Английская Википедия:2021 Western Bulldogs season

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The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. Their 2021 season is their 96th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their seventh season under premiership coach Luke Beveridge, and their second season with Marcus Bontempelli as captain. By the end of the home-and-away season, they finished fifth with 15 wins and 7 losses despite topping the ladder for eight weeks. Nevertheless, they were able to make the 2021 Grand Final against Melbourne, where they lost by 74 points to finish the year as runner-up.

Background

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football team based in Melbourne, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). They ended the 2020 home-and-away season seventh on the ladder. Their season ended after Шаблон:AFL StK beat them in the first week of the finals; however, they were able to make the 2021 Grand Final against Melbourne, scheduled for Saturday 25 September 2021.

In the off season, Marcus Bontempelli was named captain of the Western Bulldogs for the second year in a row. Mitch Wallis was named as the vice-captain, which was a role formerly held by Easton Wood. The leadership group was abolished, with players being asked to 'take on more responsibility to guide the team forward'.

Luke Beveridge was head coach for a seventh season.

The Western Bulldogs continued with Mexican foods supplier company Mission Foods as their major sponsor for 2021.

Playing list

2020 off-season changes

At the end of their 2020 season, the Western Bulldogs delisted 2018 leading goalkicker Billy Gowers and 2016 draftees Fergus Greene and Brad Lynch. Veterans Jackson Trengove and Matthew Suckling, as well as 2017 draftee Callum Porter, were delisted after the trade period. The Western Bulldogs only traded one player, Lachie Young, in the trade period, who went to Шаблон:AFL NM in a three-way trade that saw the Western Bulldogs receive Шаблон:AFL Bri ruckman Stefan Martin; Brisbane and North Melbourne trade picks 63 and 70, respectively; and Lachie Young be sent to Шаблон:AFL NM. They received out-of-favour Шаблон:AFL Col midfielder Adam Treloar and picks 26, 33 and 42 in exchange for a first-round and future second-round pick. Finally, Mitch Hannan was also traded to the Bulldogs in exchange for a future third-round pick.

In the 2020 AFL draft, the Bulldogs drafted Next Generation Academy graduate Jamarra Ugle-Hagan with the first pick of the 2020 AFL draft as well as small forward Dominic Bedendo with pick 55. They also obtained midfielder/forward Lachlan McNeil at the rookie draft with pick 11.

Removals from playing list

Player	Reason	Games played	Шаблон:Abbr
Billy Gowers	Delisted	33
Fergus Greene	Delisted	5
Brad Lynch	Delisted	9
Callum Porter	Delisted	1
Matt Suckling	Delisted	178 (76 at the Western Bulldogs)
Jackson Trengove	Delisted	185 (32 at the Western Bulldogs)
Lachie Young	Traded to Шаблон:AFL NM	8
Tory Dickson	Retired	114
Sam Lloyd	Retired	89 (32 at the Western Bulldogs)

Additions to playing list

Player	Acquired	Former club	Former league	Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Sortname	Traded from Шаблон:AFL Mel	Шаблон:AFL Mel	AFL
Шаблон:Sortname	Traded from Шаблон:AFL Bri	Шаблон:AFL Bri	AFL
Шаблон:Sortname	Traded from Шаблон:AFL Col	Шаблон:AFL Col	AFL
Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Abbr 1, 2020 national draft	Oakleigh Chargers	NAB League
Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Abbr 55, 2020 national draft	Murray Bushrangers	NAB League
Шаблон:Sortname	Шаблон:Abbr 11, 2020 AFL Rookie draft	Шаблон:SANFL WWT	SANFL

