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The Western Bulldogs is a professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-west Melbourne suburb of Footscray, Victoria. The club was founded in 1877 and has competed in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 1925.
Christopher Lee Grant is a former Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, a legend of the Western Bulldogs and a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He was born in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.
Paul A. Johnson is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He previously played senior matches with the West Coast Eagles, the Melbourne Football Club, and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), the Swan Districts Football Club in the WAFL, and the Sandringham Football Club and the Box Hill Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Johnson was the winner of the 2005 J. J. Liston Trophy, as well as the 2012 Simpson Medal as the best player in an interstate match for Western Australia.
Richard Osborne is a retired Australian rules footballer who enjoyed a lengthy career in the VFL/AFL. He played a total of 283 games in 17 seasons, and played with four clubs, as well as representing Victoria 7 times in interstate competition.
Brett Montgomery is a retired Australian rules football player and current assistant coach with the Port Adelaide Football Club.
Jordan Russell is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Jed Adcock is a former professional Australian rules footballer and current coach who played for the Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in 2013 and sole captain in 2014. As of 2017, he is the assistant midfield coach at the Lions.
Beau Dowler is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Sam Iles is an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Gold Coast in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Nick Lower is a retired Australian rules football player who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League between 2006 and 2009, Fremantle from 2011 to 2012, and Western Bulldogs in 2013.
Wayde Skipper is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Hawthorn Football Club and the Western Bulldogs. Standing at 193 cm, Skipper won the 2003 best first year player for his original club the Western Bulldogs.
Luke Beveridge is an Australian rules football coach and former player who played for Melbourne, Footscray and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s. He is currently the head coach of the Western Bulldogs.
Kyle Cheney is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Melbourne, Hawthorn and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cheney was recruited from the North Ballarat Rebels by Melbourne with pick 53 in the 2007 National Draft after finishing second in Rebels' best and fairest count that year. He was traded to Hawthorn after the 2010 season, and then to Adelaide at the end of 2014.
Ben Ross is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was rookie listed by Hawthorn in the 2013 AFL Rookie Draft after previously playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League between 2007 and 2011.
Jason Tutt is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jonathan Simpkin is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Joffa", his younger brother, Tom Simpkin was also a professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda.
Chris Obst is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL).
William Langford is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Langford is the son of Hawthorn Team of the Century backman Chris Langford, who is currently a member of the AFL Commission.
Josh Prudden is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He had an injury-ridden career and only played four AFL games across five seasons.
Billy Gowers is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Carlton Football Club with their first selection and fifth overall in the 2015 rookie draft. He spent two years on Carlton's list before he was delisted at the end of the 2016 season without playing a senior AFL match. He spent the 2017 season playing with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before he was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection and ninth overall in the 2018 rookie draft. In his debut year, Gowers was the leading goal kicker for the Western Bulldogs by kicking 26 goals out of 20 games. He made his debut in the eighty-two point loss to Greater Western Sydney at UNSW Canberra Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season. He is the son of 1991 Hawthorn premiership player, Andrew Gowers. Gowers was delisted by the Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season after playing 33 games over his 3 seasons with the club.
