad Lynch. [3] Veterans Jackson Trengove and Matthew Suckling, as well as 2017 draftee Callum Porter, were delisted after the trade period. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] Finally, Mitch Hannan was also traded to the Bulldogs in exchange for a future third-round pick. [7]

In the 2020 AFL draft, the Bulldogs drafted Next Generation Academy graduate Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with the first pick of the 2020 AFL draft [8] as well as small forward Dominic Bedendo with pick 55. [9] They also obtained midfielder/forward Lachlan McNeil at the rookie draft with pick 11. [10]

Removals from playing list
PlayerReasonGames playedRef.
Billy Gowers Delisted33 [3]
Fergus Greene Delisted5 [3]
Brad Lynch Delisted9 [3]
Callum Porter Delisted1 [4]
Matt Suckling Delisted178 (76 at the Western Bulldogs) [4]
Jackson Trengove Delisted185 (32 at the Western Bulldogs) [4]
Lachie Young Traded to North Melbourne 8 [5]
Tory Dickson Retired114 [11]
Sam Lloyd Retired89 (32 at the Western Bulldogs) [12]
Additions to playing list
PlayerAcquiredFormer clubFormer leagueRef.
Mitch Hannan Traded from Melbourne Melbourne AFL [7]
Stefan Martin Traded from Brisbane Lions Brisbane Lions AFL [13]
Adam Treloar Traded from Collingwood Collingwood AFL [6]
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan No. 1, 2020 national draft Oakleigh Chargers NAB League [8]
Dominic Bedendo No. 55, 2020 national draft Murray Bushrangers NAB League [9]
Lachlan McNeil No. 11, 2020 AFL Rookie draft Woodville-West Torrens SANFL [10]

Statistics

Playing list and statistics [14]
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Notes/Milestone(s)
Adam Treloar 1171391862093955073Western Bulldogs debut (Round 1) [15]
Lewis Young 29114752992414
Mitch Wallis 36422833612010
Marcus Bontempelli 4263119396299695104127150th game (Round 5)" [16]
Josh Dunkley 515581292203495678
Bailey Smith 6261713354259613978750th game (Round 9) [17]
Lachie Hunter 72510732622054612560
Stefan Martin 89102964931117Western Bulldogs debut (Round 1) [15]
Hayden Crozier 91000111481595914
Easton Wood 101520111651767022
Jack Macrae 112664435445880102128
Zaine Cordy 121900126571836738100th game (Round 21) [18]
Josh Schache 139546727944111
Rhylee West 1440263922
Taylor Duryea 15251028115643713238
Toby McLean 1632217254292
Josh Bruce 172048211388322110028150th game (Round 21) [18]
Louis Butler 18100641052
Cody Weightman 19162613120401604830
Ed Richards 20510432568169
Tom Liberatore 2125141228531359865135150th game (Round 2) [19]
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan 22572251035148
Laitham Vandermeer 2311684650962426
Buku Khamis 24100741111 Category-B Rookie, AFL debut (Round 8) [20]
Ben Cavarra 2510010111
Dominic Bedendo 260———————
Patrick Lipinski 2711217479153392250th game (Round 5) [21]
Anthony Scott 282110888951833335 Rookie, AFL debut (Round 1) [15]
Mitch Hannan 29171413114531675951
Lachlan McNeil 30137860511112124 Rookie, AFL debut (Round 1) [15]
Bailey Dale 31269044717662310026
Will Hayes 320——————— Rookie
Aaron Naughton 332547401869428015339
Bailey Williams 34230024713638310453
Caleb Daniel 35251036426763110058
Roarke Smith 37143479881672934 Rookie
Riley Garcia 3894357461031417AFL debut (Round 11) [22]
Jason Johannisen 39251512152992516741
Jordon Sweet 415122122431219 Rookie, AFL debut (Round 5) [23]
Alex Keath 4223011611172781104350th game (Round 2) [19]
Ryan Gardner 43900371855205 Rookie
Tim English 442219151641262901036350th game (Round 3) [24]
Lin Jong 4610122420

Season summary

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 being confirmed at a later date. [25] The Bulldogs played Gold Coast, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide and West Coast twice, and the other teams once each. [26]

