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Western Bulldogs' guernsey for the 2009 season |
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| President | David Smorgon | ||
| Coach | Rodney Eade | ||
| Captain(s) | Brad Johnson | ||
| Home ground | Etihad Stadium | ||
| Pre-season competition | First round | ||
| AFL season | 3rd | ||
| Finals series | Preliminary finalist | ||
| Best and Fairest | Matthew Boyd | ||
| Leading goalkicker | Jason Akermanis (43) | ||
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The 2009 Western Bulldogs season was the club's 84th since their introduction to the AFL in 1925.
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The Western Bulldogs were coming off their most successful season in 10 years by making the preliminary final in 2008 and this year finished 3rd overall.
The bulldogs would make two trips to Western Australia in the first four rounds, and would play three games at the MCG, they would also play a home game in Canberra against Sydney and a home game in Darwin against Port Adelaide.
| Round 1 13 February 2009 8:40pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 1.8.12 (69) - 1.8.13 (70) | Essendon Football Club | Telstra Dome, Melbourne Attendance: 35,123 |
| Goals: | Goals: |
ladder position = -
| Round 1 29 March 2009 6:10pm Local |
Fremantle | 13.16 (94) - 25.7 (157) | Western Bulldogs | Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 34,634 |
| Goals: Brett Peake 3, Michael Johnson 2, Stephen Hill, Rhys Palmer, Matthew Pavlich, Byron Schammer, Luke McPharlin, Ryan Murphy, Nic Suban | Goals: Mitch Hahn 5, Ryan Griffen 3, Lindsay Gilbee 3, Nathan Eagleton 3, Shaun Higgins 2, Jason Akermanis 2, Daniel Giansiracusa 2, Dylan Addison, Adam Cooney, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross, Callan Ward |
ladder position = 2
| Round 2 5 April 2009 2:10pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 11.14 (80) - 9.11 (65) | North Melbourne Football Club | MCG, Melbourne Attendance: 34,466 |
| Goals: Johnson 3, Hill 3, Giansiracusa, Minson, Addison, Griffen, Gilbee | Goals: Campbell 2, Thomas 2, Simpson, Wells, Swallow, Hale, McIntosh |
ladder position = 2
| Round 3 13 April 2009 2:10pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 16.14 (110) - 8.15 (63) | Richmond Football Club | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 46,261 |
| Goals: Akermanis 4, Higgins 2, Johnson 2, Giansiracusa 2, Gilbee, Hill, Hahn, Minson, Morris, Cooney | Goals: White 2, Foley, Riewoldt, Richardson, Brown, Morton, Tuck |
ladder position = 2
| Round 4 19 April 2009 2:10pm Local |
West Coast Eagles | 17.14 (116) - 12.11 (83) | Western Bulldogs | Subiaco Oval, Perth Attendance: 37,758 |
| Goals: Hunter, Lynch 3, LeCras, McKinley 2, Embley, Hansen, Kerr, Rosa, Selwood, Staker, Wirrpanda | Goals: Higgins 4, Boyd 2, Gilbee, Griffen, Hill, Johnson, Lake, Ward |
ladder position = 3
| Round 5 26 April 2009 2:10pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 13.12 (90) - 21.7 (133) | Carlton Football Club | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 44,268 |
| Goals: Johnson 4, Giansiracusa 2, Boyd 2, Hill, Griffen, Picken, Higgins, Hahn | Goals: Fevola 3, Betts 3, Kreuzer 2, Simpson 2, Russell 2, Cloke 2, Houlihan 2, Waite, Murphy, O'hAilpin, Carrazzo, Gibbs |
ladder position = 5
| Round 6 3 May 2009 2:10pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 11.10 (76) - 14.20 (104) | St Kilda Football Club | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 36,302 |
| Goals: Hill 3, Akermanis 2, Minson 2, Griffin, Gilbee, Higgins, Eagleton, | Goals: Riewodlt 4, Schneider 3, Goddard, Gardiner, Dal Santo, McQualter, Gram, Koschitzke, Gwilt |
ladder position = 6
| Round 7 10 May 2009 01:10pm Local |
Adelaide Football Club | 12.14 (86) - 17.16 (118) | Western Bulldogs | AAMI Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 31,742 |
| Goals: Walker 4, Knights 3, Porplyzia 2, Goodwin, Tippett, Edwards | Goals: Murphy 4, Akermanis 3, Eagleton 2, Hill 2, Johnson, Gilbee, Cooney, Giansiracusa, Minson, Hahn |
ladder position = 3
| Round 8 16 May 2009 02:10pm Local |
Melbourne Football Club | 15.7 (97) - 15.14 (104) | Western Bulldogs | MCG, Melbourne Attendance: 28,279 |