Statistics

Playing list and statistics

Player	Шаблон:Abbr	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Handballs	Disposals	Marks	Tackles	Notes/Milestone(s)
Шаблон:Sortname	1	17	13	9	186	209	395	50	73	Western Bulldogs debut (Round 1)
Шаблон:Sortname	2	9	1	1	47	52	99	24	14
Шаблон:Sortname	3	6	4	2	28	33	61	20	10
Шаблон:Sortname	4	26	31	19	396	299	695	104	127	150th game (Round 5)"
Шаблон:Sortname	5	15	5	8	129	220	349	56	78
Шаблон:Sortname	6	26	17	13	354	259	613	97	87	50th game (Round 9)
Шаблон:Sortname	7	25	10	7	326	220	546	125	60
Шаблон:Sortname	8	9	1	0	29	64	93	11	17	Western Bulldogs debut (Round 1)
Шаблон:Sortname	9	10	0	0	111	48	159	59	14
Шаблон:Sortname	10	15	2	0	111	65	176	70	22
Шаблон:Sortname	11	26	6	4	435	445	880	102	128
Шаблон:Sortname	12	19	0	0	126	57	183	67	38	100th game (Round 21)
Шаблон:Sortname	13	9	5	4	67	27	94	41	11
Шаблон:Sortname	14	4	0	2	6	3	9	2	2
Шаблон:Sortname	15	25	1	0	281	156	437	132	38
Шаблон:Sortname	16	3	2	2	17	25	42	9	2
Шаблон:Sortname	17	20	48	21	138	83	221	100	28	150th game (Round 21)
Шаблон:Sortname	18	1	0	0	6	4	10	5	2
Шаблон:Sortname	19	16	26	13	120	40	160	48	30
Шаблон:Sortname	20	5	1	0	43	25	68	16	9
Шаблон:Sortname	21	25	14	12	285	313	598	65	135	150th game (Round 2)
Шаблон:Sortname	22	5	7	2	25	10	35	14	8
Шаблон:Sortname	23	11	6	8	46	50	96	24	26
Шаблон:Sortname	24	1	0	0	7	4	11	1	1	Category-B Rookie, AFL debut (Round 8)
Шаблон:Sortname	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1
Шаблон:Sortname	26	0	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A
Шаблон:Sortname	27	11	2	1	74	79	153	39	22	50th game (Round 5)
Шаблон:Sortname	28	21	10	8	88	95	183	33	35	Rookie, AFL debut (Round 1)
Шаблон:Sortname	29	17	14	13	114	53	167	59	51
Шаблон:Sortname	30	13	7	8	60	51	111	21	24	Rookie, AFL debut (Round 1)
Шаблон:Sortname	31	26	9	0	447	176	623	100	26
Шаблон:Sortname	32	0	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Шаблон:N/A	Rookie
Шаблон:Sortname	33	25	47	40	186	94	280	153	39
Шаблон:Sortname	34	23	0	0	247	136	383	104	53
Шаблон:Sortname	35	25	1	0	364	267	631	100	58
Шаблон:Sortname	37	14	3	4	79	88	167	29	34	Rookie
Шаблон:Sortname	38	9	4	3	57	46	103	14	17	AFL debut (Round 11)
Шаблон:Sortname	39	25	15	12	152	99	251	67	41
Шаблон:Sortname	41	5	1	2	21	22	43	12	19	Rookie, AFL debut (Round 5)
Шаблон:Sortname	42	23	0	1	161	117	278	110	43	50th game (Round 2)
Шаблон:Sortname	43	9	0	0	37	18	55	20	5	Rookie
Шаблон:Sortname	44	22	19	15	164	126	290	103	63	50th game (Round 3)
Шаблон:Sortname	46	1	0	1	2	2	4	2	0

Season summary

The fixture for the 2021 season was revealed in December 2020, with each team scheduled to play 22 matches and have a mid-season bye, as was normal prior to COVID-19. Only the first six rounds had times and dates set for the matches, with the remaining dates being confirmed at a later date. The Bulldogs played Шаблон:AFL GC, Шаблон:AFL Mel, Шаблон:AFL NM, Шаблон:AFL PA and Шаблон:AFL WC twice, and the other teams once each.