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. [27] 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 led 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'. [28]

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. [29] [30] Josh Bruce kicked 10 goals, the biggest amount kicked by an AFL player since Ben Brown in 2019. [31] The win propelled them to the top spot of the ladder, with a percentage of 181.6. Round 4 saw the club continue their undefeated streak, after they beat 2020 preliminary finalists Brisbane Lions by 19 points on a windy day at Mars Stadium in Ballarat. [32] 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. [33]

The Bulldogs went undefeated for the first five games in a season for the first time since 1946 as they beat Gold Coast by 62 points in a fierce display at Marvel Stadium, scoring 11 goals to 1 in the opening half as 150 gamer Marcus Bontempelli led the way. After conceding the third quarter to the Suns, they pulled away in the final quarter to win by their 2nd biggest margin up to that point. [34] [35] [16] Their undefeated streak continued the following week as the Bulldogs pulled away in a back and forward slog against Greater Western Sydney to claim the victory by 39 points. [36] [37] Lin Jong came back into the team only to injure his hamstring in his fourth game in the senior team since 2018, while the ever-consistent Josh Dunkley dislocated his shoulder and ruckman-turned forward Tim English suffered a head knock. [38] [39]

The Bulldogs suffered their first loss for the season in Round 7 after they lost to reigning premiers Richmond by 22 points. Despite leading at half time, they could not hold out against the Tigers, who had been inaccurate in the first half. [40] [41] After being down 27 points at one stage in the third quarter, the Bulldogs grinded out a win against Carlton in Round 8, with Bruce and Bontempelli among the best performers for that game after collecting 32 disposals and 5 goals, respectively. [42] [43] The next week saw the team travel to Adelaide Oval to face Port Adelaide, where they secured a 19-point win. [44] After kicking 6 goals to 2 in the first term, the exact opposite occurred in the second, with the Bulldogs conceding 6 goals and kicking 2 themselves. [45] However, they managed to pull through with late goals to Cody Weightman and Aaron Naughton, sealing the win. [46]

The Bulldogs again made history in Round 10, recording their biggest-ever win against the Saints [47] and recording two 100-point wins for the first time in one season. [48] Their 111-point victory saw the Bulldogs narrowly keep on top in the first quarter, with a 3-goal-to-2 quarter seeing inaccurate kicking from both sides. However, from there, the Bulldogs would kick 18 of the next 21 goals, with 5 players for the Bulldogs scoring multiple goals. [49] [50] [51] Round 11 saw the Bulldogs get handed their second loss for the season after they were dominated by Melbourne for the majority of the game, resulting in a 28-point loss. [52] The game was played without crowds due to the impact of the pandemic lockdown occurring in Victoria that week. [53] [54] The team secured another win against Fremantle at Perth Stadium in Round 12, running out 28-point victors after some inaccurate kicking at goal. [55] [56] It was their first win in the state of Western Australia since the 2016 Elimination Final against the West Coast Eagles, which that year saw them progress into the 2016 finals series. [57]

The Western Bulldogs lost their ladder position in the last few weeks of the home-and-away season, slipping from first to fifth. However, they scored wins against Essendon, Brisbane, and Port Adelaide in the finals to qualify for the 2021 Grand Final against Melbourne.