| Goals: Bate 4, Robertson 3, Maric 2, Jones, Davey, McLean, Sylvia, Valenti, Pettard | Goals: Akermanis 4, Welsh 3, Gilbee 2, Johnson, Murphy, Addison, Hahn, Cooney, Boyd |
ladder position = 3
| Round 9 22 May 2009 07:40pm Local |
Geelong Football Club | 17.14 (116) - 17.12 (114) | Western Bulldogs | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 44,620 |
| Goals: Johnson 5, Stokes 4, Chapman 3, Selwood, Bartel, Varcoe, Gamble, Rooke, | Goals: Akermanis 4, Johnson 4, Griffin 2, Giansiracusa 2, Eagleton, Minson, Hill, Picken, Cooney |
ladder position = 3
| Round 10 30 May 2009 02:10pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 18.9 (117) - 12.5 (77) | Sydney Swans | Manuka Oval, Canberra Attendance: 12,457 |
| Goals: Welsh 4, Giansiracusa 3, Hahn 3, Ward 3, Cooney 2, Harbrow, Higgins, Boyd | Goals: Hall 6, Goodes 2, Malceski, Ablett, Jack, J Bolton |
ladder position = 3
| Round 11 5 June 2009 07:40pm Local |
Richmond Football Club | 14.5 (89) - 24.13 (157) | Western Bulldogs | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 36,483 |
| Goals: Morton 3, Riewoldt 3, Pattison 2, Tuck 2, McMahon, Collins, Polo, Deledio | Goals: Hill 4, Higgins 3, Picken 2, Hahn 2, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson 2, Gilbee 2, Ward, Akermanis, Boyd, Hargrave, Griffen, Cooney, Eagleton |
ladder position = 3
| Round 12 13 June 2009 06:40pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 21.11 (137) - 7.2 (44) | Port Adelaide Football Club | TIO Stadium, Darwin Attendance: 12,457 |
| Goals: Hill 3, Johnson 3, Minson 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hahn 2, Gilbee, Griffen, Picken, Akermanis, Boyd, Ward, Hudson, Higgins | Goals: Ebert 2, D. Motlop, Rodan, Tredrea, J. Westhoff, Cassisi |
ladder position = 3
| Round 13 28 June 2009 02:10pm Local |
North Melbourne Football Club | 12.14 (86) - 17.6 (108) | Western Bulldogs | MCG, Melbourne Attendance: 31,470 |
| Goals: Petrie 3, Harding 3, Garlett, Swallow, Hansen, McIntosh, Jones, Hale | Goals: Giansiracusa 3, Welsh 2, Higgins 2, Akermanis 2, Hill 2, Eagleton 2, Ward, Gilbee, Hahn, Cross |
ladder position = 3
| Round 14 4 July 2009 7:10pm Local |
Western Bulldogs | 19.19 (133) - 6.9 (45) | Hawthorn Football Club | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 36,827 |
| Goals: Johnson 3, Welsh 3, Higgins 3, Akermanis 2, Hill 2, Boyd 2, Gilbee, Hahn, Griffen, Minson | Goals: Lewis 3, Roughead 2, Ladson |
ladder position = 3
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
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| 1 | St Kilda | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2197 | 1411 | 155.71 | 80 | |||
| 2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2312 | 1815 | 127.38 | 72 | |||
| 3 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2378 | 1940 | 122.58 | 60 | |||
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2174 | 1778 | 122.27 | 60 | |||
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2104 | 1789 | 117.61 | 56 | |||
| 6 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2017 | 1890 | 106.72 | 54 | |||
| 7 | Carlton | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2270 | 2055 | 110.46 | 52 | |||
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2080 | 2127 | 97.79 | 42 | |||
| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1962 | 2120 | 92.55 | 36 | |||
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1990 | 2244 | 88.68 | 36 | |||
| 11 | West Coast | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1893 | 2029 | 93.30 | 32 | |||
| 12 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1888 | 2027 | 93.14 | 32 | |||
| 13 | North Melbourne | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1680 | 2015 | 83.37 | 30 | |||
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1747 | 2259 | 77.34 | 24 | |||
| 15 | Richmond | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1774 | 2388 | 74.29 | 22 | |||
| 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1706 | 2285 | 74.66 | 16 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against | ||||||||||||
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