Boomer a 'long shot' to play on
Brent Harvey's manager says the North Melbourne great is a "long shot" to play on next year, and is preparing to play with his brother in the Northern Football League.
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Chat footy and wrap the grand final with Rohan Connolly
A famous win unites Bulldogs old and new; pain for a losing Swan; controversy follows call; farewell to all-time great of commentary.
The Bulldogs have the most favourable free-kick differential in AFL
The Western Bulldogs have finished their triumphant AFL premiership season with the most favourable free-kick differential of any team in the competition.
Beveridge and the Bulldogs' secret grand final weapon
Premierships are built on tactics, skill, hard work and endeavour, but the Western Bulldogs had extra help on Saturday as they won just the second grand final in their history.
Bulldogs fan quick on the draw
It took less than 24 hours for Brenton Holdsworth to have a permanent reminder of his beloved Bulldogs' 2016 premiership win inked on his left leg.
BOG in the AFL grand final? It has to be Tom Boyd, according to Age readers
Tom Boyd has arrived, and Age readers believe his career breakout game should have been rewarded with a Norm Smith Medal.
Banged up Swans await news on Hannebery's knee
Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery will undergo scans to make sure he has avoided damage to his anterior cruciate ligament as Swans chairman Andrew Pridham vowed the club will return better and stronger next year.
Where to now for beaten Swans?
At some point in the next week or two Tom Mitchell will tell Sydney whether he will stay with the side his father played for or leave for one of the Swans' most fierce rivals, Hawthorn. It will be seen as a loss for the Swans if he heads south but nowhere near the body blow it may seem.
AFL trade and draft period: What your team needs
Our football reporters look at who's on your club's radar ahead of the trade period.
Beveridge's Bulldogs flag is the best coaching effort of all time
Make no mistake. Luke Beveridge has just pulled off one of the great coaching performances. In fact, I believe it may have been the single greatest coaching performance of all time.
Bulldogs president praises Boyd's resilience in the face of fierce criticism
Western Bulldogs president Peter Gordon has taken a cheeky dig at Sydney's multi-million-dollar man Lance Franklin following his below-par performance in Saturday's grand final.
Top Dogs like the view
The Western Bulldogs, in romping through the AFL finals series to win their first premiership for 62 years, have turned themselves into something more resembling Great Danes.
For Bulldogs, flag is just the beginning
Winning the premiership gives the Bulldogs the financial clout for sustained success.
Fans young and old enjoy that 'we've just won a premiership' buzz
Bulldogs supporters were bathed in sunshine and the ecstasy of victory at Whitten Oval on Sunday.
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.
Bulldog Dale Morris put his back into finals series
Dale Morris played it down. Everyone plays with the injuries he said modestly to the thousands in the crowd below him.
Should Luke Beveridge get a new premiership medallion?
Calls have been made for another medal to be cast for Bulldog coach Luke Beveridge, who passed on his to injured captain Bob Murphy.
Jordan Roughead: I was close to giving up my spot
Western Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughead has revealed how close he came to pulling out of the team - and denying himself what turned out to be premiership joy.
The Bulldogs: 'A team that didn't know what it couldn't do'
I fell in love with football at the age of 13 because I saw a team win a premiership when everyone said they couldn't.
Underdogs finish on top
Sentimental favourites overcome a perennial hard luck story: AFL media columnist of the year Tim Boyle's analysis.
Johnson aiming for miracle return in 2017
Forgotten Sydney defender Alex Johnson is aiming to make a return to senior football next season, more than four years after he played his last game.
Giants lure Canberra's best women into sport swap for AFL season
The GWS Giants turn to two Canberra sporting stars for the inaugural women's AFL competition.
Bulldogs celebrate with fan day at Whitten Oval
The Western Bulldogs celebrate their drought-breaking premiership with fans at Whitten Oval.
Jubilant Bulldogs fans party with players at Whitten Oval
Fans have poured into Whitten Oval to celebrate the Western Bulldogs epic premiership win.
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.
Beveridge gives Bob his premiership medal
On a feel-good day for Bulldogs supporters this was a moment to crown them all.
Johannisen, from 'massive gamble' to Norm Smith Medallist
Jason Johannisen won the 2016 Norm Smith Medal.
No swansongs as Bloods fans nurse their wounds
Two losses in two years leaves supporters still craving redemption.
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.
Easton Wood overcome at Dogs' victory
Easton Wood is the newly minted captain of a premiership team - one that defied every expectation,
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.
AFL grand final: 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.
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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