Katie Brennan is an Australian rules footballer with and captain of the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for and captained the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2019. Brennan was signed as a marquee player by the Bulldogs ahead of the inaugural AFL Women's season in 2017, and was their leading goalkicker in 2019.
Jessica Anderson is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
Sarah Allan is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Hannah Scott is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was drafted by the Bulldogs with the club's third selection and the twenty first overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club inaugural match against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval. It was revealed that Scott had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 5 games for the club that season. In May 2022, Scott retired from the game after not playing a single game in 2022 AFL Women's season 6 due to injuries.
Tiah Toth is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition.
Brooke Lochland is an Australian rules footballer and former speed skater. Lochland currently plays for the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's (AFLW), having previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2017 to 2022 season 6. In 2018, she played in the Bulldogs' AFL Women's premiership team, was the AFL Women's leading goalkicker for that season and was named in the 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team.
Bailey Hunt is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Hunt was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their eighth selection and sixtieth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She received an AFL Women's Rising Star nomination for her debut match, in which she recorded nine disposals and three tackles. She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games. It was revealed that Hunt had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 4 games for the club that season.
Ellyse Gamble is an Australian rules footballer playing for Essendon in the AFL Women's competition. Gamble was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their ninth selection and sixty-ninth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played six matches in her debut season. It was revealed that Gamble had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing 8 out 9 possible games for the club that season. Gamble achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after averaging the best in the league for one-on-one loss rate in the 2021 AFL Women's season, with a percentage of just 10.5 percent. In May 2022, Gamble joined expansion club Essendon.
Lauren Spark is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
Lisa Williams is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Williams was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their twelfth selection and ninety-second overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played six matches in her debut season. She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season. She last played for Essendon in the 2018 VFL Women's season (VFLW), where she was made captain of the team.
Kate Tyndall is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Tyndal was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 15th selection and 117th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games. She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.
Jess Gardner is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Gardner was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 17th selection and 131st overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played five matches in her debut season and kicked one goal. She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season.
Laura Bailey is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played eight matches over two seasons with the Western Bulldogs.
Meghan McDonald is an Australian rules footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played with the Western Bulldogs in the 2017 season. McDonald was recruited by the Western Bulldogs as a free agent in November 2016. She made her debut in the seven point loss to Collingwood at VU Whitten Oval in round four of the 2017 season. She played four matches in her debut season and kicked one goal. She was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 season. In September 2018 she accepted a contract with Geelong to play in the club's inaugural season in the AFLW in 2019. She was awarded Geelong's best and fairest medal in her debut season at the club. In December 2020, McDonald was announced as Geelong's captain, replacing Melissa Hickey who retired at the end of the 2020 season. In the 2021 AFL Women's season, McDonald was awarded with her second All-Australian blazer, named on the full back position. McDonald achieved selection in Champion Data's 2021 AFLW All-Star stats team, after leading the league for average intercept possessions in the 2021 AFL Women's season, totalling 8.3 a game.
Ashleigh Guest is a retired Australian rules footballer who played for Greater Western Sydney, Melbourne, and the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Guest was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with their second selection and sixteenth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the thirty-six point loss to Adelaide at Thebarton Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season. She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games. She was traded to the Melbourne Football Club at the conclusion of the 2017 season.
Jenna Bruton is an Australian rules footballer playing with North Melbourne in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition.
Isabel Huntington is an Australian rules footballer playing for Greater Western Sydney in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted to the Western Bulldogs with the first pick in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.
Isabella Grant is an Australian rules footballer playing for Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted with the forty-seventh selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the Western Bulldogs under the father–daughter rule. She was educated at Caulfield Grammar School.
Jess Fitzgerald is an Australian rules footballer playing for Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She was drafted with the second selection in the 2020 AFL Women's draft by the Western Bulldogs.
The 2021 season was the Western Bulldogs's fifth season in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Nathan Burke was the team's coach for the second consecutive season, and Ellie Blackburn was the team's captain for the third consecutive season. The Western Bulldogs finished the home-and-away season eighth on the ladder and with a win–loss record of 5–4, meaning they missed out on qualifying for finals.
