AFL : Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda (ES) 1:45 PM

Dogs record third straight profit

THE Western Bulldogs have reported a third successive seven-figure profit, extinguishing the net debt at the AFL club.

Gary Ablett Media Opportunity

Numbers game: Every club’s jumper changes

A NEW season means new numbers for recruits and draftees heading to AFL clubs for 2018. Here are the big changes at your club for next season.

AFL Trade Period

Giants poach Dogs man as new list boss

GREATER Western Sydney has pinched Jason McCartney from the Western Bulldogs, hiring the architect of the club’s 2016 premiership victory as its new list manager.

Western Bulldigs training

Ex-Dog planning instant impact with Cats

STEWART Crameri is over the hip injury that threatened his AFL career and will be ready to have an immediate impact for Geelong next year.

Gems in the rough: Your club’s new rookies

SEVERAL young guns that missed out on Friday night have been given a lifeline. So, too, have many mature-age players, including a humble defender that was under Hawthorn’s nose for almost seven years.

See every pick by every club in the 2017 AFL national draft tracker.

AFL Draft Tracker: Which club got who

DRAFT TRACKER: The next great AFL star could have begun his career tonight in the 2017 AFL national draft. See every pick by every club here!

Marcus Bontempelli

DOB	Height	Weight	Position	Notable highlights
25/11/95	192cm	85kg	Midfield	Premiership (2016), All-Australian (2016), Charles Sutton Medal (2016), 22under22 team x 3 (2014, 2015, 2016), AFLCA Best young player (2015), AFLPA Best first year player (2014), AFL Rising Star nominee (2014)

Jake Stringer

DOB	Height	Weight	Position	Notable highlights
25/4/94	192cm	91kg	Forward	Premiership (2016), All-Australian (2015), Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker x 2 (2015, 2016), 22under22 team x 2 (2015, 2016), AFL Rising Star nominee (2014)

Robert Murphy

DOB	Height	Weight	Position	Notable highlights
9/6/82	187cm	82kg	Backline	All-Australian x 2 (2011, 2015), AFLPA captain of the year (2015), Western Bulldogs Captain (2015-current), AFL Rising Star nominee (2001)

Tom Liberatore

DOB	Height	Weight	Position	Notable highlights
16/5/92	182cm	83kg	Backline	Premiership (2016), Charles Sutton Medal (2014), Doug Hawkins Medal (2013), 22under22 team x 2 (2013, 2014)