The Western Bulldogs' first match of the season was against Шаблон:AFL Col at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Bulldogs secured their first win of the season, a 16-point win, after leading the entire game. This saw former Шаблон:AFL Col player Adam Treloar play against his old club for the first time. In Round 2, the Bulldogs played Шаблон:AFL WC at Marvel Stadium. The game was very even, with the lead switching 11 times throughout the game. Although the Eagles lead by 2 goals at three quarter time, the Bulldogs kicked 5 goals to 2, with Bontempelli kicking the sealer, in order to secure the win, which was described as 'the best game of 2021 so far'.

Round 3 saw the team make history as they brutally demolished Шаблон:AFL NM in the Good Friday marquee match by 128 points, their biggest winning margin in the club's history. Josh Bruce kicked 10 goals, the biggest amount kicked by an AFL player since Ben Brown in 2019. The win propelled them to the top spot of the ladder, with a percentage of 181.6. Round 4 saw the club continue their undefeated streak, after they beat 2020 preliminary finalists Шаблон:AFL Bri by 19 points on a windy day at Mars Stadium in Ballarat. Ruckman turned forward Tim English, new recruit Adam Treloar and the ever-consistent Jack Macrae were named as the team's best on ground after they collected a combined 78 disposals and 4 goals.

The Bulldogs went undefeated for the first five games in a season for the first time since 1946 as they beat Шаблон:AFL GC by 62 points in a fierce display at Marvel Stadium, scoring 11 goals to 1 in the opening half as 150 gamer Marcus Bontempelli led the way. After conceding the third quarter to the Suns, they pulled away in the final quarter to win by their 2nd biggest margin up to that point. Their undefeated streak continued the following week as the Bulldogs pulled away in a back and forward slog against Шаблон:AFL GWS to claim the victory by 39 points. Lin Jong came back into the team only to injure his hamstring in his fourth game in the senior team since 2018, while the ever-consistent Josh Dunkley dislocated his shoulder and ruckman-turned forward Tim English suffered a head knock.

The Bulldogs suffered their first loss for the season in Round 7 after they lost to reigning premiers Шаблон:AFL Ric by 22 points. Despite leading at half time, they could not hold out against the Tigers, who had been inaccurate in the first half. After being down 27 points at one stage in the third quarter, the Bulldogs grinded out a win against Шаблон:AFL Car in Round 8, with Bruce and Bontempelli among the best performers for that game after collecting 32 disposals and 5 goals, respectively. The next week saw the team travel to Adelaide Oval to face Шаблон:AFL PA, where they secured a 19-point win. After kicking 6 goals to 2 in the first term, the exact opposite occurred in the second, with the Bulldogs conceding 6 goals and kicking 2 themselves. However, they managed to pull through with late goals to Cody Weightman and Aaron Naughton, sealing the win.

The Bulldogs again made history in Round 10, recording their biggest-ever win against the Saints and recording two 100-point wins for the first time in one season. Their 111-point victory saw the Bulldogs narrowly keep on top in the first quarter, with a 3-goal-to-2 quarter seeing inaccurate kicking from both sides. However, from there, the Bulldogs would kick 18 of the next 21 goals, with 5 players for the Bulldogs scoring multiple goals. Round 11 saw the Bulldogs get handed their second loss for the season after they were dominated by Шаблон:AFL Mel for the majority of the game, resulting in a 28-point loss. The game was played without crowds due to the impact of the pandemic lockdown occurring in Victoria that week. The team secured another win against Шаблон:AFL Fre at Perth Stadium in Round 12, running out 28-point victors after some inaccurate kicking at goal. It was their first win in the state of Western Australia since the 2016 Elimination Final against the West Coast Eagles, which that year saw them progress into the 2016 finals series.

The Western Bulldogs lost their ladder position in the last few weeks of the home-and-away season, slipping from first to fifth. However, they scored wins against Essendon, Brisbane, and Port Adelaide in the finals to qualify for the 2021 Grand Final against Melbourne.

