How many live matches have we seen at the Whitten Oval?

[Eastdog]

For some woof fun just curious how many actual live games including not just AFL, AFLW, VFL (including the new Footscray vfl team), VFLW AFL/VFL pre season games etc have we seen at WO.

[Eastdog]

Me between 1-10. 2 pre season games and only a handful of recent Footscray VFL games over the years. So basically all types of matches not just senior matches at the ground we have seen live.

2015 AFL pre season - Bulldogs v Tigers we won
2017 AFL pre season - Bulldogs v Demons we lost
2017 VFL season - 2 VFL games when we beat Werribee but lost to Williamstown which was in the final round

So only 4 AFL pre season and VFL so far for me and 0 actual live AFL games there for points as we haven’t played there for points since the late 1990s.

[Twodogs]

I dunno what the equation would be. How many years have I been going to 20+ games a year? I've been going full time since the mid seventies? say 45 years X 20 games = 900 odd games? Sounds about right, halve it and knock a quarter off for Marvel, Optus home games-maybe 375-400 games at Whitten Oval. I'd love to know what my win/loss ratio is?

[azabob]

I dunno what the equation would be. How many years have I been going to 20+ games a year? I've been going full time since the mid seventies? say 45 years X 20 games = 900 odd games? Sounds about right-I'd love to know what my win/loss ratio is?

If only we played 20 games a year at the Western Oval. Top four each and every year.

[Bulldog4life]

Went to the Doggie's home games from early 60's to 1997. Missing an average of one game per year I would say although for a 8 year stretch it was every game. Too many to count. Many great memories.

[Ozza]

I'd say I'd have gone to 10 games a season from 89-96. Have probably gone to a further 20 VFL games. So I'm probably just short of 100.

[Eastdog]

Went to the Doggie's home games from early 60's to 1997. Missing an average of one game per year I would say although for a 8 year stretch it was every game. Too many to count. Many great memories.

You got to see Ted Whitten play B4L. Would have been cool to see Ted in action.

[Eastdog]

If only we played 20 games a year at the Western Oval. Top four each and every year.

Yep could have made it into a fortress like Geelong have with Kardinia Park but ultimately we didn’t go down that path.

[bornadog]

Yep could have made it into a fortress like Geelong have with Kardinia Park but ultimately we didn’t go down that path.

We won more than we lost there.

We had some huge crowds there and I don't know how we fitted them all in:




42354
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Collingwood (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/collingwood.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1955 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1955/040719550709.html)


42015
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Geelong (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/geelong.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1961 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1961/070919610826.html)


41639
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Collingwood (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/collingwood.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1956 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1956/040719560728.html)


40224
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Collingwood (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/collingwood.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1962 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1962/040719620602.html)


36615
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Essendon (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/essendon.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1955 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1955/050719550507.html)


35909
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Geelong (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/geelong.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1956 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1956/070919560616.html)


34884
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Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1953 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1953/050719530704.html)


34878
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Carlton (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/carlton.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1957 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1957/030719570504.html)


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Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Carlton (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/carlton.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1976 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1976/030719760614.html)


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Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1957 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1957/040719570608.html)


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Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1962 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1962/070919620707.html)


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Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Collingwood (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/collingwood.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1961 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1961/040719610506.html)


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Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Collingwood (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/collingwood.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1959 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1959/040719590822.html)


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1955 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1955/070919550806.html)


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Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1958 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1958/040719580412.html)


33753
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Richmond (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/richmond.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1955 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1955/071419550423.html)


33697
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Essendon (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/essendon.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1985 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1985/050719850427.html)


33265
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Melbourne (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/melbourne.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1956 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1956/071119560428.html)


33089
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Carlton (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/carlton.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1956 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1956/030719560526.html)


32735
Footscray (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/bullldogs.html) v Melbourne (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/melbourne.html)
Western Oval (https://afltables.com/afl/crowds/vn_western_oval.html)
1955 (https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1955/071119550723.html)

[Eastdog]

We won more than we lost there.

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/bullldogs/overall_vn.html

Our WO record:

643 played
348 wins
9 Draws
286 losses

54.82% win ratio

[The Pie Man]

Started going as a 7 YO in 1985, went to a lot of home games in that stretch with the family but not all. Probably just shy of 100.

Don't reckon I missed too many Optus Oval home games in the late 90's, was a young adult and really enjoyed those days.

[Bulldog4life]

You got to see Ted Whitten play B4L. Would have been cool to see Ted in action.

Yes it was Easty. He was given the title of Mr. Football. Speaks for itself.

[Doggy]

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/bullldogs/overall_vn.html

Our WO record:

643 played
348 wins
9 Draws
246 losses

54.82% win ratio

286 losses

[Eastdog]

286 losses

Thanks Doggy. My mistake :) 286 it is.

[bornadog]

We lived not far from the ground, first in Wales st, then Barkley St, (West of the ground.)

My earliest memory is sitting on my fathers shoulders watching the game. We left Wales st when I was 4, so not much of a memory. I know we went to home games when I was living in Barkley st from age 5 onwards (1961).

When we moved to West Sunshine in 1963, I am not sure how many games I went to, but I do recall from 1967 to 1991, I hardly missed a game. From the 1992 season to 1996, I only saw about 5 or 6 games as I was living and working in Asia.

[dadsgirl16]

It would be over the hundred but gosh who knows...started as a 5 year old kid in the (very) early 60’s

Spent a time overseas in the 80’s so missed a year or two then

[Jeanette54]

Pretty much every home game from 1959 to 1975, and occasional games post 1975. None in the modern era.

After 1975 my other sporting interests began to take priority, but never stopped supporting the 'dogs.

[chef]

15-20

[angelopetraglia]

My Dad dragged me along to almost every home game from the early 80s. Would have to be around the 100 mark.