Results

AAMI Community Series results
GameDayDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendance
GBTGBT
1Sunday8 MarchWon1516106 Melbourne 10767 Marvel Stadium 7,931
Regular season results [58]
RoundDayDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
1 Sunday19 MarchWon10969 Collingwood 71153 Melbourne Cricket Ground A46,0516th
2 Sunday28 MarchWon1416100 West Coast 14993 Marvel Stadium H21,3915th
3 Saturday2 AprilWon2517167 North Melbourne 5939 Marvel Stadium A28.4831st
4 Saturday10 AprilWon101373 Brisbane Lions 8654 Mars Stadium H7,3871st
5 Friday17 AprilWon1716118 Gold Coast 8856 Marvel Stadium H18,9201st
6 Saturday23 AprilWon1514104 Greater Western Sydney 91165 Manuka Oval A10,0641st
7 Sunday30 AprilLost71355 Richmond 111177 Melbourne Cricket Ground A52,4022nd
8 Sunday9 MayWon1611107 Carlton 131391 Marvel Stadium H27,6632nd
9 Sunday15 MayWon15696 Port Adelaide 12577 Adelaide Oval A32,7872nd
10 Saturday22 MayWon2118144 St Kilda 5333 Marvel Stadium H28,7201st
11 Friday28 MayLost81159 Melbourne 13987 Marvel Stadium H0 [lower-alpha 1] 2nd
12 Sunday6 JuneWon131593 Fremantle 91165 Optus Stadium A32,8752nd
13 Bye
14 FridayJune 18Lost111278 Geelong 121183 GMHBA Stadium A6,5832nd
15 SundayJune 27Won132098 West Coast 6743 Optus Stadium A0 [lower-alpha 2] 2nd
16 SundayJuly 4Won1612108 North Melbourne 111379 Marvel Stadium H18,2161st
17 SundayJuly 11Lost81260 Sydney 111379 Marvel Stadium H24,8172nd
18 SaturdayJuly 17Won14690 Gold Coast 111379 Metricon Stadium A8,2442nd
19 SaturdayJuly 24Won13785 Melbourne 91165 Melbourne Cricket Ground H0 [lower-alpha 3] 1st
20 SaturdayJuly 31Won1515105 Adelaide 8856 Mars Stadium H0 [lower-alpha 4] 1st
21 SundayAugust 8Lost121284 Essendon 15797 Marvel Stadium H0 [lower-alpha 5] 2nd
22 SaturdayAugust 14Lost91064 Hawthorn 5737 UTAS Stadium A7,8224th
23 FridayAugust 20Lost10464 Port Adelaide 91266 Marvel Stadium H0 [lower-alpha 6] 5th
EF Sunday29 AugustWon13785 Essendon 41236 UTAS Stadium H9,760—
SF Friday4 SeptemberWon111379 Brisbane Lions 111278 The Gabba A30,647
PF Saturday11 SeptemberWon1714116 Port Adelaide 6945 Adelaide Oval A26,400
GF Saturday25 SeptemberLost10666 Melbourne 2114140 Optus Stadium A61,118
Key
HHome game
AAway game
EF Elimination final
SF Semi-final
PF Preliminary final
GF Grand final

Notes

  1. ↑ Crowds were not permitted for the Round 11 clash between the Western Bulldogs and the Demons due to the COVID-19 lockdown occurring at the time in Victoria.
  2. ↑ Crowds were not permitted for the Round 15 clash between the Western Bulldogs and the Eagles due to the detection of a positive COVID-19 case in Western Australia.
  3. ↑ Crowds were not permitted for the Round 19 clash between the Western Bulldogs and the Demons due to the COVID-19 lockdown occurring at the time in Victoria.
  4. ↑ Crowds were not permitted for the Round 20 clash between the Western Bulldogs and the Crows due to the COVID-19 lockdown occurring at the time in Victoria.
  5. ↑ Crowds were not permitted for the Round 21 clash between the Western Bulldogs and the Essendon Bombers due to the COVID-19 lockdown occurring at the time in Victoria.
  6. ↑ Crowds were not permitted for the Round 23 clash between the Western Bulldogs and the Port Adelaide Power due to the COVID-19 lockdown occurring at the time in Victoria.

Ladder

PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Melbourne (P)22174118881443130.870 Finals series
2 Port Adelaide 22175018841492126.368
3 Geelong 22166018451456126.764
4 Brisbane Lions 22157021311599133.360
5 Western Bulldogs 22157019941501132.860
6 Sydney 22157019861656119.960
7 Greater Western Sydney 22111011768177399.746
8 Essendon 221111019531790109.144
9 West Coast 22101201752188093.240
10 St Kilda 22101201644179691.540
11 Fremantle 22101201578182586.540
12 Richmond 2291211743178097.938
13 Carlton 2281401746197288.532
14 Hawthorn 2271321629191285.232
15 Adelaide 2271501616197182.028
16 Gold Coast 2271501430186376.828
17 Collingwood 2261601557181885.624
18 North Melbourne 2241711458207570.318
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

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