Results

AAMI Community Series results

Game	Day	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground	Attendance
				Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr		Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
1	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	15	16	106	Шаблон:AFL Mel	10	7	67	Marvel Stadium	7,931

Regular season results

Round	Day	Date	Result	Score			Opponent	Score			Ground		Attendance	Шаблон:Abbr
				Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr		Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr	Шаблон:Abbr
1	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	10	9	69	Шаблон:AFL Col	7	11	53	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	46,051	Шаблон:Yes
2	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	14	16	100	Шаблон:AFL WC	14	9	93	Marvel Stadium	H	21,391	Шаблон:Yes
3	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	25	17	167	Шаблон:AFL NM	5	9	39	Marvel Stadium	A	28.483	Шаблон:Yes
4	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	10	13	73	Шаблон:AFL Bri	8	6	54	Mars Stadium	H	7,387	Шаблон:Yes
5	Friday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	17	16	118	Шаблон:AFL GC	8	8	56	Marvel Stadium	H	18,920	Шаблон:Yes
6	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	15	14	104	Шаблон:AFL GWS	9	11	65	Manuka Oval	A	10,064	Шаблон:Yes
7	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	7	13	55	Шаблон:AFL Ric	11	11	77	Melbourne Cricket Ground	A	52,402	Шаблон:Yes
8	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	16	11	107	Шаблон:AFL Car	13	13	91	Marvel Stadium	H	27,663	Шаблон:Yes
9	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	15	6	96	Шаблон:AFL PA	12	5	77	Adelaide Oval	A	32,787	Шаблон:Yes
10	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	21	18	144	Шаблон:AFL StK	5	3	33	Marvel Stadium	H	28,720	Шаблон:Yes
11	Friday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	8	11	59	Шаблон:AFL Mel	13	9	87	Marvel Stadium	H	0Шаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Yes
12	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	13	15	93	Шаблон:AFL Fre	9	11	65	Optus Stadium	A	32,875	Шаблон:Yes
13	Bye
14	Friday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	11	12	78	Шаблон:AFL Gee	12	11	83	GMHBA Stadium	A	6,583	Шаблон:Yes
15	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	13	20	98	Шаблон:AFL WC	6	7	43	Optus Stadium	A	0Шаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Yes
16	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	16	12	108	Шаблон:AFL NM	11	13	79	Marvel Stadium	H	18,216	Шаблон:Yes
17	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	8	12	60	Шаблон:AFL Syd	11	13	79	Marvel Stadium	H	24,817	Шаблон:Yes
18	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	14	6	90	Шаблон:AFL GC	11	13	79	Metricon Stadium	A	8,244	Шаблон:Yes
19	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	13	7	85	Шаблон:AFL Mel	9	11	65	Melbourne Cricket Ground	H	0Шаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Yes
20	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	15	15	105	Шаблон:AFL Ade	8	8	56	Mars Stadium	H	0Шаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Yes
21	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	12	12	84	Шаблон:AFL Ess	15	7	97	Marvel Stadium	H	0Шаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Yes
22	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	9	10	64	Шаблон:AFL Haw	5	7	37	UTAS Stadium	A	7,822	Шаблон:Yes
23	Friday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	10	4	64	Шаблон:AFL PA	9	12	66	Marvel Stadium	H	0Шаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Yes
Шаблон:Sort	Sunday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	13	7	85	Шаблон:AFL Ess	4	12	36	UTAS Stadium	H	9,760	rowspan="4" Шаблон:N/a
Шаблон:Sort	Friday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	11	13	79	Шаблон:AFL Bri	11	12	78	The Gabba	A	30,647
Шаблон:Sort	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Won	17	14	116	Шаблон:AFL PA	6	9	45	Adelaide Oval	A	26,400
Шаблон:Sort	Saturday	Шаблон:Date table sorting	Шаблон:Lost	10	6	66	Шаблон:AFL Mel	21	14	140	Optus Stadium	A	61,118

Key

H	Home game
A	Away game
EF	Elimination final
SF	Semi-final
PF	Preliminary final
GF	Grand final

Ladder

2021 AFL season

External links

• Official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Official website of the Australian Football League