No swansongs as Bloods fans nurse their wounds
Two losses in two years leaves supporters still craving redemption.
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Bulldogs deliver the impossible dream
If you were going to win take 60 years to win a premiership, and you wanted to make it a premiership worth the wait, how would you script it? Here's one way
Too many Swans stars go missing on the big stage
Sydney's second grand final defeat in three seasons has raised questions about the club's depth as coach John Longmire rued not having a full team contribution on Saturday.
Beveridge gives Bob his premiership medal
On a feel-good day for Bulldogs supporters this was a moment to crown them all.
Easton Wood overcome at Dogs' victory
Easton Wood is the newly minted captain of a premiership team - one that defied every expectation,
It's been a big week in art ... with Jim Pavlidis
Thanks to Bevo's unflinching ambition, the longest era of suffering in AFL/VFL history is over.
AFL: It's the Dogs, in a season where the joy returned
Well, there you have it. David slew Goliath, The Rebels beat The Empire, and the never-say-die Bulldogs took down the Swans.
Boyd with emotion
An old Dog teamed up with a new one to make sure their team beat Sydney.
Out of Africa, the Dogs' Norm Smith Medalist
Jason Johannssen's mind was a whirl. He felt numb. He was a Norm Smith Medallist.
AFL 2016: Smorgon says AFL should learn from Dogs triumph
David Smorgon, Bulldogs president for 17 years, says the Dogs' premiership for the ages vindicated the club as a modern day template and should prove a lesson and example for the AFL and the league broadly.
Matthew Boyd to delay a decision on his future
As he celebrated with his family on Saturday night, Western Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd knew one thing - the Dogs' breakthrough flag will change his life.
A long time coming, but hope and heart win
Some heroes remain gallant even after the heroics seem done.
Swans didn't work hard enough: Longmire
Sydney coach John Longmire says his team didn't work hard enough in Saturday's grand final.
Marcus Bontempelli: I know what this means to Bulldogs fans
Bontempelli said he knew how much the win meant to the 'Doggies' fan base in the western suburbs.
Beveridge: Challenge for Bulldogs is to be 'envied'
As the Western Bulldogs celebrated "a dream come true", coach Luke Beveridge has declared the challenge now before his club is to be envied and enjoy sustained success.
The day in cyberspace - Loving Bob and Sting gets stung
How AFL grand final day played out on social media. Love for Bob Murphy, Sting's mixed reception and million-dollar man Tom Boyd comes good.
Grand final loss hurts more than 2014, says Kennedy
The Swans are hurting even more than they did after losing the 2014 grand final, says Josh Kennedy.
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Norm Smith Medal voting
Johannisen, from 'massive gamble' to Norm Smith Medallist
Jason Johannisen won the 2016 Norm Smith Medal.
Western Bulldogs win one of the great grand finals
Western Bulldogs breaking of a 62-year premiership drought is like some sort of fantasy. But how they won it should enter football folklore as well.
Hope wins out after the longest wait for Bulldogs' faithful
The build-up was immense, the hope and belief was unfaltering and the result was nothing less than extraordinary. We did it! Nothing can stop us now!
Buddy brought low in third grand final after early ankle injury
Sydney's million-dollar men fail to fire as Bulldogs end 62-year premiership drought.
From the Couch: Grand final entertainment
Nothing brings out the sunshine in the viewers' hearts like the fabled AFL Grand Final entertainment. Said nobody ever that wasn't an AFL executive, or Meat Loaf's bank manager, but still, you never know your luck.
AFL Grand Final 2016: The moments that mattered
Key moments in the 2016 AFL Grand Final.
Swans beaten as Bulldogs end 62-year drought
For the second time in three seasons, the Swans have fallen at the final hurdle.
The Bulldogs, a gloriously unexpected triumph
There's never been a premiership like this.
AFL grand final day: Live coverage
Join us for live coverage of the biggest day on the AFL calendar.
No Meatloaf on menu as Sting and co rock the 'G
Grand Final pre-game entertainment – the poisoned chalice for any singer or band. Or at least, it can be.
Millionaire's grand final
This is the flag of the millionaire recruit. Bulldog or Swan it does not matter, both have chased the big-dollar recruit and won.
Dennis Cometti will call his last game this weekend
It's over. Dennis Cometti, the man with tonsils of silver and a wit that can cut like a hot knife through butter, will call his last AFL game this weekend.
Barry Hall caught in the Bulldogs fairytale ahead of AFL grand final
Barry Hall is a Swans man but he can't help but get caught up in the Western Bulldogs' fairytale.
Buddy's chance to win what Plugger could not - a flag
The game has changed dramatically since the Swans arrived in Sydney but there has been a regular ingredient to football in the town: the glamour forward.
The two sides of a top dog coach
Luke Beveridge's blend of romance and ruthlessness has paid dividends for the Western Bulldogs.
Bulldog Clay Smith got leave pass to farewell lost friend
Preliminary final hero Clay Smith got a leave pass from the Bulldogs this week to make a 600-kilometre round trip and deliver a eulogy for his close friend who lost his life in a road accident.
Where to watch the AFL grand final
What's happening and where to watch it. This is your comprehensive guide to the AFL grand final 2016.
Who got Lade? Port did
Brendon Lade is returning to Port Adelaide after seven years as an assistant coach at AFL rivals Richmond.
Dogs won't be hoodoo gurus
The Western Bulldogs won't look back at their painful history of preliminary final losses in the lead up to their Saturday night clash with GWS Giants.
Hogan departure won't be 'catastrophic': Schwarz
Melbourne great David Schwarz says the potential defection of Jesse Hogan would not be "as catastrophic" now as it would have been last year.
Football romance, or the road to the future?
There’s two very contrasting narratives developing heading into the penultimate weekend of the AFL season. And sentimentally, they’re at opposite ends of the spectrum.
Chris Judd: It's time to deny the top four clubs access to free agents
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